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CFC 552 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Galli (ranked 6047 p4p, 25093 weight class) and Zion Moore (ranked 515 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Galli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galli swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Galli connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Galli defends it nicely.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Galli.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Galli misses with a looping right.
Galli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Galli duly obliges.
Galli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Galli looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galli darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Galli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galli avoiding damage.
Galli lands with a short shot to the head.
Galli working aggressively here.
I was talking to Galli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galli working aggressively here.
Galli lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galli as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Galli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Galli walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore goes for a double leg but Galli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Galli continues to drive forward.
Desmond Galli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Moore looks to land a combination but Galli avoids it well.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galli moves away.
Galli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Galli feints with a jab and clips Moore right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Moore is sent crashing into the canvas and Galli leaps in for the kill! Moore tries to get to his feet but Galli is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Moore is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Galli!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 3869 p4p, 25087 weight class) and Sergeant Dick (ranked 182 p4p, 237 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergeant Dick!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Sergeant Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick moves into the clinch successfully.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick misses with a hook.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Dick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dick throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick misses with an uppercut.
Dick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick misses with a leg kick
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar has gone for a leg lock! Dick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dick escapes and throws Lesnar's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lesnar is looking to reverse the position.
Lesnar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Dick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lesnar!
Lesnar is looking to improve his position but Dick isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dick wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Dick is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.
Dick keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lesnar tries for a kimura but Dick is defending well.
Lesnar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dick 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.
Lesnar tries for a kimura but Dick is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lesnar swings around for an armbar but Dick sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dick is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergeant Dick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dick sprawls and moves away.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dick is able to avoid easily.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Dick tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dick! But no joy.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Dick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Dick avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Dick, which made it look bad.
Lesnar works the jab nicely.
Dick misses with a looping left.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
A big left from Dick misses.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Dick misses with a right hand
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lesnar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dick defend it? Lesnar steps over the head and cranks it - Dick is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Ristinen (ranked 2911 p4p, 3740 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 352 p4p, 430 weight class). Hargrave is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mastodon - High Road. Tyson Hargrave has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Ristinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ristinen looks to land a combination but Hargrave avoids it well.
Hargrave moves forwards but Ristinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hargrave looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hargrave looks to land a right hand but Ristinen moved out of range.
Hargrave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Ristinen.
A big left from Hargrave misses.
A big right from Hargrave misses.
Ristinen misses with a right hand
and Hargrave counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ristinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hargrave.
A little feinted left hand from Ristinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hargrave misses the shot to the body.
Hargrave scores with a hook to the body. Ristinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jesse Ristinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ristinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hargrave counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Hargrave scores with a nice strike.
Ristinen defending well as Hargrave loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen throws a body punch but Hargrave moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hargrave misses.
A cross from Hargrave lands.
Hargrave looks to land a left hand but Ristinen moved out of range nicely.
Ristinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hargrave is just out of range.
Ristinen misses with an uppercut
and Hargrave counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Ristinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ristinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hargrave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ristinen pulls his head out easily.
Hargrave wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave is staying active underneath Ristinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ristinen in particular looking to stall.
Ristinen prevents Hargrave from improving his position.
Ristinen trying to mount his opponent but Hargrave defends it.
Ristinen wants to control but Hargrave is keeping him busy.
Hargrave regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hargrave lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ristinen controlling Hargrave's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ristinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hargrave, into his guard.
Ristinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ristinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ristinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ristinen stopping the sweep attempt from Hargrave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ristinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hargrave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hargrave is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ristinen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hargrave's body to avoid the submission. Hargrave has instead reached around Ristinen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hargrave arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Hargrave!
In his post fight interview, Tyson Hargrave started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Green Bastard (ranked 3179 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Knut Brovold (ranked 375 p4p, 388 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Green Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knut Brovold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovold throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
Knut Brovold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brovold gets a double leg takedown into Bastard's guard.
Bastard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brovold manages to get himself to full guard.
Bastard is stalling in the full guard.
Brovold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brovold for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovold is trying to control the position but Bastard postures up.
