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DC 96: Davis v Farman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 2228 p4p, 22057 weight class) and Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 268 p4p, 499 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised Dilbrandt's leg. Dilbrandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild combination.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tokugawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dilbrandt did well to prevent Tokugawa getting side control.
Tokugawa prevents Dilbrandt from standing back up.
Dilbrandt wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tokugawa seems to be working for a kimura but Dilbrandt defends the submission attempt.
Tokugawa 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.
Nice strikes from Tokugawa there.
Dilbrandt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tokugawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dilbrandt controlling the position well.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tokugawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tokugawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking for a sweep. Tokugawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tokugawa lands strikes from half guard.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt is looking for a sweep. Tokugawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Tokugawa working over Dilbrandt with some ground and pound. Dilbrandt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dilbrandt trying to hold on to Tokugawa's head to control him but Tokugawa postures up.
Dilbrandt tries to roll over but Tokugawa keeps him under control.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt is trying to maintain the position but Tokugawa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes.
Tokugawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilbrandt wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Well, if Tokugawa 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.
Tokugawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Dilbrandt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dilbrandt is trying to control but can't.
Tokugawa 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt wants to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tokugawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt is trying is best to control the position here.
Tokugawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tokugawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Tokugawa moved away.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Tokugawa throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilbrandt stalling in the clinch but Tokugawa improves position.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a decent looking hook.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Damian Dilbrandt has been cut.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tokugawa - that landed with a thud.
Tokugawa pulls guard successfully.
Dilbrandt throwing strikes but missing.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Dilbrandt from controlling successfully.
Dilbrandt looking to pass the guard.
Dilbrandt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tokugawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Dilbrandt from controlling successfully.
Dilbrandt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dilbrandt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kenjiro Tokugawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilbrandt preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dilbrandt with a nice calf kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Dilbrandt misses
and Tokugawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilbrandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilbrandt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa successfully pulls guard.
Tokugawa controls Dilbrandt momentarily but Dilbrandt frees himself.
Tokugawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dilbrandt manages to get himself to full guard.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilbrandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Dilbrandt's cut.
That's time! Tokugawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tokugawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa is keen to just control but Dilbrandt is a slippery customer.
Tokugawa is thwarting Dilbrandt's attempts to control the position.
Dilbrandt is doing well to control the position and prevent Tokugawa from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa seems to be working for a kimura but Dilbrandt defends the submission attempt.
Dilbrandt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tokugawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to control Tokugawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dilbrandt avoid being mounted?
Tokugawa working over Dilbrandt with some ground and pound. Dilbrandt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dilbrandt wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is thwarting Dilbrandt's attempts to control the position.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dilbrandt defending well though.
Tokugawa prevents Dilbrandt from standing back up.
Tokugawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dilbrandt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 Dilbrandt is rocked!
That has opened up Damian Dilbrandt's cut even more.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dilbrandt is still in real trouble! Can Tokugawa finish him?
Damian Dilbrandt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tokugawa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dilbrandt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tokugawa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 3201 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 408 p4p, 423 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Out Of My Face by Rebel Son. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
A left lands for Bennett.
Sloppy strikes from Dimakov. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bennett lands a jab to Dimakov's midsection.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Dimakov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Dimakov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimakov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimakov ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Dimakov misses with a straight right.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Dimakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimakov looks to land a combination. Bennett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimakov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimakov darts in and clinches Bennett up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Dimakov pushes Bennett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Dimakov.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimakov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimakov scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Dimakov.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov blocking some punches.
Dimakov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimakov throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimakov looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Dimakov moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.
Dimakov lands a right hand.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimakov.
Good body shot from Dimakov.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Dimakov slips the punch.
Dimakov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimakov.
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Dimakov dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett wants to slow Dimakov down by chopping away at his legs.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimakov.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Dimakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimakov dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Dimakov loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Dimakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dimakov closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Dimakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimakov can turn it around.
Dimakov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bennett slips a jab from Dimakov.
A shot to the body from Bennett misses
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett thumps Dimakov with a low kick.
Dimakov gets a clinch.
Dimakov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennett up against the cage.
