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RSE 54: Journey To The End PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 3618 p4p, 3462 weight class) and Jimmy Skoog (ranked 373 p4p, 362 weight class). Jimmy Skoog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Skoog!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skoog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Aerts counter with a right hand.
Aerts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skoog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aerts slips a jab from Skoog.
It looked like Aerts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aerts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aerts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skoog throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Aerts stumbling backwards into the cage! Aerts bounces back off the cage towards Skoog, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Skoog lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Skoog celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Skoog!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Skoog thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Meadows (ranked 3743 p4p, 3407 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 400 p4p, 366 weight class). Franz Nicholas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas throws a hook to the side of Meadows's head but Meadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meadows is looking to chop away at Nicholas's legs.
Nicholas throws an overhand right that lands on Meadows's shoulder, as Meadows tries to avoid the shot.
Meadows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicholas.
Nicholas stuns Meadows with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meadows throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicholas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Jay Meadows has been cut.
Nicholas misses with a wild body shot.
Nicholas misses the jab.
Meadows swinging wildly here.
Nicholas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meadows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Nicholas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meadows manages to avoid it.
Nicholas throws a hook but Meadows blocks it.
Meadows swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nicholas to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Meadows - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicholas throws a hook but Meadows blocks it.
Meadows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicholas slips under a jab from Meadows.
Nicholas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Meadows looks for the body kick but Nicholas saw that one coming.
Nicholas throws a counter combo.
Meadows scores with a jab to the body.
Meadows misses with a wild body shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meadows.
Meadows lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicholas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meadows takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meadows cracks Nicholas with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Nicholas misses.
Nicholas lands an overhand right.
Meadows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meadows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a series of punches but Meadows moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicholas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meadows throws out a loose jab but Nicholas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicholas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nicholas misses with a body shot.
Nicholas throws a series of punches but Meadows moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicholas.
Nicholas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Nicholas saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meadows.
Nicholas defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.
As Meadows backs off Nicholas throws a huge counter combo but Meadows manages to avoid it all.
Nicholas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Meadows throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicholas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicholas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nicholas misses with a looping right.
Meadows misses with a body shot.
Meadows throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicholas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meadows looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicholas is just out of range.
It seemed like Nicholas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicholas throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicholas misses the target.
Meadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicholas.
A swing and a miss from Nicholas.
Meadows lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows misses with a wild combination.
Nicholas slips under a jab from Meadows.
Meadows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicholas throws out the jab.
Meadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicholas's head backwards.
Nicholas blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nicholas.
Nicholas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
The fighters circling - Meadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meadows misses with a looping right.
Nicholas misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Meadows wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicholas misses with a hook. Meadows ducked under it nicely.
Meadows moves away from the strike by Nicholas.
Meadows throws a leg kick but Nicholas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meadows throws a looping overhand right but Nicholas ducks down to avoid it.
Meadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Meadows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nicholas blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Nicholas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meadows cracks Nicholas with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas throws a hook but Meadows avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meadows throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meadows.
Meadows throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicholas throws a series of punches but Meadows moves out of range.
Nicholas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meadows.
Nicholas misses the jab.
Meadows throws a shot from downtown. Nicholas moves away and avoids it.
Nicholas is looking for the big counter here.
Meadows stalks Nicholas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nicholas's face. Nicholas staggers backwards, shaken.
Meadows misses with a series of wild punches.
Meadows misses with a left hand
and Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicholas scores with a body shot.
Meadows scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nicholas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meadows throws a shot from downtown. Nicholas moves away and avoids it.
Nicholas fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Meadows will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Meadows's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nicholas misses with a straight right.
Meadows throws a shot from downtown. Nicholas moves away and avoids it.
Meadows scores with a jab.
Meadows swinging wildly here.
A combination from Nicholas does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Nicholas.
Nicholas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meadows. Meadows obviously looking to wear him down.
Meadows gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meadows misses with a hook.
Nicholas walks into a jab.
Nicholas looks to throw the jab but Meadows is out of range.
Meadows is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nicholas.
Nicholas slips a jab from Meadows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meadows moves away.
Meadows avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicholas lands a slapping body shot.
Nicholas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicholas misses with an uppercut.
Meadows throws a counter high kick but Nicholas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nicholas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meadows shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicholas is looking for the big counter here.
Franz Nicholas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicholas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicholas moves away.
It seemed like Nicholas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicholas ducks under a wild hook from Meadows.
