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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bennett Knightley (ranked 24737 p4p, 5473 weight class) and Alfonzo Bondzie (ranked 537 p4p, 491 weight class). Knightley's entrance music is Hang ‘Em High - NCR. A fine choice. Bennett Knightley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bennett Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonzo Bondzie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley blocks a low kick nicely.
Knightley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bondzie.
Bondzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knightley finds it's way round the side to connect with Bondzie's head.
Bondzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knightley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bondzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knightley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bondzie in his tracks.
A clash of legs there as Knightley blocks the low kick.
Bondzie tries to move into range but Knightley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knightley scores with a push kick.
Knightley misses with an uppercut. Bondzie saw that one coming.
Knightley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bondzie counters with a body kick.
Bondzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Bondzie wants to counter with a clinch but Knightley pushes him away.
Knightley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Bondzie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley gets tackled into the cage by Bondzie. Bondzie maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bondzie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bondzie throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knightley.
Come on Knightley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bondzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knightley's brow.
Knightley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knightley avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Knightley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bondzie is stalling here.
Knightley controlling the action here for a moment.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Bondzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondzie stalls.
Bondzie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Knightley works on Bondzie's body with a couple of short punches.
Bondzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bondzie stalling.
Bondzie trying to land knees to the body.
Knightley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondzie.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondzie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knightley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bondzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knightley looks to land a left hand but Bondzie moved out of range nicely.
Knightley dips to his left and cracks Bondzie with an uppercut!
Knightley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bondzie if he has to take too many more of those.
Bondzie tries to clinch up but Knightley circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie tries a low kick but Knightley avoids it.
Knightley stalks Bondzie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bondzie's face. Bondzie staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Alfonzo Bondzie has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley lands an overhand right.
Knightley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bondzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bondzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bondzie ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
A jab lands there for Knightley.
Knightley thumps Bondzie with a low kick.
Bondzie misses with a low kick.
Knightley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bondzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knightley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bondzie's hands.
Bondzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Knightley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonzo Bondzie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knightley throws a head kick but Bondzie moves out of range.
Bondzie forces Knightley back against the cage and clinches.
Knightley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Knightley.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knightley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knightley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bondzie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bondzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knightley is defending well for now.
Knightley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondzie.
Knightley lands a right hand.
Knightley looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Bondzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Knightley avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knightley scores with a shot to the side of Bondzie's head.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondzie lands a leg kick that knocks Knightley off balance momentarily.
Bondzie throws a push kick but Knightley slaps the foot to one side.
Bondzie moves out of range as Knightley throws a body kick.
Bondzie misses with a low kick.
Bondzie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bondzie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that Bondzie sees coming a mile off.
Bondzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bondzie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knightley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bondzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knightley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Bondzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Knightley breaks the clinch.
Bondzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondzie ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Bondzie throws a solid leg kick but Knightley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bondzie.
Bondzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bondzie moves into range and clinches up with Knightley.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfonzo Bondzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knightley is stalling here.
Knightley breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie staying out of range there.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that Bondzie sees coming a mile off.
Knightley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knightley scores with a shot to the side of Bondzie's head.
Knightley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley with the inside leg kick.
Knightley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley lands a nice looking body kick.
Knightley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondzie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bondzie misses with a leg kick
and Bondzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Knightley.
Knightley throws a looping overhand right but Bondzie ducks down to avoid it.
Bondzie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bondzie thows a leg kick but Knightley checks it
and Knightley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bondzie thinking.
Knightley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Knightley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bondzie misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Knightley.
Knightley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bondzie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knightley is looking for a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bondzie lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Knightley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfonzo Bondzie's cut.
That's time! Knightley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Knightley thuds a left hand into Bondzie's body.
A head kick misses from Knightley.
Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Bondzie jumps back.
Bondzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knightley moves out of range of the body kick.
Bondzie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knightley.
Bondzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Knightley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley misses with an uppercut.
Bondzie is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley connects with a looping right hand.
Knightley throws a hook but Bondzie blocks it.
Knightley lands a jab to the head.
Knightley throws a body punch but Bondzie moves out of range.
Bondzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knightley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondzie can do to turn this around?
Bondzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knightley throws out the jab.
Bondzie clinches with his opponent.
Bondzie is looking to control Knightley's arms but Knightley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bondzie has his back to the cage.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
Knightley misses with the head strike.
Bondzie trying to land knees to the body.
Knightley is trying to push Bondzie away but Bondzie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bondzie trying to stall but Knightley improves his position.
Bondzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bondzie is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley tries a body shot but Bondzie blocks it.
Bondzie trying to control the position but instead, Knightley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bondzie into the cage.
Bondzie looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Knightley.
Knightley is trying to stall.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Knightley avoids the damage to the body.
Bondzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knightley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Knightley to work.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knightley managing to block the knees to the body from Bondzie.
Knightley managing to block the knees to the body from Bondzie.
Knightley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knightley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knightley breaks the clinch.
Bondzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Bondzie's leg. Bondzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bondzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondzie misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bondzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Knightley circles away.
Knightley connects with a leg kick.
Bondzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
Bondzie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bondzie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Bondzie misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Bondzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bondzie with the inside leg kick.
Bondzie blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Knightley misses the target.
Knightley swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondzie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennett Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knightley, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennett Knightley!
Our winner, Bennett Knightley, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Holmberg (ranked 4270 p4p, 4997 weight class) and The Doctor (ranked 439 p4p, 474 weight class). Tim Holmberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Doctor!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmberg.
Doctor avoids the body shot from Holmberg.
Doctor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Tim Holmberg has been cut.
We've been told by Holmberg's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Doctor as he connects with a hook.
Doctor swings for the body but Holmberg moves out of range.
Holmberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doctor throws a lazy right hand but Holmberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmberg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holmberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doctor won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holmberg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doctor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holmberg is working Doctor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holmberg throws an elbow but Doctor slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Holmberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Doctor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holmberg working the body and head with strikes.
Doctor is looking for a sweep.
Holmberg landing strikes.
 Doctor is rocked!
Holmberg lands a strong strike to the head of Doctor. That's dazed him! Holmberg looking to finish here. Doctor is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Holmberg lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Holmberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Goodwire (ranked 3564 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Wesley Crusher (ranked 386 p4p, 416 weight class). Goodwire comes to the cage accompanied by Purge announcement. Blake Goodwire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Goodwire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodwire, as that shot connected.
It looks like Wesley Crusher has been cut.
Goodwire jabs Crusher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crusher tests Goodwire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodwire swinging wildly here.
Crusher pushes Goodwire away with a front kick.
Goodwire throws a combination. Crusher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crusher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goodwire throws a shot from downtown. Crusher moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crusher has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crusher scores with the left hand. Goodwire knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Crusher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goodwire takes a step back to recover.
Crusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crusher pushes Goodwire up against the cage in a clinch.
Crusher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goodwire.
Crusher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodwire's efforts to push away.
Crusher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goodwire backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwire has had enough of the clinch but Crusher keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Goodwire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusher gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Crusher working Goodwire over with strikes.
Goodwire is looking to escape.
Crusher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crusher working over Goodwire with some ground and pound. Goodwire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crusher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Crusher.
Crusher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crusher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusher lands a heavy elbow.
Crusher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crusher with a couple of short strikes.
Goodwire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goodwire's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Crusher dominating with strikes here.
Crusher content just to control the position here.
Goodwire really wants to buck Crusher off and get back to his feet.
Crusher dominating with strikes here.
Goodwire can't escape the position.
Goodwire is breathing heavily.
Goodwire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goodwire?
Crusher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crusher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goodwire looks a forlorn figure.
