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RSE 82: PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Nicholas (ranked 3467 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Pan Thongrak (ranked 412 p4p, 380 weight class). Thongrak has chosen Muay Thai Traditional as his entrance music. 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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3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pan Thongrak!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thongrak.
We've been told by Nicholas's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body kick from Thongrak.
Thongrak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thongrak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicholas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thongrak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thongrak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nicholas throws a hook but Thongrak avoids it easily.
Thongrak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicholas under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Thongrak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicholas. Thongrak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicholas fails to land with a series of punches.
Nicholas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thongrak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicholas connects with a body shot that sends Thongrak's belly button to the back.
Nicholas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thongrak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicholas. Thongrak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thongrak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thongrak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicholas scores with a jab to the head.
Thongrak jabs at Nicholas's body.
Thongrak blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas misses with a shot to the body
and Thongrak counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholas lands an overhand right.
Nicholas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thongrak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thongrak tries to land a body kick
and Nicholas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Thongrak is rocked!
Franz Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thongrak throws a leg kick
and Nicholas counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Thongrak out cold! What a finish! Nicholas is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Nicholas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Jonsson (ranked 3614 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Tallulah Begaye (ranked 431 p4p, 186 weight class). Begaye has chosen It’s my life as his entrance music. Tallulah Begaye acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tallulah Begaye!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson misses with a wild combination.
Begaye tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Begaye shoots for a double leg takedown but Jonsson sprawls well. He's pushed Begaye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonsson tests Begaye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jonsson thows a leg kick but Begaye checks it
and Begaye counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Begaye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jonsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Begaye lands a couple of digs.
Begaye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jonsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Begaye on the ground.
Begaye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jonsson wants to stand but Begaye is controlling his posture from full guard.
Begaye trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Begaye has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jonsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Begaye is keeping the position for now.
Begaye throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Begaye holds on and takes a little breather.
Jonsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Begaye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Begaye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jonsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jonsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Begaye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jonsson has managed to get both his arms back between Begaye's legs - danger averted.
Jonsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Begaye's guard.
Begaye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Begaye has control of Jonsson's left arm, preventing Jonsson from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begaye looking for a guillotine here but Jonsson defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Begaye pulls Jonsson in close to prevent any damage.
Jonsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Begaye, up you get!
Jonsson throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonsson. That's going to slow Begaye down.
Jonsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Begaye counters by moving into the clinch.
Begaye is working for takedown but Jonsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jonsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jonsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Begaye is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klas Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tallulah Begaye.
Jonsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Begaye or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Begaye looks winded!
Begaye goes for a takedown attempt but Jonsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonsson looks to land a combination. Begaye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Tallulah Begaye has been cut.
Jonsson forces Begaye back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jonsson.
Jonsson lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jonsson.
A short right from Jonsson.
Jonsson breaks from the clinch.
Jonsson throws a quick head kick that knocks Begaye silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Jonsson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Klas Jonsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrissy Moltisanti (ranked 3381 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Kaewfah Sitsongrit (ranked 274 p4p, 134 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrissy Moltisanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Moltisanti slaps the foot to one side.
Moltisanti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Moltisanti is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Moltisanti shrugs it off though.
Moltisanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Moltisanti back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moltisanti.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Moltisanti goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moltisanti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moltisanti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Moltisanti misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Moltisanti's front leg but catches the back leg as Moltisanti tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thumps Moltisanti with a low kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moltisanti. That did some damage!
Moltisanti missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moltisanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moltisanti is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moltisanti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moltisanti is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to control but Moltisanti wriggling away.
Moltisanti is working to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moltisanti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moltisanti wants to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit controlling the position easily from mount.
Moltisanti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sitsongrit has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Moltisanti tries to hold on but Sitsongrit postures up.
Moltisanti working to try and regain half guard.
Sitsongrit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsongrit wants to control the pace but Moltisanti is squirming around nicely.
Moltisanti can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Moltisanti moved out of range.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moltisanti throws out the jab.
Moltisanti keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moltisanti.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moltisanti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moltisanti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Moltisanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moltisanti's hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moltisanti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Moltisanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moltisanti lands with a nice combination. Sitsongrit backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moltisanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moltisanti.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Moltisanti gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sitsongrit regains guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moltisanti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Moltisanti trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moltisanti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti drops back looking for a leg! Sitsongrit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sitsongrit manages to kick Moltisanti off! Moltisanti jumps back into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Moltisanti passes easily into half guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control here.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Moltisanti control the position.