Meadows slips under a jab from Nicholas.
Meadows takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nicholas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meadows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicholas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicholas moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meadows. Nicholas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meadows misses the jab.
Meadows misses with a few strikes there.
Nicholas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
Nicholas misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Meadows misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nicholas misses.
Nicholas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meadows.
Nicholas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meadows loads up on a big right hand but Nicholas slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meadows misses with a low kick as Nicholas jumps back.
Meadows swinging wildly here.
Nicholas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meadows.
Nicholas scores with a decent looking hook.
Nicholas throws a hook but Meadows avoids it easily.
Meadows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicholas.
Meadows feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nicholas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicholas misses with a two punch combination.
Meadows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Nicholas misses.
Nicholas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicholas lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas misses with a straight right.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meadows half committed to a counter leg kick.
Meadows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meadows misses with a left hand
and Nicholas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicholas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meadows.
Meadows motions for Nicholas to come forward. Meadows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicholas throws the left hand but Meadows avoids the punch easily.
Meadows is looking to counter punch.
Meadows throws a leg kick but Nicholas checks it.
Nicholas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicholas throws an overhand right that lands on Meadows's shoulder, as Meadows tries to avoid the shot.
Nicholas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meadows was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicholas.
Nicholas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meadows.
Nicholas slips under a jab from Meadows.
Meadows throws a hook to the side of Nicholas's head but Nicholas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Nicholas blocks the leg kick.
Meadows scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicholas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicholas throws a hook to the side of Meadows's head but Meadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicholas looks to land a combination but Meadows avoids it well.
Nicholas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicholas blocks a jab.
Meadows swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicholas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicholas lands a nice looking body shot.
Meadows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicholas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meadows thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nicholas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meadows wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meadows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meadows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meadows closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meadows just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows throws a hook but Nicholas blocks it.
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 Jay Meadows will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Meadows's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nicholas connects with a single shot there.
Nicholas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooh!!! Nicholas has knocked Meadows down with a huge combo! Nicholas steps away and waves a wobbly Meadows back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Meadows is rocked!
Meadows gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Nicholas points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Meadows wakes up just in time to hear Nicholas thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Nicholas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuanwei Fenfang (ranked 3906 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Stan Friday (ranked 349 p4p, 182 weight class). Stan Friday 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuanwei Fenfang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenfang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fenfang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Friday 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.
Fenfang 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.
Fenfang wants to control from the top but Friday keeps moving.
Friday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenfang.
Fenfang trying to control but Friday is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fenfang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday wants to sweep but no luck.
Fenfang trying to control the position from guard on top but Friday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenfang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friday managing to control the position.
Friday keeping moving, preventing Fenfang from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fenfang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fenfang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Friday napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Friday is trying to control Fenfang's posture but Fenfang avoids it.
Friday taking a bit of punishment here - Fenfang scoring with strikes.
Friday is trying to control Fenfang's posture but Fenfang avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang is trying to get an arm triangle but Friday is defending well.
Fenfang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Friday struggling a bit here.
Friday is looking for a sweep.
Fenfang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fenfang cracks Friday with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Friday is trying to control Fenfang's posture but Fenfang avoids it.
Friday prevents Fenfang from moving into mount.
Fenfang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fenfang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Friday tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Friday struggling a bit here.
Friday is looking for a sweep.
Friday wants to control but Fenfang postures up.
Fenfang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friday keeps working.
Fenfang working away.
Friday is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friday struggling a bit here.
Friday taking a bit of punishment here - Fenfang scoring with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuanwei Fenfang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Friday tries to clinch there but Fenfang circles away.
Fenfang attempts a counter takedown but Friday avoids it well and moves away.
Fenfang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fenfang lands in his opponent's guard.
Fenfang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fenfang wants to control from the top but Friday keeps moving.
Friday can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fenfang controls the pace.
Fenfang trying to control the position from guard on top but Friday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenfang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Friday is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenfang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Friday defends well.
Friday stays in close to Fenfang's body and controls the position.
Friday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fenfang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fenfang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friday's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenfang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friday keeping full guard, as Fenfang tries to pass.
Friday has his foot on Fenfang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fenfang works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang trying to control but Friday is working from the bottom.
Fenfang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fenfang trying to control but Friday is working from the bottom.
Friday trying to keep a closed guard but Fenfang is proving a slippery customer.
Friday has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fenfang 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 Friday.
