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CCC 42 : Winston vs Stankovic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ender Knightley (ranked 3444 p4p, 4994 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 410 p4p, 510 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani misses the jab.
Kanaani throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Kanaani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Knightley clinches up against the cage.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanaani connects with a body shot.
Kanaani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knightley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Kanaani.
Kanaani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley feints and then cracks Kanaani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanaani down.
Kanaani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knightley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kanaani loads up on a big right hand but Knightley slips the punch.
Knightley rushes Kanaani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
Kanaani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanaani misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanaani tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanaani.
Kanaani stalls.
Knightley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanaani backwards.
Knightley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
A head punch on the inside from Kanaani fails to land.
Knightley misses with the head strike.
Kanaani has Knightley pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley lands a body shot.
Kanaani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Kanaani is looking to break free of the clinch but Knightley has double underhooks.
Kanaani stalling in the clinch.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Knightley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Knightley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanaani throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanaani.
Knightley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knightley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knightley.
Knightley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kanaani throws a right and a left that Knightley avoids nicely.
Knightley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanaani.
Kanaani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knightley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanaani throws a right and a left that Knightley avoids nicely.
Knightley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knightley lands a jab to the nose.
Kanaani just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley thuds a left hand into Kanaani's body.
Kanaani slips a jab and a cross from Knightley.
Knightley jabs at Kanaani's body.
Knightley moves into the clinch successfully.
Knightley lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley breaks from the clinch.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaani jabs Knightley right on the nose. Knightley blinks but takes it well.
Kanaani moves forwards but Knightley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kanaani throws an overhand right that lands on Knightley's shoulder, as Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
Knightley is looking for a counter combo.
Knightley pushes Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley prevents the takedown attempt.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanaani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knightley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ender Knightley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mehdi Kanaani.
Knightley pushes Kanaani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kanaani looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Knightley.
Kanaani blocks an uppercut.
Knightley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knightley breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley digs a good body shot into Kanaani's ribs.
Knightley has managed to clinch.
Knightley keeps control of Kanaani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kanaani dives in for a single leg takedown but Knightley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knightley.
Knightley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Knightley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanaani's head.
Kanaani throws a low kick but Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanaani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kanaani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kanaani.
Kanaani looks to land a left hand but Knightley moved out of range nicely.
Kanaani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knightley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanaani. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley gets a clinch.
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Kanaani lands with a straight right. Knightley didn't see that one coming.
Knightley closes the distance and pushes Kanaani back into the cage.
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Kanaani controls the action.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanaani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanaani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knightley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanaani backwards.
A shot in the inside from Knightley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanaani.
Knightley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kanaani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knightley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanaani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knightley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Kanaani off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley has Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kanaani.
Ender Knightley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kanaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knightley connects with a solid leg kick.
Knightley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanaani throws a low kick but Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kanaani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knightley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kanaani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knightley in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley connects with a single shot there.
Knightley throws a body punch but Kanaani moves out of range.
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanaani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanaani.
Knightley scores with a shot to the side of Kanaani's head.
Knightley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanaani can do to turn this around?
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanaani's elbow.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kanaani.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani blocks an uppercut.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knightley tries a body shot but Kanaani blocks it.
Kanaani throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley tries to throw a body punch but Kanaani avoids it by throwing Knightley back against the cage.
Kanaani misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Ender Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanaani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knightley.
Kanaani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knightley counters with a low kick, right behind Kanaani 's knee.
Nice shot by Kanaani.
A combination from Kanaani does no damage.
Knightley is looking to wear down Kanaani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knightley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kanaani finds it's way round the side to connect with Knightley's head.
Knightley lands with a cross.
Kanaani throws a leg kick
and Knightley counters with a good low kick that Kanaani was not able to check.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mehdi Kanaani's cut.
That's time! Knightley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kanaani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanaani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knightley. That's going to slow Kanaani down.
Kanaani fails with a takedown attempt.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Kanaani.
Knightley wants to clinch up but Kanaani keeps it at a distance.
