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HFC Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 24269 p4p, 24609 weight class) and Calidale Holiday (ranked 556 p4p, 559 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Holiday's choice of entrance music: Stranger Things Theme Song. Danny Blake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Calidale Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Holiday into the cage.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holiday.
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
Holiday fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danny Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calidale Holiday.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Holiday looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake just leaning against Holiday, taking a breather.
Holiday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Calidale Holiday has been cut.
A body shot lands from Blake.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Calidale Holiday's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holiday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Calidale Holiday's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holiday takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Holiday's ribcage.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Holiday shrugs off.
Calidale Holiday's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holiday.
Blake working Holiday over with knees to the body.
Blake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calidale Holiday's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kumshot Chimaev (ranked 4924 p4p, 25366 weight class) and Austin Norris (ranked 488 p4p, 550 weight class). Austin Norris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kumshot Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Norris!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris lands a high kick!
Chimaev forces Norris back against the cage and clinches.
Chimaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimaev throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norris defends it nicely.
Chimaev backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a head kick but Chimaev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chimaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Norris stuffs the takedown.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Austin Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris scores with a head kick. Chimaev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Chimaev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norris's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Norris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Norris is looking to slow Chimaev down with leg kicks.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chimaev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Chimaev 's knee.
Chimaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been told by Chimaev's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kumshot Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chimaev slips a straight right by Norris.
Chimaev moves forwards but Norris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chimaev has managed to clinch.
Norris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chimaev.
Chimaev can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris is trying to force a seperation but Chimaev has the dominant position.
Chimaev blocking some punches.
Chimaev gets control of Norris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chimaev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chimaev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chimaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to stand and escape but instead Chimaev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chimaev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Ground and pound from Chimaev.
It looks like Austin Norris has been cut.
Norris trying to hold on to Chimaev's head to control him but Chimaev postures up.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chimaev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Norris 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.
Chimaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chimaev is looking to advance position but Norris won't allow it.
Chimaev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Norris's cut.
That's time! Chimaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chimaev.
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norris with a nice calf kick.
Norris lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris.
Chimaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Chimaev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chimaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris misses with some punches.
Chimaev manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with a high kick.
Chimaev rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chimaev jumps guard.
Chimaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Norris defends it easily.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chimaev is proving hard to escape from.
Norris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chimaev pulls Norris in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimaev keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chimaev is on top in guard.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Norris throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chimaev uses it to pass to side control.
Norris tries to control but Chimaev manages to take his back.
Kumshot Chimaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris is trying to break free.
Chimaev not allowing Norris to control his hands.
Norris wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chimaev lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Norris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chimaev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chimaev lands strikes to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chimaev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kumshot Chimaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Austin Norris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chimaev dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Chimaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Norris throws out a powerful jab.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris thuds his shin into the meat of Chimaev's side.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chimaev's head.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a nice looking body kick.
Chimaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Norris is trying to keep Chimaev in close.
Chimaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chimaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Norris controls Chimaev momentarily but Chimaev frees himself.
Chimaev landing with the ground and pound.
Chimaev stands up and waves to Norris to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kumshot Chimaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Chimaev.
Chimaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chimaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimaev has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Norris.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev closes the distance and clinches.
Norris misses with a knee strike.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chimaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chimaev is keeping busy.
Chimaev blocking some punches.
Chimaev successfully pulls guard.
Norris trying to control but Chimaev is working from the bottom.
Chimaev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chimaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev punching from the bottom.
Norris wants to control from the top but Chimaev keeps moving.
Chimaev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Norris!
In his post fight interview, Austin Norris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Rykov (ranked 3680 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 495 p4p, 582 weight class). Jake Watson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a jab.
Rykov missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson avoids the body shot from Rykov.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rykov thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Watson lands.
Rykov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson connects with a right hand. Rykov shakes it off.
Rykov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rykov lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
A big right from Watson misses.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rykov.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rykov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Rykov cracks Watson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Watson misses.
A cross from Rykov lands.
Rykov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rykov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rykov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Rykov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rykov throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rykov finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Rykov looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watson takes one to the side of the head.
