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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 3647 p4p, 5698 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 502 p4p, 597 weight class). Konstantin Dimakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Dimakov sprawls well. He's pushed Toivonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Dimakov misses.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toivonen shoots in and bounces Dimakov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toivonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimakov trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen slips nicely into half guard.
Dimakov wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov pushes Toivonen off looking to stand but Toivonen dives back in and keeps control.
Toivonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Toivonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Dimakov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Toivonen is looking for a kimura but Dimakov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toivonen to get the leverage.
Toivonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dimakov is just riding it out for now. Toivonen eventually gives up the hold.
Toivonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dimakov's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym 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.
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.
Dimakov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toivonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dimakov manages to get to full guard.
Toivonen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dimakov dives on top into guard.
Toivonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dimakov gets to his feet. Toivonen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Toivonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dimakov, which made it look bad.
Toivonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimakov tries to avoid it but Toivonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimakov to the ground. Dimakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Konstantin Dimakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otso Toivonen.
Dimakov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Toivonen goes for a double leg but Dimakov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dimakov continues to drive forward.
Toivonen takes one on the button.
Otso Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Toivonen fails to land the takedown.
Dimakov clinches with his opponent.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toivonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dimakov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dimakov gets through Toivonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toivonen tries to pull guard but Dimakov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toivonen has him pressed against the cage.
Dimakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toivonen pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimakov stands up from Toivonen's guard - Dimakov perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Toivonen won't allow it.
Dimakov misses with a body punch.
Dimakov breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toivonen goes for a double leg but Dimakov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dimakov continues to drive forward.
Toivonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dimakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Toivonen fails with the takedown.
Konstantin Dimakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otso Toivonen.
Dimakov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toivonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dimakov's waist but Dimakov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toivonen off to one side.
Toivonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Dimakov on the inside.
Dimakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toivonen can do to turn this around?
Dimakov is trying to break the clinch but Toivonen is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Dimakov.
Dimakov is trying to push Toivonen away but Toivonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.
Toivonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimakov circles away.
Toivonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toivonen looks for a takedown but Dimakov sprawls well.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
Dimakov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dimakov defends well and Toivonen ends up having to push Dimakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Toivonen is breathing heavily.
Toivonen closes the distance and clinches up with Dimakov, looking for a takedown. Toivonen pushes Dimakov against the cage but Dimakov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Dimakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Toivonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimakov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimakov. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimakov lands with a cross.
Donk. Dimakov catches Toivonen right on the button with a cross.
 Toivonen is rocked!
Dimakov throws out a loose jab but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimakov finish him?
Toivonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dimakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimakov cracks Toivonen's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Toivonen slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Dimakov can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Dimakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 2779 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Dominic Lloyd (ranked 352 p4p, 336 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 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fiore tries a head kick but it misses.
Lloyd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lloyd connects with an inside leg kick.
Lloyd slips a jab from De Fiore.
Lloyd wants to counter the offense by De Fiore and move into the clinch position.
Good leg kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a lovely overhand right.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
De Fiore is looking to chop away at Lloyd's legs.
Lloyd moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Lloyd off balance momentarily.
De Fiore lands a nice hook to Lloyd's body. Lloyd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lloyd. That did some damage!
De Fiore connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fiore, as that shot connected.
Lloyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lloyd throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a nice head shot.
Lloyd throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Lloyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fiore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Fiore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fiore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore jabs at Lloyd's body.
Lloyd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Fiore tried to score with a low kick but Lloyd checks it.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice head kick!
Lloyd lands a nice shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lloyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore tried to score with a low kick but Lloyd checks it.
Lloyd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by De Fiore.
Lloyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Fiore rather than just go for the knockout.
Lloyd throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore lands a two punch combo.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
De Fiore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd lands a right hook to the body.
Lloyd scores with a jab.
De Fiore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lloyd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Fiore.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Fiore 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 Lloyd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lloyd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Fiore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Fiore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore misses with a series of wild punches.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses De Fiore's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fiore tries to avoid it.
De Fiore looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
De Fiore throws a front kick aimed at Lloyd's knee but Lloyd avoids it well.
Lloyd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Fiore.
Lloyd swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by De Fiore.