Knightley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knightley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kanaani finds it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knightley!
Knightley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanaani lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley rushes Kanaani and presses him up against the cage.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanaani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanaani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanaanis head.
A short uppercut from Kanaani.
Kanaani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knightley scores with a shot to the side of Kanaani's head.
Knightley letting Kanaani take a breather here.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley connects with a jab.
Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Kanaani throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Kanaani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knightley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanaani, pushing him back against the cage.
Knightley lands with a light punch inside.
Knightley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanaani backwards.
Knightley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kanaani.
Knightley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knightley clinches.
Kanaani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knightley with the inside leg kick.
Knightley connects with a body shot that sends Kanaani's belly button to the back.
Kanaani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knightley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ender Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knightley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanaani's head.
A jab lands there for Knightley.
Kanaani misses with a few strikes there.
Kanaani keeps the fight on the outside.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanaani.
Knightley slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Kanaani misses.
It looked like Knightley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kanaani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knightley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanaani on the side of the head.
Knightley just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanaani circles away quickly and effectively.
Knightley walks into a jab.
Kanaani drops his hands momentarily and Knightley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanaani throws a leg kick
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanaani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knightley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knightley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Knightley.
Knightley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knightley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanaani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knightley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kanaani on the side of the head.
Mehdi Kanaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanaani moves out of range as Knightley strikes.
Knightley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kanaani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ender Knightley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanaani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ender Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knightley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Knightley!
An out of breath Ender Knightley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 2416 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 305 p4p, 365 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. Greyvine has chosen Ace of Spades - Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chance Greyvine enters the cage!
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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 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Greyvine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Greyvine drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Greyvine is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Greyvine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greyvine drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Greyvine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Greyvine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Greyvine slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greyvine lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Greyvine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson has a hand on Greyvine's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Greyvine takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greyvine lands a couple of good shots and Anderson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Greyvine loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Anderson hold on?
Anderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Greyvine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
 Anderson is rocked!
Greyvine cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greyvine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Greyvine unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Anderson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Greyvine celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chance Greyvine!
A relieved looking Chance Greyvine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emelia Kooldfish (ranked 2748 p4p, 2890 weight class) and Bum Phillips (ranked 316 p4p, 335 weight class). Kooldfish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dirty Needle Project! by Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun. Emelia Kooldfish has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emelia Kooldfish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips tests Kooldfish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kooldfish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown but Kooldfish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phillips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kooldfish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kooldfish.
Kooldfish appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Kooldfish circles away easily
and Kooldfish counters with a straight right hand.
Emelia Kooldfish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Kooldfish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phillips thinking.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Kooldfish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kooldfish counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kooldfish to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a left to the body.
Kooldfish is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a left to the body.
Phillips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kooldfish is trying to defend but Phillips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Phillips is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to work for an arm triangle but Kooldfish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phillips prevents Kooldfish from standing back up.
Kooldfish holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Phillips is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kooldfish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phillips.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emelia Kooldfish 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.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Kooldfish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
letting Kooldfish counter with a right hand.
Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Emelia Kooldfish has been cut.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kooldfish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelia Kooldfish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phillips thinking.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kooldfish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kooldfish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kooldfish stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kooldfish counter with a right hand.
Kooldfish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Phillips tries for a takedown but Kooldfish circles away easily
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Kooldfish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Kooldfish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kooldfish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kooldfish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt
and Kooldfish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kooldfish counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kooldfish counters with a stiff right hand.
 Phillips is rocked!
Phillips shoots and misses
and Kooldfish counters with a huge left! Phillips is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kooldfish isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Phillips from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kooldfish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emelia Kooldfish!
Emelia Kooldfish looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm so unselfish and so virtuous that I want to dedicate this fight to someone not white. Because I AM A GOOD PERSON DONT YOU GET IT?!!!! And yeah, like, Love will save us all, except certain pigments I guess. I think that's what CNN told me to think...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Livver Sardino (ranked 2697 p4p, 1694 weight class) and Austin Stevens (ranked 307 p4p, 214 weight class). Sardino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom MacDonald - "People r stupid, PRIMAL clothing isn't"". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livver Sardino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens cracks a nice hook into Sardino's ribs.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sardino blocks the body kick.