Dimakov takes a shot to the head.
Dimakov taking a breather.
Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Dimakov moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dimakov gets a clinch.
Dimakov scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Dimakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Dimakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Dimakov misses.
Dimakov lands a right hook to the body.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimakov digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Dimakov saw that one coming.
Bennett sets himself, and Dimakov steps forward looking for the clinch! Bennett avoids it this time.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimakov missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimakov avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a right hand that Dimakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimakov also avoids with ease.
Bennett misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Dimakov coming out on top.
Dimakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimakov throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Dimakov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dimakov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dimakov missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Dimakov avoids them all with ease.
Dimakov digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimakov connects with a jab.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Dimakov.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Dimakov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Dimakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett stuns Dimakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Dimakov.
Bennett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimakov lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Dimakov. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett tries to move into range but Dimakov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimakov to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimakov misses.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimakov slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Dimakov loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennett misses its target.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bennett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bennett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gage Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Dimakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Dimakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Dimakov looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Dimakov just gets out of the way.
Dimakov clinches with his opponent.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimakov controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimakov controls his hands.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
A head punch on the inside from Dimakov fails to land.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Dimakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimakov.
Dimakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Dimakov controls the action.
Dimakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Dimakov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimakov blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimakov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimakov moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimakov moves away.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov lands with a right to the head.
Dimakov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Dimakov lands a nice uppercut.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to work over Dimakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Dimakov tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body.
Dimakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimakov.
Gage Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Konstantin Dimakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimakov.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Dimakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimakov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Dimakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dimakov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov breaks the clinch.
Dimakov works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
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!
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimakov works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
Dimakov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Dimakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimakov lands a jab to the nose.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimakov checks it well.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Dimakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dimakov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 2596 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Arturo Del Torro (ranked 217 p4p, 388 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rivers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Torro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Nice cross by Rivers.
It looks like Arturo Del Torro has been cut.
Del Torro throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Del Torro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Torro throws out the jab.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Torro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Torro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Del Torro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Del Torro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
The fighters circling - Del Torro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Del Torro tries to get set, Rivers tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Torro manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Torro misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivers looks to land a combination but Del Torro avoids it well.
Del Torro throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Del Torro.
Del Torro misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Torro misses the jab.
As Del Torro tries to get set, Rivers tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Torro manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Torro connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Del Torro is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rivers blocks the low kick.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Torros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Del Torro counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Torro.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Del Torro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Arturo Del Torro's cut even more.
Rivers tries to bum rush Del Torro with a series of wild strikes but Del Torro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Del Torro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a right hand that Del Torro ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Torro also avoids with ease.
Del Torro is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
Del Torro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Torro seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Torro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers throws a right and a left that Del Torro avoids nicely.
Rivers lands with a hook. Del Torro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Del Torro.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Del Torro.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Del Torro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Del Torro counter with a right hand.
 Rivers is rocked!
Del Torro lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Del Torro!
Arturo Del Torro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1548 p4p, 3630 weight class) and AdmiralGeneral Aladeen (ranked 143 p4p, 290 weight class). Aladeen has chosen Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aladeen throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aladeen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As O Brien backs off Aladeen throws a huge counter combo but O Brien manages to avoid it all.
Aladeen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Aladeen.
O Brien wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aladeen! But no joy.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Aladeen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aladeen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aladeen was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien tries to clinch up but Aladeen circles away and keeps his distance.
Aladeen throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen throws a big shot that misses.
Aladeen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot by Aladeen.
Aladeen throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aladeen misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aladeen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien throws a hook but Aladeen blocks it.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
Aladeen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen misses with a looping right.
Aladeen dives in and grabs O Brien's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes down on Aladeen's head and hops out.
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aladeen slips under a jab.
Aladeen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Brien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Aladeen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aladeen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Brien darts in trying to clinch
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien has Aladeen up against the cage in a clinch.
Aladeen misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Aladeen.
Aladeen blocks an uppercut.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Aladeen.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Aladeen is avoiding it.
Aladeen throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien tries to clinch up.
