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NYF Fight Night 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Kinski (ranked 4408 p4p, 3969 weight class) and Donny Jepp (ranked 439 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Kinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donny Jepp!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kinski. Beautiful body shot.
Jepp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jepp shoots in for a takedown but Kinski shows good takedown defense.
Jepp fails with a takedown attempt.
Kinski lands a really nice looking cross but Jepp seems unphased.
Kinski misses with a wild body shot.
Jepp clinches up against the cage.
Jepp tries to circle away but Kinski has him pinned against the cage.
Jepp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepp uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jepp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kinski up against the cage.
Jepp blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jepp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kinski's brow.
Jepp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinski's face.
Jepp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kinski being controlled against the cage.
Jepp has clasped his hands together around Kinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kinski regains half guard.
Jepp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jepp is stalling here. Kinski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jepp seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kinski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinski decides to stand back up. Kinski steps back and let's Jepp get back to his feet.
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!
Jepp shoots for a double leg takedown but Kinski sprawls well. He's pushed Jepp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gustav Kinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Jepp.
Jepp clinches.
Kinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepp has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kinski uses from the top position.
Kinski wants to stand but Jepp is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jepp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jepp 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.
Kinski content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kinski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jepp is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jepp on the side of the head.
Kinski throws an overhand right that lands on Jepp's shoulder, as Jepp tries to avoid the shot.
Kinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jepp is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jepp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kinski but Kinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kinski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Kinski lands.
Kinski scores with a jab to the body.
Jepp looks winded!
Kinski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jepp under the eye.
Kinski connects with a looping right hand.
 Jepp is rocked!
Jepp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jepp is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinski finish him?
Gustav Kinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jepp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinski connects with a body shot that sends Jepp's belly button to the back.
Kinski drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jepp's head, knocking him out cold! Kinski is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Kinski!
Our winner, Gustav Kinski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 2530 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 290 p4p, 364 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Kiely on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez delivers a nice body kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kiely is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hernandez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hernandez has escaped and now he's on top!
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely looking to pass the guard.
Kiely drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hernandez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kiely has Hernandez in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiely, not yet.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hernandez wants to stand but Kiely is controlling the position.
Kiely postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kiely looking to pass the guard.
Kiely preventing the sweep.
Kiely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiely advances nicely into full mount.
Kiely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kiely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hernandez turns into him and now he's in Kiely's guard.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Kiely's legs - danger averted.
Kiely wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiely has an active guard here but Hernandez has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kiely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiely not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hernandez throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Kiely swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kiely blocks the low kick.
Kiely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez pushes Kiely off and gets back to his feet.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Hernandez thinks about the counter body kick.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Kiely's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Kiely checks it
and Kiely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is pulling down on Kiely's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiely, at least for the moment.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hernandez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hernandez has escaped and now he's on top!
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiely looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiely, not yet.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiely wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiely is working hard here to advance position.
Kiely is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Hernandez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hernandez!
Kiely wants to finish this one by submission but Hernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kiely.
Kiely wants to finish this one by submission but Hernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kiely.
Kiely controlling from the full mount.
Kiely looking for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiely trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Kiely goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hernandez is on top in guard.
Kiely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hernandez has passed into side control.
Kiely manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiely with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hernandez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Hernandez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hernandez looks to throw a body kick
so Kiely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kiely is controlling him.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez controlling the position.
Hernandez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kiely has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to bench press Kiely off him but Kiely keeps the position.
Hernandez prevents Kiely from moving into mount.
Hernandez manages to get back to half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Kiely is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Kiely's head to control him but Kiely postures up.
Kiely is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
Harrison Kiely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiely works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Hernandez blocks the move with his legs.
Kiely goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hernandez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kiely but great work by Hernandez.
Kiely tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hernandez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hernandez wants to take a breather but Kiely manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hernandez.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Kiely tries to pass.
Kiely advances to half guard.