De Fiore takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Lloyd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lloyd takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Fiore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore lands a jab to the head.
Lloyd ducks right into an uppercut from De Fiore.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lloyd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Fiore has got the better of the exchanges.
De Fiore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd tries to counter by closing the distance.
De Fiore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lloyd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lloyd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Fiore's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lloyd looking to sit in guard and control but De Fiore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd working for a triangle but De Fiore defends it easily.
Lloyd wants to sweep here but De Fiore controlling him for the moment.
Lloyd is looking to sweep but instead, De Fiore has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Fiore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lloyd trying to control here.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lloyd can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Fiore prevents Lloyd from improving his position.
Lloyd controlling the position for now.
De Fiore prevents Lloyd from improving his position.
Lloyd keeping control of the position.
Lloyd is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd trying to control but De Fiore postures up.
De Fiore moves into full mount! Lloyd won't be happy about that!
Lloyd is looking to improve his position but De Fiore isn't that keen on the idea.
Lloyd manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lloyd is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd trying to hold on to De Fiore's head to control him but De Fiore postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, De Fiore seems content to control.
Lloyd wants to control the action here but instead De Fiore manages to pass to full mount!
Lloyd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lloyd sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
De Fiore tries to pass to full mount but Lloyd defends it.
Lloyd trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lloyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
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!
Lloyd takes one to the chin there.
Lloyd moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fiore.
De Fiore sets himself, and Lloyd steps forward looking for the clinch! De Fiore avoids it this time.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
Lloyd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Fiore.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Lloyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd moves out of range easily.
Lloyd scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Fiore counters with a left and a right that stings Lloyd.
A punch lands to the side of Lloyd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Fiore looks to land a body kick but Lloyd moved away.
De Fiore 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lloyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fiore's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lloyd wants to control but De Fiore is keeping him busy.
Lloyd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Fiore wants to control but Lloyd is keeping busy.
Lloyd throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing De Fiore to regain full guard.
Lloyd throws a big elbow that misses.
Lloyd trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fiore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lloyd wants to control from the top but De Fiore keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
De Fiore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd scores with a hook to the body. De Fiore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fiore looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Lloyd.
De Fiore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lloyd misses the jab.
Dominic Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd connects with a jab.
De Fiore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Fiore looks for the body kick but Lloyd saw that one coming.
De Fiore throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from De Fiore.
De Fiore jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Fiore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Lloyd misses with a body shot.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd throws a body kick that misses.
Lloyd throws a low kick but De Fiore avoids it.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd tries to counter with a clinch but De Fiore shakes him off and moves away.
Lloyd swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a thumping low kick.
Lloyd blocks a leg kick.
Lloyd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lloyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fiore can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Attilio De Fiore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Fiore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
An out of breath and clearly excited Attilio De Fiore thanked Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 2335 p4p, 3607 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 354 p4p, 497 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Dharris backpedaling.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Dharris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy gets full guard.
Murphy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dharris lands a couple of digs.
Dharris working some strikes from top position.
Murphy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dharris uses it to pass to side control.
Dharris trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dharris trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dharris scores with punches from side control.
Dharris working the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to remain calm as Dharris controls from the top position.
Dharris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dharris pulls his head out easily.
Dharris working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dharris lands a nice short elbow.
Murphy is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dharris jumps into side control!
Dharris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Dharris finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris landing strikes.
A big shot lands for Dharris ! That's hurt Murphy! Will he recover? Dharris fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
Hafir Dharris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Manus Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Math Riddle (ranked 1821 p4p, 1151 weight class) and Dmitry Rodichkin (ranked 246 p4p, 158 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Rodichkin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodichkin ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Riddle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodichkin.
Rodichkin closes the distance and pushes Riddle back into the cage.
Riddle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodichkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riddle's elbow.
Riddle effectively controlling the action here.
Riddle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodichkin controls his hands.
Riddle tries a body shot but Rodichkin blocks it.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riddle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodichkin.
Riddle stalls.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riddle effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Rodichkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a body punch.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Rodichkin blocks it.
Rodichkin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riddle is defending well.
Riddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodichkin.
Riddle trying to stall but Rodichkin improves his position.