Aladeen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from O Brien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Brien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aladeen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aladeen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Aladeen.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aladeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien clinches up with Aladeen and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Aladeen holds him up against the cage and eventually O Brien drops back down to his feet.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aladeen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aladeen swats away the attempt to clinch by O Brien.
Nice jab there from Aladeen.
Aladeen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aladeen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch there but Aladeen circles away.
Aladeen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Brien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aladeen in his tracks.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aladeen.
O Brien tries to clinch up but Aladeen circles away and keeps his distance.
Aladeen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aladeen fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Brien.
Aladeen misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien wants to clinch up but Aladeen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch up
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aladeen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen is having none of it.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen moves out of range.
O Brien fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for O Brien.
O Brien lands with a straight right. Aladeen didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen moves away
and Aladeen counters with a series of strikes. O Brien will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen moves away
enabling Aladeen to counter with a crisp jab.
Aladeen misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Brien moves into range and clinches up with Aladeen.
Aladeen misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien gets through Aladeen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aladeen lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aladeen.
Aladeen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aladeen misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Aladeen is rocked!
O Brien lands an uppercut.
Aladeen is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen misses with some punches.
Aladeen takes a shot to the head.
Miles O Brien has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien pushes Aladeen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aladeen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Aladeen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aladeen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Aladeen misses its intended target.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but Aladeen pushes him off.
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 Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Aladeen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aladeen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aladeen seems to have recovered his senses.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien tries to clinch there but Aladeen circles away.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien sets himself, and Aladeen steps forward looking for the clinch! O Brien avoids it this time.
O Brien fails with the takedown
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen misses with a looping right.
Aladeen throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aladeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch but Aladeen moves out of range.
It seemed like Aladeen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aladeen loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
Aladeen misses with a few strikes there.
As Aladeen looks to move away, O Brien throws a big counter combo but Aladeen just gets out of the way.
O Brien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aladeen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien darts in and clinches Aladeen up against the cage.
Aladeen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aladeen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
O Brien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Brien is trying to push Aladeen away but Aladeen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aladeen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aladeen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aladeen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aladeen.
O Brien tries to clinch there but Aladeen circles away.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aladeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aladeen misses with a wild combination.
O Brien moves to clinch but Aladeen breaks away
and Aladeen counters with a one-two to the body.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Aladeen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen keeps the fight on the outside.
Aladeen throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
Aladeen throws a big shot that misses.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
Aladeen blocks a jab.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien wants to clinch up but Aladeen keeps it at a distance.
O Brien scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but Aladeen pushes him off.
Aladeen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Brien swivels and escapes.
O Brien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aladeen, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AdmiralGeneral Aladeen.
I think Aladeen 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2352 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 323 p4p, 387 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hardman counters with a straight right hand.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
P Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardman dodges the punch combination from P Cruz.
Hardman is looking to counter punch.
P Cruz swinging wildly here.
Hardman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Hardman counters with a shoot takedown. P Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardman is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz wants to stand but Hardman is controlling the position.
Hardman postures up.
P Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. P Cruz is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
P Cruz trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
P Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Hardman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Hardman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardman scores with a decent looking hook.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
P Cruz misses with a double jab
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
P Cruz tries to clinch up
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
P Cruz closes the distance and pushes Hardman back into the cage.
Hardman misses with a hook from the clinch.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Hardman's head.
Hardman misses with a hook from the clinch.
P Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
P Cruz is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz wants to clinch but Hardman slips to the side
and Hardman counters with a nice right hand that sends P Cruz toppling to the canvas! P Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hardman finish him?!
P Cruz is rocked!
P Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Hardman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
P Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
P Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
P Cruz is trying to break free.
Hardman breaks from the clinch.
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!
A head kick from P Cruz lands but Hardman takes it in his stride.
P Cruz misses with a double jab
and Hardman counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Hardman!
After winning the bout, Brock Hardman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 2004 p4p, 1395 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 171 p4p, 129 weight class). Bleak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Du Hast - Rammstein. Prince is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Prince takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Bleak moved out of range.
Prince avoids the head kick by Bleak.
Prince throws a low kick but Bleak moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Prince lands a leg kick that knocks Bleak off balance momentarily.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick but Bleak checks it.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince moves away from the strike by Bleak.