Moltisanti frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moltisanti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sitsongrit has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moltisanti looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Moltisanti jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moltisanti is working to tighten his grip on Sitsongrit's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sitsongrit has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Moltisanti is really squeezing tight and eventually Sitsongrit passes out! Moltisanti breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chrissy Moltisanti!
After winning the bout, Chrissy Moltisanti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rivers (ranked 2827 p4p, 1692 weight class) and Dakota Reis (ranked 331 p4p, 224 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Sphinx. Reis has chosen Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reis slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Rivers.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reis moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Reis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Reis 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.
As Reis backs away, Rivers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rivers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivers thinking.
Reis throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reis misses with a kick to the body.
Reis throws a wild body kick that Rivers sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Rivers misses
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reis defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Reis slips the punch.
Reis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reis moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Reis slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers slips under a jab from Reis.
Rivers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reis lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivers takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rivers tenderised Reis's leg. Reis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Reis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reis cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Reis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivers.
Reis is looking to chop away at Rivers's legs.
Reis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Reis throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers connects with a crisp jab.
Sean Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reis throws a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Reis throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Reis manages to avoid it.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
A low kick from Reis misses
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivers scores with a nice strike.
Reis throws a solid leg kick but Rivers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reis.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reis scrambles back to his feet.
Reis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivers finds it's way round the side to connect with Reis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reis.
A big left from Reis misses.
Rivers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Reis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Reis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Reis ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers slips under a jab from Reis.
Rivers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers lands with a straight right. Reis didn't see that one coming.
Rivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Reis throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a hook. Reis ducked under it nicely.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reis.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Reis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rivers has got the better of the exchanges.
Rivers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivers motions for Reis to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers dodges the punch combination from Reis.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reis.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reis throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Sean Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis misses with a hook
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Rivers blocks the low kick.
Reis slips under a jab.
Reis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers throws the left hand but Reis avoids the punch easily.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Reis's front leg but catches the back leg as Reis tries to avoid it.
Rivers wants to land a leg kick but Reis is out of range.
Reis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis checks the leg kick.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Reis avoids a kick to the body.
Reis throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Reis avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reis.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Reis slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
And Reis responds with a good body kick, but Rivers manages to step out the way in time.
Rivers misses with a leg kick
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivers is able to avoid easily.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers catches Reis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Rivers throws the left hand but Reis avoids the punch easily.
Reis flicks out a counter leg kick but Rivers steps away.
Rivers slips a straight right by Reis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rivers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reis misses with a low kick.
A big left from Reis misses.
Reis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivers is out of range and Reis settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reis! But no joy.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Reis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reis works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers'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. This is the final round!
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers lands a nice shot that snaps Reis's head back.
Reis throws a body shot but no joy.
Reis misses with a body kick.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Reis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis feints a counter leg kick.
Rivers lands with a straight right. Reis didn't see that one coming.
Reis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Rivers.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Reis throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Reis walks into a left hand.
Rivers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reis finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivers's head.
Reis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
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!
A big left from Rivers misses.
Rivers with the inside leg kick.
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Reis's defenses.
Reis throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Reis walks into a left hand.
Reis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
Reis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Reis moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Reis misses with an uppercut.
Rivers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Rivers misses with a shot to the body
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reis dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Reis throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Reis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rivers with a jab.
A jab from Rivers misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis takes one to the chin there.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Reis is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis slips a jab from Rivers.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers misses with a leg kick
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reis throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Reis misses with a hook.
Dakota Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis tries to land a leg kick but Rivers saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivers 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Rivers!
A victorious Sean Rivers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Milka (ranked 1464 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 165 p4p, 168 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamungkas throws a leg kick but Milka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pamungkas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamungkas blocks a head kick by Milka.
A head kick misses from Milka.
Pamungkas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Rico Milka has been cut.
Milka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pamungkas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Milka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Milka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Milka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pamungkas lands a jab.