Rykov misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rykov throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rykov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rykov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rykov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson cracks Rykov with an open hand slap.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson misses with a hook. Rykov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a swing at Rykov's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Rykov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rykov throws out the jab.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Rykov lands with an overhand left.
Rykov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rykov misses with a straight left.
Rykov throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rykov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rykov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rykov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Rykov scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rykov.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Rykov moved out of range nicely.
Rykov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rykov just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rykov throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Watson moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Rykov misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Watson takes one to the side of the head.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rykov misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Rykov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rykov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rykov. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rykov misses with a body punch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrey Rykov is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Rykov's ribs.
Rykov moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Rykov.
Decent striking displayed by Rykov there.
A big left from Watson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rykov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson slips under a jab from Rykov.
Watson staying out of range there.
Rykov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rykov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Rykov misses with a straight left.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rykov.
Rykov misses with an uppercut.
Rykov connects with the punch.
Rykov just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Rykov misses with a few strikes there.
Rykov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Watson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rykov has got the better of the exchanges.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Rykov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rykov feints a jab promting Watson to slip. Rykov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Rykov. Beautiful body shot.
Rykov misses with a two punch combination.
Rykov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Rykov lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rykov throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a crisp one two that drops Rykov! Watson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rykov to his feet! Rykov is in big trouble!
 Rykov is rocked!
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rykov.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Rykov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rykov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Rykov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson sends Rykov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Watson is motioning to the referee to let Rykov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Watson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watson digs a good hook to Rykov's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Watson misses.
Rykov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rykov throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a big right hand! Oh Rykov is in trouble here! Watson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Watson!
Our winner, Jake Watson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bean (ranked 24539 p4p, 3178 weight class) and Jean Michel Plutarque (ranked 616 p4p, 399 weight class). Jean Michel Plutarque has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Bean's chin.
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1 - 5 - 0 |
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5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Michel Plutarque!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutarque is looking to clinch.
Bean clinches up with Plutarque and pushes him back against the cage.
Bean has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Plutarque uses from the top position.
Bean is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Alpha Brasil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Plutarque from controlling successfully.
Plutarque won't allow Bean to get back to his feet.
Plutarque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bean being controlled here, momentarily.
Bean kicks Plutarque off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean closes the distance and pushes Plutarque back into the cage.
Plutarque is looking for a takedown.
Plutarque scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutarque jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bean walks away with a smile on his face. Plutarque gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bean wants it to stay on the feet.
Mr Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Michel Plutarque.
Bean closes the distance and pushes Plutarque back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plutarque.
Plutarque misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutarque wants a takedown.
Plutarque fails to pull guard.
Bean tries for a takedown but Plutarque manages to get underhooks.
Bean tries for a takedown but Plutarque manages to get underhooks.
Plutarque makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bean is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Plutarque can't fight it off and eventually Bean manages to take the fight to the floor. Plutarque looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bean stopping the sweep attempt from Plutarque.
Bean stands up from Plutarque's guard - Bean perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plutarque is defended easily by Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutarque tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Plutarque misses with a few strikes there.
Plutarque tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Plutarque takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutarque scores with a shoulder strike.
Bean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plutarque.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plutarque up against the cage.
Bean has Plutarque pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Plutarque tumbling to the mat - Bean dives into Plutarque's guard.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plutarque is keeping the position for now.
Bean stands up from Plutarque's guard - Bean perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean rushes Plutarque and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plutarque is pressed up against the cage. Bean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plutarque down to the mat. Plutarque avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plutarque clinches.
Plutarque tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean trying to control the position but instead, Plutarque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bean into the cage.
Bean is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Plutarque can't fight it off and eventually Bean manages to take the fight to the floor. Plutarque looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bean gets to his feet. Plutarque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jean Michel Plutarque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plutarque decides to pull guard.
Plutarque working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutarque is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bean defends well.
Bean stands and steps away. Plutarque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bean has closed the distance and engaged Plutarque in a clinch.
Bean can't get the takedown.
Plutarque looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Plutarque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean has Plutarque pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Plutarque tumbling to the mat - Bean dives into Plutarque's guard.