Bastard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brovold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brovold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bastard escapes and throws Brovold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bastard working the ground and pound but Brovold is defending the strikes.
Bastard slows the pace down.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Brovold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brovold will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brovold tries to bench press Bastard off him but Bastard keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Brovold's face as Bastard controls the position.
Brovold managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bastard.
Brovold wants to control but Bastard postures up.
Bastard landing strikes.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
Brovold seems a little lost for a moment, as Bastard dominates the positioning.
Bastard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brovold some visible discomfort.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
Bastard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brovold will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovold wants to control but Bastard postures up.
Brovold tries to bench press Bastard off him but Bastard keeps the position.
Brovold gets back to half guard.
Brovold tries to roll over but Bastard keeps him under control.
Bastard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brovold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bastard is thwarting Brovold's attempts to control the position.
Bastard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brovold looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bastard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brovold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bastard is working away from the top position though.
Bastard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brovold is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bastard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brovold!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Green Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brovold dives in and grabs Bastard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bastard pushes down on Brovold's head and hops out.
Bastard feinted with a counter takedown.
Brovold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bastard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brovold's guard.
Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brovold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Brovold's legs - danger averted.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brovold looking for a guillotine here but Bastard defends easily.
Bastard content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bastard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brovold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brovold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brovold pulls Bastard in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brovold shoots in and drives through. Bastard sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brovold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brovold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bastard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brovold is trying to keep Bastard in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brovold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Brovold's legs - danger averted.
Bastard throws a sloppy strike and Brovold has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bastard is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Brovold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Knut Brovold!
An out of breath and clearly excited Knut Brovold thanked Critical Mass Q159 $75 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Petrov (ranked 1493 p4p, 1881 weight class) and See How Fook (ranked 205 p4p, 249 weight class). Fook has chosen Ladies & Gentlemen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pyotr Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, See How Fook!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fook thumps Petrov with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fook misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fook.
Fook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fook fails to land.
Fook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Fook misses its intended target.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
See How Fook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fook connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slips a jab from Fook.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Fook does it's job there.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Fook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fook misses with a hook to the body
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Fook moved out of range.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Fook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fook scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like See How Fook has been cut.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fook counter with a right hand.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Fook.
Fook misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fook throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
Fook moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Fook tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Decent striking displayed by Fook there.
A big right from Fook misses.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Fook.
Fook throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fook misses with a body shot.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fook lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fook's head.
Fook misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Fook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fook misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov defending well as Fook loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fook misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it.
Fook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fook.
Fook stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fook misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fook lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Fook misses its intended target.
Fook throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but See How Fook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fook throws a leg kick
and Fook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fook throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Fook stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fook.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Petrov misses
and Fook counters with a stiff right hand.
See How Fook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fook.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fook motions for Petrov to come forward. Fook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
Fook blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Fook.
Fook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Fook settles back down.
A good leg kick by Fook.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Fook is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fook tries to clinch but Petrov moves away
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up See How Fook's cut even more.
Fook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fook scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fook throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrov moves out of range as Fook strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily.
Fook appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fook tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Fook throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fook.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fook throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fook.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Fook manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook misses with a body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fook throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Fook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fook connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Fook.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Fook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The cut above See How Fook's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fook thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Fook throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Fook throws a big shot that misses.
Fook lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Fook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fook.
Fook misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fook lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fook thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fook misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fook misses with some punches.
Fook has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Fook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fook lands with a right to the head.
Fook misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
See How Fook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fook swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Fook counters with an inside leg kick.
Fook goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fook throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov works Fook's body with a nice hook.
Fook thumps Petrov with a low kick.
A jab from Fook does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Fook misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fook misses with a hook
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov cracks Fook on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Fook falls backwards against the cage. Petrov follows up with more strikes that drop Fook to his knees. Petrov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Fook! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyotr Petrov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamaru Jackson (ranked 685 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 89 p4p, 188 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ferenc Fazekas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferenc Fazekas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazekas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
 It looks like Akamaru Jackson has been cut.