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamungkas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pamungkas throws out a loose jab but Milka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas throws a body shot but no joy.
As Pamungkas looks to move away, Milka throws a big counter combo but Pamungkas just gets out of the way.
Pamungkas throws a series of strikes that have Milka backpedaling.
Pamungkas looks to land a right hand but Milka moved out of range.
We've been told by Milka's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pamungkas thuds a left hand into Milka's body.
Pamungkas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milka.
Rico Milka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milka moves into range and clinches up with Pamungkas.
Pamungkas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Milka is keeping busy.
Pamungkas leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands with a left to the head.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Pamungkas slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pamungkas.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pamungkas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.
Pamungkas misses with some punches.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milka throws a head punch that misses.
Pamungkas scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Pamungkas can't find room to land a body shot as Milka controls the action.
Pamungkas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milka misses with some punches.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Pamungkas avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Pamungkas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Pamungkas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Milka wants to clinch up but Pamungkas keeps it at a distance.
Milka throws a sloppy head kick and Pamungkas moves out of range easily.
Milka is looking to clinch.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pamungkas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Milka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Milka moves out of range as Pamungkas strikes.
Milka moves to clinch but Pamungkas breaks away
and Pamungkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas gets tackled into the cage by Milka. Milka maintains the clinch.
Pamungkas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pamungkas pushes Milka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pamungkas digs a right hand underneath Milka's ribcage. Milka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milka throws a head punch that misses.
Pamungkas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pamungkas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milka's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Pamungkas leaning against his opponent.
Milka is leaning against Pamungkas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pamungkas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milkas head.
Pamungkas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milka working aggressively here.
Pamungkas blocking some punches.
A short left from Milka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milka.
Pamungkas working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Milka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Milka.
Pamungkas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milka backwards.
Pamungkas prevents a body shot from Milka.
A head punch on the inside from Pamungkas fails to land.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pamungkas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pamungkas is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Pamungkas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamungkas scores with the left hand. Milka knows he should have avoided that one.
Milka is looking to clinch but Pamungkas is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Pamungkas.
Nice cross by Pamungkas.
 Milka is rocked!
Pamungkas throws a leg kick which misses Milka's front leg but catches the back leg as Milka tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambang Pamungkas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Milka tries to clinch but Pamungkas moves out of range.
Pamungkas wants to counter the offense by Milka and move into the clinch position.
Pamungkas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Milka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milka clinches up against the cage.
Pamungkas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pamungkas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pamungkas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milka lands with a nice body kick.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pamungkas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Milka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pamungkas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milka seems to have got his legs back now.
Milka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milka forces Pamungkas back against the cage and clinches.
Pamungkas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milka's elbow.
Pamungkas blocks a body shot from Milka.
Pamungkas gets through Milka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Pamungkas avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Pamungkas manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pamungkas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico Milka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milka misses with an uppercut.
Pamungkas throws a good cross that connects.
Pamungkas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milka at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka wants to clinch.
A left lands for Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands with a shot to the body.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
Milka avoids the body shot from Pamungkas.
Milka looks for the body kick but Pamungkas saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Milka.
Jab, jab by Pamungkas - just one landing.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rico Milka's cut is getting worse.
Milka misses with a hook. Pamungkas ducked under it nicely.
Milka with a nice calf kick.
Milka takes one to the side of the head.
Pamungkas circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Milka tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pamungkas wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, 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.
The defeated Rico Milka had this to say: 'whaaaat ?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scherwin Blake (ranked 1882 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Pykky Kalla (ranked 244 p4p, 251 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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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pykky Kalla!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kalla slips the punch.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Kalla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalla throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Kalla ducks down to avoid it.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kalla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalla on the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kalla 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.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalla.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Kalla's head but Kalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Kalla avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Blake feints and then cracks Kalla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalla down.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake avoids the body shot from Kalla.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalla misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Scherwin Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake takes a swing at Kalla's ribcage but misses.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Kalla jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Kalla throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalla walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Kalla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blake to see if he's OK.
Blake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kalla connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kalla working away.
Blake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kalla.
Blake tries to bench press Kalla off him but Kalla keeps the position.
Blake struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalla landing strikes.
Kalla throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blake is looking to reverse the position.