Crusher postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Goodwire out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Crusher goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wesley Crusher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Greene (ranked 2597 p4p, 24869 weight class) and Ugly Dan (ranked 294 p4p, 546 weight class). Ugly Dan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerome Greene's chin.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugly Dan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene looks to throw the jab but Dan is out of range.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene jabs Dan right on the nose. Dan blinks but takes it well.
Dan closes the distance but Greene moves to the side
and Greene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Greene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dan.
Dan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Greene misses the target.
Dan tries to counter with a clinch but Greene shakes him off and moves away.
Dan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Dan takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Greene - just one landing.
Greene misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with the combination.
Greene with a nice cross.
Jerome Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greene lands a body shot.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dan throws a chopping leg kick but Greene manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Dan saw that one coming.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Dan feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a sloppy body shot
and Dan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dan.
Greene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Dan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Greene.
Greene takes a swing at Dan's ribcage but misses.
Dan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dan tries to land a front kick but Greene steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greene went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dan is looking to slow Greene down with leg kicks.
Greene swinging wildly here.
Dan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Dan slips the punch.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
A shot to the body from Greene misses
and Dan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Greene content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dan tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Dan lands a hook that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Dan misses with the head strike.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Dan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
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 Jerome Greene will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dan circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene connects with a single shot there.
Dan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dan can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Greene.
Greene's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
An inside leg kick from Dan misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Greene misses its target.
Dan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Jerome Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Greene blocks it well.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan thows a body kick. Greene tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dan tries to counter with a clinch but Greene shakes him off and moves away.
Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greene takes a swing at Dan's ribcage but misses.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan walks into a jab.
Dan moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Greene moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dan misses the jab.
Greene throws a combination that misses
and Dan counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dan was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Greene is looking to wear down Dan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Dan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Greene moves out of range of the leg kick from Dan.
Dan throws a wild body kick that Greene sees coming a mile off.
Greene lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greene connects with a single shot there.
Greene misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a body shot.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dan tried to score with a low kick but Greene checks it.
Dan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Dan wants to counter the offense by Greene and move into the clinch position.
Dan defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand.
Dan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greene jabs Dan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greene takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Greene misses.
Dan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan thows a leg kick but Greene checks it
and Greene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Dan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Dan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Dan avoids the body shot from Greene.
Dan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Greene lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dan at a distance.
Greene lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Greene dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Dan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Dan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan motions for Greene to come forward. Dan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dan misses with a body kick.
Dan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Dan slams his shin into Greene's torso.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greene.
Dan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dan wants to land a leg kick but Greene is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Greene tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greene.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene scores with a jab to the head.
Greene throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dan on the side of the head.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan staying out of range there.
A low kick from Dan is predictable there
and Dan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene thuds a left hand into Dan's body.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Greene is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greene works Dan's body with a nice hook.
Dan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a punch to the head.
Greene misses with a hook to the body
and Dan moves into the clinch.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greene blocking some punches.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Dan lands with a light punch inside.
Dan has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Greene misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Dan.
Greene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Ugly Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dan misses with some punches.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan working aggressively here.
Dan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greene's efforts to push away.
Jerome Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugly Dan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Greene!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Greene thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon Yeah (ranked 3559 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Stephen McGarvey (ranked 393 p4p, 373 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Jon Yeah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen McGarvey!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeah with a poor takedown
and McGarvey counters with an inside leg kick.
Yeah tries for a takedown but McGarvey circles away easily
and McGarvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGarvey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yeah shoots in for a double leg but McGarvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Jon Yeah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGarvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGarvey.
McGarvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yeah.
McGarvey tries to bench press Yeah off him but Yeah keeps the position.
Yeah is looking to take a break and control but McGarvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yeah tries to score with some ground and pound. McGarvey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah working away.
Yeah throws a strike aimed at the side of McGarvey's head but McGarvey avoids it well.
McGarvey is looking to regain half guard here but Yeah keeps moving and retains side control.