Fazekas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson not doing much here.
Fazekas wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Fazekas 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.
Fazekas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson winds up and cracks Fazekas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazekas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fazekas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson is in close to Fazekas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Fazekas is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Fazekas's head.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fazekas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fazekas is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Fazekas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson 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.
Jackson working over Fazekas with some ground and pound. Fazekas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fazekas is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fazekas's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fazekas is on top in guard.
Fazekas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Fazekas defends easily.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Fazekas is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fazekas is one step ahead there.
Fazekas looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is working Fazekas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson working Fazekas over with strikes.
Fazekas is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fazekas is still trying to improve position.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson winds up and cracks Fazekas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akamaru Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fazekas! But no joy.
Jackson misses with a takedown
letting Fazekas counter with a right hand.
Fazekas looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Fazekas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fazekas can do to turn this around?
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Fazekas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fazekas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fazekas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fazekas down.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fazekas keeps working.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson takes a little break here. Fazekas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Akamaru Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fazekas seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Fazekas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Jackson staying busy and making it hard for Fazekas to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jackson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jackson tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson is keeping busy.
Fazekas avoiding Jackson 's attempts to control his hands.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fazekas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson is trying to keep Fazekas in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fazekas defends well.
Fazekas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fazekas wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akamaru Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akamaru Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Fazekas counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Fazekas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fazekas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fazekas is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Fazekas circles away and we're back to standing.
Fazekas throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akamaru Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazekas misses with a straight right.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Fazekas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Fazekas, which made it look bad.
As Jackson backs off Fazekas throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Fazekas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fazekas sprawls and moves away.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Fazekas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fazekas.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Fazekas lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fazekas.
Fazekas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fazekas's guard.
Jackson trying to control but Fazekas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Fazekas's brow.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Fazekas keeps moving.
Fazekas wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson pushes down on Fazekas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fazekas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fazekas to see if he's OK.
Fazekas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fazekas hang on?
Jackson looking to finish Fazekas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fazekas!
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fazekas is looking to escape.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Fazekas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Fazekas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
 Fazekas is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Akamaru Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fazekas looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Fazekas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fazekas misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fazekas won't be happy with that.
Fazekas is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is working Fazekas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fazekas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fazekas some visible discomfort.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fazekas to see if he's OK.
Fazekas is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Fazekas trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.
Fazekas seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Fazekas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fazekas is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jackson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akamaru Jackson!
Akamaru Jackson retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kalama (ranked 538 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Ardahan Battuga (ranked 68 p4p, 161 weight class). Kalama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Firestarter - The Prodigy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ardahan Battuga!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kalama does no damage.
Jab, jab by Battuga - just one landing.
Kalama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battuga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Kalama is rocked!
Kalama walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Battuga swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ardahan Battuga!
Ardahan Battuga is the new welterweight champion!
The defeated Roy Kalama had this to say: 'Take my picture, smacked my lips up! Thank you to my opponent, all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 899 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Alexander Rusev (ranked 114 p4p, 280 weight class). Seto comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Roadhouse Blues. Junior Seto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rusev working the body and head with strikes.
Seto is looking for a sweep.
Seto is trying to control Rusev's posture but Rusev avoids it.
Rusev is putting a hurting on Seto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seto is trying to control Rusev's posture but Rusev avoids it.
Seto is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Seto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rusev.
Seto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rusev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seto's head.
Rusev is thwarting Seto's attempts to control the position.
Seto is looking for a sweep. Rusev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev is nestled in close to Seto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seto wants to get back to full guard.
Seto is pressing down on Rusev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rusev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rusev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seto looking for a sweep. Not yet Seto, not yet.
Rusev wants to pass the guard but Seto is keeping the position.
Rusev connects with a couple of short punches.
Seto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusev throws a big right hand that misses.
Seto pulls Rusev in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seto is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto throwing strikes but missing.
Seto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seto postures up.
Seto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rusev is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seto, into his guard.
Seto pulls Rusev in close to prevent any damage.
Rusev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto has momentary wrist control but Rusev slips an elbow through the middle.