Riddle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodichkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodichkin looking to slow down the pace here.
Riddle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodichkin up against the cage.
Riddle blocks a body shot from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riddle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Math Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Rodichkin.
Rodichkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Riddle.
A bit of stalling here from Riddle.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Rodichkin blocks it.
Rodichkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Riddle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Rodichkin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Rodichkin gets through Riddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rodichkin.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodichkin works on Riddle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodichkin has Riddle pressed against the cage.
Riddle tries to throw a body punch but Rodichkin avoids it by throwing Riddle back against the cage.
Rodichkin tries to score a body lock takedown but Riddle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Riddle.
Rodichkin tries to work over Riddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Rodichkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodichkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodichkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddle wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riddle as Rodichkin tries to tie him up.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Rodichkin blocks it.
Rodichkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodichkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riddle.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin looking for a takedown.
Rodichkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodichkin stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodichkin.
Riddle looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin lands a body punch.
Rodichkin tightens his grip and picks Riddle up, before dumping him to the ground. Riddle manages to land in guard.
Rodichkin works over Riddle with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodichkin lands a couple of digs.
Rodichkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodichkin preventing the sweep.
Rodichkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riddle's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodichkin lands a couple of digs.
Riddle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodichkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riddle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodichkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodichkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Rodichkin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodichkin walks into a left hand.
Rodichkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riddle momentarily.
Rodichkin needs to keep his hands up - Riddle had a free shot at his head there.
Rodichkin steps into range and cracks Riddle with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Riddle flops backwards and Rodichkin dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Riddle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodichkin is aware though and is defending well.
Oh Riddle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodichkin lands a couple of elbows.
Rodichkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodichkin gets to his feet and stands over Riddle, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Riddle felt that one! Rodichkin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Riddle from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Rodichkin!
A very excited looking Dmitry Rodichkin 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 Jack Kerouac (ranked 2082 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Kimshi Malvoe (ranked 321 p4p, 459 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimshi Malvoe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerouac throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malvoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerouac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malvoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerouac has time to react.
Malvoe throws a jab when Kerouac was well out of range.
Malvoe is looking to clinch but Kerouac is avoiding it.
A head kick from Kerouac lands but Malvoe takes it in his stride.
Kerouac slips a jab and a cross from Malvoe.
Malvoe throws a lazy right hand but Kerouac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerouac is looking to score with low kicks.
Malvoe throws a jab when Kerouac was well out of range.
Kerouac throws a head kick that misses
and Kerouac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jack Kerouac has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerouac throws a big shot that misses.
Kerouac moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kerouac ducks under a wild hook from Malvoe.
A head kick from Kerouac lands but Malvoe takes it in his stride.
Kerouac throws a head kick that misses.
Kerouac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been told by Kerouac's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malvoe loads up on a big right hand but Kerouac slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerouac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malvoe's knee momentarily.
Malvoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malvoe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Malvoe.
Kerouac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malvoe's sensitive parts.
Kerouac cracks a nice hook into Malvoe's ribs.
Malvoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kerouac counters with a straight right hand.
Malvoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malvoe moves into the clinch.
Kerouac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malvoe manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Malvoe there.
Malvoe misses the jab.
Malvoe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A shot to the liver by Kerouac. Beautiful body shot.
Malvoe throws a shot from downtown. Kerouac moves away and avoids it.
Malvoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malvoe wants to counter with a clinch but Kerouac pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac throws a sloppy head kick
and Malvoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kerouac lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malvoe takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick from Kerouac, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerouac digs a good body shot into Malvoe's ribs.
Malvoe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kerouac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvoe misses with a double jab.
Kerouac ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kerouac thumps Malvoe with a low kick.
Malvoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerouac was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvoe.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malvoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerouac gets tackled into the cage by Malvoe. Malvoe maintains the clinch.
Malvoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malvoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac scores with a jab. Malvoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malvoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malvoe misses with an uppercut.
Malvoe avoids the head kick by Kerouac.
Malvoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerouac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Malvoe does no damage.
Malvoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerouac. Kerouac obviously looking to wear him down.
Malvoe tries to bum rush Kerouac with a series of wild strikes but Kerouac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malvoe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kerouac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvoe.
