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RSE 67: Death Atlas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tua Hohepa (ranked 3525 p4p, 24805 weight class) and Trent Bash (ranked 385 p4p, 510 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tua Hohepa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hohepa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bash tries for a takedown but Hohepa circles away easily
and Hohepa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bash walks into a straight right hand from Hohepa.
Bash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bash looks winded!
Hohepa connects with a body shot that sends Bash's belly button to the back.
Hohepa lands a big uppercut and Bash crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bash looks OK. Hohepa waves Bash back to his feet!
 Bash is rocked!
Hohepa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hohepa connects with a body shot that sends Bash's belly button to the back.
Bash is still on wobbly legs! Can Hohepa finish him?
Hohepa darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Bash's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hohepa before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tua Hohepa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rubber Turtle (ranked 3549 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 367 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Turtle. Beautiful body shot.
Turtle misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walton up against the cage.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turtle managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turtle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Turtle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turtle up against the cage.
Turtle looking for a takedown.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Walton.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turtle breaks the clinch.
Turtle takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Turtle misses
and Walton counters with a leg kick.
Walton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turtle is able to avoid easily.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Turtle slips the punch.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Turtle.
Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turtle swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton forces Turtle back against the cage and clinches.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turtle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Turtle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turtle throws out the jab.
Turtle scores with a kick to the body.
Walton works Turtle's body with a nice hook.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turtle.
Turtle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Turtle scores with a decent looking hook.
Turtle blocks a jab.
Turtle scores with a nice right hand.
Turtle throws a sloppy body shot
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Turtle just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Turtle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turtle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubber Turtle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turtle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton feints a counter leg kick.
Turtle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Turtle is looking to land body kicks.
Walton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turtle misses with a right hand
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Walton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle blocks a jab.
As Walton tries to get set, Turtle tries to push him back and clinch up but Walton manages to avoid the attempt.
Turtle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton is looking to control Turtle's arms but Turtle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Turtle prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle misses with the head strike.
Walton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turtle breaks from the clinch.
Turtle throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton misses with a hook. Turtle ducked under it nicely.
Turtle throws a big shot that misses.
Turtle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Walton misses.
Turtle misses the shot to the body.
Turtle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turtle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turtle tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turtle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walton is keeping busy.
Walton pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtle has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walton slows down the pace here.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Turtle.
Turtle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton is trying to stall.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton trying to stall but Turtle improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benjamin Walton.
A jab from Walton misses.
Turtle misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Turtle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Turtle is predictable there
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Turtle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turtle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turtle drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Walton blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Turtle working hard to break the clinch.
Walton taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubber Turtle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Turtle.
Turtle lands a front kick.
Turtle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walton's hands.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
Walton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Turtle thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turtle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turtle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubber Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Turtle.
Turtle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turtle lands a nice looking body kick.
Turtle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Turtle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turtle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Turtle instigates a clinch.
Benjamin Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turtle tries to circle away but Walton has him pinned against the cage.
Turtle is trying to push Walton away but Walton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walton is stalling here.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Turtle throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Turtle working aggressively here.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle is trying to stall.
Turtle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turtle stalls.
Walton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turtle.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Turtle taking a breather.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton stalling against the cage.
Walton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Turtle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Turtle back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Walton letting Turtle take a breather here.
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton working aggressively here.
Turtle landing knees to the head.
Turtle misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Turtle lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Turtle lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubber Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turtle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubber Turtle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turtle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubber Turtle!
A relieved looking Rubber Turtle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Jackson (ranked 2350 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 281 p4p, 326 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Nicholas - just one landing.
 It looks like Randall Jackson has been cut.
Nicholas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicholas throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nicholas thinking.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Nicholas throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson is looking to slow Nicholas down with leg kicks.
Franz Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nicholas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicholas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Nicholas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nicholas misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Nicholas 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Nicholas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice right hand that sends Nicholas toppling to the canvas! Nicholas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jackson finish him?!
Jackson slips a straight right by Nicholas.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Nicholas manages to avoid it.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nicholas misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Nicholas throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicholas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Nicholas is rocked!
Nicholas's coach down at The Firm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nicholas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nicholas misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nicholas looks winded!
