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CCC 9: BartosiĆski vs Kuznecov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hofmann (ranked 5426 p4p, 5453 weight class) and Tarenhall James (ranked 228 p4p, 229 weight class). Tarenhall James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Hofmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarenhall James!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hofmann.
Hofmann closes the distance and clinches.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Hofmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Hofmann slowing the pace effectively.
James's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hofmann manages to break the clinch.
Hofmann shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Hofmann with a poor takedown
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Hofmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James jabs at Hofmann's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James cracks Hofmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James gets a clinch.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hofmann, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from James on the inside.
Hofmann trying to stall but James improves his position.
A hook to the body from James.
James pushes Hofmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James avoiding damage.
James lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James lands a body shot.
Hofmann is breathing heavily.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
James drops Hofmann onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hofmann is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Hofmann is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Hofmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James moves into the clinch successfully.
Hofmann is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hofmann to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tarenhall James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 5818 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Simon Cross (ranked 511 p4p, 475 weight class). Cross has chosen Irregular God as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simon Cross was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Cross!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cross's guard.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cross has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Patryk doesn't defend quickly enough and Cross has managed to lock this one up! Can Patryk escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cross on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Cross!
Simon Cross spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Lukasz Patryk had this to say: 'I will never give up! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Seul Kim (ranked 3596 p4p, 4841 weight class) and Banderleii Showgun (ranked 373 p4p, 470 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Showgun's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Seul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banderleii Showgun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showgun lands a big head kick that sends Kim tumbling to the mat! Showgun takes a step backwards and waves Kim back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kim is rocked!
 It looks like Han Seul Kim has been cut.
Showgun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Showgun dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Look low, kick high! Showgun uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kim tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Showgun is absolutely delighted - when Kim wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Banderleii Showgun!
Banderleii Showgun bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anders Pettersson (ranked 2623 p4p, 24344 weight class) and Johan Svedberg (ranked 183 p4p, 358 weight class). Svedberg has chosen bis - Statement of Intent as his entrance music. 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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Svedberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Svedberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anders Pettersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svedberg throws a head kick that misses.
Pettersson throws a jab when Svedberg was well out of range.
Pettersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pettersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
Pettersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svedberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Pettersson backs off Svedberg throws a huge counter combo but Pettersson manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Pettersson's head coaches at Vale Tudo NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pettersson jabs Svedberg right on the nose. Svedberg blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson misses with a looping right.
Pettersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Svedberg.
A nice side step and Svedberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Svedberg is looking to slow Pettersson down with leg kicks.
Pettersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svedberg.
Pettersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svedberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svedberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svedberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pettersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svedberg misses with a looping right.
Pettersson connects with a crisp jab.
 Svedberg is rocked!
Svedberg ducks into an uppercut from Pettersson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anders Pettersson!
In defeat, Johan Svedberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be better!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Greyvine (ranked 23741 p4p, 4091 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 517 p4p, 422 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greyvine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ace of Spades - Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long takes a swing at Greyvine's ribcage but misses.
Greyvine defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Long scores with the left hand. Greyvine knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Long as he connects with a hook.
Long throws the left hand but Greyvine avoids the punch easily.
Greyvine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greyvine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Long has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Greyvine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Greyvine misses the target.
Greyvine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long throws the left hand but Greyvine avoids the punch easily.
Greyvine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greyvine moves away.
Greyvine takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greyvine. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greyvine moves out of range of the strikes.
Greyvine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyvine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greyvine lands a jab to the nose.
Greyvine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Long backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Greyvine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Long throws a jab when Greyvine was well out of range.
Long scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Greyvine is rocked!
BAM! Long delivers a spinning backfist that drops Greyvine like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tian Long!
A victorious Tian Long 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Beltran (ranked 2739 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Louis TJ (ranked 141 p4p, 113 weight class). TJ has chosen 7 Nation Army as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Louis TJ enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis TJ!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TJ misses with a looping right.
Beltran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beltran throws a leg kick but TJ sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beltran lands with a straight right. TJ didn't see that one coming.
Beltran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
TJ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beltran circles away quickly and effectively.
TJ misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by TJ.
TJ throws a lazy head kick
and Beltran counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
TJ shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
TJ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
TJ throws a big elbow that misses.
Beltran is adopting a defensive guard.
Beltran wants to sweep but no luck.
Beltran looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TJ works over Beltran with some ground and pound from guard.
TJ throws a big right hand that misses.
Beltran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
TJ trying to control but Beltran is working from the bottom.