Malvoe blocks a head kick by Kerouac.
Kerouac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvoe. That did some damage!
Kerouac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerouac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Malvoe misses.
It appears Kerouac was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kerouac throws a sloppy head kick and Malvoe moves out of range easily.
Malvoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac lands a slapping body shot.
Malvoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerouac ducks under a wild hook from Malvoe.
Kerouac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malvoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerouac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerouac is looking to wear down Malvoe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malvoe throws a hook but Kerouac blocks it.
Kerouac scores with a head kick. Malvoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kerouac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvoe.
Malvoe throws a right hand that Kerouac ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerouac also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Kerouac.
Malvoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malvoe misses with a straight left.
Kerouac quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kerouac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Malvoe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvoe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malvoe throws a hook to the side of Kerouac's head but Kerouac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerouac lands a leg kick that knocks Malvoe off balance momentarily.
Malvoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimshi Malvoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerouac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kerouac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malvoe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jack Kerouac is winning the standup battle so far.
Malvoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerouac manages to avoid it.
Malvoe misses the jab.
Kerouac throwing a counter right hand but Malvoe manages to avoid it.
Malvoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Kerouac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malvoe swinging wildly here.
Malvoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerouac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malvoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kerouac shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malvoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malvoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimshi Malvoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerouac throws a nice looking combination but Malvoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kerouac digs a good body shot into Malvoe's ribs.
Kerouac scores with a shot to the body.
Malvoe throws a nice looking combination but Kerouac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malvoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kerouac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvoe tries to clinch but Kerouac is having none of it.
Malvoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malvoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerouac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malvoe misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Kerouac misses its target.
Malvoe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kerouac staying out of range there.
Malvoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerouac can pounce on him.
Kerouac jabs Malvoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerouac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerouac lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerouac throws a sloppy head kick and Malvoe moves out of range easily.
Malvoe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kerouac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malvoe.
Malvoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malvoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerouac. Kerouac obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerouac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Malvoe does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac keeps Malvoe at a distance using the push kick.
Malvoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerouac counters with a right hand to the body.
Kerouac lands a head shot.
A head kick by Kerouac misses
and Malvoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Malvoe misses the jab.
Kerouac moves away from the strike by Malvoe.
Malvoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kerouac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerouac misses with the combination.
Kerouac is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerouac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvoe is looking for the big counter here.
Malvoe looks to land a combination but Kerouac avoids it well.
Kerouac misses with a body shot.
Malvoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malvoe scores with a hook.
Kerouac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerouac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe connects with a crisp jab.
Kerouac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malvoe cracks Kerouac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malvoe looks to clinch
and Kerouac counters with a left to the body.
Malvoe throws a hook but Kerouac avoids it easily.
Kerouac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malvoe avoids the head kick by Kerouac.
Malvoe is looking for the big counter here.
Kerouac thumps Malvoe with a low kick.
Kerouac misses with a few strikes there.
Malvoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerouacs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerouac with the inside leg kick.
Kerouac lands with a nice body punch.
Kerouac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerouac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerouac cracks a nice hook into Malvoe's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvoe misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe throws a looping overhand right but Kerouac ducks down to avoid it.
Kerouac lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvoe has Kerouac up against the cage in a clinch.
Malvoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerouac.
Kerouac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerouac works on Malvoe's body with a couple of short punches.
Malvoe lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kerouac.
A nice left hand lands by Kerouac.
Malvoe breaks the clinch.
Kerouac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvoe. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerouac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malvoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kerouac!
Malvoe is breathing heavily.
Kerouac connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerouac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerouac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Malvoe misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerouac.
A jab from Malvoe does it's job there.
Kerouac with a nice calf kick.
A low kick from Kerouac misses
and Malvoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Malvoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malvoe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kerouac jabs at Malvoe's body.
Kerouac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malvoe.
It looked like Kerouac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malvoe.
Kerouac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerouac.
Kerouac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerouac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malvoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerouac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvoe manages to avoid it.
Malvoe scores with a nice right hand.
Malvoe throws a shot from downtown. Kerouac moves away and avoids it.
Kerouac appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kerouac. That's going to slow Malvoe down.
Malvoe wants to clinch up but Kerouac keeps it at a distance.