Kiely moves nicely into side control.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Hernandez blocks the move with his legs.
Hernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kiely moves into full mount! Hernandez won't be happy about that!
Angel Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely working for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez is in no mood to give up.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiely tries to control but Hernandez wriggling away.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hernandez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiely, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Kiely!
A very excited looking Harrison Kiely made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Swagger (ranked 2315 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 264 p4p, 336 weight class). The key to victory for Spenser Swagger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic throws a body punch but Swagger moves out of range.
Miocic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Swagger connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Jon Miocic has been cut.
Swagger throws a shot to the body.
Miocic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miocic catches Swagger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miocic takes one to the side of the head.
Miocic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swagger on his heels. He'll look to pass Swagger's guard now, I'm sure.
Swagger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Swagger.
Nice sprawl there from Swagger as Miocic shoots in.
Swagger throws a big counter combination but Miocic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swagger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miocic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Swagger delivers a nice body kick.
Miocic is looking to clinch.
Swagger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miocic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swagger slips under a jab.
Miocic throws a sloppy body shot
and Swagger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miocic closes the distance and clinches.
Miocic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Swagger gets underhooks to prevent Miocic's takedown attempt.
Spenser Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Miocic.
Swagger breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Swagger misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swagger, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miocic misses the shot to the body.
Miocic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Miocic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swagger drops Miocic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Miocic looks back up at him and smiles so Swagger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Miocic is rocked!
Swagger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swagger moves out of range of the body kick from Miocic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swagger - that will leave a mark!
Swagger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miocic just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Swagger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miocic.
Swagger throws a right and a left that Miocic avoids nicely.
Miocic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miocic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miocic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swagger rather than just go for the knockout.
Swagger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swagger scores with a push kick.
Swagger is looking to land body kicks.
Miocic tries to counter with a clinch but Swagger shakes him off and moves away.
Swagger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miocic is still on wobbly legs! Can Swagger finish him?
Miocic moves out of range as Swagger strikes.
Miocic seems to have recovered his senses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miocic.
Swagger bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger cracks Miocic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miocic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Swagger finish him?
Miocic misses with a shot to the body
and Swagger counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swagger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miocic throws out the jab.
No luck for Miocic with that takedown attempt.
Miocic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swagger as he avoids it easily.
Swagger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miocic if he has to take too many more of those.
Miocic looks winded!
Miocic tries to clinch
and Swagger counters with a right hand to the body.
Swagger scores with a body shot.
Miocic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swagger.
Swagger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swagger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger lands a lovely overhand right.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Swagger has cracked Miocic with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Swagger lands another huge swinging hook and Miocic tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Miocic, before Swagger can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spenser Swagger!
Spenser Swagger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Cunningham (ranked 3803 p4p, 3882 weight class) and Dillon Russo (ranked 336 p4p, 341 weight class). Blaze Cunningham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dillon Russo's chin.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Cunningham has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blaze Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Russo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cunningham defends well and Russo ends up having to push Cunningham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Russo tries to counter with a clinch but Cunningham shakes him off and moves away.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
Russo dives in for a single leg takedown but Cunningham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blaze Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillon Russo.
Cunningham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dillon Russo has been cut.
Russo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Russo trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Cunningham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cunningham tries to get out of the position.
Russo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham being controlled here, momentarily.
Cunningham managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Russo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Cunningham pushes Russo off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Russo pushes Cunningham up against the cage in a clinch.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo has Cunningham up against the cage in a clinch.
Russo stalling against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Russo misses.
Russo shoots in and drives through. Cunningham sprawls well.
Cunningham is looking for a counter combo.
Cunningham moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russo is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cunningham's half guard.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cunningham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cunningham is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo working over Cunningham with some ground and pound. Cunningham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cunningham wants to get back to full guard.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Russo seems content to control.
Russo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russo is keen to just control but Cunningham is a slippery customer.