McGarvey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yeah 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.
McGarvey is trying to get back to half guard.
Yeah is looking to take a break and control but McGarvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGarvey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah slips a nice elbow through McGarvey's hands, connecting with McGarvey's forehead.
McGarvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGarvey missing with punches from the bottom.
McGarvey is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Yeah.
Yeah trying to control from half guard but McGarvey is working away.
Yeah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yeah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGarvey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGarvey tries to roll over but Yeah keeps him under control.
Yeah wants to take a breather but McGarvey is having none of it.
McGarvey wants to control but Yeah is keeping busy.
Yeah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGarvey is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGarvey missing with punches from the bottom.
Yeah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Yeah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McGarvey has hold of Yeah's hands but Yeah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey tries to get to full guard but Yeah has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yeah in particular looking to stall.
McGarvey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGarvey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarvey controls Yeah momentarily but Yeah frees himself.
McGarvey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yeah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGarvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGarvey trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Jon Yeah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGarvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Yeah clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yeah.
It looks like Stephen McGarvey has been cut.
McGarvey blocks an elbow strike from Yeah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yeah throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yeah just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGarvey's brow.
McGarvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yeah tries a body shot but McGarvey blocks it.
McGarvey scores with a shot to the side of Yeah's head.
McGarvey avoids the elbow strike from Yeah, against the cage.
Yeah misses with a body punch.
McGarvey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah pushes off an throws an elbow but McGarvey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGarvey stalling against the cage.
McGarvey misses with a knee strike.
McGarvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGarvey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stephen McGarvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah fails with a takedown attempt.
Yeah takes a swing at McGarvey's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that McGarvey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McGarvey stuffs the takedown.
McGarvey throws a big counter head kick but Yeah avoids it with no problem.
Yeah shoots in but McGarvey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGarvey replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yeah blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Jon Yeah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGarvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lil Jon Yeah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeah. McGarvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarvey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yeah misses with a hook
and McGarvey counters with a head kick.
Yeah misses with a takedown attempt - McGarvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey connects with a leg kick.
Yeah doesn't manage to clinch there - McGarvey circles away.
Yeah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yeah.
McGarvey counters with a body kick.
McGarvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeah doesn't manage to clinch there - McGarvey circles away.
Yeah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGarvey's waist but McGarvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yeah off to one side.
McGarvey feints a counter leg kick.
Yeah throws a right hand that McGarvey ducks under and follows up with a left that McGarvey also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeah shoots for a takedown but McGarvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yeah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yeah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yeah working the ground and pound but McGarvey is defending the strikes.
McGarvey is trying to improve his position.
Yeah scores with a couple of short elbows.
McGarvey tries to improve position but can't.
Yeah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGarvey down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGarvey can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah working the body and head with strikes.
Yeah creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yeah has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGarvey tries to hold on but Yeah pushes him away.
Yeah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yeah with good strikes from the mount here!
McGarvey is rocked!
Yeah unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McGarvey wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yeah celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Jon Yeah!
In defeat, Stephen McGarvey stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's not fair on me, i have a learning disability an all that, you know..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Puro (ranked 2018 p4p, 24844 weight class) and Padraig Kelleher (ranked 231 p4p, 567 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig Kelleher!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro has managed to clinch.
Kelleher working aggressively here.
Kelleher swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Puro tries a body shot but Kelleher blocks it.
Kelleher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelleher misses with some punches.
Kelleher tries to throw a body punch but Puro avoids it by throwing Kelleher back against the cage.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelleher.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelleher.
A bit of stalling here from Puro.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Puro on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Puro.
Puro lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Puro.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Puro slowing the pace effectively.
Kelleher struggles to land a body shot inside as Puro controls his hands.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelleher.
Stalling in the clinch from Puro.
Kelleher lands a shoulder strike.
Kelleher throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
Kelleher throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
Kelleher misses with the head strike.