Malvoe throws a hook but Kerouac blocks it.
Malvoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kerouac throws a head kick that misses
and Malvoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerouac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Malvoe misses its intended target.
Malvoe lands with a shot to the body.
Malvoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerouac with the inside leg kick.
Kerouac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvoe moves away.
Kerouac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malvoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerouac lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvoe blocks a head kick by Kerouac.
A punch combination from Malvoe misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerouac throws a head kick but Malvoe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Kerouac.
The fighters circling - Malvoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malvoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerouac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malvoe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerouac counters with a good low kick that Malvoe was not able to check.
Malvoe avoids the body shot from Kerouac.
Kerouac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malvoe.
Malvoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerouac.
Malvoe lands with a good body shot.
Malvoe throws a lazy right hand but Kerouac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerouac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malvoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malvoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerouac can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerouac.
Malvoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerouac.
Malvoe lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Kerouac.
Kerouac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kerouac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malvoe tries to clinch but Kerouac moves out of range.
Kerouac tries a head kick but it misses.
Kerouac moves away from the strike by Malvoe.
Kerouac throws a nice looking combination but Malvoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malvoe throws an overhand right that lands on Kerouac's shoulder, as Kerouac tries to avoid the shot.
Kerouac thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kerouac jabs Malvoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerouac.
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!
Kerouac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerouac.
Malvoe looks to clinch
and Kerouac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malvoe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kerouac.
Malvoe lands with a good body shot.
Kerouac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerouac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malvoe throws a right and a left that Kerouac avoids nicely.
Kerouac staying out of range there.
Malvoe misses with a few strikes there.
Kerouac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerouac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvoe checks the leg kick.
Kerouac bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malvoe's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kerouac.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kerouac.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Kerouac.
I think Kerouac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Kerouac!
A less than humble Jack Kerouac misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 1918 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 116 p4p, 193 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by I Love. Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
135
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148
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saputra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saputra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sterling drops his hands momentarily and Saputra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saputra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saputra wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra cracks Sterling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sterling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Saputra finish him?
Sterling is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saputra's waist but Saputra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
Oh Sterling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sterling looks to score with a jab to the body but Saputra is just out of range.
Sterling seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sterling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saputras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sterling swings for the body but Saputra moves out of range.
Sterling misses with an uppercut. Saputra saw that one coming.
Aljamain Sterling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saputra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sterling throws out the jab.
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt.
Saputra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling 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.
Sterling has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sterling is one step ahead there.
Sterling trying to control but Saputra is working from the bottom.
Sterling advances position into side control!
Sterling advances to mount.
Sterling moves to take his opponent's back.
Saputra staying busy and making it hard for Sterling to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling working for a choke but Saputra is defending well.
Saputra is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sterling gets his way!
Sterling working for a choke but Saputra is defending well.
Sterling patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sterling is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saputra is defending well though. Sterling let's go of the attempt for now.
Sterling has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Saputra has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saputra tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Saputra wants to control but Sterling is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frendy Saputra will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sterling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saputra has time to react.
Saputra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saputra wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Saputra misses.
A quick step to the side and Sterling tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saputra throws out a loose jab but Sterling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sterling just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saputra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sterling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooh!!! Saputra has knocked Sterling down with a huge combo! Saputra steps away and waves a wobbly Sterling back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling misses the shot to the body.
Saputra unleashes a big counter combination but Sterling bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sterling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sterling catches Saputra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sterling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saputra counters with a right hand to the body.
Sterling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saputra.
Sterling walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra throws a body shot but no joy.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saputra sprawls well. Saputra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Saputra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saputra misses with a right hand
and Sterling counters with a nice body shot.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Saputra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling dives in and scores a takedown into Saputra's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Saputra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sterling has Saputra in his guard.
Saputra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saputra advances to half guard.
Saputra is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sterling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saputra wants to control from the top but Sterling keeps moving.
Saputra tries to free his leg and advance position but Sterling is retaining full guard.
Aljamain Sterling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputra 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.
Saputra trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saputra throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saputra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sterling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saputra defends well.
Saputra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterling is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frendy Saputra 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! And we move into the final round!
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saputra scores with a hook to the body. Sterling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sterling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saputra is fending him off so far but Sterling persists. Nope, Saputra circles away and we're back to standing.