Friday tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Friday is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fenfang working the ground and pound but Friday is defending the strikes.
The referee asks Fenfang politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fenfang prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fenfang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fenfang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Friday has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fenfang wants to control but Friday is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday tries to buck Fenfang off but Fenfang is having none of it.
Friday can't do much from the bottom here.
Fenfang scores with a couple of short elbows.
Friday is trying to escape the position but Fenfang is controlling the position.
Fenfang trying to control the action but Friday is working from the bottom.
Fenfang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friday managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fenfang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuanwei Fenfang dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Friday moves into the clinch successfully.
Fenfang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Friday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fenfang wants to take the fight to the mat but Friday manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fenfang blocks it with crossed arms.
Fenfang has picked Friday up - he's going for a ride! Fenfang dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fenfang wants to control but Friday is keeping him busy.
Friday wants to improve his position but Fenfang is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenfang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Friday tries to roll over but Fenfang keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday is still trying to improve position.
Fenfang controlling the action here.
Fenfang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Friday controlling the position well.
Fenfang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fenfang is working for a submission of some sort.
Friday is trying to control but can't.
Fenfang seems to be working for a kimura but Friday defends the submission attempt.
Friday trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fenfang manages to pass to mount!
Friday is working to get back to half guard.
Fenfang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Friday can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang content just to control the position here.
Friday tries to reverse the position but Fenfang maintains control.
Fenfang can't control as he wanted to and Friday manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Fenfang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Friday doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fenfang.
Fenfang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Friday is just riding it out for now. Fenfang eventually gives up the hold.
Friday is looking to control Fenfang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Friday avoid being mounted?
Fenfang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Friday is just riding it out for now. Fenfang eventually gives up the hold.
Fenfang trying to control the action but Friday is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuanwei Fenfang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fenfang, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuanwei Fenfang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 1884 p4p, 1653 weight class) and Mirko Zoccato (ranked 151 p4p, 134 weight class). Chaiyachue comes to the cage accompanied by God's Plan. Mirko Zoccato acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Zoccato!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaiyachue leaves Zoccato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zoccato keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaiyachue wants to clinch.
Zoccato keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoccato gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chaiyachue to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zoccato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chaiyachue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chaiyachue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zoccato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaiyachue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoccato is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Chaiyachue frees his head nicely. Oh but Zoccato has switched to an armbar! Chaiyachue is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mirko Zoccato!
In defeat, Naruesorn Chaiyachue stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Guterrez (ranked 2696 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Dominick Bess (ranked 187 p4p, 150 weight class). Dominick Bess will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Guterrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bess!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guterrez.
Guterrez swings widly with a right hand
and Bess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bess lands with a hook. Guterrez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guterrez shoots for a takedown but Bess saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bess misses the shot to the body.
Bess looks to land a combination. Guterrez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bess lands with a shot to the body.
Bess misses with a wild body shot.
Bess is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bess misses with a few strikes there.
Guterrez attempts a counter takedown but Bess avoids it well and moves away.
Guterrez falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bess counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bess plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Guterrez to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Guterrez just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dominick Bess!
After winning the bout, Dominick Bess thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Draconis (ranked 1968 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Richie Aprile (ranked 215 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aprile throws a jab when Draconis was well out of range.
Draconis feinted with a counter takedown.
Draconis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Draconis moves out of range of the strikes.
Draconis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aprile sprawls well initially but Draconis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Draconis throwing shots but Aprile is blocking nicely.
Aprile tries to kick Draconis off but Draconis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Draconis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aprile defending well though.
Draconis is nestled in close to Aprile, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draconis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draconis 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.
Draconis wants to take a breather but Aprile is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis wants to free his trapped foot but Aprile is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draconis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Draconis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile is looking to escape.
Draconis seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Aprile has recovered full guard.
Aprile wants to stand up but Draconis is controlling him.
Aprile looking for a sweep. Not yet Aprile, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draconis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aprile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Tommy Draconis has been cut.
Aprile with a hook.
Aprile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draconis.
It seemed like Aprile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aprile digs a good body shot into Draconis's ribs.
Aprile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draconis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aprile throws out the jab.
Draconis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Draconis or perhaps it was just good defense by Aprile, which made it look bad.
Draconis has his takedown stuffed
and Aprile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draconis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aprile taking a bit of punishment here - Draconis scoring with strikes.
Aprile wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Aprile gets back to half guard.
Draconis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aprile defending well though.
Draconis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aprile 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.