Bleak misses the jab.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Bleak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bleak.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Bleak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bleak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bleak moves out of range of the leg kick from Prince.
Prince lands a body shot.
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleak.
Prince thuds a left hand into Bleak's body.
Prince tries to land a front kick but Bleak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prince throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bleak counters with a right hand to the body.
Prince lands a slapping body shot.
Bleak defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Bleak misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bleak counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prince lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bleak scores with the left hand. Prince knows he should have avoided that one.
Bleak misses with a looping right.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a left to the body.
Bleak checks a leg kick.
Prince thows a leg kick but Bleak checks it
and Bleak counters with a straight right hand.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Bleak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prince lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bleak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bleak misses with a body punch
letting Prince counter with a right hand.
Bleak blocks the body kick.
Prince jabs at Bleak's body.
A head kick misses from Bleak.
Prince throws the kick towards the body but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince wants to counter with a clinch but Bleak pushes him away.
Prince looks for the body kick but Bleak saw that one coming.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bleak. Bleak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bleak is looking to wear down Prince with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bleak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prince.
Prince scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Prince misses.
Bleak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bleak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Bleak moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
Prince getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince misses with a hook
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prince takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prince thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bleak if he has to take too many more of those.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Prince misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bleak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prince.
Bleak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bleak swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Bleak sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Bleak avoids it this time.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a right hand to the body.
Bleak blocks a low kick nicely.
Prince throws out a leg kick but Bleak moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for Bleak's leg but Bleak calmly moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bleak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bleak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but Bleak saw it coming and moves away.
Bleak looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prince throws a leg kick
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak scores with a jab.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Bleak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Bleak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Prince.
Bleak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prince avoids the body shot from Bleak.
Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleak throws out the jab.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak digs a good hook to Prince's body.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prince throws a push kick but Bleak slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throws out a leg kick but Bleak moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
Prince thumps Bleak with a low kick.
Prince closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prince thows a leg kick but Bleak checks it
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Bleak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prince throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak slips a straight right by Prince.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bleak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bleak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prince throws a leg kick
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
A solid body kick from Prince.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bleak.
Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prince throws a hook but Bleak blocks it.
Bleak is looking to counter punch.
Prince blocks a head kick by Bleak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Prince misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Bleak moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Bleak.
Prince dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
Prince lands a front kick.
Prince takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prince misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
Prince fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prince misses with a left hand
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prince scores with a hook.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prince misses with a hook
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bleak slips under a jab from Prince.
A good leg kick by Prince.
Prince lands a slapping body shot.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bleak defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prince lands a front kick.
Prince lands with a kick to the temple. Bleak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Prince motions for Bleak to come forward. Prince throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bleak moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak digs a good body shot into Prince's ribs.
Prince scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Prince is predictable there
enabling Bleak to counter with a crisp jab.
Prince misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bleak misses the target.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
Bleak throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Bleak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince thumps Bleak with a low kick.
Bleak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prince connects with the punch.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Bleak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wulfgang Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prince throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bleak on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Prince misses.
Prince is looking to slow Bleak down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prince.
Bleak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but Prince sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely.
Bleak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bleak throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleak jabs Prince right on the nose. Prince blinks but takes it well.
Prince with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bleak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bleak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Bleak.
Prince feints and then cracks Bleak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleak down.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bleak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bleak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince lands a jab to Bleak's midsection.
Prince turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bleak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Prince throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prince misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
Prince fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bleak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Prince.
Bleak misses with a wild body shot.
Prince punishes Bleak's body with a nice straight punch.
Prince throws a body kick that misses
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince is rocked!
Bleak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prince has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zigor Azarola (ranked 1475 p4p, 1180 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 195 p4p, 155 weight class). Azarola comes to the cage accompanied by Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azarola feints and then cracks Grachev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grachev down.
Grachev pushes Azarola up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Azarola.
Azarola is leaning against Grachev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azarola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azarola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Azarola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grachev wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grachev.
Grachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola is trying to stall.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Azarola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grachev or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Azarola.
Azarola lands a body punch.
Grachev being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola blocking some punches.
