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HFC Fight Night 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chalermpetch Sitsongrit (ranked 24639 p4p, 3759 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 329 p4p, 252 weight class). Wilson has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Chris Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chalermpetch Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit drives through with a takedown into Wilson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sitsongrit has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wilson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sitsongrit is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wilson pulls down on the head and he's put Sitsongrit to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Wilson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchima Gonshiro (ranked 23664 p4p, 3492 weight class) and Alex Hernandez (ranked 340 p4p, 233 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135
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122
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uchima Gonshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hernandez !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks to throw a body kick
and Gonshiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonshiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonshiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonshiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gonshiro goes for an armbar but he's not got it Hernandez turns into him and now he's in Gonshiro's guard.
Gonshiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hernandez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hernandez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonshiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonshiro seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Hernandez looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonshiro seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez kicks Gonshiro off and gets back to his feet.
Gonshiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hernandez thumps Gonshiro with a low kick.
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!
Gonshiro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hernandez 's guard.
Gonshiro passes Hernandez 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonshiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hernandez is just riding it out for now. Gonshiro eventually gives up the hold.
Gonshiro gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Gonshiro counters with a shoot takedown. Hernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonshiro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonshiro advances to half guard.
Gonshiro is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonshiro to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonshiro trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Gonshiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonshiro is looking for a kimura here.
Gonshiro is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Gonshiro seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Gonshiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez throws a head kick but Gonshiro moves out of range.
Gonshiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hernandez is trying to defend but Gonshiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonshiro is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Gonshiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonshiro is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonshiro to get the leverage.
Gonshiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hernandez pushes Gonshiro off looking to stand but Gonshiro dives back in and keeps control.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonshiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Gonshiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Gonshiro sits in half guard.
Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonshiro.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonshiro stands up from half guard.
Hernandez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gonshiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez 's guard.
Hernandez wriggles free and stands up.
Gonshiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonshiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonshiro trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Gonshiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonshiro stands up from half guard.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonshiro is looking to counter the offense by Hernandez and move into the clinch.
Gonshiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonshiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gonshiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hernandez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gonshiro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonshiro gets a double leg takedown into Hernandez 's guard.
Gonshiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonshiro stands up and waves to Hernandez to follow him.
Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonshiro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Gonshiro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gonshiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez 's half guard.
Hernandez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hernandez connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonshiro avoids the head kick by Hernandez .
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Gonshiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonshiro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hernandez looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gonshiro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hernandez is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gonshiro lets go of the hold and Hernandez can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uchima Gonshiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devin McGrew (ranked 24783 p4p, 5029 weight class) and Dave Thompson (ranked 424 p4p, 373 weight class). Thompson has chosen Emmure - Nemesis as his entrance music. Dave Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin McGrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGrew circles away quickly and effectively.
McGrew shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGrew with a body shot.
Thompson looks to land a combination but McGrew avoids it well.
McGrew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
McGrew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
McGrew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin McGrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrew. McGrew gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGrew half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a series of punches but McGrew moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGrew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrew has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGrew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson tries to work over McGrew's front leg with a kick but McGrew checks it.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGrew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGrew shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but McGrew keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGrew circles away quickly and effectively.
McGrew tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.
McGrew shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McGrew wants to get up but he can't break Thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGrew fails to pull guard.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of McGrew backwards.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent McGrew's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGrew.
McGrew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGrew can't get the takedown.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
McGrew jumps guard but Thompson stands there with McGrew around his waist. McGrew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGrew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McGrew can't get the takedown.
McGrew is breathing heavily.
McGrew is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGrew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson is looking to chop away at McGrew's legs.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGrew circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGrew circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
McGrew tries to clinch up.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGrew.
McGrew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have McGrew backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson tries to bum rush McGrew with a series of wild strikes but McGrew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGrew attempts a counter takedown but Thompson avoids it well and moves away.
McGrew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson misses with a hook.
McGrew wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dave Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGrew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but McGrew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
McGrew seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thompson takes a swing at McGrew's ribcage but misses.
It looked like McGrew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGrew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
 McGrew is rocked!
Thompson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks McGrew out cold! McGrew is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Thompson!
After winning the bout, Dave Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Solade (ranked 4549 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Emir Bosnic (ranked 467 p4p, 463 weight class). Donny Solade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270
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250
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donny Solade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Bosnic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosnic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Solade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solade attempts a counter takedown but Bosnic avoids it well and moves away.
