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HFC 79:Caceres vs Graham PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 24333 p4p, 23958 weight class) and Jon Alexander (ranked 446 p4p, 459 weight class). Alexander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander pushes Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakrzewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zakrzewski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alexander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander is working Zakrzewski over against the cage.
Zakrzewski working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Alexander on the inside.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexander's coach down at Pure Progress Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alexander's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zakrzewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Alexander.
Alexander landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexander scores with a hook to the body.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zakrzewski's efforts to push away.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakrzewski tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zakrzewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexander crunches a lovely knee into Zakrzewski's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexander.
Alexander moves into range and clinches up with Zakrzewski.
Alexander landing knees to the body.
Alexander working Zakrzewski over with knees to the body.
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Zakrzewski shrugs off.
 It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Alexander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zakrzewskis head.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
Alexander crunches a lovely knee into Zakrzewski's ribcage.
Alexander lands a knee to the head.
Alexander putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zakrzewski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Alexander.
Alexander connects with a knee to the head.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Alexander moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander lands an elbow that stopped Zakrzewski in his tracks for a moment.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zakrzewski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alexander.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh!!! Alexander has knocked Zakrzewski down with a huge combo! Alexander steps away and waves a wobbly Zakrzewski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Zakrzewski is rocked!
Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Zakrzewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
Alexander landing knees to the head.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Zakrzewski seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakrzewski throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander drives through and clinches with Zakrzewski against the cage.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zakrzewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
Zakrzewski looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zakrzewski's face.
Zakrzewski tries to pull guard but Alexander holds him up against the cage and eventually Zakrzewski drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Zakrzewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexander lands a shot to the body.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zakrzewski's defenses.
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Alexander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Zakrzewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zakrzewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jon Alexander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Zakrzewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Alexander shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zakrzewski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexander is keeping busy.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexander lands an uppercut.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander lands a left and a right that send Zakrzewski crashing to the mat, dazed. Alexander thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Zakrzewski out cold! Zakrzewski is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Alexander!
Jon Alexander managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Flawless Victory Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchima Gonshiro (ranked 5756 p4p, 3299 weight class) and Gordon Garcia (ranked 287 p4p, 224 weight class). Gordon Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Uchima Gonshiro's chin.
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135
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146
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uchima Gonshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Gonshiro's head but Gonshiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonshiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia cracks Gonshiro with a good jab.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia has Gonshiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia pulls guard.
Gonshiro passes into half guard.
Gonshiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonshiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonshiro wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonshiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonshiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonshiro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Gonshiro's body position as best he can.
Gonshiro working for a submission but Garcia is keeping him at bay.
Gonshiro looking to isolate an arm here. Garcia doesn't see it coming and as Gonshiro extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gonshiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uchima Gonshiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Porsche (ranked 2936 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Jackson Hole (ranked 215 p4p, 280 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Porsche might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hate it or Love it. Adam Porsche has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Counter fighter
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Porsche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Hole!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole darts in looking for a takedown but Porsche gets double underhooks and turns Hole into the cage.
Porsche feinted with a counter takedown.
Hole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Porsche to the ground. Hole is now in Porsche's guard.
Porsche had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hole defends it easily.
Hole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Porsche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hole's guard.
Hole is trying to control the position but Porsche postures up.
Porsche is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porsche preventing the sweep.
Porsche engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole is trying to keep Porsche in close.
Porsche pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hole is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hole holds on and takes a little breather.
Porsche sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hole wants to sweep here but Porsche controlling him for the moment.
Hole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Porsche wants to pass the guard but Hole is keeping the position.
Porsche is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Porsche has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Porsche is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Hole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porsche avoids it really well and circles away.
Porsche half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adam Porsche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Hole.
Hole shoots in for a double leg but Porsche sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Porsche as he avoids it easily.
Hole shoots in for a double leg but Porsche sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Porsche changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Porsche appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hole fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hole shoots in and drives through. Porsche sprawls well.
Porsche tries to counter with a takedown but Hole is quick to defend against it.
Porsche fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hole to the ground. Porsche is now in Hole's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porsche tries to free his leg and advance position but Hole is retaining full guard.
Porsche is stalling in the full guard.
Porsche seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hole for as long as he can get away with.
Hole looking for a sweep. Not yet Hole, not yet.
Porsche content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hole trying to control the position.
Porsche will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hole being controlled here, momentarily.
Porsche trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porsche not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porsche shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porsche sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hole throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Porsche stopping the sweep attempt from Hole.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Porsche dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hole or perhaps it was just good defense by Porsche, which made it look bad.
Hole shoots in for a takedown but Porsche shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Porsche appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porsche but Porsche pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adam Porsche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Hole.