Beltran managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beltran's corner calls for a 1-2. Beltran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beltran scores with a jab.
Beltran with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TJ misses with a wild body shot.
Beltran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
TJ works the jab nicely.
Beltran dips to his left and cracks TJ with an uppercut!
Beltran circles away from the clinch attempt.
TJ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
TJ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from TJ misses.
It looked like Beltran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
TJ takes a swing at Beltran's ribcage but misses.
TJ looks winded!
The fighters circling - TJ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beltran appears to be looking for a big counter.
Beltran lands with a nice combination. TJ backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Louis TJ has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltran lands with a right that hurts TJ. TJ looks to clinch but Beltran throws a short knee that drops TJ. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mike Beltran!
A relieved looking Mike Beltran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kangaroo Jack (ranked 1972 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 142 p4p, 100 weight class). Ernesto Romero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero rushes Jack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Romero tries to clinch up but Jack circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Romero tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero wants to clinch but Jack slips to the side
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage.
Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
A jab from Jack finds it's way through Romero's defenses.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to clinch
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack misses with a straight right.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jack defends it well.
Romero rushes Jack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack blocking some punches.
Jack blocking some punches.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
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.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero drives through and clinches with Jack against the cage.
Romero prevents a body shot from Jack.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
Romero tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
It looked like Jack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jack misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero clinches up with Jack and pushes him back against the cage.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Jack tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Jack tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Jack tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
Romero prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kangaroo Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jack. Jack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero gets a clinch.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Romero wants to clinch
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero has Jack pressed against the cage, preventing Jack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Jack throws a big counter combination but Romero scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero closes the distance but Jack moves to the side
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero gets a clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Romero has Jack pressed against the cage, preventing Jack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack is trying to break free.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack breaks from the clinch.
Jack tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with some punches.
Jack blocking some punches.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kangaroo Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up but Jack circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Romero tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Romero drives through and clinches with Jack against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Romero prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
Ernesto Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 2060 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 235 p4p, 209 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barfield misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barfield blocks the body kick.
Ortega throws a hook but Barfield avoids it easily.
Ortega slips a straight right by Barfield.
Ortega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Emilio Ortega has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Barfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortega doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Ortega cracks Barfield with an open hand slap.
Barfield tries to clinch but Ortega is having none of it.
Ortega tries to land a front kick but Barfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ortega throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega moves away from the strike by Barfield.
Ortega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barfield quickly recovers to half guard.
Barfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barfield's head.
Barfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Ortega.
Ortega is nestled in close to Barfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barfield's head.
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortega is controlling the pace.
Ortega passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barfield!
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega trying to control but Barfield is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barfield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ortega.
Ortega with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortega trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ortega lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ortega tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ortega looking to ground and pound but Barfield is blocking nicely.
Ortega lands a heavy elbow.
Ortega throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barfield because Ortega loaded up on that one.
Ortega content just to control the position here.
Barfield tries to lock up and control but Ortega gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
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.
Barfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortega.
A big right from Barfield misses.
A shot to the liver by Ortega. Beautiful body shot.
Barfield misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Ortega - just one landing.
Ortega jabs Barfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emilio Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barfield throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortega feints the counter takedown.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barfield cracks Ortega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barfield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barfield.
It looked like Barfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barfield misses with a hook.
Barfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barfield misses with a looping right.
Barfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Ortega shoots in and drives through. Barfield sprawls well.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.
Ortega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barfield's hands.
Ortega scores with a decent looking hook.
Ortega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barfield.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortega! But no joy.
Barfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ortega scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ortega throws an elbow but Barfield slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ortega are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ortega lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barfield down.
Ortega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barfield is avoiding damage well.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortega lands an elbow.
Barfield is not content to let Ortega control the position.
Barfield stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is working Barfield over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ortega trying to control the action but Barfield is working from the bottom.
Ortega throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ortega tries to score with some ground and pound. Barfield controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barfield takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barfield is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortega wants to control but Barfield is keeping him busy.
Barfield is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ortega connects with a decent elbow.
Barfield takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barfield takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Barfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ortega moves out of range as Barfield strikes.
Samuel Barfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barfield kicks Ortega off and gets to his feet.
Ortega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Barfield.
Barfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Barfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Barfield.
Ortega slips under a jab from Barfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Barfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Barfield.
Ortega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barfield closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Barfield.
Barfield is looking to control Ortega's arms but Ortega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barfield has his back to the cage.