Bosnic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bosnic is fending him off so far but Solade persists. Nope, Bosnic circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosnic is looking to score with low kicks.
Solade changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Solade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solade counters with a single leg into guard. Bosnic didn't expect that.
Solade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Solade scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solade stands up over Bosnic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Solade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bosnic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solade landing some decent shots from guard.
Bosnic has momentary wrist control but Solade slips an elbow through the middle.
Solade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Solade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bosnic is trying to hold Solade in close to prevent damage but Solade has managed to pass into half guard.
Bosnic taking some punishment here, with Solade in his half guard.
Solade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Solade working over Bosnic with some ground and pound. Bosnic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Solade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Solade lands strikes from half guard.
Bosnic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bosnic has hold of Solade's hands but Solade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosnic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Solade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bosnic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bosnic looks winded!
Solade slips a nice elbow through Bosnic's hands, connecting with Bosnic's forehead.
 Bosnic is rocked!
Bosnic trying to control but Solade postures up.
Solade drops an elbow to the side of Bosnic's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic taking some punishment here, with Solade in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solade working Bosnic over with strikes.
Solade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosnic is still in real trouble! Can Solade finish him?
Solade lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bosnic quite badly. Bosnic pulls Solade in close trying to recover. Solade postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bosnic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bosnic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Solade!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Osipov (ranked 23949 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Robbie Auston (ranked 640 p4p, 219 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Osipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Auston!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osipov forces Auston back against the cage and clinches.
Auston tries to throw a body punch but Osipov avoids it by throwing Auston back against the cage.
Osipov has a couple of punches blocked by Auston.
Osipov is struggling to control the position.
Osipov blocking some punches.
Osipov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osipov swings wildly with an uppercut but Auston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osipov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Auston prevents a body shot from Osipov.
Auston tries to throw a body punch but Osipov avoids it by throwing Auston back against the cage.
Come on Osipov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Osipov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Auston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Auston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Osipov. That did some damage!
Osipov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Auston.
Auston throws a punch but it's blocked by Osipov.
A short right from Osipov.
Osipov blocking some punches.
Osipov prevents a body shot from Auston.
Auston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Auston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osipov's elbow.
Good body shot from Auston.
Auston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osipov misses with the head strike.
Osipov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Auston backwards.
Osipov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Auston up against the cage.
Auston has a couple of punches blocked by Osipov.
Osipov lands with a right to the head.
Osipov blocks a body shot from Auston.
Auston tries a body shot but Osipov blocks it.
Auston blocking some punches.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Osipov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Osipov - that landed with a thud.
Auston lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osipov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Auston prevents it.
Auston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Auston throws a head punch that misses.
Osipov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Auston.
Auston lands a right hand.
Auston working aggressively here.
Osipov lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Auston as the two fighters clinch.
Auston swings wildly with an uppercut but Osipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston throws a head punch that misses.
Auston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osipov tries a body shot but Auston blocks it.
Auston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osipov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osipov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Osipov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston tries to work over Osipov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Auston pushes Osipov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Auston.
Osipov struggles to land a body shot inside as Auston controls his hands.
Auston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Osipov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osipov.
Osipov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Auston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osipov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Auston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Auston lands with a light punch inside.
Osipov trying to control the position but instead, Auston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Osipov into the cage.
Auston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Auston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Osipov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Auston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Osipov is breathing heavily.
Auston can't find room to land a body shot as Osipov controls the action.
Osipov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Auston fails to land.
Auston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Auston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osipov backwards.
Auston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Auston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Auston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osipov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Auston.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Auston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osipov's elbow.
Osipov throws a head punch that misses.
Osipov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Auston.
Nice body punch from Auston.
Auston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Auston.
Auston misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Auston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Auston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Osipov doesn't seem bothered though.
Osipov misses with a takedown attempt - Auston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Auston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Osipov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Auston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Auston drops Osipov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Osipov! Auston dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Auston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kaburagi (ranked 1799 p4p, 3346 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 222 p4p, 360 weight class). Jambalaya Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akira Kaburagi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Kaburagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaburagi checks a leg kick.
Kaburagi throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Akira Kaburagi has been cut.
Jones digs a good body shot into Kaburagi's ribs.