Kelleher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelleher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Puro.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelleher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelleher throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
Kelleher scores with a shot to the side of Puro's head.
Puro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelleher.
Puro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelleher backwards.
It looks like Padraig Kelleher has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puro stalling in the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puro lands a nice shot to the body.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelleher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelleher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelleher has a couple of punches blocked by Puro.
Kelleher throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
Puro looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelleher swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelleher.
Puro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher has a couple of punches blocked by Puro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelleher.
Puro cracks Kelleher with a nice body shot.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelleher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro stalling in the clinch but Kelleher improves position.
Kelleher has a couple of punches blocked by Puro.
Kelleher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Puro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelleher working aggressively here.
Puro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelleher controls his hands.
Kelleher swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelleher misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Puro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puro blocking some punches.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelleher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelleher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puro blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kelleher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelleher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelleher misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelleher.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelleher.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Kelleher has a couple of punches blocked by Puro.
Puro avoiding damage.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Puro scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Kelleher'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.
Puro throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Puro.
Puro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelleher misses with a hook. Puro ducked under it nicely.
Puro looks to land a left hand but Kelleher moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelleher misses.
Puro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelleher counters with a stiff right hand.
Puro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelleher counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelleher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puro moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro throws a jab when Kelleher was well out of range.
Kelleher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Puro misses
and Puro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puro clinches.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Kelleher throws a head punch that misses.
Puro controlling the action here for a moment.
Puro lands a left hand.
Puro lands a nice uppercut.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Puro.
Puro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Puro.
Kelleher misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelleher or not.
Puro lands with a left to the head.
Puro lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelleher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelleher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Puro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelleher can turn it around.
Puro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kelleher up against the cage.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murha Puro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puro lands a left hand.
A short right from Puro on the inside.
Kelleher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro lands a shot to the body.
Kelleher is breathing heavily.
Puro controlling the action here for a moment.
Puro lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelleher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
Kelleher is rocked!
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelleher.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Kelleher avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
A short left from Puro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelleher.
Puro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelleher or not.
Kelleher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelleher controls his hands.
Kelleher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro taking a breather.
Puro lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
Kelleher wants to get back to striking at distance but Puro won't allow it.
Kelleher blocks an uppercut.
Kelleher blocks a body shot from Puro.
Puro gets through Kelleher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelleher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Come on Puro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelleher throws a head punch that misses.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelleher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher misses with a punch to the body.
Puro blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Puro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Kelleher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Puro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Kelleher.
Kelleher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puro counters with a series of strikes. Kelleher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kelleher is still on wobbly legs! Can Puro finish him?
Murha Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro throws a pinpoint strike between Kelleher's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kelleher crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Puro scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murha Puro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garuda Kaji (ranked 2623 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Bobo Valdenius (ranked 298 p4p, 285 weight class). Kaji comes to the cage accompanied by Young Eagle's Song (Yokaren's Song). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garuda Kaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobo Valdenius!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaji throws a shot from downtown. Valdenius moves away and avoids it.
And Valdenius tries to counter it with a takedown but Kaji pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Kaji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Valdenius tries to counter it with a takedown but Kaji pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaji misses with a left hand
and Valdenius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valdenius.
Valdenius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Valdenius slips nicely into half guard.
Valdenius wants to take a breather but Kaji is having none of it.
Valdenius seems to be working for a kimura but Kaji defends the submission attempt.
Kaji pushes Valdenius off looking to stand but Valdenius dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdenius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Kaji wants to get back to his feet.
Valdenius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaji knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kaji tries to kick Valdenius off but Valdenius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Valdenius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valdenius is pressing down on Kaji's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaji is holding on for now.
Valdenius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaji is just riding it out for now. Valdenius eventually gives up the hold.
Valdenius uses his free foot to push down on Kaji's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kaji.