Porsche scores with a takedown into Hole's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hole controls Porsche momentarily but Porsche frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porsche controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porsche slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Porsche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole controls Porsche momentarily but Porsche frees himself.
Porsche wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Porsche sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porsche wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Hole can't keep his opponent in guard - Porsche advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Porsche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hole felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hole tries to roll over but Porsche keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Porsche is controlling the pace.
Porsche's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hole tries to roll over but Porsche keeps him under control.
Hole keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Porsche with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porsche is trying to work for a kimura but Hole is defending well.
Porsche takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Porsche is trying to control. Hole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hole wants to improve his position but Porsche is controlling well.
Porsche takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Porsche is trying to control. Hole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Porsche controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Porsche. No joy for Hole on that attempt.
Hole misses with a takedown attempt - Porsche sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porsche stuffs the takedown attempt from Hole. Hole gets slowly back to his feet.
Porsche half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Porsche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hole can do to turn this around?
Hole tries for a takedown but Porsche sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Porsche changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Porsche stuffs the takedown attempt from Hole. Hole gets slowly back to his feet.
Porsche half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson Hole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hole shoots for a double leg takedown but Porsche sprawls well. He's pushed Hole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Porsche sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hole is breathing heavily.
Hole shoots and misses
and Porsche counters with a shoot takedown. Hole fights it but they end up in guard.
Adam Porsche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Porsche controls the pace.
Further stalling from Porsche.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Porsche dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Porsche is looking to regain half guard here but Hole keeps moving and retains side control.
Hole trying to control the position but Porsche is working away.
Porsche is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Porsche is working hard here to advance position.
Hole trying to control the position but Porsche is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porsche being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porsche tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hole just content to control the position.
Porsche manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Porsche controlling the pace.
Porsche trying to mount his opponent but Hole defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porsche is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hole keeping moving, preventing Porsche from controlling successfully.
Porsche is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Porsche slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hole is trying to get back to half guard.
Porsche tries to advance to mount but can't.
Porsche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hole keeps working.
Hole is letting Porsche control him for a moment.
Hole tries to bench press Porsche off him but Porsche keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Porsche tries to pass to full mount but Hole defends it.
Hole is controlling Porsche's trapped leg to prevent Porsche from advancing to side control.
Porsche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Porsche's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Porsche's back!
Porsche can't escape the position.
Hole controls the action.
Porsche turns into Hole and is now in his guard.
Hole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Porsche is one step ahead there.
Hole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porsche's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole wants to pass the guard but Porsche is keeping the position.
Porsche is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hole is aware though and is defending well.
Hole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hole advances to half guard.
Porsche is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hole slows the pace down in half guard.
Porsche wants to improve his position but Hole is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porsche is not content to let Hole control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Hole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porsche has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Porsche!
A victorious Adam Porsche 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 Joachim Murat (ranked 2715 p4p, 3503 weight class) and Du Klippt (ranked 201 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joachim Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Du Klippt!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klippt throws a jab but it's blocked by Murat.
Murat shoots in but no luck this time.
Klippt scores with a punch to the head.
Klippt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murat. Murat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murat fails with the takedown
and Klippt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klippt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murat.
Murat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klippt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joachim Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klippt ducks under a wild hook from Murat.
Klippt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klippt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klippt tries to sprawl but Murat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murat wants to pass to mount but Klippt is defending the position.
Murat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Klippt tries to get to full guard but Murat has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klippt can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klippt controlling the position for now.
Murat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klippt is trying to get back to full guard.
Klippt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murat lands a nice short elbow.
Klippt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murat passes to full mount!
Murat is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Klippt is surviving well by controlling Murat's body position as best he can.
Murat with a couple of short strikes.
Murat wants to control the pace but Klippt is squirming around nicely.
Klippt is desperately trying to improve his position but Murat has a good base and remains in mount.
Murat looking to control but Klippt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klippt is looking to get to half guard.
Murat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Klippt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murat raining down shots from the mount!
 Klippt is rocked!
Murat looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Klippt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Murat!
An out of breath Joachim Murat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Du Klippt was interviewed post fight and said 'Unfortunate loss today, I’m going to work harder than ever and come back stronger than ever, I will be champion one day.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 3607 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Loki Rehn (ranked 367 p4p, 324 weight class). Seto comes into the arena with The Doors - Roadhouse Blues blaring out of the sound system. Loki Rehn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loki Rehn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rehn gets caught flat footed, as Seto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seto controlling from the top position.
Seto prevents Rehn from getting back to his feet.
Seto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rehn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seto is controlling him.
Rehn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto 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.
