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RSE 73: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Yamasaki (ranked 2722 p4p, 1301 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 311 p4p, 175 weight class). Yamasaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Mario Yamasaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki slips a straight right by Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki throwing a counter right hand but Manaitpasov manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manaitpasov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamasaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manaitpasov moves away from the strike by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki looks to land a left hand but Manaitpasov moved out of range nicely.
Manaitpasov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Yamasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manaitpasov with the counter takedown but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Yamasaki misses its intended target.
Manaitpasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for a 1-2. Manaitpasov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab. Yamasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mario Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Manaitpasov's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki lands a head shot.
 It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut.
Yamasaki swinging wildly here.
Manaitpasov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamasaki sprawls well. Yamasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manaitpasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Manaitpasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Manaitpasov counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Manaitpasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manaitpasov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manaitpasov is thwarting Yamasaki's attempts to control the position.
Yamasaki punching from the bottom.
Manaitpasov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamasaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
and Manaitpasov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamasaki's guard.
Manaitpasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Manaitpasov stops Yamasaki from standing up.
Yamasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamasaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki continues to stall.
Manaitpasov prevents Yamasaki from getting back to his feet.
Manaitpasov trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Manaitpasov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manaitpasov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manaitpasov! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Yamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manaitpasov misses with a takedown
and Yamasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manaitpasov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manaitpasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki throwing a counter right hand but Manaitpasov manages to avoid it.
Manaitpasov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but Manaitpasov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamasaki ducks under a wild hook from Manaitpasov.
A little feinted left hand from Yamasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Manaitpasov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamasaki connects with a right hand. Manaitpasov shakes it off.
Yamasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Manaitpasov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manaitpasov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki throws a combination that misses
and Manaitpasov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamasaki's guard.
Manaitpasov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki is trying to control the position but Manaitpasov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Manaitpasov from controlling successfully.
Manaitpasov won't allow Yamasaki to get back to his feet.
Manaitpasov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamasaki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamasaki has escaped and now he's on top!
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Manaitpasov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manaitpasov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Manaitpasov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manaitpasov has his hands on Yamasaki's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manaitpasov on the side of the head.
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.
Yamasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Yamasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Manaitpasov throws out a counter right but Yamasaki avoids it with no problem.
Manaitpasov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki throws out a loose jab but Manaitpasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Manaitpasov tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamasaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manaitpasov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamasaki. Yamasaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manaitpasov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
A little jabbing left from Manaitpasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Manaitpasov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Yamasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
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!
Manaitpasov misses with a hook to the body
letting Yamasaki counter with a right hand.
Manaitpasov ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
And Manaitpasov tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamasaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manaitpasov stuns Yamasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamasaki punishes Manaitpasov's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manaitpasov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manaitpasov is working for a submission of some sort.
Manaitpasov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to stand up here but Manaitpasov is controlling him well.
Manaitpasov wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manaitpasov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manaitpasov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manaitpasov lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamasaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Manaitpasov moves into full mount! Yamasaki won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Manaitpasov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manaitpasov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Manaitpasov pushes him away.
Manaitpasov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manaitpasov unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov unloading with bombs!
Manaitpasov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yamasaki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yamasaki and Manaitpasov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Yamasaki is not content to let Manaitpasov control the position.
Manaitpasov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamasaki 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Yamasaki!
Mario Yamasaki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 1665 p4p, 2394 weight class) and Robin Spencer (ranked 214 p4p, 273 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spencer showed some decent athleticism there.
Brandt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ground and pound from Spencer.
Brandt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spencer pulls his head out easily.
Spencer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spencer is looking for a kimura here.
Brandt is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spencer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is looking to get to half guard.
Spencer landing shots from mount.
Spencer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Spencer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brandt is looking to escape.
Spencer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spencer raining down shots from the mount!
Brandt is trying desperately to improve position.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spencer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brandt is looking to escape.
Brandt working to try and regain half guard.
Spencer working Brandt over with strikes here.