Kaji trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius trying to control but Kaji is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaji is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valdenius looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kaji squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kaji prevents Valdenius from taking his back.
Kaji is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valdenius looking to control but Kaji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaji squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Valdenius tries to control but Kaji wriggling away.
Valdenius has control of Kaji's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kaji regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaji tries to buck Valdenius off but he can't manage it.
Valdenius looking to control but Kaji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaji somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Kaji looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdenius is just out of range.
Valdenius with the counter takedown but Kaji avoids it easily.
Kaji throws a lazy right hand but Valdenius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaji lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaji. Valdenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kaji misses its intended target.
Kaji misses the shot to the body.
Valdenius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kaji misses with an uppercut. Valdenius saw that one coming.
A jab from Kaji misses.
Kaji fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valdenius shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaji tries to sprawl out of it but Valdenius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaji manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaji looks to land a left hand but Valdenius moved out of range nicely.
Valdenius slips a jab from Kaji.
Valdenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaji.
Kaji swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaji lands a nice shot that snaps Valdenius's head back.
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 Garuda Kaji will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valdenius swings widly with a right hand
and Kaji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaji scores with a hook to the body. Valdenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Kaji's head coaches at Kitano Fight Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdenius.
Valdenius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kaji throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaji looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdenius is just out of range.
Kaji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaji tests Valdenius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valdenius shoots in for a takedown but Kaji shows good takedown defense.
Kaji connects with a body shot that sends Valdenius's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaji misses with a body shot.
Kaji scores with a jab.
Kaji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdenius can do to turn this around?
Kaji misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdenius counters with a shoot takedown. Kaji fights it but they end up in guard.
Valdenius has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Tank Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaji uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kaji is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdenius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdenius misses with a few strikes there.
Valdenius slips a jab from Kaji.
Valdenius slips under a jab.
Valdenius feints the counter takedown.
A head kick from Kaji lands but Valdenius takes it in his stride.
Valdenius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaji throws out the jab.
Valdenius with the counter takedown but Kaji avoids it easily.
Kaji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaji.
Garuda Kaji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kaji misses.
Kaji scores with a hook to the body. Valdenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valdenius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaji wants to stand and escape but Valdenius is having none of it.
Valdenius stays in close to Kaji's body and controls the position.
Kaji wants to get back to his feet but Valdenius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valdenius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaji's guard.
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!
Valdenius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kaji!
Valdenius controlling from mount.
Valdenius working for a guillotine from mount but Kaji is in no mood to give up.
Kaji squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius fails to move to back control.
Valdenius is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kaji can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Kaji really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Valdenius content just to control the position here.
Kaji prevents Valdenius from taking his back.
Valdenius controlling the position easily from mount.
Kaji is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaji tries to buck Valdenius off but Valdenius takes his back!
Well, with Valdenius on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kaji is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kaji is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Valdenius throws a nice looking combination but Kaji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaji misses with a straight left.
Valdenius with the counter takedown but Kaji avoids it easily.
Bobo Valdenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Kaji.
Kaji lands a body shot.
Valdenius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaji throws out the jab.
Garuda Kaji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaji throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaji gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Valdenius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Valdenius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaji wants to get back to his feet but Valdenius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garuda Kaji dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kaji misses the shot to the body.
Kaji misses with a straight left.
Valdenius with the counter takedown but Kaji avoids it easily.
Kaji takes a swing at Valdenius's ribcage but misses.
Kaji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdenius moves away.
Valdenius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Valdenius misses with a straight right.
Kaji throws out a loose jab but Valdenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdenius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valdenius lands in his opponent's guard.
Kaji will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaji can't keep his opponent in guard - Valdenius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaji is refusing to be controlled, as Valdenius sits in half guard.
Valdenius stops Kaji from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaji is staying active underneath Valdenius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valdenius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Valdenius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaji sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaji is trying to stand back up but Valdenius is controlling him
Valdenius is trying to work for a kimura but Kaji is defending well.
Valdenius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kaji doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valdenius.
