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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Savette (ranked 2270 p4p, 3626 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 159 p4p, 235 weight class). Magomedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
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, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savette defends it nicely.
As Magomedov tries to get set, Savette tries to push him back and clinch up but Magomedov manages to avoid the attempt.
Magomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Savette wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Savette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Savette is controlling Magomedov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Magomedov thows a huge punch but Savette dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Savette is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magomedov is thwarting Savette's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov seems to be working for a kimura but Savette defends the submission attempt.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov misses with a head shot. Savette uses the momentum to regain guard.
Magomedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Savette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magomedov on the ground.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Magomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Magomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four 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.
Savette looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savette sprawls well. Savette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Magomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savette pinned against the cage. Savette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jean Paul Savette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Savette lands with an overhand left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hasbulla Magomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Savette sprawls well.
Savette seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magomedov misses with a takedown
and Savette counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Savette.
Savette lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov successfully pulls guard.
Magomedov looking for subs off his back but Savette has passed one foot through into half guard.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Savette pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control but Savette is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep. Savette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov looking for subs from the bottom but Savette mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Savette prevents Magomedov from getting the reversal.
Savette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magomedov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Savette passes into side control, despite Magomedov's attempt to control the position.
Magomedov misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Savette is staying tight to Magomedov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to bench press Savette off him but Savette keeps the position.
Magomedov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Magomedov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Savette defends easily.
Savette stands up and waves to Magomedov to follow him.
Savette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Hasbulla Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savette lunges at Magomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomedov's hand.
Savette defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Jean Paul Savette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savette pinned against the cage. Savette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Savette. No joy for Magomedov on that attempt.
Savette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savette dips to his left and cracks Magomedov with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savette, as that shot connected.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov with a poor takedown
and Savette counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savette breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savette defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savette circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Savette as Magomedov shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Jean Paul Savette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Magomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Savette gets double underhooks and turns Magomedov into the cage.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magomedov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Savette - the referee stops the clock and Magomedov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Savette. Magomedov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savette lands an overhand right.
Savette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Hasbulla Magomedov has been cut.
Savette connects with a nice looking jab.
 Magomedov is rocked!
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savette closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Magomedov! Savette dives in looking to finish! Magomedov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Savette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 1753 p4p, 2368 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 217 p4p, 274 weight class). Tomate has chosen “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six as his entrance music. Chris Griffin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomate. Tomate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Tomate back into the cage.
Tomate throws an elbow that misses.
Tomate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tomate keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin jumps guard but Tomate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Tomate.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Tomate.
Griffin wants to break free but Tomate has control.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Griffin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short body shot lands from Tomate as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin is trying to push Tomate away but Tomate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Tomate connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomate avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Tomate lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomate off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomate scores with a jab.
Tomate misses with the combination.
Tomate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Tomate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomate moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomate lands with a good body shot.
Tomate with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
and Tomate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Tomate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A cross from Tomate lands.
A swing and a miss from Tomate.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomate throws out the jab.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiago Tomate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Tomate catches Griffin right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Tomate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomate lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Tomate.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Tomate avoids it.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomate was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomate gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tomate has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Griffin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Tomate has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
Tomate lands an elbow inside.
Tomate works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomate lands a nice elbow.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Griffin lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Tomate.
Tomate dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Tomate blocks an elbow strike from Griffin.
Tomate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomate's brow.
Nice body punch from Tomate - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomate walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tomate scores with a jab to the head.
Tomate is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin darts in and clinches Tomate up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Tomate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tomate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.
Tomate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tomate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomate.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomate. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Tomate throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Tomate.
Tomate with the inside leg kick.
Tomate throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Tomate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomate tries a quick counter leg kick but Griffin is wise to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Tomate moves out of range easily.
Griffin wants to clinch but Tomate slips to the side
and Tomate counters with an inside leg kick.
Tomate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tomate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomate is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomate tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Griffin misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiago Tomate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomate tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Griffin 's eye.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomate throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomate misses with an elbow over the top.
Tomate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomate dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Tomate, against the cage.