Cunningham tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Cunningham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dillon Russo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cunningham circles away.
Russo throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Russo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blaze Cunningham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.
Blaze Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
Russo wants to clinch.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
Cunningham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Blaze Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillon Russo.
Russo throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a head kick that Russo semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Russo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cunningham, which made it look bad.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russo with a poor takedown
and Cunningham counters with a two punch combo.
Cunningham pushes Russo away with a front kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russo.
As Russo looks to move away, Cunningham throws a big counter combo but Russo just gets out of the way.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Russo unleashes a big counter combination but Cunningham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cunningham stuffs the takedown attempt from Russo. Russo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunningham appears to be looking for a big counter.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cunningham in his tracks.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Russo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cunningham counters with a one-two to the body.
Russo is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russo is defended easily by Cunningham.
Cunningham is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Cunningham.
Cunningham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cunningham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
Russo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russo counters with a single leg into guard. Cunningham didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Russo trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Russo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position.
Russo looking to sit in guard and control but Cunningham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cunningham stands up from Russo's guard - Cunningham perhaps looking for a knockout.
Russo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunningham is fending him off so far but Russo persists. Nope, Cunningham circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Cunningham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dillon Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cunningham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russo moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Russo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cunningham with a body shot.
Russo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cunningham swivels and escapes.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cunningham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Russo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunningham.
Cunningham gets tackled into the cage by Russo. Russo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cunningham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blaze Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillon Russo.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Russo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Russo tries to counter it with a takedown but Cunningham pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Russo.
Russo scores with a jab.
Russo tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunningham is fending him off so far but Russo persists. Nope, Cunningham circles away and we're back to standing.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Cunningham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Russo looks to move away, Cunningham throws a big counter combo but Russo just gets out of the way.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham delivers a nice body kick.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick
and Russo counters with a left and a right that stings Cunningham.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Russo misses.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown but Cunningham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Good leg kick by Cunningham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Russo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cunningham was covering up waiting for the punch and Russo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cunningham pushes Russo off and gets back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Cunningham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
Cunningham sets himself, and Russo steps forward looking for the clinch! Cunningham avoids it this time.
Cunningham lands a leg kick that knocks Russo off balance momentarily.
Russo fails with the takedown.
Cunningham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Russo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cunningham tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Russo is in Cunningham's guard.
Russo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cunningham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cunningham wanted to stand there but Russo had control of the position.
Cunningham is fighting to break Russo's control of his arms but Russo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dillon Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cunningham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Cunningham!
An out of breath Blaze Cunningham thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 1395 p4p, 2972 weight class) and Gregor Frieberg (ranked 181 p4p, 334 weight class). Jayson Tatum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frieberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Tatum tries to sprawl out of it but Frieberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tatum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frieberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Frieberg from controlling successfully.
Tatum wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg passes into half guard.
Tatum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frieberg on the ground.
Frieberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frieberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tatum wants to control but Frieberg is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg thows a huge punch but Tatum dodges it nicely.
Tatum is trying to maintain the position but Frieberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Frieberg is working for a kimura but Tatum is defending it quite comfortably.
Frieberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tatum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frieberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frieberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frieberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frieberg passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieberg has hold of Tatum's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tatum manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tatum avoids a series of strikes thrown by Frieberg.
Frieberg landing punches.
Frieberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Tatum frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frieberg lands a couple of good shots and Tatum has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Frieberg scores with strikes from the back.
Frieberg lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Frieberg scores with punches and elbows.
Frieberg misses with a punch to the head.
Frieberg missing with punches from the back.
Frieberg working for a choke but Tatum is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg misses with a punch to the head.
Frieberg gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Frieberg throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Frieberg doesn't have the hooks in and Tatum manages to turn into his guard.
Frieberg looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tatum is defending well. Frieberg quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tatum has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Frieberg celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregor Frieberg!