Grachev scores with a shoulder strike.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Azarola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azarola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grachev letting Azarola take a breather here.
Azarola lands a nice shot to the body.
Grachev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Azarola misses with some punches.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola works on Grachev's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grachev.
Azarola misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
Azarola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Azarola.
Azarola gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azarola lands a right hand.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Azarola on the inside.
Azarola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Azarola lands a right hand.
Azarola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azarola misses with a punch on the inside.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
Azarola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Grachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azarola lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grachev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Azarola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grachev can turn it around.
Azarola lands a left hand.
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Grachev.
Grachev struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Azarola.
Azarola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Azarola - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grachev has Azarola pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Azarola.
Azarola misses with a body punch.
Azarola works on Grachev's body with a couple of short punches.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Grachev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azarola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Grachev is trying to force a seperation but Azarola has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grachev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grachev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grachev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Azarola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Azarola.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azarola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grachev struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
Azarola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grachev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grachev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azarola.
Azarola avoids the head kick by Grachev.
Azarola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Grachev misses.
Azarola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Azarola.
Azarola connects with a crisp jab.
Grachev avoids a punch combination nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Azarola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Azarola tries to clinch up but Grachev circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev swings for the body but Azarola moves out of range.
Grachev thumps Azarola with a low kick.
Azarola throws a low kick but Grachev avoids it.
Azarola throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Grachev.
Azarola throwing a counter right hand but Grachev manages to avoid it.
Azarola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azarola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azarola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Azarola.
Azarola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grachev can do to turn this around?
Azarola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azarola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grachev.
A low kick from Azarola is predictable there
and Grachev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grachev.
A short uppercut from Grachev.
Azarola tries to stall but Grachev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Grachev.
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola pushes Grachev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grachev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Azarola misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev lands with a left to the head.
Zigor Azarola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Azarola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev presses Azarola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Azarola taking a breather.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Azarola.
Azarola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grachev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
Azarola tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Grachev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
Grachev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grachev takes a shot to the head.
Azarola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
Azarola wants to stall.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev is trying to force a seperation but Azarola has the dominant position.
Azarola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola scores with a shot to the side of Grachev's head.
Nice body punch from Grachev.
Azarola misses with a punch to the body.
Azarola slows down the pace here.
Azarola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Azarola.
Azarola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grachev.
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!
Grachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola scores with a shot to the side of Grachev's head.
Grachev stalling in the clinch but Azarola improves position.
Azarola lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Azarola.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grachev taking a breather.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Grachev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Azarola.
Some bone on bone action there as Azarola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azarola just misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev misses with a body shot.
Grachev misses with a head kick.
Azarola fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grachev just manages to avoid it.
Azarola has Grachev up against the cage in a clinch.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Azarola misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Azarola.
Azarola lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Azarola lands a nice uppercut.
Azarola takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grachev.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Grachev is looking to control Azarola's arms but Azarola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grachev has his back to the cage.
Azarola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azarola wants to stall.
Grachev lands with a light punch inside.
Grachev can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Grachev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azarola is keeping busy.
Azarola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
Azarola misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azarola.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Azarola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grachev struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
Azarola misses with some punches.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev.
Azarola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Azarola scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Azarola.
Grachev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azarola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grachev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azarola checks it well.
Grachev wants to clinch
and Azarola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. Azarola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grachev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grachev throws a body shot but no joy.
Grachev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Grachev.
A leg kick checked by Grachev.
Azarola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grachev. Grachev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grachev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azarola throws a leg kick which misses Grachev's front leg but catches the back leg as Grachev tries to avoid it.
Azarola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grachev doesn't seem bothered though.
Grachev throws a body kick that misses.
Azarola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azarola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azarola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grachev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev lands a right hook to the body.
Stepan Grachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws out a leg kick but Grachev moves out of range and Azarola only half commits.
Grachev throws out a counter right but Azarola avoids it with no problem.
Grachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grachev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azarola is out of range and Grachev settles back down.
Azarola moves away from the strike by Grachev.
Grachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Azarola is just out of range.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azarola looks to score with a jab to the body but Grachev is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azarola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grachev - the referee stops the clock and Azarola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grachev. Azarola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grachev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azarola rather than just go for the knockout.