Jones scores with the left hand. Kaburagi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaburagi throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Kaburagi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
We've been hearing reports that Kaburagi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi misses with a straight left.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaburagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaburagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaburagi.
Jones sizes up Kaburagi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaburagi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaburagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaburagi is working away from the top position though.
Kaburagi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaburagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kaburagi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaburagi working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaburagi slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaburagi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaburagi's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaburagi is in bad spot here.
Kaburagi is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi is trying to break free.
Kaburagi staying busy and making it hard for Jones to control.
Jones is hanging on to Kaburagi's back as he tries to escape.
Kaburagi staying busy and making it hard for Jones to control.
Jones keeps control of the position as Kaburagi tries to break free.
Kaburagi turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi lands a couple of elbows.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaburagi controls the pace.
Kaburagi preventing the sweep.
Kaburagi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position.
Kaburagi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jambalaya Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Kaburagi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Kaburagi had a free shot at his head there.
Kaburagi misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a combination
so Kaburagi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kaburagi looking to pass the guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Kaburagi pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position.
Kaburagi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kaburagi lands a couple of digs.
Kaburagi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kaburagi is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kaburagi is stalling in the full guard.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kaburagi stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kaburagi!
Jones wants to control but Kaburagi postures up.
Kaburagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kaburagi advances to full mount.
Kaburagi lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break free.
Kaburagi tightening his grip on Jones, looking for the choke.
Kaburagi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kaburagi looking to break Jones's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jones remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kaburagi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kaburagi is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Kaburagi is landing with strikes from the back.
Kaburagi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi lands a shot to the head.
Kaburagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones is covering up but some of the strikes from Kaburagi are getting through and doing damage.
Jones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kaburagi gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Akira Kaburagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaburagi working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jones is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kaburagi has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jones taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Kaburagi!
Akira Kaburagi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 2766 p4p, 1928 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 384 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tests Von Stroheim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
Von Stroheim misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watson throws a jab when Von Stroheim was well out of range.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Von Stroheim slips a jab from Watson.
Watson scores with a nice head shot.
Watson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Stroheim takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Von Stroheim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Stroheim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Von Stroheim scores with a sloppy right hand. Watson should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Watson is rocked!
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson cracks Von Stroheim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Von Stroheim throws an off balance right hand
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Von Stroheim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Von Stroheim - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Watson!
An out of breath Jake Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Petrov (ranked 2183 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Lemuel Denver (ranked 253 p4p, 221 weight class). Denver has chosen Марш нової армії as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Master Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denver dives in and scores a takedown into Petrov 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Denver advances position into side control!
Petrov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Denver off and has taken his back!
Denver is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver breaks Petrov 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Denver is working Petrov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Denver escapes and throws Petrov 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denver is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrov is defending well.
Denver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Denver trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver scoring with punches and elbows.
Denver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Petrov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Denver lands a nice forearm strike.
Denver controlling the position from side mount.
Denver lands a few punches from side control.
Denver passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Petrov !
Denver lands a big elbow.
Denver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denver on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denver lands with some strikes.
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.
Denver raining down shots from the mount!
Petrov is in a horrible position here. Denver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Denver controlling from mount.
Denver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petrov looks a forlorn figure.
Denver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Denver controlling the pace for now.
Petrov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Denver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Denver has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Petrov is looking to defend but Denver has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Petrov ! Denver pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Petrov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Gurgel (ranked 2175 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Max Termassus (ranked 317 p4p, 159 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Termassus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Gurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Termassus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Termassus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gurgel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gurgel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gurgel trying to control the position but Termassus is working away.
Termassus prevents Gurgel from improving position.
Gurgel in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Termassus is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabio Gurgel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 794 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 106 p4p, 153 weight class). Kruglov comes to the cage accompanied by МИХАИЛ КРУГ - Владимирский централ. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akutagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akutagawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akutagawa throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
Kruglov throws a hook but Akutagawa blocks it.
It seemed like Akutagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruglov needs to keep his hands up - Akutagawa had a free shot at his head there.
Akutagawa is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
Kruglov cracks Akutagawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruglov misses with a left hand
and Akutagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Akutagawa blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Akutagawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akutagawa throws a solid leg kick but Kruglov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akutagawa.