After winning the bout, Gregor Frieberg 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill River (ranked 2277 p4p, 2134 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 264 p4p, 249 weight class). Makhno has chosen Yablochko as his entrance music. Nestor Makhno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makhno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makhno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River lands a knee to the body.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
Makhno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River lands a left hand.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Makhno won't want to take too many of those.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Makhno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhno misses with the head strike.
Makhno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. River seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makhno can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Makhno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makhno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makhno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
Makhno managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Makhno digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
Makhno takes a shot to the head.
Makhno digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Makhno misses with some punches.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makhno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Makhno controls his hands.
Makhno lands a shoulder strike.
River missing with knees to the body.
Makhno digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Makhno.
River misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River blocks an uppercut.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River blocking some punches.
Makhno misses with some punches.
Makhno lands a body shot.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Makhno.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makhno lands a body punch.
Makhno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhno struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Makhno lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makhno.
Makhno working aggressively here.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makhno.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makhno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Makhno controls his hands.
River is looking to control Makhno's arms but Makhno gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
River misses with the head strike.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makhno lands with a light punch inside.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makhno.
Makhno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makhno clinches.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makhno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno manages to break the clinch.
River tries to clinch up but Makhno circles away and keeps his distance.
Nestor Makhno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhno moves into range and clinches up with River.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makhno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makhno takes the fight into the clinch.
River working Makhno over with knees to the body.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A short left from Makhno.
Makhno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Makhno tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
Makhno digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River tries to throw a body punch but Makhno avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
Makhno lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makhno.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nestor Makhno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makhno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makhno clinches with his opponent.
Makhno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River lands an uppercut.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makhno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bill River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makhno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makhno misses with the head strike.
River tries to work over Makhno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno lands a body shot.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
River prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River trying to control the position but instead, Makhno has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River slows down the pace here.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhno tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Makhno managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Makhno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhno manages to break the clinch.
River throws a shot to the body.
Makhno takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Makhno.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Makhno.
River misses with a body punch.
Makhno is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno lands with a short shot to the head.
Makhno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makhno is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
Makhno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
River cracks Makhno with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. River has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Makhno to stand back up!
Makhno is rocked!
River tries to keep at a distance but Makhno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makhno is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Makhno breaks from the clinch.
Makhno gets a clinch.
Makhno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhno blocking some punches.
River working aggressively here.
River stalling.
River jerks Makhno's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Makhno drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! River goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from River because Makhno was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bill River!
After winning the bout, Bill River 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Oliveira (ranked 1960 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Daniel Burton (ranked 151 p4p, 200 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burton defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Burton lands with a nice body punch.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Jackson Oliveira has been cut.
Burton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oliveira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burton finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliveira's head.
Oliveira cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burton lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burton scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Oliveira is rocked!
Jackson Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton cracks Oliveira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
A nice side step and Burton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Burton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burton, as that shot connected.
Burton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Burton.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton scores with a hook.
Burton cracks Oliveira with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Burton ducks down to avoid it.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oliveira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Burton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burton at a distance.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burton tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Burton's body.
Burton lands a jab.
Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Burton avoids it.
Oliveira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a body shot.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
A nice side step and Burton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burton moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliveira.
Burton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Burton stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burton throws a one two combo.
Jackson Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Burton moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Burton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 689 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 88 p4p, 250 weight class). Chase has chosen Ambitionz Az a Ridah as his entrance music. Jon Kramer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kramer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kramer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kramer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chase defends it nicely.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a shoot takedown. Chase fights it but they end up in guard.
Chase wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kramer manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kramer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kramer is looking to advance position but Chase won't allow it.
Chase regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kramer.
Kramer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase keeping full guard, as Kramer tries to pass.
Kramer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chase dives on top into guard.
Chase got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kramer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chase has managed to get both his arms back between Kramer's legs - danger averted.
Chase sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chase trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Chase controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kramer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kramer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chase trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kramer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase stays in close to Kramer's body and controls the position.