Azarola scores with a kick to the body.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Azarola, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azarola cracks Grachev with a good jab.
Grachev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azarola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Grachev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grachev.
Azarola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grachev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zigor Azarola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azarola 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zigor Azarola!
An out of breath Zigor Azarola 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Natalia Pisswater (ranked 284 p4p, 1381 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 23 p4p, 97 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater shoots for a takedown but McVicker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from McVicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McVicker misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McVicker sprawls well. McVicker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pisswater gets slowly back to his feet.
Pisswater punishes McVicker's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker jabs Pisswater right on the nose. Pisswater blinks but takes it well.
Pisswater throws a hook to the side of McVicker's head but McVicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pisswater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McVicker is fending him off so far but Pisswater persists. Nope, McVicker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McVicker.
McVicker thumps Pisswater with a low kick.
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater tries to sprawl but McVicker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pisswater wants to improve his position but McVicker is controlling well.
Pisswater wants to control but McVicker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pisswater looking for submissions off his back.
McVicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pisswater trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pisswater is working hard here to advance position.
McVicker thows a huge punch but Pisswater dodges it nicely.
Pisswater is looking to improve his position.
McVicker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pisswater defending well though.
McVicker is trying to control. Pisswater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McVicker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pisswater moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pisswater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pisswater is trying to keep McVicker in close.
McVicker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pisswater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McVicker controls the pace.
McVicker trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McVicker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McVicker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker is working Pisswater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pisswater seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McVicker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McVicker looking to sit in guard and control but Pisswater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McVicker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pisswater stopping the sweep attempt from McVicker.
McVicker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pisswater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McVicker's head.
McVicker working for a triangle but Pisswater defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McVicker's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince McVicker dominated that round.
That's time! Pisswater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McVicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pisswater.
McVicker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McVicker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McVicker scores with a one two! Pisswater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McVicker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pisswater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McVicker.
McVicker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pisswater misses with a shot to the body
and McVicker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McVicker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pisswater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater shoots in looking for a takedown but McVicker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pisswater's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McVicker dodges the punch combination from Pisswater.
McVicker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater slips under a jab.
Pisswater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McVicker counters with a stiff right hand.
Pisswater cracks a nice hook into McVicker's ribs.
Pisswater looks to throw a body kick
and McVicker counters with a one-two to the body.
Pisswater looks to land a left hand but McVicker moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - McVicker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McVicker misses with a series of wild punches.
McVicker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
McVicker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Pisswater. That snapped McVicker's head back.
Pisswater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVicker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pisswater stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pisswater lands a really nice looking cross but McVicker seems unphased.
McVicker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McVicker moves forwards but Pisswater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prince McVicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVicker looks to land a left hand but Pisswater moved out of range nicely.
McVicker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater darts in looking for a takedown but McVicker gets double underhooks and turns Pisswater into the cage.
McVicker wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pisswater.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisswater.
McVicker manages to break the clinch.
McVicker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pisswater checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Pisswater tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisswater connects with a right hand. McVicker shakes it off.
Pisswater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pisswater shoots in but McVicker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McVicker.
Nice shot by McVicker.
McVicker shoots in but no luck this time.
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pisswater throws a lazy uppercut
and McVicker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pisswater stuffs the takedown attempt from McVicker. McVicker gets slowly back to his feet.
Pisswater throws the left hand but McVicker avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince McVicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McVicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pisswaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McVicker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pisswater slips a jab from McVicker.
Pisswater throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
A nice side step and McVicker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pisswater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McVicker.
McVicker throws a leg kick
and Pisswater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McVicker misses with a low kick as Pisswater jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker throws a right hand that misses
and Pisswater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McVicker misses with an uppercut.
McVicker walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker looks to throw the jab but Pisswater is out of range.
McVicker throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
It looked like Pisswater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pisswater tries to score a power double leg takedown but McVicker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pisswater somewhat.
McVicker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pisswater with a lazy takedown attempt
and McVicker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McVicker throws a low kick but Pisswater moves out of range easily.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.
McVicker feints the counter takedown.
Pisswater defending well as McVicker loads up on a big left hand.