Blake taking a bit of punishment here - Kalla scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to improve position but can't.
Blake is not content to let Kalla control the position.
Blake wants to control but Kalla postures up.
Blake being controlled for a moment.
Blake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blake to see if he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalla wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalla scoring with punches and elbows.
Kalla landing a few strikes.
Blake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kalla slows the pace down in half guard.
Kalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blake wants to control but Kalla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blake wants to get back to full guard but Kalla has passed into side control.
Kalla working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pykky Kalla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Kalla.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalla walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalla.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Kalla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kalla slips the punch.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Kalla moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Kalla scores with a nice right hand.
Kalla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake avoids the body shot from Kalla.
Kalla scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Kalla ducks down to avoid it.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Kalla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalla is working away from the top position though.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Kalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blake trying to hold on to Kalla's head to control him but Kalla postures up.
Kalla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalla throwing shots but Blake is blocking nicely.
Kalla is looking to take a break and control but Blake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalla passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blake!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake can't escape the position.
Kalla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalla lands a heavy elbow.
Kalla with shots to the head and body - Blake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blake is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Kalla.
Oh Blake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalla lands a big elbow - Blake is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Blake is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pykky Kalla!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boryslav Margera (ranked 1243 p4p, 793 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 137 p4p, 87 weight class). Margera comes to the cage accompanied by Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera clinches.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jernit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jernit avoids it.
Jernit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Jernit struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera prevents a body shot from Jernit.
Jernit pushes Margera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Jernit is blocking nicely.
Jernit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Margera landing knees to the head.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jernit lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera misses with some punches.
Jernit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Jernit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jernit is defending well for now.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jernit misses with some punches.
Margera missing with knees to the body.
Jernit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Jernit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera tries a body shot but Jernit blocks it.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jernit.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Jernit blocks with his arms.
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jernit avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Margera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jernit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jernit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Jernit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Margera.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Jernit.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jernit blocks it with crossed arms.
Jernit lands a left hand.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Jernit is blocking nicely.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jernit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jernit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera works on Jernit's body with a couple of short punches.
Jernit is working Margera over against the cage.
Jernit gets through Margera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera is breathing heavily.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera tries a body shot but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jernit.
We've been informed that Jernit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Margera.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Margera is rocked!
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Jernit.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jernit.
Margera seems to have got his legs back now.
Margera misses with some punches.
Jernit pushes Margera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera blocking some punches.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit dominated that round.
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.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Jernit lands a jab to Margera's midsection.
Jernit tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.
Margera throws a shot to the body.
Margera looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Jernit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit scores with a jab.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Jernit lunges at Margera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Margera's hand.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Jernit misses with a straight right.
Margera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jernit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Margera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Margera sets himself, and Jernit steps forward looking for the clinch! Margera avoids it this time.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Jernit tries to counter with a clinch but Margera shakes him off and moves away.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jernit misses.
Jernit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jernit cracks Margera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Margera throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Margera instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jernit.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Jernit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jernit tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Jernit blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Jernit is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit pushes Margera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
Jernit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunt Jernit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Margera lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Margera lands a body punch.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jernit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera misses with some punches.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jernit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jernit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jernit lands a left hand.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Margera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jernit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jernit tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jernit lands a right hand.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the cage.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Margera.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
A short right from Margera.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jernit lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Margera.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jernit blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Jernit is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Jernit.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Margera.
Margera blocks a body shot from Jernit.
Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jernit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunt Jernit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jernit closes the distance and clinches.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the cage.
Jernit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Jernit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jernit works on Margera's body with a couple of short punches.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Margera.
It looks like Gunt Jernit has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Jernit.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jernit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera slips a jab from Jernit.
Jernit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Margera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jernit thinking.
Margera lands with a cross.
Jernit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jernit blocks it with crossed arms.
Jernit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit prevents a body shot from Margera.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jernit digs a right hand underneath Margera's ribcage. Margera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jernit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a body punch.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Jernit misses with the head strike.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jernit is defending well for now.
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!
Jernit lands with a right to the head.
Margera tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Margera back against the cage.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jernit is defending well for now.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jernit lands with a short shot to the head.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a shoulder strike.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jernit.
Jernit gets through Margera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit lands a left hand.