Chase got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kramer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chase has managed to get both his arms back between Kramer's legs - danger averted.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Kramer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chase defends it easily.
Kramer has an active guard here but Chase has managed to pass into half guard.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
Chase wants to stand but Kramer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kramer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chase doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kramer.
Kramer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kramer moves into full mount! Chase won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Kramer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kramer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chase is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chase and Kramer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer tries for a kimura but Chase is defending well.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kramer advances to full mount.
Kramer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kramer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chase has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chase!
Chase wants to pass the guard but Kramer is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Kramer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chase connects with a right hand. Kramer shakes it off.
Chase misses the jab.
Chase connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kramer's hands.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
Chase lands a glancing blow to the side of Kramer's head.
Kramer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheers as Chase lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kramer doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Kramer tries to counter with a takedown but Chase is quick to defend against it.
Chase throws a jab when Kramer was well out of range.
Kramer tries to counter with a takedown but Chase is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Chase misses.
Kramer is looking to counter the offense by Chase and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase misses with a looping left.
Kramer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kramer slips a straight right by Chase.
Kramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kramer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kramer counters with a shoot takedown. Chase fights it but they end up in guard.
Kramer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chase wants to stand up but Kramer is controlling him.
Kramer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kramer passes Chase's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chase wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking for a kimura here.
Kramer wants to work for an arm triangle but Chase is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kramer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chase has one foot on Kramer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Chase lands a really nice looking cross but Kramer seems unphased.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Kramer counters with a shoot takedown. Chase fights it but they end up in guard.
Chase is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kramer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Chase is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chase pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Chase throws a body punch but Kramer moves out of range.
Chase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chase is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kramer.
Chase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kramer was well out of range. Poor timing from Chase.
Kramer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chase tests Kramer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kramer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chase throws a sloppy body shot
and Kramer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kramer.
Chase wants to get back to his feet but Kramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kramer slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Chase is defending it quite comfortably.
Chase is trying to stand.
Kramer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Chase is defending it quite comfortably.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Chase is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Chase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chase cracks a nice hook into Kramer's ribs.
A jab lands there for Chase.
Jon Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kramer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chase looks to land a left hand but Kramer moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Chase misses.
Kramer shoots in looking for a takedown. Chase tries to sprawl out of it but Kramer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chase manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase scores with a jab. Kramer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chase throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Chase misses.
Chase jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kramer is looking to counter the offense by Chase and move into the clinch.
A big right from Chase misses.
Kramer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chase sprawls and moves away.
Danny Chase seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Kramer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kramer.
Chase uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chase tries to kick Kramer off but Kramer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kramer wants to work for an arm triangle but Chase is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chase blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kramer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chase defends it well.
Chase looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Kramer.
Kramer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Chase is defending well.
Kramer is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer drops an elbow to the side of Chase's head.
Kramer wants to work for an arm triangle but Chase is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kramer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kramer throwing shots but Chase is blocking nicely.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chase defends it well.
Jon Kramer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Chase is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kramer seems to be working for a kimura but Chase defends the submission attempt.
Chase wants to get back to his feet.
Kramer thows a huge punch but Chase dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kramer wants to pass the guard but Chase is defending well.
Kramer uses his free foot to push down on Chase's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chase.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Kramer.
I think Kramer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Chase!
Danny Chase decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Mendes (ranked 1714 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yamasaki (ranked 213 p4p, 254 weight class). Mendes comes into the arena with Future - Last Breath blaring out of the sound system. Yamasaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - Only God Can Judge Me. Paulo Mendes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamasaki tries to sprawl out of it but Mendes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamasaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes slips under a jab from Yamasaki.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamasaki loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
As Yamasaki looks to move away, Mendes throws a big counter combo but Yamasaki just gets out of the way.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Yamasaki circles away easily
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot.
Yamasaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamasaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamasaki lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Yamasaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Mendes walks into a left hand.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamasaki's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Yamasaki.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamasaki as he jumps to the side.