Aprile is trying to get back to full guard.
Draconis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aprile wants to get back to his feet.
Draconis working the head and body with strikes.
Draconis is looking for a kimura but Aprile is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draconis to get the leverage.
Aprile pushes Draconis off and gets back to his feet.
Draconis slips under a jab from Aprile.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draconis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draconis shoots in and drives through. Aprile sprawls well.
Aprile lands the left hand.
Aprile lands with a nice combination. Draconis backs away looking to recover.
Tommy Draconis's cut is getting worse.
Richie Aprile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draconis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aprile's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draconis prevents Aprile from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Aprile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Draconis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Draconis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aprile is fending him off so far but Draconis persists. Nope, Aprile circles away and we're back to standing.
Draconis shoots in looking for a takedown but Aprile manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draconis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draconis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aprile circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draconis moves out of range of the strikes.
Draconis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draconis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aprile.
Aprile loads up on a big right hand but Draconis slips the punch.
Draconis moves out of range of the strikes.
Draconis looks to land a left hand but Aprile moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aprile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aprile wants it to stay on the feet.
Aprile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aprile throws a big shot that misses.
Aprile lands with an uppercut that bounces Draconis off the cage and back into range.
Aprile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draconis.
Aprile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draconis in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile missing with a left hand there. Draconis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draconis swings widly with a right hand
and Aprile counters with a nice uppercut.
Tommy Draconis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab from Aprile finds it's way through Draconis's defenses.
Richie Aprile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aprile wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Aprile. That snapped Draconis's head back.
Draconis throws an off balance right hand
and Aprile counters with a beautiful punch that sends Draconis to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aprile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draconis's guard.
Draconis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draconis is trying to work for a kimura but Aprile is defending well.
Draconis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aprile has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Draconis is on him like a limpet, forcing Aprile back against the cage.
Aprile breaks the clinch.
Aprile tries to sprawl but Draconis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aprile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aprile is staying active underneath Draconis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draconis winds up and cracks Aprile with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draconis not doing much here.
Draconis is looking to take a break and control but Aprile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draconis slips a nice elbow through Aprile's hands, connecting with Aprile's forehead.
Draconis prevents Aprile from standing back up.
Aprile is refusing to be controlled, as Draconis sits in half guard.
Draconis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draconis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aprile knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aprile gets full guard.
Draconis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Draconis wants to control from the top but Aprile keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Draconis being controlled here momentarily.
Aprile is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draconis is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Draconis scores with a jab. Aprile acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draconis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tommy Draconis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aprile takes one to the side of the head.
Aprile tries to bum rush Draconis with a series of wild strikes but Draconis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draconis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aprile.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Aprile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Draconis'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!
Draconis avoids the body shot from Aprile.
Aprile throws a body punch but Draconis moves out of range.
Draconis attempts a counter takedown but Aprile avoids it well and moves away.
Draconis lands with a nice body punch.
Draconis dives in and grabs Aprile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aprile pushes down on Draconis's head and hops out.
Aprile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draconis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aprile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aprile as he jumps to the side.
Aprile fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aprile misses with an uppercut.
Aprile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aprile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draconis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile lands a glancing blow to the side of Draconis's head.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aprile is trying to stand up here but Draconis is controlling him well.
Aprile is trying to maintain the position but Draconis is very close to passing his half guard.
Draconis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aprile is looking to get to half guard.
Aprile wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Draconis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aprile wants to hold on but Draconis pushes him away.
Aprile wants to try and get back to his feet.
Aprile in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aprile is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Aprile taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aprile is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draconis working for a guillotine from mount but Aprile is in no mood to give up.
Draconis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aprile?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Aprile that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Draconis tries to control but Aprile wriggling away.
Aprile keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aprile is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tommy Draconis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aprile wants to control but Draconis is having none of it.
Draconis with a couple of short strikes.
Aprile is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draconis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aprile is looking to escape.
Aprile defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Draconis.
Aprile is trying desperately to improve position.
Draconis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Draconis with shots to the head and body - Aprile looks very uncomfortable down there.
Richie Aprile is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draconis won't let Aprile get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Draconis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aprile has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Aprile!
Richie Aprile decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tommy Draconis was interviewed post fight and said 'This fight was really short notice, only a few days. My manager screwed the pooch here. It's no wonder I lost. It has to be someone else's fault! I'm the shit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 1226 p4p, 1769 weight class) and James River (ranked 96 p4p, 128 weight class). Bruce Hardman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
152
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147
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
James River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Hardman misses with an uppercut.