Jackson weaves into range and cracks Nicholas right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Nicholas goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Jackson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Karter (ranked 1901 p4p, 3419 weight class) and Tucker Strickland (ranked 227 p4p, 400 weight class). Tucker Strickland 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tucker Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland fails with the takedown
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
Karter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strickland on the side of the head.
Strickland moves into the clinch.
Karter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karter scores with a shot to the side of Strickland's head.
Karter stops a takedown attempt from Strickland.
Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strickland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Tucker Strickland has been cut.
Strickland doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Strickland 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.
Karter lands a big head kick that sends Strickland tumbling to the mat! Karter takes a step backwards and waves Strickland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strickland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karter counters with a crisp right that sends Strickland to the canvas! Karter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Karter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Friday (ranked 2579 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Luka Stjepanic (ranked 250 p4p, 225 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Stjepanic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stjepanic slips under a jab from Friday.
Stjepanic keeps the fight on the outside.
Friday throws a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head but Stjepanic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stjepanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friday throws a leg kick that misses.
Stjepanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stjepanic lands a jab to the head.
Friday moves in looking to clinch but Stjepanic pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stjepanic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stjepanic throws a leg kick but Friday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Friday's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stjepanic lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Friday falls backwards - clearly groggy! Stjepanic dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuanwei Fenfang (ranked 2119 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 213 p4p, 163 weight class). Bambang Pamungkas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuanwei Fenfang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pamungkas.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut. Fenfang saw that one coming.
Pamungkas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pamungkas cracks a nice hook into Fenfang's ribs.
Fenfang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pamungkas can pounce on him.
Pamungkas scores with a nice head shot.
Pamungkas with a hook.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamungkas with the inside leg kick.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenfang.
Pamungkas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Pamungkas - just one landing.
Fenfang ducks under a wild hook from Pamungkas.
Fenfang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fenfang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pamungkas as he avoids it easily.
Pamungkas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut.
Pamungkas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pamungkas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fenfang slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Fenfang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fenfang cracks Pamungkas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pamungkas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pamungkas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenfang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pamungkas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenfang in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Pamungkas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fenfang doesn't seem phased though.
Pamungkas lands a two punch combo.
 Fenfang is rocked!
Fenfang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Fenfang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenfang is holding his hands too far apart here. Pamungkas throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fenfang is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bambang Pamungkas!
A very excited looking Bambang Pamungkas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Ilmarinen (ranked 2600 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 312 p4p, 217 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sisu Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ilmarinen dodges the ground and pound from Shaw.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw working the head with strikes.
Ilmarinen is trying to control Shaw's posture but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw is putting a hurting on Ilmarinen here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Sisu Ilmarinen has been cut.
Ilmarinen is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ilmarinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ilmarinen's coaches at Patskun tappelukoulu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ilmarinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ilmarinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ilmarinen keeps working.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ilmarinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two 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.
Ilmarinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shaw wants to improve his position but Ilmarinen is controlling well.
Shaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shaw.
Ilmarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Shaw has his foot on Ilmarinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ilmarinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Shaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ilmarinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position here.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ilmarinen is keeping the position for now.
Ilmarinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Ilmarinen is controlling Shaw's posture.
Shaw pushing down on Ilmarinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ilmarinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Shaw from advancing position.
Shaw throwing shots but Ilmarinen is blocking nicely.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sisu Ilmarinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Ilmarinen as he connects with a hook.
Ilmarinen jabs Shaw right on the nose. Shaw blinks but takes it well.
Ilmarinen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shaw sprawling to the canvas! Shaw rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ilmarinen finish him?!
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw tries to land a front kick but Ilmarinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Ilmarinen finish him?
Shaw tries to land a body kick
and Ilmarinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ilmarinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shaw! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ilmarinen is unloading with more strikes now! Shaw drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sisu Ilmarinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Blood (ranked 2527 p4p, 1042 weight class) and Charles Traynor (ranked 275 p4p, 141 weight class). Traynor has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Traynor!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Traynor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traynor defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Blood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Blood throws a strike but Traynor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blood wants to improve his position but instead Traynor has moved into half guard.
Blood is looking for a sweep. Traynor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Traynor passes to side control.
Traynor in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traynor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blood cracks Traynor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Traynor.
A quick step to the side and Blood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Traynor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traynor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traynor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Traynor back to the cage. Blood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traynor is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Blood misses its intended target.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traynor.