Yamasaki cracks Mendes with a good jab.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamasaki is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Yamasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamasaki lands with a hook. Mendes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki throws a shot to the body.
Mendes defending well as Yamasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamasaki catches Mendes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendes takes one to the side of the head.
Yamasaki misses with a combination
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mendes seems content to control.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Yamasaki is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mendes.
Mendes blocks the strikes from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamasaki has hold of Mendes's hands but Mendes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Mendes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice jab there from Yamasaki.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Yamasaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendes cracks Yamasaki with an open hand slap.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendes back to the cage. Yamasaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamasaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamasaki is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Mendes controlling the action here.
Mendes prevents Yamasaki from improving his position.
Paulo Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamasaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Mendes is trying to control. Yamasaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes works his way into full mount!
Mendes looking for a guillotine from mount but Yamasaki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Yamasaki is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Yamasaki flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mendes anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Yamasaki and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mendes slips an arm under Yamasaki chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mendes has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mendes is squeezing on Yamasaki like an anaconda would it's prey. Yamasaki fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 705 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Tomas Rumiantsev (ranked 52 p4p, 89 weight class). Greggory Silalahi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Rumiantsev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Rumiantsev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumiantsev is just out of range.
Rumiantsev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silalahi defends it well.
Silalahi lands with a nice body kick.
Silalahi ducks under a wild hook from Rumiantsev.
Silalahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev throws a shot from downtown. Silalahi moves away and avoids it.
Silalahi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumiantsev throws a hook to the side of Silalahi's head but Silalahi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silalahi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rumiantsev slips under a jab from Silalahi.
Rumiantsev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silalahi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi tries to clinch there but Rumiantsev circles away.
That kick from Silalahi tenderised Rumiantsev's leg. Rumiantsev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silalahi throws a head kick that misses.
Silalahi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silalahi cracks Rumiantsev with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi punishes Rumiantsev's body with a nice straight punch.
Silalahi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumiantsev is just out of range.
Silalahi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silalahi throws a sloppy head kick and Rumiantsev moves out of range easily.
Silalahi lands a right hook to the body.
Rumiantsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Silalahi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rumiantsev 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.
Silalahi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rumiantsev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silalahi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rumiantsev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silalahi tries to kick Rumiantsev off but Rumiantsev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rumiantsev wants to control but Silalahi is keeping him busy.
Silalahi pushes Rumiantsev off looking to stand but Rumiantsev dives back in and keeps control.
Rumiantsev lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev is trying to work for a kimura but Silalahi is defending well.
Silalahi is looking for a sweep. Rumiantsev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silalahi wants to get back to his feet.
Rumiantsev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rumiantsev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rumiantsev wants to take a breather but Silalahi is having none of it.
Silalahi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumiantsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silalahi.
And Rumiantsev tries to counter it with a takedown but Silalahi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silalahi swings widly with a right hand
and Rumiantsev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silalahi!
Silalahi bucks up and tries to throw Rumiantsev off but instead Rumiantsev has got his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rumiantsev.
Silalahi tries to escape but Rumiantsev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi trying to get back to his feet but Rumiantsev is in full control for now.
Silalahi prevents Rumiantsev from getting a body triangle.
Rumiantsev scores with punches to the body.
Rumiantsev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Well, with Rumiantsev on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Silalahi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Silalahi is in bad spot here.
Rumiantsev biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silalahi trying to get back to his feet but Rumiantsev is in full control for now.
Rumiantsev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silalahi to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rumiantsev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silalahi is trying to remain composed but Rumiantsev is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Rumiantsev is persistently looking for the submission but Silalahi is defending it well.
Rumiantsev is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rumiantsev looking to break Silalahi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silalahi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rumiantsev will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silalahi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silalahi wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Rumiantsev drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Silalahi 's chin! Silalahi is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomas Rumiantsev!
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