Saputra throws out a counter right but Sterling avoids it with no problem.
Saputra scores with a jab. Sterling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saputra misses with a double jab
letting Sterling counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saputra's half guard.
Sterling is trying to control the action in half guard but Saputra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saputra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sterling's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sterling's back!
Sterling breaks Saputra's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
Sterling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saputra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sterling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saputra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Saputra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Saputra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterling trying to move into half guard but instead Saputra has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterling looking for a sweep. Not yet Sterling, not yet.
Saputra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saputra drops back looking for a leg! Sterling is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sterling manages to kick Saputra off! Saputra jumps back into Sterling's guard.
Saputra wants to pass the guard but Sterling is keeping the position.
Sterling had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saputra defends it easily.
Sterling looking to control.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saputra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saputra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sterling wants to sweep but no luck.
Saputra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saputra sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saputra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sterling manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saputra has Sterling in his guard.
Sterling stands and throws Saputra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aljamain Sterling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sterling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saputra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sterling tries to move into full mount but can't pass Saputra's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aljamain Sterling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saputra 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frendy Saputra!
A victorious Frendy Saputra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Aljamain Sterling stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 1514 p4p, 1273 weight class) and Raymond Lee (ranked 233 p4p, 192 weight class). Rocco Bermalingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Bermalingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Lee!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermalingo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bermalingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bermalingo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bermalingo is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is working Bermalingo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bermalingo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bermalingo to the mat. Bermalingo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Bermalingo keeps moving.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bermalingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo misses with a looping left.
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Bermalingo scores with a jab.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee slips a straight right by Bermalingo.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bermalingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Bermalingo is letting Lee control him for a moment.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Bermalingo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bermalingo pushes Lee off but Lee dives into side control.
Lee controlling from side mount.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
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.
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Bermalingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Bermalingo misses the jab.
Bermalingo slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bermalingo.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee scores with a jab. Bermalingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bermalingo.
Rocco Bermalingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bermalingo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from standing back up.
Raymond Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bermalingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Bermalingo slips a straight right by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bermalingo gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Bermalingo manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bermalingo wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Bermalingo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bermalingo catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Bermalingo misses the target.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Nice shot by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with a hook.
Bermalingo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Bermalingo is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Bermalingo's guard.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from getting back to his feet.
Bermalingo keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stops Bermalingo from standing up.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Bermalingo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lee misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bermalingo. Beautiful body shot.
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bermalingo!
Bermalingo really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raymond Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bermalingo lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Bermalingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Bermalingo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Bermalingo didn't expect that.
Lee cracks Bermalingo with a solid left hand.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pressing down on Bermalingo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bermalingo is holding on for now.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from standing back up.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Bermalingo defending well.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bermalingo to the mat! Bermalingo manages to get full guard.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Lee is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee slips a jab from Bermalingo.
Lee sizes up Bermalingo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Bermalingo.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Bermalingo.
Danga de danga de dang - Bermalingo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee avoids the body shot from Bermalingo.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 1102 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 141 p4p, 180 weight class). Stephen Steve has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leroy Brown's chin.
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steve.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Steve misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Steve throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Steve - just one landing.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Steve scores with a nice right hand.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Steve counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve landing knees to the body.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steve must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steve looking to pass the guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Steve from controlling successfully.
Steve working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steve not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Steve is stalling in the full guard.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Steve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steve controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Steve working Brown over with strikes.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Steve is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Steve keeps him under control.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steve's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steve's back!
Brown is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Steve has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Steve just trying to survive but Brown is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Steve fending off the submission attempt from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brown looking to break Steve's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Steve remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Brown will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brown has the hooks in. Steve is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Steve is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Steve is really stuck here.
Brown looking for the RNC.
Steve preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brown.
Steve looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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 Leroy Brown will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steve on his heels. He'll look to pass Steve's guard now, I'm sure.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steve holds on and takes a little breather.
Steve wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve trying to control the position.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Steve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Steve looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Steve as Brown shoots in.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steve. Steve obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
Stephen Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steve pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steve. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Steve tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steve 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 Leroy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves away from the strike by Brown.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Steve lands with a nice body kick.