Hardman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
River digs a good body shot into Hardman's ribs.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by River .
River throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
Hardman attempts a counter takedown but River avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to move into range but Hardman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
River lands with a good body shot.
River drops his hands momentarily and Hardman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Hardman is predictable there
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River clobbers Hardman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hardman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits River s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Hardman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River misses the shot to the body.
Hardman tries to counter with a takedown but River is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from River .
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardman can't break the clinch.
River manages to pull guard.
Hardman has gone for a leg lock! River slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hardman's guard.
River throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells River 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
River scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
River looking to sit in guard and control but Hardman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
River has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hardman should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, River has tightened it up now! Hardman should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James River !
Our winner, James River , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds (ranked 2287 p4p, 885 weight class) and Light Uhp (ranked 261 p4p, 102 weight class). Light Uhp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Uhp!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNoseBleeds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from TheNoseBleeds there as he acknowledges the shot.
TheNoseBleeds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top of Food Chain in the buildup to the fight.
TheNoseBleeds missing with a left hand there. Uhp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
TheNoseBleeds fails with a takedown attempt.
TheNoseBleeds shoots in looking for a takedown but Uhp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing TheNoseBleeds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uhp throws a right hand that TheNoseBleeds ducks under and follows up with a left that TheNoseBleeds also avoids with ease.
TheNoseBleeds connects with the punch.
Uhp looks to land a right hand but TheNoseBleeds moved out of range.
TheNoseBleeds misses with a right hand
and Uhp counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds has been cut.
TheNoseBleeds looks to score with a jab to the body but Uhp is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNoseBleeds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uhp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TheNoseBleeds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
TheNoseBleeds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uhp defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as TheNoseBleeds throws out the jab.
Light Uhp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uhp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
TheNoseBleeds lands with an overhand left.
Uhp connects with a good right hand that stumbles TheNoseBleeds. TheNoseBleeds circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uhp moves out of range of the strikes.
Uhp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
TheNoseBleeds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uhp.
Uhp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
TheNoseBleeds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uhp misses the shot to the body.
Uhp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheNoseBleeds.
Uhp lands with a cross.
TheNoseBleeds is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in TheNoseBleeds - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Uhp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Light Uhp!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 1742 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Edmond Chabazian (ranked 219 p4p, 198 weight class). Edmond Chabazian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown but TheNineteenth shows good takedown defense.
TheNineteenth misses with a looping right.
Chabazian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says TheNineteenth as he avoids it easily.
TheNineteenth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheNineteenth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chabazian.
Chabazian wants to counter with a clinch but TheNineteenth pushes him away.
TheNineteenth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TheNineteenth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chabazian.
RollBack TheNineteenth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Chabazian.
TheNineteenth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by TheNineteenth's head coaches at Top of Food Chain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
TheNineteenth throws a jab when Chabazian was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian dodges the punch combination from TheNineteenth.
Chabazian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in TheNineteenth's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. TheNineteenth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
TheNineteenth wants to stand up but Chabazian is controlling him.
Chabazian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but TheNineteenth keeps moving.
Chabazian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
TheNineteenth wants to get back to his feet but Chabazian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chabazian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chabazian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chabazian won't allow TheNineteenth to sweep him here.
Chabazian looking to pass the guard.
Chabazian is working TheNineteenth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
TheNineteenth wants to stand but Chabazian is controlling the position.
Chabazian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chabazian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TheNineteenth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chabazian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. TheNineteenth is keeping the position for now.
Chabazian stops TheNineteenth from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook
and Chabazian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
TheNineteenth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chabazian's guard.
Chabazian has a closed guard, preventing TheNineteenth from standing up.
Chabazian looking to hit a scissor sweep but TheNineteenth is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
TheNineteenth preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chabazian is on top in guard.
TheNineteenth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TheNineteenth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chabazian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chabazian advances position into side control!
Chabazian scoring with punches and elbows.
Chabazian landing strikes.
Chabazian prevents TheNineteenth from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian lands a few punches from side control.
Chabazian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chabazian cracks TheNineteenth with a big right hand but TheNineteenth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chabazian wants to control but TheNineteenth is keeping him busy.
Chabazian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused TheNineteenth some visible discomfort.
TheNineteenth is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chabazian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chabazian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. TheNineteenth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chabazian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but TheNineteenth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
TheNineteenth with a nice cross.