Tomate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomate lands with a right to the head.
Tomate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin tries to break free but Tomate pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Griffin misses with an elbow strike.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but Tomate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
Tomate dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Tomate.
A short uppercut from Tomate.
Tomate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomate cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Tomate scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomate.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
 Griffin is rocked!
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomate lands a nice elbow.
Tomate tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Tomate.
A short left from Tomate.
Tomate throws an elbow that misses.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Tomate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomate throws an elbow but misses.
Tomate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but Tomate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tomate pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomate's brow.
Tomate avoids the elbow strike from Griffin, against the cage.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Griffin 's eye.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate avoids the elbow strike from Griffin, against the cage.
Tomate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Griffin 's eye.
Tomate blocks an elbow strike.
Tomate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomate controls his hands.
Tomate avoids the elbow strike from Griffin, against the cage.
Tomate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomate blocks an elbow strike from Griffin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Tomate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Griffin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomate finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffin's head.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Tomate moved out of range.
Griffin misses with the body kick
and Tomate counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin tries to clinch but Tomate moves out of range.
Tomate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body
and Tomate counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tomate scores with a counter punch that sends Griffin to the canvas! Tomate smells blood - he's punishing Griffin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Griffin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Tomate!
Tiago Tomate thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 2299 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 310 p4p, 261 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. Gonzalez has chosen Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Blake is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake with a nice calf kick.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Blake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Blake lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blake moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Blake prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Blake blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzalez forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trae Tricks (ranked 1282 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 166 p4p, 329 weight class). Nemkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Сектор газа - Лирика kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trae Tricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tricks walks into a left hand.
Tricks misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nemkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tricks throws a lazy right hand but Nemkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Nemkov ducks under a wild hook from Tricks.
Nemkov throws a counter combo.
Tricks misses with an uppercut
and Nemkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nemkov lands an overhand right.
Nemkov ducks under a wild hook from Tricks.
Tricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Nemkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Trae Tricks has been cut.
Nemkov scores with a jab. Tricks acknowledges it with a nod 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!
Nemkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tricks scores with a shot to the side of Nemkov's head.
Tricks lands with a left to the head.
Nemkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nemkov has Tricks pushed against the cage.
Nemkov working aggressively here.
Nemkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tricks backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov has Tricks pressed against the cage.
Nemkov presses Tricks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Tricks avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage.
Nemkov throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Nemkov.
Tricks pushes Nemkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nemkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemkov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tricks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nemkov can turn it around.
Nemkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tricks controls his hands.
Tricks working aggressively here.
Nemkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tricks lands with a short shot to the head.
Nemkov takes a shot to the head.
Nemkov pushes Tricks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nemkov lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nemkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tricks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricks misses with a body punch.
Tricks lands a shot to the body.
Tricks scores with a shot to the side of Nemkov's head.
Nemkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tricks.
Nemkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nemkov.
Tricks can't find room to land a body shot as Nemkov controls the action.
Tricks manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Tricks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nemkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nemkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tricks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemkov.
The crowd cheers as Tricks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nemkov doesn't seem phased though.
Tricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tricks tries to keep at a distance but Nemkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricks swings wildly with an uppercut but Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nemkov stalls.
Tricks tries to work over Nemkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tricks misses with the head strike.
Nemkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tricks has a couple of punches blocked by Nemkov.
A short right from Tricks on the inside.
Nemkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Tricks gets an underhook and turns Nemkov into the cage.
Tricks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nemkovs head.
Tricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nemkov trying to stall but Tricks improves his position.
Tricks misses with the head strike.
Nemkov misses with the head strike.
Tricks throws a head punch that misses.
Tricks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nemkov.
Nemkov stuns Tricks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tricks throws a looping overhand right but Nemkov ducks down to avoid it.
Nemkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tricks's head backwards.
Tricks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Tricks defending well as Nemkov loads up on a big left hand.
Tricks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Nemkov - just one landing.
Nemkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nemkov scores with a nice right hand.
Trae Tricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tricks misses with the body kick
and Nemkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nemkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tricks throws a sloppy head kick
and Nemkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tricks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tricks is just out of range.