Brown tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Steve looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve scores with a head kick.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Steve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steve scores with a head kick.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Steve.
Steve connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
Brown throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Steve as Brown shoots in.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown is rocked!
Steve scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Brown misses.
Steve scores with a push kick.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Steve counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve lands the left hand.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve lands a jab to the nose.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steve.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Steve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steve.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily
and Steve counters with a body kick that stops Brown in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steve moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Steve.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Brown throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Steve!
A very excited looking Stephen Steve 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dochenko (ranked 365 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Derk Voorheis (ranked 45 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Dochenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derk Voorheis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dochenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dochenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Dochenko misses.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voorheis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ivan Dochenko has been cut.
Voorheis slips a jab from Dochenko.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voorheis slips under a jab from Dochenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dochenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voorheis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dochenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dochenko throws a hook but Voorheis blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voorheis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voorheis throws a series of punches but Dochenko moves out of range.
Dochenko slips under a jab.
Dochenko throws a right and a left that Voorheis avoids nicely.
Voorheis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dochenko.
Dochenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dochenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voorheis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dochenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko throws a hook to the side of Voorheis's head but Voorheis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
Dochenko connects with a body shot that sends Voorheis's belly button to the back.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorheis! But no joy.
Dochenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dochenko clobbers Voorheis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voorheis tries to bum rush Dochenko with a series of wild strikes but Dochenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dochenko looks to throw the jab but Voorheis is out of range.
Dochenko slips under a jab from Voorheis.
Dochenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voorheis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dochenko.
Dochenko is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Voorheis misses the target.
Voorheis staying out of range there.
It seemed like Voorheis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dochenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Voorheis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ivan Dochenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
Voorheis walks into a straight right hand from Dochenko.
Dochenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Voorheis throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dochenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dochenko tests Voorheis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorheis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dochenko counters with a straight right hand.
Voorheis staying out of range there.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko scores with a hook to the body. Voorheis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Voorheis misses with a right hand
and Dochenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
Dochenko scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dochenko lands with a nice body punch.
Voorheis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dochenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voorheis momentarily.
Dochenko lands a jab to the nose.
Dochenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dochenko jabs Voorheis right on the nose. Voorheis blinks but takes it well.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
Dochenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Voorheis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dochenko has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dochenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voorheis is working for takedown but Dochenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voorheis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dochenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivan Dochenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dochenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis walks into a stiff left hand from Dochenko.
Voorheis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dochenko misses with a body shot.
Dochenko misses with a hook
and Voorheis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Dochenko misses.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with an open hand slap.
Voorheis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dochenko misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dochenko.
Dochenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voorheis can do to turn this around?
A jab from Dochenko misses.
Voorheis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dochenko with a body shot.
Voorheis blocks a jab.
Dochenko misses with a double jab
and Voorheis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voorheis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voorheis throws out a loose jab but Dochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dochenko misses the target.
Voorheis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dochenko.
A punch combination from Voorheis misses.
Voorheis takes one on the button.
Voorheis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voorheis there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Dochenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Voorheis counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Voorheis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dochenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Voorheis loads up on a big right hand but Dochenko slips the punch.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
Dochenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with a good jab.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Voorheis misses with an uppercut. Dochenko saw that one coming.
Dochenko connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Dochenko's cut is getting worse.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dochenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Voorheis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivan Dochenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Dochenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Voorheis counters with a nice uppercut.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
That's time! Dochenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dochenko swings for the body but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Voorheis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Voorheis.
Voorheis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dochenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dochenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Dochenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dochenko trying to control but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voorheis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dochenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dochenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Voorheis trying to keep a closed guard but Dochenko is proving a slippery customer.
Dochenko controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Voorheis pulls Dochenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Dochenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dochenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Voorheis is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dochenko dips to his left and cracks Voorheis with an uppercut!
Dochenko stalks Voorheis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Voorheis's face. Voorheis staggers backwards, shaken.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voorheis throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dochenko lands a jab.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with an open hand slap.
Dochenko scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Voorheis.
Dochenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Voorheis throws a body shot but no joy.
Dochenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dochenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko misses with a hook
and Voorheis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dochenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Dochenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dochenko's head.