Stevens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sardino counters with a left to the body.
Stevens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sardino moves out of range of the strikes.
Sardino throwing a counter right hand but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sardino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Sardino. That snapped Stevens's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Sardino's belly button to the back.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Sardino is just out of range.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Sardino counters with a straight right hand.
Sardino lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sardino finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevens's head.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardino was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
As Stevens tries to get set, Sardino tries to push him back and clinch up but Stevens manages to avoid the attempt.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Sardino counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sardino punishes Stevens's body with a nice straight punch.
Sardino misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sardino moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Sardino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and Sardino counters with a nice uppercut.
Sardino throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sardino.
Sardino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Sardino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Stevens misses
and Sardino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens scores with a jab to the head.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and Sardino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Stevens.
Stevens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Sardino counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Sardino counters with a big right hand! Oh Stevens is in trouble here! Sardino follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Livver Sardino!
Post fight, Livver Sardino took to the microphone: 'I've been here a time or two. Just humming that familiar tune. Its all I ever think or do. Next time come with the whole crew and you still wouldnt know what to do.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 2340 p4p, 3437 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 273 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Riptide Young Stallion enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
Young Stallion throws a body punch but Constantinou moves out of range.
Young Stallion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Constantinou. Constantinou obviously looking to wear him down.
Constantinou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou throws out a loose jab but Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou lands a nice shot to the body.
Constantinou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Constantinou throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Constantinou's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou throws a hook but Young Stallion blocks it.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion clobbers Constantinou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young Stallion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion avoids a kick to the body.
Constantinou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young Stallion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Constantinou.
Young Stallion is looking to land body kicks.
Young Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young Stallion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Constantinou throws out the jab.
Young Stallion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Constantinou.
Constantinou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Constantinou scores with a jab.
Constantinou throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Constantinou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Constantinou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazaros Constantinou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Young Stallion misses
and Constantinou counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Constantinou connects with a body shot.
Young Stallion tries to close the distance and clinch but Constantinou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Constantinou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young Stallion throws a head kick that misses
and Constantinou counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young Stallion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Constantinou throws a nice head kick!
Constantinou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young Stallion defending well as Constantinou loads up on a big left hand.
Young Stallion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Constantinou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young Stallion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Constantinou throws a body punch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Constantinou throws a poor cross that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Constantinou throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
Constantinou throws a hook but Young Stallion blocks it.
Young Stallion throws the left hand but Constantinou avoids the punch easily.
Constantinou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young Stallion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Constantinou as he avoids it easily.
Young Stallion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young Stallion under the eye.
That has opened up Riptide Young Stallion's cut even more.
Constantinou connects with a leg kick.
Jab from Constantinou.
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!
Constantinou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Constantinou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young Stallion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Constantinou avoids it easily.
Young Stallion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Constantinou misses the shot to the body.
Young Stallion lands with an overhand left.
Constantinou misses with a body shot.
Constantinou misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaros Constantinou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young Stallion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Constantinou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Constantinou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Stallion throws a sloppy head kick and Constantinou moves out of range easily.
Constantinou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Young Stallion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Constantinou throws a front kick aimed at Young Stallion's knee but Young Stallion avoids it well.
Young Stallion tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Constantinou lands a really nice looking cross but Young Stallion seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young Stallion lands with a hook. Constantinou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Constantinou misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinou looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion misses with a right hand
letting Constantinou counter with a right hand.
Young Stallion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Constantinou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Riptide Young Stallion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Young Stallion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Young Stallion might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Constantinou has got the better of the exchanges.
Young Stallion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Constantinou.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Constantinou defends it well.