Valdenius wants to free his trapped foot but Kaji is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaji looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaji trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Valdenius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valdenius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaji is refusing to be controlled, as Valdenius sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaji is trying to stand back up but Valdenius is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kaji scores with a jab. Valdenius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Kaji catches Valdenius right on the button with a cross.
Kaji lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaji lands with an overhand left.
Valdenius misses with a hook.
Kaji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdenius.
Kaji throws a jab when Valdenius was well out of range.
Kaji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdenius moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaji misses the shot to the body.
Kaji throws a body punch but Valdenius moves out of range.
Kaji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaji.
Kaji looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdenius is just out of range.
Good exchange - Kaji coming out on top.
Kaji misses with a straight left.
Kaji misses with a looping right.
Garuda Kaji is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaji throws a hook but Valdenius avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaji throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdenius.
Bobo Valdenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaji throws a jab when Valdenius was well out of range.
Valdenius with the counter takedown but Kaji avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garuda Kaji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaji, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garuda Kaji!
In his post fight interview, Garuda Kaji started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Grappling (ranked 2592 p4p, 3540 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 297 p4p, 391 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sabel is fending him off so far but Grappling persists. Nope, Sabel circles away and we're back to standing.
Sabel misses with a hook
and Grappling counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grappling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sabel trying to keep a closed guard but Grappling is proving a slippery customer.
Grappling 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.
Grappling trying to control but Sabel is working from the bottom.
Sabel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grappling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabel keeping full guard, as Grappling tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grappling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grappling throws a big right hand that misses.
Sabel trying to keep a closed guard but Grappling is proving a slippery customer.
Grappling trying to control but Sabel is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sabel working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grappling is in close to Sabel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grappling landing some decent shots from guard.
Grappling wants to pass the guard but Sabel is keeping the position.
Grappling distracts Sabel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grappling is in close to Sabel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sabel looking to control.
Grappling is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grappling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grappling's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grappling avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling connects with a couple of short punches.
Sabel controls Grappling momentarily but Grappling frees himself.
Sabel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grappling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grappling manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grappling lands a couple of elbows.
Grappling preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sabel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grappling with a nice head shot there.
Grappling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabel is keeping the position for now.
Grappling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grappling is in close to Sabel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grappling wants to control from the top but Sabel keeps moving.
Sabel controls Grappling momentarily but Grappling frees himself.
Grappling trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grappling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sabel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grappling defends it easily.
Grappling works over Sabel with some ground and pound from guard.
Grappling tries to free his leg and advance position but Sabel is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grappling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sabel wants to stand up but Grappling is controlling him.
Sabel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grappling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sabel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grappling.
Grappling scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sabel has momentary wrist control but Grappling slips an elbow through the middle.
Sabel has momentary wrist control but Grappling slips an elbow through the middle.
Sabel working for a triangle but Grappling defends it easily.
Sabel is trying to keep Grappling in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grappling landing some decent shots from guard.
Sabel is trying to keep Grappling in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Grappling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabel sizes up Grappling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Old Grappling has been cut.
Grappling drops his hands momentarily and Sabel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Sabel - just one landing.
Sabel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grappling on the side of the head.
Grappling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sabel is trying to defend but Grappling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grappling looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grappling lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sabel wants to get back to full guard.
Sabel is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Grappling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grappling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabel keeps working.
Sabel is looking to control Grappling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabel avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grappling is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sabel is trying to maintain the position but Grappling is very close to passing his half guard.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabel can do to turn this around?
Grappling scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sabel keeping hold of Grappling's head, controlling as best he can.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grappling connects with a nice short shot to Sabel's temple.
Sabel has hold of Grappling's hands but Grappling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grappling drops an elbow to the side of Sabel's head.
Sabel wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel looking for submissions off his back.
Grappling is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabel sees it coming and defends easily.
Grappling trying to mount his opponent but Sabel defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grappling seems to be looking for submissions.