Pisswater swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McVicker misses with a leg kick
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from McVicker does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by McVicker there.
Pisswater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but McVicker is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. McVicker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pisswater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from McVicker finds it's way through Pisswater's defenses.
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Pisswater is looking to counter punch.
Pisswater throws a head kick but McVicker moves out of range.
Pisswater blocks a leg kick.
Pisswater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McVicker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pisswater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McVicker.
It looked like Pisswater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater moves away from the strike by McVicker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pisswater back to the cage. McVicker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McVicker connects with a single shot there.
A jab from McVicker misses.
McVicker moves away from the strike by Pisswater.
Pisswater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McVicker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
McVicker misses with a low kick.
Pisswater moves in looking to clinch but McVicker pushes him off.
Prince McVicker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McVicker looks to land a combination. Pisswater sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince McVicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McVicker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
A relieved looking Prince McVicker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 249 p4p, 783 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 26 p4p, 70 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 Arturo Ellacuria was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Ellacuria didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit 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.
Ellacuria is rocked!
It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellacuria's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ellacuria's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellacuria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Ellacuria's defenses.
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria seems to have recovered his senses.
Ellacuria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Ellacuria misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellacuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Ellacuria backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ellacuria is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works Ellacuria's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellacuria.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellacuria thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Ellacuria misses.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Ellacuria manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Arturo Ellacuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellacuria throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Ellacuria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Ellacuria thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that sends Ellacuria crashing to the mat! Sitsongrit stays standing though and waves Ellacuria back to his feet!
Ellacuria connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellacuria wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ellacuria if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ellacuria.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Ellacuria.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Ellacuria closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ellacuria misses with a knee to the head.
Ellacuria tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Ellacuria prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Ellacuria controls the action.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellacuria is trying to maintain a safe position but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns Ellacuria into the cage.
Ellacuria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ellacuria is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sitsongrit has denied him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit letting Ellacuria take a breather here.
Ellacuria trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Ellacuria's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Ellacuria misses the target.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ellacuria moved away.
Ellacuria wants to clinch.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellacuria throws a body kick that misses.
Ellacuria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Ellacuria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit steps in with a hook that catches Ellacuria right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sitsongrit follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ellacuria looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Davis (ranked 89 p4p, 495 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 4 p4p, 40 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky Road. Bryant Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Bryant Davis has been cut.
Farman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Farman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farman's sensitive parts.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis lunges at Farman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farman's hand.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farman moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Farman slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a leg kick
and Farman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Davis.
Farman rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Farman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Farman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farman swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis has Farman pushed against the cage.
A short left from Davis.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farman moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Farman off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farman instigates a clinch.
Farman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman being controlled against the cage.
Davis blocks a body shot from Farman.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Farman.
Farman struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Farman tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Farman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farman lands a nice uppercut.
Farman gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farman swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Farman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farman. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Farman.
Farman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Farman. Farman maintains the clinch.
Farman scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand.
Farman lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farman throws a head punch that misses.
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Farman digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Farman misses with a body punch.
Farman lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Farman.
Farman lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Farman.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Farman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farman struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farman misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farman.
Farman scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zafir Farman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryant Davis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis throws a leg kick but Farman moved away.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Farman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farman. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farman moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis throws a jab when Farman was well out of range.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Farman moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Farman.
Davis avoids the head kick by Farman.
Farman blocks a leg kick.
Farman throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis cracks Farman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farman throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick but Farman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Farman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Davis.
A low kick lands for Farman.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Farman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farman.
Farman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Farman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farman blocks a head kick by Davis.
Farman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Farman misses.
Farman lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis is rocked!
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farman.
Bryant Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Farman should have avoided that one.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farman tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman slips a jab from Davis.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
enabling Farman to counter with a crisp jab.
Farman's corner calls for a 1-2. Farman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Farman moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Farman throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis misses with a hook
and Farman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farman looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis motions for Farman to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Farman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Farman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farman feints a jab and as Davis dips his head, Farman unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Davis right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Davis falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Farman smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zafir Farman!
Zafir Farman is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Zafir Farman 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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