Bean decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Plutarque, up you get!
Plutarque dives in for a single leg takedown but Bean sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bean instigates a clinch.
Plutarque ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Plutarque no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean dominated that round.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bean takes the fight into the clinch.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutarque prevents a takedown attempt there.
Plutarque lands a nice uppercut.
Plutarque is looking for a takedown.
Plutarque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plutarque has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bean seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Plutarque can turn it around.
Bean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutarque walks away with a smile on his face. Bean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutarque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean lands with a slapping head kick.
Bean wants to clinch up but Plutarque keeps it at a distance.
Bean moves into the clinch successfully.
Bean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Plutarque clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean trying to control momentarily.
Plutarque rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Plutarque is trying to get back to full guard.
Plutarque makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plutarque.
Bean preventing the sweep.
Bean stands up from Plutarque's guard - Bean perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Bean. No joy for Plutarque on that attempt.
Plutarque tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Bean half committed to a counter leg kick.
Plutarque closes the distance and clinches up with Bean, looking for a takedown. Plutarque pushes Bean against the cage but Bean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mr Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Michel Plutarque.
Bean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutarque, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutarque blocks an elbow strike.
Bean jumps into guard, dragging Plutarque to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plutarque stops Bean from standing up.
Bean has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Plutarque has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bean turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Plutarque throws Bean to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean instigates a clinch.
Plutarque is trying to drag Bean to the mat but Bean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bean decides to pull guard.
Plutarque prevents Bean from getting back to his feet.
Bean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Plutarque off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Plutarque cracks Bean with an open hand slap.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutarque can do to turn this around?
Plutarque wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bean wants it to stay on the feet.
Plutarque tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Bean appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bean wants to clinch.
Plutarque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean instigates a clinch.
Bean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plutarque jumps into guard, dragging Bean to the mat.
Bean stands and steps away. Plutarque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plutarque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plutarque gets control of Bean's arms and successfully pulls guard. Plutarque will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plutarque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bean has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Plutarque is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plutarque avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bean gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Plutarque regains guard.
Plutarque has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plutarque wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plutarque is looking for a triangle here but Bean uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Plutarque tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Plutarque tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bean presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bean wants to clinch.
Plutarque tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean moves into the clinch successfully.
Bean successfully pulls guard.
Bean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plutarque is controlling him.
Plutarque tries to free his leg and advance position but Bean is retaining full guard.
Bean manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutarque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plutarque wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Plutarque pushes him off.
Plutarque lands with a nice combination. Bean backs away looking to recover.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean drives through and clinches with Plutarque against the cage.
Bean is trying to drag Plutarque to the mat but Plutarque just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Plutarque tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plutarque working aggressively here.
Bean prevents a body shot from Plutarque.
Plutarque throws a head punch that misses.
Bean looking for a takedown.
Plutarque lands a shoulder strike.
Bean prevents the takedown attempt.
Mr Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Michel Plutarque.
Plutarque struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
Mr Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutarque tries to pull guard but Bean won't allow it.
Plutarque tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bean smiles and moves away.
Plutarque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Plutarque throws a combination that misses
and Bean counters with a good, hard body kick but Plutarque shrugs it off.
Plutarque shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bean counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutarque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean darts in and clinches Plutarque up against the cage.
Plutarque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean effectively controlling the action here.
Bean jumps into guard, dragging Plutarque to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean pushes Plutarque off and gets back to his feet.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Plutarque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plutarque feints the counter takedown.
Plutarque rushes Bean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plutarque tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plutarque gets underhooks to prevent Bean's takedown attempt.
Bean is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Plutarque can't fight it off and eventually Bean manages to take the fight to the floor. Plutarque looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bean gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plutarque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plutarque tries to clinch up
and Bean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Plutarque misses with a takedown attempt - Bean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mr Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plutarque darts in trying to clinch
and Bean counters with a left and a right that stings Plutarque.
Mr Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plutarque tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bean defends well and Plutarque ends up having to push Bean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bean is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Plutarque.