A leg kick checked by Akutagawa.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akutagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Akutagawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Akutagawa.
Akutagawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akutagawa, as that shot connected.
Kruglov misses with a hook to the body
and Akutagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akutagawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A good leg kick by Akutagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa lands a front kick.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akutagawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akutagawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akutagawa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruglov, as that shot connected.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akutagawa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kruglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akutagawa throws out a counter right but Kruglov avoids it with no problem.
Akutagawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruglov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akutagawa avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Akutagawa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Akutagawa does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruglov is looking to wear down Akutagawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruglov misses the body punch
and Akutagawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruglov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruglov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Akutagawa misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akutagawa thinking.
A head kick by Kruglov misses
and Akutagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov lands a right hook to the body.
Kruglov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Akutagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akutagawa throws a push kick but Kruglov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov lands a head kick!
Kruglov with a jab.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut
and Kruglov counters with a straight right hand.
Akutagawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Kruglov misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Akutagawa misses with a body shot
and Kruglov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akutagawa slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Akutagawa counters with a body kick.
Akutagawa throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Akutagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruglov has closed the distance and engaged Akutagawa in a clinch.
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryu Akutagawa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akutagawa.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akutagawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruglov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruglov. That snapped Akutagawa's head back.
Akutagawa misses the shot to the body.
Akutagawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruglov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Akutagawa really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akutagawa moves away.
Akutagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akutagawa throws a hook to the side of Kruglov's head but Kruglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akutagawa thows a leg kick but Kruglov checks it
and Kruglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akutagawa checks a low kick from Kruglov.
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov misses with a looping right.
Akutagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
A nice side step and Akutagawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruglov scores with a hook.
Akutagawa moves out of range of the body kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkutagawa.
Kruglov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akutagawa in his tracks.
Kruglov checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruglov misses the target.
Akutagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akutagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akutagawa throws a right hand that misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice body kick.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruglov counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with a hook to the body
and Akutagawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruglov has closed the distance and engaged Akutagawa in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Akutagawa.
Kruglov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruglov jabs at Akutagawa's body.
Kruglov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov takes a swing at Akutagawa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kruglov doesn't seem bothered though.
Akutagawa cracks Kruglov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruglov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov instigates a clinch.
Kruglov tries a body shot but Akutagawa blocks it.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa prevents a body shot from Kruglov.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akutagawa with the inside leg kick.
Kruglov avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Akutagawa slams his shin into Kruglov's torso.
Kruglov throws the left hand but Akutagawa avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akutagawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akutagawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akutagawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akutagawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akutagawa lands with a nice body punch.
Kruglov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov thows a leg kick but Akutagawa checks it
and Akutagawa counters with a good low kick that Kruglov was not able to check.
Akutagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Akutagawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Akutagawa blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryu Akutagawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kruglov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Kruglov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruglov misses with a body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akutagawa lands a leg kick that knocks Kruglov off balance momentarily.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Akutagawa keeps it at a distance.
Kruglov throws the kick towards the body but Akutagawa avoids it.
Kruglov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akutagawa moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
A big left from Akutagawa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akutagawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Akutagawa moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Kruglov.
Kruglov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akutagawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akutagawa takes one to the side of the head.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Akutagawa there.
Akutagawa throws a head kick but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akutagawa connects with a crisp jab.
Akutagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruglov throws a leg kick
and Akutagawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruglov is rocked!
Akutagawa moves out of range of the body kick from Kruglov.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick but Kruglov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akutagawa punishes Kruglov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akutagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akutagawa checks a low kick from Kruglov.
Akutagawa keeps Kruglov at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akutagawa tries to land a body kick
and Kruglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Akutagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruglov blocks a jab.
Akutagawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kruglov is looking to clinch.
Viktor Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Akutagawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruglov misses the body punch
and Akutagawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Akutagawa there.
Akutagawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruglov has time to react.
Oh Kruglov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruglov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kruglov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akutagawa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kruglov sprawling to the canvas! Kruglov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Akutagawa finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov throws a sloppy body shot
and Akutagawa scores with a counter punch that sends Kruglov to the canvas! Akutagawa smells blood - he's punishing Kruglov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kruglov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryu Akutagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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