Jernit trying to stall but Margera improves his position.
Jernit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Margera.
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jernit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Margera.
Jernit lands with a left to the head.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Jernit is blocking nicely.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
A short right from Jernit on the inside.
Boryslav Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Jernit digs a right hand underneath Margera's ribcage. Margera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jernit lands a big right hand that drops Margera! The killer instinct kicks in and Jernit finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jernit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunt Jernit!
Gunt Jernit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 993 p4p, 603 weight class) and James River (ranked 95 p4p, 58 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong lands with an overhand left.
Gong scores with a jab.
Gong scores with a nice right hand.
Gong throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River misses with an uppercut
and Gong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Gong throws an overhand right that lands on River 's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Gong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Gong lands with an overhand left.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong walks into a jab.
River lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gong throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Gong walks into a stiff left hand from River .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River sizes up Gong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Gong.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gong to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River shoots for a double leg takedown but Gong sprawls well. He's pushed River 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
River throws a lazy right hand but Gong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gong throws a big shot that misses.
Li Gong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from River does no damage.
Gong scores with a jab to the body.
River misses with a straight left.
River cracks a nice hook into Gong's ribs.
Gong throws a shot to the body.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from River .
River ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
Gong walks into a left hand.
River staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for River . That snapped Gong's head back.
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River throws a hook to the side of Gong's head but Gong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Gong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gong loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River ! But no joy.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of River 's head.
Gong misses with a hook.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River digs a good hook to Gong's body.
Gong 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.
Gong throws a sloppy body shot
and River moves into the clinch.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gong's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
James River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
River not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with River in particular looking to stall.
River is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River is trying to control the action in half guard but Gong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River controlling the pace.
Gong blocking the ground and pound attempt from River .
River is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time River .
Gong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. River is working away from the top position though.
Gong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
River throws a shot from downtown. Gong moves away and avoids it.
Gong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gong scores with a nice head shot.
Gong throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River has Gong up against the cage in a clinch.
River works on Gong's body with a couple of short punches.
River manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gong trying to stand up but can't free himself from River 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River has a closed guard, preventing Gong from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gong has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
River wants to control but Gong is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Gong seems content to control.
Gong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
River is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gong's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong tries to escape the position.
Gong covering up well under a series of strikes from River .
Gong just trying to survive but River is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
River has good solid back control here.
River is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gong has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gong is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working for the choke.
Gong is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if River gets his way!
River gets his hands free as Gong looks to control.
James River has got the better of the ground game so far.
River tries to keep control of the position but Gong is staying busy.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong turns into River and is now in his guard.
Gong trying to stand up but can't free himself from River 's guard.
Gong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
River is pulling down on Gong's head. It's preventing any offense from Gong, at least for the moment.
Gong tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li Gong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River misses with a straight left.
River cracks Gong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
River is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Gong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River takes a swing at Gong's ribcage but misses.
Gong looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Gong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tries to clinch but Gong moves out of range.
It looked like Gong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River lands a jab to Gong's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a straight right.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gong. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River slips a jab from Gong.
River cracks a nice hook into Gong's ribs.
Gong misses with a left hand
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gong moves away from the strike by River .
Gong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gong misses with a hook.
River scores with a jab to the body.
River misses with a body shot.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gong.
River punishes Gong's body with a nice straight punch.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Gong misses with a hook.
Gong misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Gong. No joy for River on that attempt.
Gong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
River loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River looks to land a right hand but Gong moved out of range.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gong defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from River .
A jab lands there for River .
River blocks a jab.
River catches Gong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Gong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gong.
River tries to clinch there but Gong circles away.
River ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
River throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
River stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gong is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Gong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River scores with a hook to the body. Gong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gong lands a jab to River 's midsection.
Gong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong works the jab nicely.
Gong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong lands a glancing blow to the side of River 's head.
River looks to land a left hand but Gong moved out of range nicely.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gong avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Gong misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from River .
Gong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River is trying to drag Gong to the mat but Gong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James River !
James River thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Marsden (ranked 661 p4p, 332 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 81 p4p, 40 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Brick - Ben Folds Five. The key to victory for Mick Marsden has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden looks to land a left hand but Dienekes moved out of range nicely.
Dienekes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick lands for Marsden.