Blood scores with a decent looking hook.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traynor.
Traynor fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traynor scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Traynor counters with a big uppercut that knocks Blood off his feet! Traynor dives into side control looking to finish!
Blood is rocked!
Blood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Traynor's best efforts.
Blood wants to improve his position but Traynor is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood missing with punches from the bottom.
Traynor stands up from half guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Traynor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Blood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Traynor tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traynor digs a right hand into Blood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blood's gas tank.
Traynor lands an elbow inside.
Traynor lands an elbow inside that Blood shrugs off.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traynor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Captain Blood has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traynor.
Traynor tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Traynor back against the cage.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traynor manages to avoid it.
Traynor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Traynor looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traynor manages to avoid it.
Captain Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traynor manages to avoid it.
Traynor bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Blood! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Blood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Traynor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blood, up you get!
Charles Traynor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Traynor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Traynor ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Traynor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Blood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood seems to have got his legs back now.
Traynor throws an overhand right that drops Blood like a sack of potatoes! Traynor dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Traynor!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Traynor 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lruce Bee (ranked 1058 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Li Gong (ranked 91 p4p, 106 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lruce Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong throws a push kick but Bee slaps the foot to one side.
Bee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gong.
Gong slips a jab from Bee.
Gong lands a lovely overhand right.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick and Bee moves out of range easily.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Gong lands a slapping body shot.
Gong throws a body shot but no joy.
Bee tries to counter by clinching up but Gong breaks away and moves out of range.
Gong slips under a jab from Bee.
Bee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bee cracks Gong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
Bee tries to clinch but Gong is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gong.
Gong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bee in his tracks.
Bee is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gong. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Gong.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Bee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gong.
Gong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gong misses with a hook.
Gong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gong counters with a nice uppercut.
Bee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gong jabs Bee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gong.
Gong connects with a right hand. Bee shakes it off.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Gong.
Gong slips a straight right by Bee.
Gong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
As Gong tries to get set, Bee tries to push him back and clinch up but Gong manages to avoid the attempt.
Gong swings for the body but Bee moves out of range.
Gong thuds a left hand into Bee's body.
Gong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bee connects with a looping right hand.
Bee throws out a loose jab but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bee blocks a jab.
A big right from Gong misses.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Bee punishes Gong's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bee is out of range.
Bee throws a hook but Gong avoids it easily.
Bee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bee takes the fight into the clinch.
Gong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gong lands a nice uppercut.
Gong scores with a shoulder strike.
Bee blocks a body shot from Gong.
Bee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gong.
Bee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong is trying to stall.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Gong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bee struggles to land a body shot inside as Gong controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Bee has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bee blocks a body shot from Gong.
Bee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gong is looking to land body kicks.
Gong needs to keep his hands up - Bee had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Bee is looking to counter the offense by Gong and move into the clinch.
Bee lands with a hook. Gong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bee.
Gong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Gong is looking to slow Bee down with leg kicks.
Gong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bee tries to counter by clinching up but Gong breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee blocks the body kick.
Gong drops his hands momentarily and Bee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gong blocks a jab.
Gong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bee jabs at Gong's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee tries to clinch but Gong is having none of it.
Gong unleashes a big counter combination but Bee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gong lands a body shot.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it.
Gong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Bee. Beautiful body shot.
Bee clinches up with Gong and pushes him back against the cage.
Gong tries a body shot but Bee blocks it.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bee.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Bee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee blocking some punches.
Bee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bee blocks a body shot from Gong.
Gong working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Gong blocks an uppercut.
Bee lands a body punch.
A short left from Gong.
Gong tries to work over Bee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bee blocks an uppercut.
Bee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bee.
Bee blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gong.
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Bee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bee lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bee misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bee.
Bee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gong is trying to stall.
Bee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gong scores with a shoulder strike.
Li Gong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gong's elbow.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bee lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with the head strike.
Bee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gong trying to stall but Bee improves his position.
Gong tries to work over Bee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bee lands a right hand.
Gong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong lands with a light punch inside.
Bee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lruce Bee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bee pushes Gong up against the cage in a clinch.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bee.
Gong wants to stall.
Bee blocking some punches.
A short left from Bee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Gong.
Bee tries a body shot but Gong blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Bee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gong.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bees head.