Tricks swats away the attempt to clinch by Nemkov.
Tricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tricks misses with a straight left.
Tricks misses with a looping right.
Nemkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nemkov ducks under a wild hook from Tricks.
Nemkov throws an overhand right that lands on Tricks's shoulder, as Tricks tries to avoid the shot.
Nemkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Tricks off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Tricks misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tricks with a nice calf kick.
Nemkov slips a straight right by Tricks.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tricks counter with a right hand.
Tricks misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nemkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tricks staying out of range there.
Nemkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tricks.
Tricks lands a nice hook to Nemkov's body. Nemkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nemkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nemkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tricks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tricks misses with a leg kick
and Tricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Tricks as he connects with a hook.
Nemkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nemkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tricks.
Nemkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Tricks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tricks's hands.
Tricks takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses.
Nemkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Nemkov moves out of range as Tricks strikes.
Tricks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nemkov sizes up Tricks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tricks throws the left hand but Nemkov avoids the punch easily.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tricks misses with a shot to the body
and Nemkov counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Nemkov misses.
Nemkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nemkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tricks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Tricks misses.
Nemkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tricks throws out a loose jab but Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tricks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tricks gets tackled into the cage by Nemkov. Nemkov maintains the clinch.
Tricks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tricks throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemkov.
Nemkov takes a shot to the head.
Nemkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nemkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nemkov slows down the pace here.
Tricks misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nemkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tricks as Nemkov tries to tie him up.
Tricks lands a left hand.
Tricks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tricks is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Tricks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tricks 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.
Nemkov tries to clinch but Tricks moves out of range.
Tricks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nemkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nemkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Trae Tricks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tricks tries to move into range but Nemkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tricks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nemkov.
Tricks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nemkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nemkov throws the left hand but Tricks avoids the punch easily.
Tricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nemkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tricks.
Tricks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tricks looks to land a left hand but Nemkov moved out of range nicely.
Tricks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tricks lands with an overhand left.
Nemkov rushes Tricks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nemkov misses with some punches.
Tricks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tricks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nemkov backwards.
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!
Nemkov blocks an uppercut.
Tricks manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricks throws a head kick but Nemkov moves out of range.
Nemkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tricks's head.
Tricks throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Nemkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Nemkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nemkov in his tracks.
Tricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nemkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nemkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tricks looks to land a combination but Nemkov avoids it well.
Nemkov throws a hook but Tricks blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Tricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tricks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tricks missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tricks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nemkov clinches up against the cage.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tricks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nemkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tricks misses with some punches.
Trae Tricks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tricks as Nemkov tries to tie him up.
Nemkov is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tricks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nemkov moves in looking to clinch but Tricks pushes him off.
Tricks throws a right hand that misses
and Nemkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tricks looks to throw the jab but Nemkov is out of range.
Tricks misses with a looping left.
Nemkov closes the distance and clinches.
Tricks pushes Nemkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tricks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov has a couple of punches blocked by Tricks.
Tricks lands a right hand.
Tricks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nemkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nemkov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tricks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tricks.
Nemkov has a couple of punches blocked by Tricks.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tricks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nemkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tricks scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nemkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nemkov prevents Tricks from breaking the clinch.
Nemkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tricks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nemkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nemkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tricks blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tricks.
Nemkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nemkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nemkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trae Tricks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tricks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trae Tricks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Strand (ranked 1225 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Chu Chu Fukyu (ranked 159 p4p, 255 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Strand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chu Chu Fukyu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strand.
Strand misses with a hook. Fukyu ducked under it nicely.
Strand throws a shot from downtown. Fukyu moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strand 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 Fukyu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fukyu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Fukyu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strand uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fukyu has time to react.
Strand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukyu.
Strand's corner calls for a 1-2. Strand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strand throws an off balance right hand
and Fukyu counters with a nice body shot.
We've been told by Strand's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fukyu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strand misses with an uppercut. Fukyu saw that one coming.
Fukyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fukyu.
Fukyu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukyu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Strand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukyu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Strand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strand is looking to slow Fukyu down with leg kicks.