Bean lands with a nice combination. Plutarque backs away looking to recover.
Mr Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean tries to clinch but Plutarque is having none of it.
Bean has Plutarque up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Plutarque is trying to keep an underhook but Bean manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bean stands up out of the half guard.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bean. Plutarque shrugs it off though.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jean Michel Plutarque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plutarque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Bean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Plutarque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bean counters by clinching up.
Plutarque working aggressively here.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Plutarque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutarque misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chandler (ranked 2565 p4p, 5895 weight class) and Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 211 p4p, 370 weight class). Mike Chandler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Elburg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler tests Van Elburg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Elburg.
A nice side step and Van Elburg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chandler lands an overhand right.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Elburg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Chandler.
Van Elburg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Elburg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Van Elburg.
Chandler cracks Van Elburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chandler tests Van Elburg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Elburg. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Elburg looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler slips under a jab from Van Elburg.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Van Elburg ducks down to avoid it.
Van Elburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Elburg.
A little feinted left hand from Chandler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
It looks like Chandler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler cracks Van Elburg with an open hand slap.
Van Elburg throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Elburg.
Nice jab there from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg's coach down at Cope's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Elburg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Elburg misses with a straight left.
Chandler misses with a hook. Van Elburg ducked under it nicely.
Van Elburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Van Elburg misses with a shot to the body
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Elburg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chandler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Elburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Elburg scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Elburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Elburg blocks a jab.
Chandler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chandler fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Van Elburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Elburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Van Elburg moved out of range.
Chandler throws a jab when Van Elburg was well out of range.
Van Elburg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chandler with a body shot.
Van Elburg misses with a wild body shot.
Van Elburg misses with an uppercut.
Van Elburg staying out of range there.
Van Elburg blocks a jab.
Chandler throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Elburg counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Elburg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Elburg walks into a jab.
Van Elburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a jab to Chandler's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a right hand. Van Elburg shakes it off.
Van Elburg slips a straight right by Chandler.
Van Elburg tests Chandler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Elburg walks into a left hand.
Van Elburg slips a jab from Chandler.
Van Elburg tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
Van Elburg ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Van Elburg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Elburg throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Van Elburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Elburg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Elburg slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
Chandler lands a left and a right that send Van Elburg crashing to the mat, dazed. Chandler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Van Elburg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler connects with a looping right hand.
Van Elburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Chandler finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Van Elburg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Elburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Elburg staying out of range there.
A big left from Chandler misses.
Van Elburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chandler misses with a left hand
and Van Elburg counters with a left to the body.
Van Elburg wants to clinch up but Chandler keeps it at a distance.
Van Elburg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Van Elburg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler dips to his left and cracks Van Elburg with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Elburg thuds a left hand into Chandler's body.
The fighters circling - Van Elburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Chandler throws a hook but Van Elburg avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Elburg slips a jab from Chandler.
Good standup being displayed there by Chandler as he connects with a hook.
Chandler misses with a left hand
and Van Elburg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Elburg on the side of the head.
Van Elburg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chandler moves out of range as Van Elburg strikes.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler throws a shot from downtown. Van Elburg moves away and avoids it.
Chandler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Elburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Elburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler defending well as Van Elburg loads up on a big left hand.
Chandler misses with a right hand
and Van Elburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Elburg scores with a jab.
Chandler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Elburg throws an overhand right that drops Chandler like a sack of potatoes! Van Elburg dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Elburg!
Our winner, Vincent Van Elburg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjornson (ranked 2918 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 363 p4p, 431 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ragnar Bjornson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ragnar Bjornson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornson lands an overhand right.
Garces darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bjornson to counter with a crisp jab.
Garces on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garces finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bjornson slaps away a takedown attempt from Garces, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bjornson lands a nice looking body shot.
Garces tries to clinch up.
Bjornson looks to throw the jab but Garces is out of range.
Garces tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bjornson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garces walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bjornson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bjornson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bjornson misses with a straight left.