TheNineteenth throws a big shot that misses.
Chabazian has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chabazian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TheNineteenth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chabazian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chabazian feints the counter takedown.
Chabazian ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chabazian under the eye.
TheNineteenth throws a series of punches but Chabazian avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNineteenth stuffs the takedown attempt from Chabazian. Chabazian gets slowly back to his feet.
TheNineteenth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chabazians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by TheNineteenth.
Good exchange - Chabazian coming out on top.
TheNineteenth loads up on a big right hand but Chabazian slips the punch.
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts TheNineteenth as he jumps to the side.
TheNineteenth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
RollBack TheNineteenth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TheNineteenth moves into range and connects with a jab.
TheNineteenth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
TheNineteenth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from TheNineteenth misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth missing with a left hand there. Chabazian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chabazian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and TheNineteenth counters with a straight right hand.
RollBack TheNineteenth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Chabazian.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut. Chabazian saw that one coming.
TheNineteenth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chabazian.
Chabazian with the counter takedown but TheNineteenth avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabazian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
TheNineteenth misses with a straight left.
TheNineteenth looks to throw the jab but Chabazian is out of range.
TheNineteenth scores with a nice head shot.
Chabazian moves away from the strike by TheNineteenth.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by TheNineteenth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth clobbers Chabazian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 Chabazian is rocked!
TheNineteenth throws a lazy right hand but Chabazian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chabazian is still on wobbly legs! Can TheNineteenth finish him?
Chabazian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. TheNineteenth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chabazian seems to have recovered his senses.
Chabazian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edmond Chabazian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chabazian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chabazian staying calm.
Chabazian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TheNineteenth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if TheNineteenth tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Chabazian crashes against the mat.
Chabazian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TheNineteenth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chabazian on the ground.
TheNineteenth stops Chabazian from passing to mount.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, TheNineteenth has escaped the position, nice work there.
TheNineteenth is trying to control Chabazian's posture but Chabazian avoids it.
TheNineteenth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
TheNineteenth wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Chabazian has ideas of his own. He's got hold of TheNineteenth's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! TheNineteenth is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Chabazian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Edmond Chabazian!
A very excited looking Edmond Chabazian 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Mickey (ranked 471 p4p, 801 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 35 p4p, 62 weight class). Raven has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gage Mickey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mickey enables Raven to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mickey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mickey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mickey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Mickey defends easily.
Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mickey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mickey wants to stand but Raven has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mickey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey is working hard here to advance position.
Mickey controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Outlier Martial Arts NY inform us that Raven has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Mickey defends easily.
Raven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raven wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven is adopting a defensive guard.
Mickey preventing the sweep.
Raven controls Mickey momentarily but Mickey frees himself.
Mickey controlling from the top position.
Raven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mickey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Raven is looking for a triangle but Mickey pushes his legs off easily.
Raven trying to control the position.
Mickey is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mickey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Raven misses the target.
Raven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mickey throws a body shot but no joy.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven misses with a lunging right hand
and Mickey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raven. Raven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raven shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mickey kicks Raven off and gets back to his feet.
Raven misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
Mickey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Mickey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey misses with a straight right.
Mickey throws a front kick aimed at Raven's knee but Raven avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mickey is looking to counter punch.
Gage Mickey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Mickey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raven on the side of the head.
Raven slips under a jab.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mickey.
Raven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mickey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raven.
Raven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mickey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Mickey dominated that 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.
Mickey misses with an uppercut. Raven saw that one coming.
Mickey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raven shoots and misses
and Mickey counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mickey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raven can do to turn this around?
Raven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mickey throws out the jab.
Raven misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey throws a hook but Raven avoids it easily.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mickey.
Mickey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Mickey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mickey defends it well.
Raven lands a lovely overhand right.
Mickey misses with an uppercut.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Raven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mickey.
Sloppy strikes from Mickey. Those never looked like landing.
Raven throws a lazy right hand but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven takes one to the chin there.
Raven goes for a double leg but Mickey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mickey continues to drive forward.
Mickey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mickey takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Raven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mickey misses with a body shot.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mickey kicks Raven off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage Mickey is winning the standup battle so far.
Mickey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a hook but Mickey avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mickey misses the target.
Mickey scoring well with a low kick there.
Mickey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mickey slaps away a takedown attempt from Raven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raven with a hook.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mickey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven scores with a jab to the body.
Raven lands a jab to Mickey's midsection.