Young Stallion tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion looks to throw a body kick
and Constantinou counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Young Stallion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Constantinou defends it well.
Constantinou cracks Young Stallion with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou misses with a wild combination.
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!
Young Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou with the inside leg kick.
Young Stallion throws a head kick but Constantinou moves out of range.
Young Stallion with a poor takedown
and Constantinou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Constantinou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riptide Young Stallion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Constantinou just misses with a punch to the body.
Young Stallion misses with a head kick.
Constantinou lands a nice shot to the body.
Young Stallion goes for a double leg but Constantinou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Constantinou continues to drive forward.
Young Stallion is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Constantinou misses with a head kick.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Constantinou slips under a jab.
Constantinou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Constantinou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young Stallion misses with a kick to the body
and Constantinou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young Stallion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Constantinou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Constantinou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young Stallion circles away quickly and effectively.
Young Stallion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Constantinou lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Riptide Young Stallion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lazaros Constantinou!
An out of breath Lazaros Constantinou 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 930 p4p, 742 weight class) and Artem Ramazanov (ranked 53 p4p, 43 weight class). Gangster comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Ramazanov has chosen All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u as his entrance music. Vahid Gangster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Artem Ramazanov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Artem Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gangster throws out a loose jab but Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramazanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gangster!
Gangster struggling a bit here.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramazanov controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gangster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramazanov on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov advances nicely into full mount.
Ramazanov looking to secure an arm triangle but Gangster defends it well.
Gangster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramazanov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov avoids the attempt from Gangster to control.
Ramazanov controlling from the full mount.
Ramazanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gangster's face.
Gangster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramazanov breaks from Gangster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramazanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gangster is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ramazanov controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gangster can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ramazanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gangster?
Ramazanov controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramazanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gangster is bucking up trying to escape but Ramazanov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramazanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Ramazanov 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.
Gangster misses with a double jab
and Ramazanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramazanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramazanov slips under a jab.
Gangster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramazanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gangster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramazanov. Ramazanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramazanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramazanov throws a head kick but Gangster moves out of range.
Ramazanov throws a big shot that misses.
Ramazanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Ramazanov.
Ramazanov scores with a hook to the body. Gangster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramazanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ramazanov throws the left hand but Gangster avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov dips to his left and cracks Gangster with an uppercut!
Gangster slips under a jab.
It looked like Gangster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gangster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gangster sizes up Ramazanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vahid Gangster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gangster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramazanov shoots in and gets a takedown into Gangster's guard.
Ramazanov is stalling in the full guard.
Ramazanov passes into half guard.
Ramazanov moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangster gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ramazanov controlling from mount.
Ramazanov landing strikes from the mount and Gangster is in trouble!
Ramazanov raining down shots from the mount!
Ramazanov content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramazanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramazanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gangster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramazanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramazanov avoids the attempt from Gangster to control.
Ramazanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Artem Ramazanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Gangster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramazanov content just to control the position here.
Ramazanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gangster wants to hold on but Ramazanov pushes him away.
Ramazanov content just to control the position here.
Gangster wants to hold on but Ramazanov pushes him away.
Ramazanov controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Ramazanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gangster takes a swing at Ramazanov's ribcage but misses.
Ramazanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artem Ramazanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gangster looks to land a combination but Ramazanov avoids it well.
Gangster misses with a body shot
letting Ramazanov counter with a right hand.
Gangster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramazanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ramazanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ramazanov is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov wants to pass the guard but Gangster is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster working a defensive guard here.
Gangster is pulling down on Ramazanov's head. It's preventing any offense from Ramazanov, at least for the moment.
Ramazanov landing with the ground and pound.
Ramazanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramazanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramazanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramazanov trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Ramazanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangster taking some punishment here, with Ramazanov in his half guard.
Ramazanov wants to pass the guard but Gangster is defending well.
Ramazanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Artem Ramazanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramazanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The adventures of Ramazanov the control monster continue. Boring.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ramazanov.