Garces moves away from the strike by Bjornson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces misses with a leg kick
letting Bjornson counter with a right hand.
Bjornson dodges the punch combination from Garces.
Garces uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornson.
Garces appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bjornson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garces doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjornson circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garces.
Garces tries to clinch there but Bjornson circles away.
Bjornson throws a hook to the side of Garces's head but Garces sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garces shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bjornson as he jumps to the side.
Ragnar Bjornson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Garces.
The fighters circling - Bjornson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garces looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjornson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garces looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miguel Garces seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garces does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garces fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garces is looking to clinch.
Garces checks the leg kick.
Garces tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjornson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Bjornson misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornson. Garces does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garces was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garces moves in looking to clinch but Bjornson pushes him off.
Bjornson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garces on the side of the head.
Garces on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bjornson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Bjornson lands.
Garces moves in looking to clinch but Bjornson pushes him off.
Bjornson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garces tried to score with a low kick but Bjornson checks it.
Bjornson 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.
Garces is rocked!
Good shot there by Bjornson.
Garces is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornson finish him?
Bjornson throws a monster overhand right that drops Garces! Bjornson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Bjornson!
A very excited looking Ragnar Bjornson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Carter (ranked 2919 p4p, 2654 weight class) and Colin Nox (ranked 363 p4p, 333 weight class). Nox has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Nox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Nox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Nox is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Nox prevents a body shot from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Nox backwards.
Nox is trying to break free.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Nox backwards.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nox.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nox backwards.
Nox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Nox has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Carter.
Nox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Nox letting Carter take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nox's efforts to push away.
Nox blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes Nox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nox is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nox backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Nox tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter has Nox pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter tries to work over Nox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter works on Nox's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but Nox avoids them all with ease.
Carter tries to clinch up but Nox circles away and keeps his distance.
Nox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Carter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nox eats them both and turns towards Carter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Carter misses.
Nox defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Nox misses with a looping left.
Nox decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Carter regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nox wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Nox wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Carter manages to pass to side control.
Nox is looking to improve his position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is keen to just control but Nox is a slippery customer.
Carter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nox!
Nox wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Nox tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Nox felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carter wants to control the pace but Nox is squirming around nicely.
Nox is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nox regains half guard.
Carter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nox is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nox manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Nox off the cage and back into range.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Nox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter tries to clinch but Nox moves away
and Nox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter is doing well to control the position and prevent Nox from advancing to side control.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Nox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to improve his position but Nox is controlling well.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control here.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nox can do to turn this around?
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nox.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nox swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nox! But no joy.
Carter rushes Nox and presses him up against the cage.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Nox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter presses Nox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Carter.
Barry Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter just leaning against Nox, taking a breather.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter works on Nox's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Nox controls the action.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nox's efforts to push away.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nox or not.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Nox avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nox's head backwards.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Nox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Nox circles away.
Nox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carter tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Nox's defenses.
Barry Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter tries to clinch but Nox moves out of range.
Nox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barry Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Nox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nox circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nox on the side of the head.
Colin Nox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Carter!
Barry Carter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 1291 p4p, 1585 weight class) and Deanthony Pederson (ranked 178 p4p, 228 weight class). Nemkov comes to the cage accompanied by Сектор газа - Лирика. 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson slips a jab and a cross from Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Pederson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nemkov stalks Pederson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pederson's face. Pederson staggers backwards, shaken.
Nemkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pederson. Pederson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Nemkov.
Pederson slips a straight right by Nemkov.
Pederson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nemkov counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson shoots in and gets a takedown into Nemkov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pederson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nemkov keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pederson is looking to advance position but Nemkov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pederson working to try and regain half guard.
Nemkov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pederson wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Nemkov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pederson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Pederson actively working from the bottom here.
Nemkov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pederson to get to his feet.
Nemkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pederson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pederson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Nemkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pederson.
A punch lands to the side of Pederson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nemkov tries to clinch up.
Pederson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nemkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nemkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nemkov duly obliges.
Pederson shoots for a takedown but Nemkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pederson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nemkov with a hook.