Grappling looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sabel is looking to control Grappling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabel avoid being mounted?
Sabel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grappling haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grappling is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sabel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grappling.
Grappling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling slips a nice elbow through Sabel's hands, connecting with Sabel's forehead.
Grappling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabel defending well though.
Sabel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grappling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sabel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grappling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grappling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grappling lands a couple of elbows.
Sabel is controlling Grappling's posture.
Grappling chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling stands up over Sabel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grappling stopping the sweep attempt from Sabel.
Sabel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grappling defends well.
Grappling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grappling drops back looking for a leg! Sabel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sabel manages to kick Grappling off! Grappling jumps back into Sabel's guard.
Sabel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grappling escapes and throws Sabel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grappling grinds an elbow into Sabel's temple.
Grappling lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Grappling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Old Grappling's cut.
That's time! Grappling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grappling misses the shot to the body.
Sabel punishes Grappling's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabel closes the distance and clinches.
Sabel stalling.
Sabel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grappling wants to take the fight to the mat but Sabel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grappling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sabel to keep the fight standing.
Sabel cracks Grappling with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Sabel scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grappling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sabel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Grappling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabel slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel pushes Grappling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grappling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grappling tries to pull guard but Sabel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sabel presses Grappling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Sabel.
Grappling wants a takedown but no success here.
Grappling drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grappling tries to pull guard but Sabel won't allow it.
Sabel manages to break the clinch.
Sabel leaves Grappling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Old Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sabel scores with a four punch combination!
Sabel misses with a wild combination.
Sabel lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabel connects with a body shot that sends Grappling's belly button to the back.
Grappling throws a hook but Sabel avoids it easily.
Sabel moves into the clinch.
Sabel stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel is trying to force a seperation but Grappling has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Sabel to work.
Sabel tries to break the clinch but Grappling is controlling the position.
Sabel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grappling up against the cage.
Grappling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sabel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sabel leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sabel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sabel.
Grappling tries for a takedown but Sabel manages to get underhooks.
Sabel leaning against his opponent.
Sabel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sabel stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zacharias Sabel.
Sabel connects with a body shot.
Zacharias Sabel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grappling's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharias Sabel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grappling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight Jones (ranked 2477 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Frankz Muller (ranked 243 p4p, 194 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Weight Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankz Muller!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muller works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Muller pushes him off.
Muller swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones 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.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Muller had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Muller misses.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Muller blocks it.
Jones rushes Muller and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Muller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muller is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Muller tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Muller prevents a body shot from Jones.
Muller is trying to break free.
Muller is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Muller can't break the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muller prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullers head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Muller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones prevents Muller from breaking the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Muller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muller blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Frankz Muller has been cut.
Muller working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a nice uppercut.
Muller digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Jones is rocked!
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Muller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muller tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Muller 's eye.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Muller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muller's brow.
Muller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muller pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Muller lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Muller scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muller's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muller's brow.
Muller blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Muller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankz Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankz Muller's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Muller connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller. That snapped Jones's head back.
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Muller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muller fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jones to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jones looks to clinch but Muller throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jones taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frankz Muller!
Post fight, Frankz Muller stared into the camera and said 'Thank to my trainers, my fans and my sponsor. This victory is dedicated to they'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Joe Smith (ranked 890 p4p, 976 weight class) and Mick Taylor (ranked 69 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joe Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Taylor 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Taylor is trying to control but Smith manages to pass to mount!
Smith prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Taylor can't escape the position.
Taylor tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taylor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Taylor is controlling Smith's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor reaches up to try and control the position but Smith seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Taylor rolls and tries to escape and now Smith has his back!
Smith has the hooks in. Taylor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
John Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Mick Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mick Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith misses with a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Nice jab there from Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Taylor is rocked!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Taylor.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mick Taylor.
I think Taylor 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Taylor!
Mick Taylor is the new bantamweight champion!
Mick Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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