Gong misses with the head strike.
Gong tries to throw a body punch but Bee avoids it by throwing Gong back against the cage.
Bee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gong blocks an uppercut.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bee.
Bee lands a left hand.
Gong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bee blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bee.
Gong working aggressively here.
Gong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bee.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee prevents a body shot from Gong.
A body shot lands from Bee.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Bee working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Bee - that landed with a thud.
Bee lands an uppercut.
Bee misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bee.
Bee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Bee can't find room to land a body shot as Gong controls the action.
Bee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bee.
Gong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bee prevents a body shot from Gong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bee.
Gong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gong misses with some punches.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bee lands with a right to the head.
Gong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bee.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bees head.
Gong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bee lands a shoulder strike.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
Gong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bee throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong lands an uppercut.
Bee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gong lands an uppercut.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong scores with a shot to the side of Bee's head.
Bee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong misses with the head strike.
Bee prevents a body shot from Gong.
Bee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Bee fails to land.
Gong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bee tries to throw a body punch but Gong avoids it by throwing Bee back against the cage.
Bee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong tries to throw a body punch but Bee avoids it by throwing Gong back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lruce Bee.
I think Bee 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lruce Bee!
An out of breath Lruce Bee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 1080 p4p, 420 weight class) and Franz Ramos (ranked 132 p4p, 54 weight class). Gangster comes into the arena with 2Pac - The Warriors Way blaring out of the sound system. Franz Ramos has the eye of the tiger 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Gangster walks into a straight right hand from Ramos.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gangster throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Gangster's ribs.
Ramos catches Gangster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Gangster. That snapped Ramos's head back.
Gangster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gangster looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
A nice combination there by Gangster.
Gangster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gangster staying out of range there.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Gangster counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramos.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos scores with a jab to the body.
Gangster is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Ramos there.
Ramos misses with a body shot
and Gangster counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Gangster misses.
Gangster throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gangster counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Ramos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gangster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramos.
Gangster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Gangster blocks a jab.
Gangster throws a poor cross that misses
and Gangster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gangster lands the left hand.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gangster is just out of range.
Gangster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gangster.
Gangster throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gangster jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Ramos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gangster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gangster.
Gangster misses with a body shot.
Gangster throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Gangster.
It looks like Franz Ramos has been cut.
Gangster clobbers Ramos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangster misses with a looping left.
Gangster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Gangster avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Gangster misses with a wild body shot.
Gangster lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramos's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gangster.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
An attempted straight right counter from Gangster misses the target.
Gangster sends Ramos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gangster is motioning to the referee to let Ramos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gangster.
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 Vahid Gangster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franz Ramos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Gangster slips the punch.
A big right from Gangster misses.
Vahid Gangster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gangster on the side of the head.
A big left from Gangster misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramos misses.
Vahid Gangster is winning the standup battle so far.
Gangster misses with a looping right.
Gangster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gangster counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos slips under a jab from Gangster.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gangster.
Gangster scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Gangster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gangster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Gangster's head.
Ramos takes one to the chin there.
Gangster moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
It looked like Gangster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Ramos.
Nice uppercut there from Gangster.
Gangster misses with a right hand
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos tries to bum rush Gangster with a series of wild strikes but Gangster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gangster slips under a jab.
Gangster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Gangster avoids nicely.
Ramos tries to bum rush Gangster with a series of wild strikes but Gangster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Gangster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Gangster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gangster with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Gangster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gangster works Ramos's body with a nice hook.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Gangster staying out of range there.
It looked like Gangster was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gangster moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Gangster moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Gangster lands with a nice combination. Ramos backs away looking to recover.
Gangster misses with a body punch
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Gangster backing up. Gangster nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangster throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramos swings for the body but Gangster moves out of range.
As Ramos looks to move away, Gangster throws a big counter combo but Ramos just gets out of the way.
Gangster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos throws a jab when Gangster was well out of range.
Ramos drops Gangster with a beautiful combination! Gangster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ramos is looking for the KO!
Gangster is rocked!
It looks like Vahid Gangster has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos lands with a right and another and another! Gangster is in big trouble! Ramos lands again and this time it's lights out for Gangster! A quality knockout there for Ramos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Franz Ramos!
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