Pederson dives in and grabs Nemkov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nemkov pushes down on Pederson's head and hops out.
Pederson's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pederson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eduradr Nemkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.
Nemkov throws a hook but Pederson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemkov tries to clinch up but Pederson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eduradr Nemkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nemkov leaves Pederson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pederson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nemkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pederson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nemkov smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Pederson tries to move into range but Nemkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nemkov swinging wildly here.
Nemkov is looking to clinch but Pederson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Nemkov misses.
Nemkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pederson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nemkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pederson lands a body punch.
Pederson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nemkov after a bit of a struggle.
Nemkov prevents a body shot from Pederson.
Pederson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nemkov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eduradr Nemkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.
Nemkov taking a breather.
Nemkov prevents a body shot from Pederson.
Nemkov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nemkov misses with a punch to the body.
Pederson jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nemkov is one step ahead there.
Nemkov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pederson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nemkov uses it to pass to side control.
Deanthony Pederson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pederson looks to move to half guard but instead Nemkov has passed into mount! Damn!
Pederson is looking to improve his position but Nemkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nemkov controlling his opponent.
Pederson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Pederson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pederson tries to hold on but Nemkov postures up.
Nemkov prevents Pederson from getting the reversal.
That's four 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.
Nemkov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pederson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nemkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pederson is looking to get to half guard.
Nemkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Pederson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson trying to hold on to Nemkov's head to control him but Nemkov postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduradr Nemkov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pederson swings widly with a right hand
and Nemkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eduradr Nemkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nemkov digs a good body shot into Pederson's ribs.
Pederson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut. Pederson saw that one coming.
Nemkov tests Pederson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pederson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nemkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pederson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nemkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Nemkov.
Pederson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
Nemkov cracks Pederson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown but Nemkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pederson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nemkov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nemkov is pressed up against the cage. Pederson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nemkov down to the mat. Nemkov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nemkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pederson.
Nemkov throws a jab when Pederson was well out of range.
Nemkov closes the distance and clinches.
Nemkov can't find room to land a body shot as Pederson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Nemkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nemkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nemkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to work over Pederson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pederson being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nemkov.
Nemkov tries to work over Pederson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pederson is trying to pull guard but Nemkov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Eduradr Nemkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.
Nemkov stalling against the cage.
Pederson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nemkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov stalls.
Nemkov scores with a hook to the body.
Eduradr Nemkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pederson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nemkov is keeping busy.
Nemkov misses with the head strike.
Nemkov lands a body shot.
Pederson is working for takedown but Nemkov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nemkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pederson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemkov digs a right hand into Pederson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pederson's gas tank.
Nemkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pederson's elbow.
Pederson can't break the clinch.
Nemkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
Nemkov lands a shoulder strike.
Nemkov lands a left hand.
Nemkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
Nemkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nemkov stalling against the cage.
Pederson wants a takedown.
Deanthony Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nemkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduradr Nemkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nemkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduradr Nemkov!
Our winner, Eduradr Nemkov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Krabutov (ranked 1282 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Cam Fleming (ranked 193 p4p, 186 weight class). Fleming has chosen Killa Cam - Cam'Ron as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslan Krabutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Fleming with that takedown attempt.
Krabutov throws a body punch but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming avoids the body shot from Krabutov.
Fleming closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Krabutov can't do much from the bottom here.
Fleming in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Krabutov is trying to get back to half guard.
Fleming trying to control the position but Krabutov is working away.
Fleming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krabutov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krabutov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krabutov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fleming.
Krabutov is holding on to half guard well.
Krabutov looking for submissions off his back.
Krabutov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Krabutov's hands, connecting with Krabutov's forehead.
Krabutov is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krabutov wants to sweep but no luck.
Krabutov is working hard here to advance position.
Krabutov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krabutov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
Krabutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fleming cracks Krabutov with a solid left hand.
Krabutov looking for a sweep. Not yet Krabutov, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming lands a couple of digs.
Krabutov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fleming manages to get himself to full guard.
Fleming looking for a sweep. Not yet Fleming, not yet.
Krabutov wants to control from the top but Fleming keeps moving.