Mickey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Mickey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Mickey misses
and Raven counters with a shoot takedown. Mickey fights it but they end up in guard.
Mickey wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raven with a poor takedown
and Raven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raven ducks under a wild hook from Mickey.
Raven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mickey defends it well.
Mickey tests Raven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mickey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Mickey 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.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Mickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raven changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Raven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raven misses with a body shot.
Mickey looks to throw the jab but Raven is out of range.
Raven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mickey defends it well.
Raven misses with a straight left.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven takes one to the chin there.
Mickey lands a glancing blow to the side of Raven's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Mickey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Raven misses the target.
Raven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Raven throws a body shot but no joy.
Raven throws a looping overhand right but Mickey ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Raven.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mickey.
Mickey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Raven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mickey regains half guard.
Mickey is doing well to control the position and prevent Raven from advancing to side control.
Mickey is refusing to be controlled, as Raven sits in half guard.
Mickey is trying to stand back up but Raven is controlling him
Raven prevents Mickey from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mickey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raven is working away from the top position though.
Mickey wants to improve his position but Raven is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mickey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mickey is keeping the position for now.
Raven content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mickey holds on and takes a little breather.
Mickey kicks Raven off and gets to his feet.
Raven shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mickey kicks off Raven and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mickey tries a head kick but it misses.
Raven throws out a loose jab but Mickey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raven.
A swing and a miss from Mickey.
Raven moves away from the strike by Mickey.
A shot to the liver by Raven. Beautiful body shot.
Mickey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raven under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Mickey clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mickey throws a body kick that misses.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven swings for the body but Mickey moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mickey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mickey missing with a left hand there. Raven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raven with the counter takedown but Mickey avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Mickey.
Mickey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mickey connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey throws the left hand but Raven avoids the punch easily.
Mickey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
An attempted straight right counter from Mickey misses the target.
The fighters circling - Mickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raven thuds his right hand into Mickey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Raven misses.
Raven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
Mickey throws out a loose jab but Raven uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Raven tries to counter it with a takedown but Mickey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mickey on the side of the head.
Raven shoots in and drives through. Mickey sprawls well.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mickey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mickey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mickey throws a big shot that misses.
Raven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mickey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raven scrambles back to his feet.
Raven throws a good cross that connects.
Raven looking to score a takedown here. Mickey is defending well but Raven drives through and ends up in Mickey's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mickey trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mickey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mickey is pulling down on Raven's head. It's preventing any offense from Raven, at least for the moment.
Mickey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raven controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mickey controlling the position.
Mickey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mickey wants to sweep but no luck.
Mickey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mickey is pulling down on Raven's head. It's preventing any offense from Raven, at least for the moment.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mickey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raven throws a hook to the side of Mickey's head but Mickey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four 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.
Mickey misses with an uppercut.
Raven missing with a left hand there. Mickey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Mickey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raven closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mickey to the mat! Mickey manages to get full guard.
Mickey is pulling down on Raven's head to control his posture.
Mickey wants to stand up but Raven is controlling him.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Mickey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven throwing strikes but missing.
Raven wants to control from the top but Mickey keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zane Raven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mickey slaps away a takedown attempt from Raven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mickey moves away.
Mickey dips to his left and cracks Raven with an uppercut!
Mickey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mickey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raven fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mickey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Mickey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Mickey defending well as Raven loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Mickey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mickey was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Mickey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mickey misses with a two punch combination.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven throws a poor cross that misses
and Mickey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mickey as Raven shoots in.
Mickey swinging wildly here.
Raven feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey defending well as Raven loads up on a big left hand.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mickey counters with a straight right hand.
Mickey throws a good cross that connects.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mickey moves away.
Mickey slips under a jab.
Raven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raven throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mickey to counter with a crisp jab.
Raven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mickey misses with a low kick.
Raven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mickey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Raven.
And Raven tries to counter it with a takedown but Mickey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mickey misses with an uppercut. Raven saw that one coming.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Raven.
Mickey misses with a right hand
and Raven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mickey!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey tries to bench press Raven off him but Raven keeps the position.
Raven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mickey pushes Raven away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Raven gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Raven tries to score with some ground and pound. Mickey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey tries to buck Raven off but Raven is having none of it.
Raven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Raven lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raven throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zane Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage Mickey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mickey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage Mickey!
Gage Mickey retains his bantamweight title!
Zane Raven was interviewed post fight and said 'Death is in the air…'.
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