Rehn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seto sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seto is controlling him.
Rehn being controlled here, momentarily.
Seto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rehn being controlled here, momentarily.
Rehn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Seto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Seto throws a big elbow that misses.
Seto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Seto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seto passes into half guard.
Seto seems to be looking for submissions.
Seto in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rehn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Seto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Seto!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Seto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Macaco (ranked 1421 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Niko Radovic (ranked 202 p4p, 277 weight class). Macaco comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Touch This. Radovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BAGS!. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Radovic! But no joy.
Macaco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Radovic slips a straight right by Macaco.
Macaco closes the distance and clinches.
Radovic pushes Macaco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Radovic is trying to push Macaco away but Macaco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Macaco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Macaco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Radovic blocks an elbow strike from Macaco.
Macaco tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Macaco presses Radovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Macaco is leaning against Radovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Radovic looks winded!
Radovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Macaco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaco misses with a punch on the inside.
Macaco blocking some punches.
Macaco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macaco misses with a punch to the body.
Macaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Radovic's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Macaco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macaco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macaco lands an elbow just above Radovic 's eye.
Macaco misses with a body punch.
Macaco blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macaco throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic tries a body shot but Macaco blocks it.
Macaco lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Macaco.
Macaco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radovics head.
Radovic breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macaco scores with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Macaco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Macaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macaco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Radovic.
Macaco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Radovic throws a leg kick but Macaco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Radovic tries a low kick but Macaco avoids it.
Macaco throws a looping overhand right but Radovic ducks down to avoid it.
Macaco catches Radovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Radovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macaco.
Macaco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macaco misses with an uppercut. Radovic saw that one coming.
Radovic connects with a jab.
We've been told by Macaco's head coaches at RBB Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Macaco throws a jab when Radovic was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Macaco, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Radovic tenderised Macaco's leg. Macaco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macaco drives through and clinches with Radovic against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macaco blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Macaco.
Macaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Macaco.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Radovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radovic avoids the elbow strike from Macaco, against the cage.
Radovic dodges an elbow strike from Macaco.
Radovic can't find room to land a body shot as Macaco controls the action.
Radovic lands a nice uppercut.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macaco lands a shoulder strike.
Macaco blocking some punches.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Radovic working aggressively here.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Macaco.
Macaco tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macaco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Macaco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Macaco as the two fighters clinch.
Macaco throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic prevents a body shot from Macaco.
Nice elbow from Macaco.
Radovic is rocked!
Radovic tries to work over Macaco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Macaco finish him?
Radovic blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Radovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Macaco.
Radovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macaco has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Radovic fails to land.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Radovic working aggressively here.
Macaco lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Macaco.
Radovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macaco tries to throw a body punch but Radovic avoids it by throwing Macaco back against the cage.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Radovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macaco swings widly with a right hand
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Radovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macaco. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Macaco 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 Radovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Radovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Macaco steps away.
Macaco is looking to clinch.
Radovic throws out a counter right but Macaco avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Macaco.
Macaco throwing a counter right hand but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Macaco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Radovic checks it well.
Radovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Macaco steps away.
Radovic 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.
Macaco misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diego Macaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macaco misses with a straight left.
Radovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macaco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Macaco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Radovic throws a leg kick which misses Macaco's front leg but catches the back leg as Macaco tries to avoid it.
Radovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macaco 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.
Radovic blocks a jab.
Macaco tries to land a leg kick but Radovic saw it coming and moves away.
Radovic jabs at Macaco's body.
Macaco blocks the body kick.
Macaco throws a solid leg kick but Radovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Macaco.
Radovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Macaco.
Macaco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Radovic just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Radovic.
Radovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Radovic misses.
Radovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Radovic lands.
Radovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macaco momentarily.
Macaco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macaco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macaco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Macaco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macaco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macaco's sensitive parts.
Radovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macaco wants to land a leg kick but Radovic is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macaco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radovic throws out a counter right but Macaco avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Macaco, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macaco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Radovic.
Niko Radovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radovic looks to land a left hand but Macaco moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovic looks to land a left hand but Macaco moved out of range nicely.
Radovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Macaco's head.
Macaco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Radovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Macaco throws a head kick but Radovic moves out of range.
A low kick from Radovic misses
letting Macaco counter with a right hand.
Macaco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Macaco lands with a right hand.
Macaco blocks a jab.
Macaco tries to clinch up.
Radovic throws a wild body kick that Macaco sees coming a mile off.
Macaco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Radovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Macaco scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radovic clobbers Macaco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macaco moves into the clinch.
Macaco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Radovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macaco backwards.
Macaco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macaco lands a head shot.