Fleming is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Krabutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fleming tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fleming lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Krabutov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krabutov's head.
Fleming looking to pass the guard.
Krabutov wants to sweep but no luck.
Krabutov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krabutov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krabutov's head.
Krabutov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krabutov looking for a sweep. Not yet Krabutov, not yet.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Krabutov keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Krabutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming landing some decent shots from guard.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fleming trying to control but Krabutov is working from the bottom.
Fleming missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krabutov looking to control.
Krabutov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fleming is one step ahead there.
Fleming stands up over Krabutov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Krabutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krabutov controls Fleming momentarily but Fleming frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krabutov closes the distance and clinches up with Fleming, looking for a takedown. Krabutov pushes Fleming against the cage but Fleming circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fleming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krabutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fleming dives in and grabs Krabutov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krabutov pushes down on Fleming's head and hops out.
Krabutov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fleming sprawls and moves away.
Krabutov shoots for a takedown but Fleming saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krabutov stuns Fleming with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fleming tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krabutov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fleming somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Krabutov. No joy for Fleming on that attempt.
Aslan Krabutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Fleming.
Fleming defending well as Krabutov loads up on a big left hand.
Fleming darts in looking for a takedown but Krabutov gets double underhooks and turns Fleming into the cage.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming fails with a takedown attempt.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krabutov as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krabutov takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses.
Fleming shoots in but Krabutov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krabutov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fleming tries for a takedown but Krabutov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fleming throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krabutov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fleming is in Krabutov's guard.
Fleming throws a big right hand that misses.
Krabutov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krabutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krabutov has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krabutov wants to sweep but no luck.
Krabutov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krabutov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fleming lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krabutov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fleming defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Krabutov wants to sweep but no luck.
Fleming throws an elbow that misses. Krabutov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fleming's guard. Nice move by Krabutov!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krabutov postures up.
Cam Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krabutov postures up in Fleming's guard and throws a big left but Fleming blocks it.
Krabutov stopping the sweep attempt from Fleming.
Fleming trying to keep a closed guard but Krabutov is proving a slippery customer.
Krabutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fleming looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fleming wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krabutov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fleming wants to control but Krabutov is keeping busy.
Krabutov wants to take a breather but Fleming is having none of it.
Krabutov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fleming defending well though.
Krabutov lands strikes from half guard.
Fleming works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fleming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krabutov trying to control but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Fleming lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fleming manages to get himself to full guard.
Krabutov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fleming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krabutov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fleming working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krabutov.
Krabutov looking to pass the guard.
Krabutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krabutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krabutov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fleming is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Krabutov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krabutov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krabutov wants it to stay on the feet.
Krabutov feints and as Fleming raises his hands in defense, Krabutov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krabutov won't allow Fleming to sweep him here.
Krabutov stands up over Fleming, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krabutov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fleming manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krabutov manages to get himself to full guard.
Krabutov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krabutov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krabutov can't keep his opponent in guard - Fleming advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fleming seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krabutov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming wants to control but Krabutov is keeping him busy.
Krabutov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pablo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fleming drops an elbow to the side of Krabutov's head.
Fleming working Krabutov over with strikes.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fleming is keen to just control but Krabutov is a slippery customer.
Fleming wants to pass the guard but Krabutov is defending well.
Krabutov is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fleming lands strikes from half guard.
Fleming is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krabutov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fleming.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krabutov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming landing some decent shots from guard.
Krabutov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krabutov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming pushes down on Krabutov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krabutov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Krabutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krabutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fleming is aware though and is defending well.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Krabutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Krabutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krabutov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krabutov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fleming is one step ahead there.
Fleming trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fleming got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krabutov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fleming has managed to get both his arms back between Krabutov's legs - danger averted.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fleming pushing down on Krabutov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to pass the guard but Krabutov is defending well.
Krabutov taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Fleming lands strikes from half guard.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Krabutov's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleming lands strikes from half guard.
Krabutov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fleming.
Fleming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Fleming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleming 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Fleming!
Cam Fleming decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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