Barfield trying to control the position but instead, Ortega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barfield into the cage.
Barfield trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barfield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Barfield throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Barfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ortega jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barfield walks away with a smile on his face. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left lands for Ortega.
Nice jab there from Ortega.
Barfield loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega feints the counter takedown.
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!
Barfield takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Barfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Barfield moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
Ortega works the jab nicely.
Ortega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barfield.
A jab from Barfield misses.
Ortega feints the counter takedown.
Barfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barfield.
Barfield tries to clinch but Ortega is having none of it.
Barfield throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barfield throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortega thinks about the counter body kick.
Barfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortega moves away from the strike by Barfield.
Ortega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ortega.
Nice takedown defense from Barfield. No joy for Ortega on that attempt.
Barfield is looking to counter punch.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Ortega with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Barfield misses the target.
Samuel Barfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Ortega.
Barfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega defending well as Barfield loads up on a big left hand.
Ortega throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Ortega finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ortega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Barfield.
I think Ortega 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Ortega!
Emilio Ortega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 140 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 17 p4p, 238 weight class). Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Javier Martinez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 37 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Averescu sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Averescu is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez controlling the action here.
Martinez throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
Averescu trying to control here.
Martinez stops Averescu from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Averescu is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Averescu avoid being mounted?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Averescu tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into Averescu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Averescu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Averescu blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Averescu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been informed that Averescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Averescu has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Averescu shrugs off.
Martinez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Averescu tries to kick Martinez off in order to stand up. Martinez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez 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.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Averescu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez 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.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Averescu is trying to buck Martinez off.
Martinez working away.
Martinez controlling from side mount.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Averescu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Averescu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Averescu some visible discomfort.
Martinez wants to control but Averescu is keeping him busy.
Averescu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martinez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Averescu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Martinez grinds an elbow into Averescu's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes.
Martinez working away.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
Averescu wants to get back to his feet but Martinez drags him back down.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Averescu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Averescu down.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martinez controlling from side mount.
Martinez trying to control the action but Averescu is working from the bottom.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez cracks Averescu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez rushes Averescu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez has Averescu pressed against the cage.
Martinez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Martinez distracts Averescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez prevents Averescu from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is working Averescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Averescu working a defensive guard here.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Averescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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.
Averescu walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Averescu throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Averescu keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment.
Averescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez stalls.
Martinez just leaning against Averescu, taking a breather.
Averescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Averescu's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Averescu shrugs off.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Averescu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Averescu up against the cage.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Averescu taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz BartosiĆski (ranked 875 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 56 p4p, 83 weight class). BartosiĆski comes to the cage accompanied by H4J4 - Walka z cieniem. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomasz BartosiĆski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BartosiĆski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kuznecov counter with a right hand.
BartosiĆski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznecov.
BartosiĆski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BartosiĆski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznecov.
BartosiĆski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov tries to clinch up but BartosiĆski circles away and keeps his distance.
BartosiĆski sizes up Kuznecov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BartosiĆski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznecov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznecov just misses with a punch to the body.
BartosiĆski throws a head kick that misses
and Kuznecov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznecov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BartosiĆski.
BartosiĆski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznecov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
BartosiĆski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from BartosiĆski.
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!
Kuznecov scores with a jab to the body.
BartosiĆski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuznecov's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BartosiĆski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznecov moves in looking to clinch but BartosiĆski pushes him off.
Kuznecov moves out of range as BartosiĆski throws a body kick.
Kuznecov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BartosiĆski.
A shot to the body from BartosiĆski misses
enabling Kuznecov to counter with a crisp jab.
BartosiĆski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuznecov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuznecov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kuznecov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
BartosiĆski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuznecov on the ground.
Kuznecov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuznecov cracks BartosiĆski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuznecov happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kuznecov in side control, throwing shots but BartosiĆski defends.
BartosiĆski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kuznecov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznecov dominating with strikes here.
Kuznecov landing strikes from the mount.
Kuznecov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kuznecov prevents BartosiĆski from getting the reversal.
BartosiĆski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BartosiĆski tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov lands a big elbow.
Kuznecov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuznecov thowing shots but they're missing.
Kuznecov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuznecov misses with a head shot.
Kuznecov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuznecov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BartosiĆski is bucking up trying to escape but Kuznecov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuznecov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have BartosiĆski in real trouble here! The ref calls for BartosiĆski to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Egor Kuznecov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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