Marsden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Dienekes tries to counter it with a takedown but Marsden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marsden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dienekes ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
Dienekes blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Dienekes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
And Dienekes tries to counter it with a takedown but Marsden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dienekes moves out of range as Marsden strikes.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Dienekes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mick Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but Dienekes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dienekes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dienekes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a right hand
and Dienekes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marsden!
Dienekes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsden keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dienekes.
Dienekes is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Dienekes crashes against the mat.
Dienekes misses with the ground and pound.
Dienekes trying to control the position but Marsden is working away.
The strikes coming from Dienekes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marsden defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dienekes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dienekes lands an elbow.
Dienekes controls the position.
Dienekes trying to control the action but Marsden is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Dienekes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dienekes prevents Marsden from escaping the position.
Dienekes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dienekes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dienekes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsden is avoiding damage well.
Dienekes wants to control for a moment but Marsden uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Marsden taking some punishment here, with Dienekes in his half guard.
Dienekes thows a huge punch but Marsden dodges it nicely.
Dienekes thows a huge punch but Marsden dodges it nicely.
Dienekes prevents Marsden from standing back up.
Dienekes is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dienekes is pressing down on Marsden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marsden is holding on for now.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doric Dienekes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dienekes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Dienekes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Dienekes down.
A low kick from Marsden misses
and Dienekes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsden's guard.
Marsden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Dienekes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dienekes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Marsden lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marsden.
It looks like Doric Dienekes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Dienekes blocks a body shot from Marsden.
Dienekes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marsden walks away with a smile on his face. Dienekes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marsden thumps Dienekes with a low kick.
Marsden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marsden.
Marsden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dienekes counters with a single leg into guard. Marsden didn't expect that.
Dienekes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dienekes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsden pushes Dienekes off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dienekes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dienekes.
Dienekes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dienekes is trying to control. Marsden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dienekes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dienekes connects with a nice short shot to Marsden's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is working for a submission of some sort.
Dienekes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dienekes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marsden sees it coming and defends easily.
Dienekes trying to control the pace.
Dienekes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marsden's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marsden pushes Dienekes off and gets back to his feet.
Marsden throws a front kick aimed at Dienekes's knee but Dienekes avoids it well.
Dienekes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marsden defends it well.
Marsden misses with a leg kick
and Dienekes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marsden wants to stand up but Dienekes is controlling him.
Dienekes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dienekes with a nice head shot there.
Marsden kicks Dienekes off and gets to his feet.
Dienekes slips a straight right by Marsden.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Marsden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doric Dienekes'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.
Dienekes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsden.
Doric Dienekes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden throws a sloppy body shot
and Dienekes counters with a single leg into guard. Marsden didn't expect that.
Marsden is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dienekes presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Dienekes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dienekes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dienekes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marsden won't allow Dienekes to sweep him here.
Dienekes working for submissions but it's allowed Marsden to get to half guard.
Dienekes moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dienekes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marsden defends it easily.
Marsden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dienekes is proving hard to escape from.
Dienekes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dienekes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsden defends well.
Dienekes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marsden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dienekes's guard.
Marsden trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dienekes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dienekes manages to avoid it.
Dienekes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Marsden misses
so Dienekes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dienekes advances position into side control!
Dienekes throws an elbow but Marsden slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dienekes taking a breather here.
Dienekes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsden is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden regains half guard, as Dienekes was trying to land strikes.
Marsden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dienekes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marsden sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doric Dienekes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dienekes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dienekes slips a straight right by Marsden.
Marsden throws a hook but Dienekes blocks it.
Mick Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden feints and then cracks Dienekes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dienekes down.
A low kick from Marsden is predictable there
and Dienekes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden is looking to stand up but Dienekes isn't so interested in that idea.
Dienekes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes throws a big elbow that misses.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Dienekes is working Marsden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dienekes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Dienekes from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dienekes moves out of range as Marsden strikes.
Dienekes defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden cracks Dienekes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dienekes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Marsden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dienekes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dienekes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dienekes looking to control but Marsden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dienekes controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dienekes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dienekes throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Marsden has his hands clasped together but Dienekes breaks the hold and Marsden is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dienekes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doric Dienekes! Doric Dienekes retains his middleweight title!
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