Macaco's corner calls for a 1-2. Macaco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Macaco misses with a leg kick
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Radovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Macaco.
Macaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radovic.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
Radovic checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Radovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Macaco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Radovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macaco throws out the jab.
Radovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Macaco on the side of the head.
Radovic catches Macaco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Macaco throws a jab but it's blocked by Radovic.
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macaco.
Macaco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Radovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Macaco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Radovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Radovic looks to move away, Macaco throws a big counter combo but Radovic just gets out of the way.
Radovic throws a low kick but Macaco avoids it.
Radovic misses with a lunging right hand
letting Macaco counter with a right hand.
Radovic tries a low kick but Macaco avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Macaco there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Radovic.
Radovic throws a head kick that misses.
Macaco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Macaco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Radovic walks into a straight right hand from Macaco.
Macaco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Radovic.
Macaco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Radovic has time to react.
Radovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radovic connects with a right hand. Macaco shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Radovic.
Radovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaco is just out of range.
Radovic swings widly with a right hand
and Macaco counters with a big right hand! Oh Radovic is in trouble here! Macaco follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Macaco!
Our winner, Diego Macaco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 1400 p4p, 2020 weight class) and Steve McMichael (ranked 201 p4p, 264 weight class). Steve McMichael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve McMichael!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMichael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chad Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMichael lands with a good body shot.
McMichael misses with a looping left.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
McMichael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McMichael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
McMichael looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
McMichael tries to move into range but Hammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Hammer misses its target.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
McMichael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McMichael sprawling to the canvas! McMichael rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hammer finish him?!
McMichael is rocked!
McMichael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McMichael looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichael.
McMichael jabs Hammer right on the nose. Hammer blinks but takes it well.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael lands with a shot to the body.
McMichael lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMichael.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMichael.
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammer swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
Hammer swings widly with a right hand
letting McMichael counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McMichael to counter with a crisp jab.
McMichael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice jab there from Hammer.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMichael now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good standup being displayed there by McMichael as he connects with a hook.
Hammer tests McMichael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer is rocked!
Hammer walks straight into a right hand from McMichael - that's dropped him! McMichael jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hammer from any more punishment! Hammer complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve McMichael!
A victorious Steve McMichael 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 Ernesto Romero (ranked 1184 p4p, 2394 weight class) and Dan Diego (ranked 91 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero forces Diego back against the cage and clinches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Romero lands a left hand.
Diego working hard to break the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Diego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Romero.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Romero moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Diego wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Ernesto Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero letting Diego take a breather here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Romero backs off Diego throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Dan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Romero finds it's target.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Romero moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero tries to clinch up
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero rushes Diego and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Diego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Dan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to clinch
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero keeps control of Diego as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Romero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 3987 p4p, 1064 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 248 p4p, 80 weight class). Magomedov's entrance music is Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched. A fine choice. Hasbulla Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rurik's half guard.
Rurik is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Rurik regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rurik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Magomedov has Rurik in his guard.
Rurik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rurik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rurik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rurik is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rurik wants to stand but Magomedov has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is trying to control Rurik's posture but Rurik avoids it.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Rurik tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rurik avoids the strikes from the bottom by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rurik easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rurik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rurik avoids the attempt from Magomedov to control.
Rurik controlling the pace for now.
Magomedov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov wants to hold on but Rurik pushes him away.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magomedov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rurik. What's that going to do exactly?
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik content just to control the position here.
Magomedov wants to hold on but Rurik pushes him away.
Magomedov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rurik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Magomedov tries to hold on but Rurik pushes him away.
Rurik controlling his opponent.
Magomedov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurik pulls his head out easily.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Magomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Rurik is going to stand back up.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurik pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rurik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rurik's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rurik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rurik lands with a right hand.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Rurik circles away easily
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rurik is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Rurik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Rurik counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hasbulla Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Rurik there.
It looks like Hasbulla Magomedov has been cut.
Rurik cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rurik feints a jab and as Magomedov dips his head, Rurik unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Magomedov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Magomedov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rurik smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yaroslav Rurik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Caceres (ranked 1573 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 217 p4p, 288 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rickson Caceres has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rickson Caceres seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Graham !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caceres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caceres half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Caceres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graham defends it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Graham has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graham feints and as Caceres raises his hands in defense, Graham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Graham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caceres has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Caceres has wrist control.
Caceres has his foot on Graham 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Caceres has wrist control.
Caceres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Graham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caceres has his foot on Graham 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Graham seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to control from the top but Caceres keeps moving.
Caceres is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Graham frees his head nicely. Oh but Caceres has switched to an armbar! Graham is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rickson Caceres!
After the big win, Rickson Caceres made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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