Seto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seto trying to keep a closed guard but Rusev is proving a slippery customer.
Seto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rusev stopping the sweep attempt from Seto.
Seto is controlling Rusev's posture.
Seto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusev is one step ahead there.
Rusev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rusev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rusev landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusev is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seto controlling the position.
Rusev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seto's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rusev is fighting to break Seto's control of his arms but Seto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rusev looking to sit in guard and control but Seto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rusev dominated that round.
That's time! Seto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rusev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Seto!
Seto regains half guard.
Seto is looking for a sweep. Rusev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rusev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seto wants to improve his position but Rusev is controlling well.
Seto is pressing down on Rusev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rusev lands a couple of digs.
Rusev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rusev won't allow Seto to sweep him here.
Seto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rusev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rusev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rusev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rusev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rusev scoring with some ground and pound.
Rusev postures up in Seto's guard and throws a big left but Seto blocks it.
Seto is trying to keep Rusev in close.
Rusev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seto has momentary wrist control but Rusev slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rusev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rusev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rusev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rusev scoring with some ground and pound.
Rusev wants to stand but Seto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rusev stands and throws Seto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seto is trying to get back to half guard.
Seto struggling a bit here.
Seto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto looks to move to half guard but instead Rusev has passed into mount! Damn!
Rusev has control of Seto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Seto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Seto working to try and regain half guard.
Rusev tries to control but Seto wriggling away.
Seto can't escape the position.
Rusev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto is trying to escape the mount.
Alexander Rusev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rusev raining down shots from the mount!
Seto takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Rusev's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rusev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 203 p4p, 744 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 13 p4p, 41 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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13 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Munson.
Munson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a quick counter kick to the body but Munson avoids it.
Bob moves out of range as Munson strikes.
Munson misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
It appears Bob was looking to counter with a kick there.
Munson throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and moves out of range.
Munson catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munson.
Munson scores with a punch to the head.
Munson misses with a leg kick
and Bob finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson wants to clinch
and Bob counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob blocks a head kick by Munson.
Bob half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
Munson lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Munson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob fires out a quick counter leg kick but Munson just manages to avoid it.
Bob checks a low kick from Munson.
Bob half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson closes the distance and clinches.
Bob lands a left hand.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a punch on the inside.
Munson misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munson.
Munson tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Munson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Munson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munson.
Munson looking to throw knees to the head but Bob is blocking nicely.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Munson working aggressively here.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Peck scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
Robert Munson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Robert Munson, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Chibaclov (ranked 537 p4p, 1050 weight class) and James Aregood (ranked 78 p4p, 145 weight class). James Aregood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matteo Chibaclov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Chibaclov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Aregood!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chibaclov tries to keep at a distance but Aregood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chibaclov takes a shot to the head.
Aregood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chibaclov backwards.
Aregood scores with a shot to the side of Chibaclov's head.
A nice left hand lands by Aregood.
Chibaclov takes a shot to the head.
Chibaclov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aregood prevents it.
Chibaclov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aregood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aregood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chibaclov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aregood.
Aregood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chibaclov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aregood is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matteo Chibaclov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chibaclov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aregood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aregood moves into the clinch successfully.
Chibaclov jumps guard but Aregood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aregood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aregood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aregood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aregood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chibaclov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aregood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aregood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aregood drops Chibaclov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chibaclov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Chibaclov is rocked!
Aregood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Chibaclov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Aregood.
Aregood lands with a short shot to the head.
Chibaclov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aregood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aregood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Aregood.
Chibaclov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aregood after a bit of a struggle.
Chibaclov is breathing heavily.
Aregood lands a left hand.
Aregood lands a shoulder strike.
Aregood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aregood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aregood drops Chibaclov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chibaclov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Chibaclov jumps guard but Aregood stands there with Chibaclov around his waist. Chibaclov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aregood drops Chibaclov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chibaclov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Aregood unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chibaclov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Aregood is unloading with more strikes now! Chibaclov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Aregood!
James Aregood is the new middleweight champion!
James Aregood decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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