Voorheis working over Dochenko with some ground and pound. Dochenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dochenko wants to control but Voorheis is keeping busy.
Voorheis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis is thwarting Dochenko's attempts to control the position.
Voorheis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ivan Dochenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
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.
Dochenko clobbers Voorheis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dochenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Voorheis saw that one coming.
Dochenko connects with a body shot.
Voorheis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voorheis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dochenko tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dochenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voorheis throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dochenko as he connects with a hook.
Dochenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorheis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dochenko.
Voorheis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
Dochenko misses with a hook. Voorheis ducked under it nicely.
Dochenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voorheis.
Dochenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voorheis moves out of range of the strikes.
Voorheis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dochenko defends it well.
Dochenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorheis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dochenko.
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Voorheis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dochenko finds it's target.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dochenko takes a swing at Voorheis's ribcage but misses.
Voorheis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dochenko scores with a nice strike.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
Voorheis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dochenko.
Voorheis slips under a jab.
Voorheis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko drives through and clinches with Voorheis against the cage.
Dochenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Voorheis controls his hands.
Voorheis is working for takedown but Dochenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voorheis blocks a body shot from Dochenko.
Voorheis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dochenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Voorheis scores with a one two! Dochenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Voorheis slips a straight right by Dochenko.
Dochenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voorheis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dochenko lands a right hook to the body.
Voorheis throws a hook but Dochenko avoids it easily.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Voorheis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko had his way with Derk Voorheis in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Voorheis staying out of range there.
Dochenko misses with a wild combination.
Voorheis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Voorheis counters with a straight right hand.
Dochenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voorheis's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voorheis.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
Dochenko slips a jab from Voorheis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dochenko.
Voorheis throws a poor cross that misses
and Dochenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Voorheis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voorheis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voorheis defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Voorheis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dochenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voorheis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dochenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko sizes up Voorheis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Dochenko.
As Dochenko backs off Voorheis throws a huge counter combo but Dochenko manages to avoid it all.
Voorheis defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
Dochenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dochenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voorheis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dochenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voorheis is working away from the top position though.
Dochenko wants to improve his position but Voorheis is controlling well.
Voorheis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derk Voorheis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis trying to control the action but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Voorheis misses with a head shot. Dochenko uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dochenko wants to sweep here but Voorheis controlling him for the moment.
Voorheis trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Voorheis preventing the sweep.
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.
Voorheis throws an elbow that misses. Dochenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voorheis's guard. Nice move by Dochenko!
Voorheis has control of Dochenko's left arm, preventing Dochenko from doing any damage.
Dochenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dochenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dochenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dochenko lands a couple of digs.
Dochenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Voorheis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dochenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dochenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dochenko!
Ivan Dochenko retains his welterweight title!
Ivan Dochenko 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nitro (ranked 1006 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 149 p4p, 262 weight class). Nitro comes to the cage accompanied by Kingdom - Downstrait. Jimmy Nitro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akira Maeda's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Nitro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nitro but Nitro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Nitro misses its intended target.
A jab from Nitro misses.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Nitro shows good takedown defense.
Nitro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nitro's guard.
Maeda won't allow Nitro to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nitro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitro wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
Maeda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nitro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maeda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maeda works over Nitro with some ground and pound from guard.
Maeda trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maeda manages to get himself to full guard.
Nitro tries to free his leg and advance position but Maeda is retaining full guard.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitro has gone for a leg lock! Maeda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nitro's guard.
Maeda works over Nitro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nitro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maeda works over Nitro with some ground and pound from guard.
Nitro can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Nitro actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda drops an elbow to the side of Nitro's head.
Maeda working Nitro over with strikes.
Nitro tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maeda connects with a nice short shot to Nitro's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda working over Nitro with some ground and pound. Nitro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nitro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Nitro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nitro looking for a guillotine here but Maeda defends easily.
Maeda with a nice head shot there.
Maeda trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro has his foot on Maeda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maeda works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nitro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maeda is working Nitro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nitro controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Maeda trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Nitro has momentary wrist control but Maeda slips an elbow through the middle.
Nitro is rocked!
Nitro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nitro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nitro gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Maeda gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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