Spencer avoids the attempt from Brandt to control.
Brandt can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer trying to control but Brandt is having none of it.
Spencer breaks from Brandt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer cracks Brandt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spencer is landing with some decent strikes but Brandt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brandt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brandt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spencer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brandt tries to lock up and control but Spencer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spencer lands a heavy elbow.
 Brandt is rocked!
Spencer controlling his opponent.
Oh Brandt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandt wants to control but Spencer is having none of it.
Brandt seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandt is working to get back to half guard.
Spencer tries to control but Brandt wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt can't escape the position.
Spencer scoring with strikes but Brandt is staying in there.
Brandt is looking to improve his position but Spencer isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandt can't escape the position.
Spencer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brandt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Spencer.
Brandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spencer is landing with some decent strikes but Brandt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Spencer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brandt?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Spencer! Brandt is hurt baaadly! Spencer is firing away with more strikes - Brandt is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Spencer!
A victorious Robin Spencer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Marsden (ranked 764 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 97 p4p, 233 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Brick - Ben Folds Five. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simo Hayha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden throws the left hand but Hayha avoids the punch easily.
Hayha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marsden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayha misses the target.
Marsden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden catches Hayha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marsden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayha misses with a few strikes there.
Hayha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayha defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Hayha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayha jabs Marsden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayha looks to land a combination. Marsden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayha.
A right-left combo lands from Hayha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hayha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Marsden thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Hayha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Marsden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayha throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsden lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Hayha misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hayha connects with the punch.
Marsden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hayha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden slips under a jab from Hayha.
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!
Marsden scores with a punch to the head.
Hayha misses with the combination.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 Hayha is rocked!
Hayha misses with a body punch
and as Hayha loses concentration momentarily, Marsden counters with a picture perfect head kick! Hayha goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mick Marsden!
After winning the bout, Mick Marsden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 472 p4p, 964 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 57 p4p, 102 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Right On/ Showcore. The crowd seem to be enjoying Margera's choice of entrance music: Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera has managed to clinch.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Margera.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Palhares is blocking nicely.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palhares avoids it.
Palhares tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Palhares blocks with his arms.
Palhares misses with an elbow over the top.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palhares.
It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Palhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera avoids a wild elbow strike from Palhares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a body punch.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera blocks the elbow strike.
Margera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera working Palhares over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Margera regains guard.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Margera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
Margera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Margera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Margera trying to control the position.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Margera.
Margera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares connects with a body shot.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Palhares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palhares lands in his opponent's guard.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares has hold of Margera's hands but Margera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Margera is thwarting Palhares's attempts to control the position.
Palhares is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Margera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Margera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palhares's head.
Palhares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Margera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Margera winds up and cracks Palhares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Palhares.
Margera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palhares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Margera's guard.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Margera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Margera keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Margera keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares looking to sit in guard and control but Margera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Margera stands up over Palhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Margera is working Palhares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Palhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Margera controlling him for the moment.
Margera is in close to Palhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palhares is trying to control the position but Margera postures up.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares throws a couple of heel strikes.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margera landing some decent shots from guard.
Margera stands up over Palhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palhares is rocked!
Margera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares has his hands on Margera's head, controlling the position.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Palhares seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Palhares has momentary wrist control but Margera slips an elbow through the middle.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Margera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Palhares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palhares is on top in guard.
Palhares seems to have got his legs back now.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares lands a couple of elbows.
Margera controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Margera is keeping the position for now.
Palhares pushing down on Margera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Margera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palhares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Palhares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera is positioning himself well to prevent Palhares advancing to mount.
Palhares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Margera defends it well.
Margera is pressing down on Palhares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margera is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Palhares postures up and lands a big shot to Margera's brow.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Margera swings widly with a right hand
and Palhares counters with a single leg into guard. Margera didn't expect that.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares.
Margera trying to control the position here.
Palhares trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Margera is pulling down on Palhares's head to control his posture.
Margera wants to sweep here but Palhares controlling him for the moment.