That's four 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.
Ramazanov is pressing down on Gangster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gangster is holding on for now.
Ramazanov trying to control the pace.
Vahid Gangster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gangster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Ramazanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramazanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Ramazanov!
Artem Ramazanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Gold (ranked 762 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Nick Albodean (ranked 100 p4p, 162 weight class). Albodean has chosen I ain't worried - One Republic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Albodean!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albodean throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Albodean manages to avoid it.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albodean. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albodean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albodean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold tries for a takedown but Albodean sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albodean scores with a body shot.
Albodean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albodean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Albodean.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Albodean.
Albodean catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gold pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Albodean back to the cage. Gold follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Albodean blocks a jab.
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Albodean.
A low kick from Albodean misses
and Gold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Albodean's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albodean seems keen to control Gold's posture.
Let's hope that Albodean has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gold lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Albodean is on top in guard.
Gold pulls Albodean in to control the position.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is pulling down on Albodean's head. It's preventing any offense from Albodean, at least for the moment.
Albodean preventing the sweep.
Albodean controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Albodean is one step ahead there.
Gold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gold is on top in guard.
Albodean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albodean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Albodean looking to control.
Albodean is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Albodean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albodean.
Gold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Albodean misses with a wild combination.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Albodean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gold slips a straight right by Albodean.
Gold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gold with the ground and pound but Albodean uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albodean has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Albodean has his hands on Gold's head, controlling the position.
Gold throws an elbow that misses. Albodean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Albodean!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gold being controlled here, momentarily.
Albodean trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Albodean manages to get himself to full guard.
Gold seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Albodean keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Albodean keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Albodean is keeping the position for now.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold prevents Albodean from getting back to his feet.
Albodean has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gold has passed into side control.
Albodean gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a punch from half guard.
Gold tries to pass the half guard into mount. Albodean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albodean has hold of Gold's hands but Gold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gold thows a huge punch but Albodean dodges it nicely.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold prevents Albodean from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold wants to control but Albodean is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Albodean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Albodean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Albodean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albodean missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Albodean.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albodean.
Albodean throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albodean.
Albodean misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albodean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kai Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Albodean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Albodean won't allow Gold to sweep him here.
Albodean looking to sit in guard and control but Gold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albodean has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gold has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Albodean is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albodean tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albodean walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Albodean explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nick Albodean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albodean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nick Albodean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a right and a left that Albodean avoids nicely.
Albodean appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Albodean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Albodean makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Albodean misses with a looping left.
Albodean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albodean throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Albodean ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albodean's waist but Albodean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gold off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albodean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albodean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albodean misses with a body kick.
Gold is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Albodean gets caught flat footed, as Gold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Albodean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albodean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.
Gold wants to control from the top but Albodean keeps moving.
Albodean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
Gold trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Albodean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Albodean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Albodean!
A very excited looking Nick Albodean 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 826 p4p, 694 weight class) and Kobra Jay (ranked 48 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobra Jay!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Creed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Creed rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
Jay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Creed .
Jay tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jay.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jay is keeping busy.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed avoiding damage.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jay tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Creed .
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Jay misses.
Jay connects with a nice looking jab.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Creed blocks a jab.
Kobra Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed checks a low kick from Jay.
A jab from Jay does it's job there.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Jay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Creed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jay prevents a body shot from Creed .
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed avoiding damage.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Jay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Creed is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jay tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Creed walks straight into a right hand from Jay - that's dropped him! Jay jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Creed from any more punishment! Creed complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kobra Jay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 340 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 43 p4p, 136 weight class). Stankovic has chosen Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Stankovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stankovic.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Stankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stankovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Winston moves away from the strike by Stankovic.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Stankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stankovic throws a combination that misses
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stankovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stankovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston cracks Stankovic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Winston has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stankovic to stand back up!
Stankovic is rocked!
It looks like Djordje Stankovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston lands an uppercut, right on the button! Stankovic tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Winston!
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