Strand scores with a nice strike.
Strand throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukyu.
Fukyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strand.
Strand lands a really nice looking cross but Fukyu seems unphased.
Strand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strand walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fukyu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Strand swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fukyu's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Strand!
A very excited looking Victor Strand made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Hernandez (ranked 610 p4p, 811 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 43 p4p, 55 weight class). Arturo Hernandez 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Rurik counters with a good low kick that Hernandez was not able to check.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rurik tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rurik is rocked!
Hernandez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yaroslav Rurik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rurik is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Rurik drives through and clinches with Hernandez against the cage.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Hernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hernandez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hernandez manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hernandez tries to score with some ground and pound. Rurik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rurik seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hernandez connects with a decent elbow.
Hernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Rurik is defending well.
Hernandez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rurik is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hernandez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Hernandez!
Arturo Hernandez retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Arturo Hernandez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 682 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Mike Chandler (ranked 61 p4p, 184 weight class). Vincent Van Elburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Elburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler feints a jab promting Van Elburg to slip. Chandler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Elburg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chandler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Elburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Elburg lands the left hand.
Chandler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Elburg manages to avoid it.
Chandler slips a jab from Van Elburg.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1-2. Chandler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Elburg decides to pull guard.
Chandler preventing the sweep.
Chandler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Elburg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Elburg has a closed guard, preventing Chandler from standing up.
Chandler has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Van Elburg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chandler is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Van Elburg pulls down on the head and he's put Chandler to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vincent Van Elburg!
An out of breath Vincent Van Elburg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 621 p4p, 813 weight class) and Kylan Cedillo (ranked 83 p4p, 107 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylan Cedillo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a nice hook to Cedillo's body. Cedillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz backing away here, and Cedillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cedillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Cedillo as he connects with a hook.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Cedillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cedillo circles away.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cedillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Cedillo settles back down.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Cedillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz tries to clinch there but Cedillo circles away.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cedillo.
Cedillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Cedillo counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cedillo slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cedillo.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Cedillo's legs.
Cedillo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Cedillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
A punch lands to the side of Cedillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cedillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cedillo throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cedillo stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cedillo prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cedillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz tries a body shot but Cedillo blocks it.
Cedillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cedillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cedillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruz under the eye.
Cedillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Cedillo is out of range.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cedillo. That did some damage!
Cedillo slips a straight right by Cruz.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cedillo loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cedillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Cedillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz rushes Cedillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cedillo is working Cruz over against the cage.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cedillo.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but Cedillo stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cedillo tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cedillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Cedillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz moves out of range as Cedillo throws a body kick.
Cedillo misses with a wild body shot.
Cedillo works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Cedillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Cedillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Cedillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cedillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cedillo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedillo is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cedillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cedillo is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz with a hook.
Cedillo throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Cedillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cedillo throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kylan Cedillo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruz darts in and clinches Cedillo up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Cedillo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but Cedillo stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cedillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cedillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Cedillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Cedillo lands an overhand right.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Cedillo keeps it at a distance.
Cedillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo is having none of it.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Cedillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cedillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cedillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cedillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Cedillo tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cedillo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cedillo misses with a body shot.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cedillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cedillo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cruz blocks it well.
Cedillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cedillo throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Cedillo saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Cedillo throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
A jab from Cedillo misses.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Cedillo circles away.
Kylan Cedillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Cedillo pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cedillo.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cedillo throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cedillo misses with a hook.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Cedillo.
Cedillo throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Cruz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cedillo manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo moves away
and Cedillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cedillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo is having none of it.
Cruz has Cedillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz jumps guard but Cedillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cedillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cedillo blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Cedillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Cedillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cedillo lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Cedillo is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cedillo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cedillo misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Cedillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Cedillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cedillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cedillo tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cedillo slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cedillo circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cedillo to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cedillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cedillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Cedillo jumps back.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cedillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Cedillo circles away.
Cedillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz checks a low kick from Cedillo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kylan Cedillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cedillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Cedillo misses its intended target.
Cedillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cedillo counters with a solid body kick.
Cruz tests Cedillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cedillo throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cedillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cedillo.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cedillo circles away.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo is having none of it.
Cruz cracks Cedillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz digs a good body shot into Cedillo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cedillo - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cedillo. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cedillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cedillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cedillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cedillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cedillo.
Cedillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Cedillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cedillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cedillo tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Cedillo avoided it.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Cedillo moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Cedillo circles away.
A slow jab from Cedillo misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cedillo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Cedillo counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cedillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cedillo counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Cedillo misses the jab.
Cedillo throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Cedillo pushes him off.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Cedillo.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cedillo misses with a straight left.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cedillo 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cedillo.
Cedillo defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Cedillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cedillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cedillo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cedillo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cedillo moves out of range.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cedillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cedillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cedillo loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Jacinto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Cedillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Cedillo saw that one coming.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cedillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Cedillo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz throws a leg kick
letting Cedillo counter with a right hand.
Kylan Cedillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cedillo is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cedillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cedillo lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kylan Cedillo.
I've got Cedillo 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylan Cedillo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rapheal (ranked 270 p4p, 522 weight class) and Petr Kuzmitch (ranked 42 p4p, 72 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petr Kuzmitch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapheal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rapheal throws a body kick that misses
enabling Kuzmitch to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Kuzmitch.
Nice shot by Kuzmitch.
Rapheal misses with a shot to the body
and Kuzmitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rapheal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Rapheal does it's job there.
Rapheal digs a good hook to Kuzmitch's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapheal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmitch throws a head kick that misses.
Rapheal lands a jab to Kuzmitch's midsection.
Rapheal connects with the punch.
Rapheal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kuzmitch sprawling to the canvas! Kuzmitch rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rapheal finish him?!
Kuzmitch is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapheal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've been told by Rapheal's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuzmitch throws a hook to the side of Rapheal's head but Rapheal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rapheal cracks Kuzmitch with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kuzmitch looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Rapheal finish him?
Kuzmitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Rapheal finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! Rapheal connects with the perfect overhand right and Kuzmitch falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rapheal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Rapheal!
Mark Rapheal retains his welterweight title!
Mark Rapheal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Von Wild (ranked 875 p4p, 618 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 71 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Katsu Yamasaki enters 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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Von Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Von Wild misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Wild lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Wild tests Yamasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Wild misses with a straight right.
And Yamasaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Von Wild pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Von Wild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Wild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamasaki throws a shot to the body.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Von Wild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Von Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
Von Wild shoots in but no luck this time.
Good shot there by Yamasaki.
Von Wild throws a series of punches but Yamasaki avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Von Wild ducks down to avoid it.
Von Wild misses with a looping right.
Von Wild stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamasaki. Yamasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Wild looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Von Wild was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Wild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Wild.
Yamasaki lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yamasaki.
Von Wild throws a body punch but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Yamasaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Wild in his tracks.
Von Wild staying out of range there.
Von Wild throwing a counter right hand but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Von Wild misses its intended target.
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
No joy there for Von Wild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamasaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamasaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Von Wild working a defensive guard here.
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!
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Wild is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki looking to pass the guard.
Von Wild working a defensive guard but Yamasaki passes into half guard.
Von Wild is trying to maintain the position but Yamasaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Wild is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamasaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Von Wild is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Wild wants to get back to full guard.
Von Wild has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamasaki is working away from the top position though.
Von Wild desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Wild digs a good hook to Yamasaki's body.
Von Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
Yamasaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Wild is fending him off so far but Yamasaki persists. Nope, Von Wild circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Wild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Von Wild connects with a body shot that sends Yamasaki's belly button to the back.
Von Wild ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Wild sprawls well initially but Yamasaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Von Wild moves into full guard.
Von Wild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Von Wild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamasaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Von Wild trying to control here.
Yamasaki maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Von Wild could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yamasaki has cracked it and Von Wild is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katsu Yamasaki!
Katsu Yamasaki made sure to mention his sponsor, Champion Apparel in his post fight interview.
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