Palhares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Margera's head.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Margera is on top in guard.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera with a nice head shot there.
Margera throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
Margera is in close to Palhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Margera rolls with it to try and escape but Palhares cranks on the arm and Margera is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds (ranked 3144 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 353 p4p, 171 weight class). Baba Yaga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga connects with the punch.
 It looks like WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds has been cut.
TheNoseBleeds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
TheNoseBleeds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control but Yaga is working from the bottom.
Yaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
TheNoseBleeds wants to control from the top but Yaga keeps moving.
TheNoseBleeds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNoseBleeds is in close to Yaga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
TheNoseBleeds is stalling in the full guard.
Yaga keeping moving, preventing TheNoseBleeds from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
TheNoseBleeds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
TheNoseBleeds working some strikes from top position.
TheNoseBleeds throwing strikes from guard but Yaga blocks nicely.
TheNoseBleeds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
TheNoseBleeds scoring with punches to the head and body.
TheNoseBleeds throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaga is pulling down on TheNoseBleeds's head. It's preventing any offense from TheNoseBleeds, at least for the moment.
TheNoseBleeds chips away with some ground and pound.
Yaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
TheNoseBleeds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaga is keeping the position for now.
Yaga is trying to control the position but TheNoseBleeds postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control but Yaga is working from the bottom.
TheNoseBleeds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
TheNoseBleeds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yaga but Yaga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
TheNoseBleeds scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
TheNoseBleeds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yaga is controlling TheNoseBleeds's position as best he can from this difficult position.
TheNoseBleeds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
TheNoseBleeds looks to land a strike but Yaga avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TheNoseBleeds throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheNoseBleeds lands a couple of elbows.
Yaga keeping moving, preventing TheNoseBleeds from controlling successfully.
Yaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
TheNoseBleeds won't allow Yaga to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
TheNoseBleeds is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yaga gets caught flat footed, as TheNoseBleeds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
TheNoseBleeds 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.
TheNoseBleeds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TheNoseBleeds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
TheNoseBleeds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
TheNoseBleeds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
TheNoseBleeds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNoseBleeds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
TheNoseBleeds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yaga looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yaga looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yaga!
TheNoseBleeds is not content to let Yaga control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
TheNoseBleeds actively working from the bottom here.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions off his back.
TheNoseBleeds is refusing to be controlled, as Yaga sits in half guard.
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.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
TheNoseBleeds actively working from the bottom here.
Yaga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
TheNoseBleeds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaga can do to turn this around?
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions off his back.
TheNoseBleeds is staying active underneath Yaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions off his back.
Yaga is looking to take a break and control but TheNoseBleeds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
TheNoseBleeds actively working from the bottom here.
TheNoseBleeds is staying active underneath Yaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
TheNoseBleeds is trying to get back to full guard.
WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yaga content to control rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
TheNoseBleeds looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
TheNoseBleeds looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
TheNoseBleeds shoots for a double leg takedown but Yaga sprawls well. He's pushed TheNoseBleeds's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yaga wants to counter with a clinch but TheNoseBleeds pushes him away.
TheNoseBleeds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baba Yaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows TheNoseBleeds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TheNoseBleeds landing with the ground and pound.
TheNoseBleeds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as TheNoseBleeds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from TheNoseBleeds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
TheNoseBleeds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with TheNoseBleeds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
TheNoseBleeds looking to pass the guard.
TheNoseBleeds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
TheNoseBleeds throwing strikes but missing.
Yaga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
TheNoseBleeds has an active guard here but Yaga has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds actively working from the bottom here.
Yaga is trying to control the action in half guard but TheNoseBleeds is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yaga throws a strike but TheNoseBleeds avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Baba Yaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of TheNoseBleeds is proving hard to escape from.
TheNoseBleeds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yaga defends it easily.
Yaga has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing TheNoseBleeds to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Yaga is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - TheNoseBleeds pulls down on the head and he's put Yaga to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
An out of breath WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Bohn (ranked 605 p4p, 387 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 87 p4p, 54 weight class). Bohn comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart - One Blade (Noisecontrollers RMX). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohn is looking to slow Winston down with leg kicks.
Bohn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bohn tests Winston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winston lands a jab.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Bohn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bohn thows a leg kick but Winston checks it
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Fabian Bohn has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bohn momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bohn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Bohn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Bohn counters with a thumping low kick.
Winston throws a head kick that misses
and Bohn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Bohn counters with a straight right hand.
Bohn thumps Winston with a low kick.
Bohn catches Winston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winston misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bohn misses its intended target.
Winston throws a fast counter high kick but Bohn manages to duck under it in time.
Winston lands a big head kick that sends Bohn tumbling to the mat! Winston takes a step backwards and waves Bohn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohn misses with a hook
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston cracks Bohn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bohn falls backwards against the cage. Winston follows up with more strikes that drop Bohn to his knees. Winston keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bohn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Hunter (ranked 602 p4p, 951 weight class) and Big Russian (ranked 71 p4p, 119 weight class). Isopaa Hunter 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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Russian moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Isopaa Hunter has been cut.
Russian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Russian keeps the fight on the outside.
Russian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Russian throws a right hand that misses
and Russian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russian takes one to the side of the head.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russian misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Russian.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter scores with a shot to the body.
Russian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russian.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russian misses with a straight right.
Hunter is looking to counter the offense by Russian and move into the clinch.
Russian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter cracks Russian with an open hand slap.
Russian lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russian counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
Hunter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russian misses with a body shot
and Hunter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Russian! Hunter lets Russian back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Russian is rocked!
Russian throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a crisp right that sends Russian to the canvas! Hunter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Hunter!
A very excited looking Isopaa Hunter 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 1035 p4p, 851 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 92 p4p, 80 weight class). Raven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Belyaev!
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, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Belyaev with that takedown attempt.
Belyaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Raven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belyaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Raven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raven 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raven has Belyaev pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Raven pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belyaev tumbling to the mat - Raven dives into Belyaev's guard.
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Raven has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raven takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belyaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belyaev sees it coming and defends easily.
Belyaev tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Belyaev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raven trying to control from half guard but Belyaev is working away.
Raven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belyaev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
Belyaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.
Raven wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev wants to improve his position but instead Raven has moved into half guard.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev looking for submissions off his back.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raven lands a nice short elbow.
Raven prevents Belyaev from improving his position.
Raven is looking for a kimura but Belyaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raven to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven is trying to control the action in half guard but Belyaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belyaev tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Raven working Belyaev over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belyaev is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is trying to control the action in half guard but Belyaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belyaev tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Belyaev taking some punishment here, with Raven in his half guard.
Raven is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belyaev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Raven has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belyaev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raven raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raven landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belyaev is looking to improve his position but Raven isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven has hold of Belyaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belyaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Raven tries to control but Belyaev wriggling away.
Belyaev is looking to get to half guard.
Raven jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Belyaev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Belyaev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Belyaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raven tries for a kimura but Belyaev is defending well.
Belyaev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Raven sprawls well.
Belyaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Raven's hands, connecting with Raven's forehead.
Raven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raven tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev prevents Raven from improving his position.
Belyaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven tries to roll over but Belyaev keeps him under control.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Raven with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev is pressing down on Raven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raven is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven trying to control but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev moves into full mount! Raven won't be happy about that!
Belyaev prevents Raven from getting the reversal.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Raven is trying to escape the mount.
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belyaev scoring with strikes but Raven is staying in there.
Belyaev is landing with some decent strikes but Raven is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belyaev working Raven over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raven gets back to half guard.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raven taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belyaev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Raven's thigh. Raven counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Belyaev landing with the ground and pound.
Raven has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Belyaev doesn't defend quickly enough and Raven has managed to lock this one up! Can Belyaev escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Raven on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zane Raven!
A victorious Zane Raven thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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