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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 3144 p4p, 22073 weight class) and Monty Don (ranked 341 p4p, 527 weight class). Monty Don struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King misses with a hook. Don ducked under it nicely.
Don with the counter takedown but King avoids it easily.
Don looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Don has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Don's head.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Don is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Don circles away and we're back to standing.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Don, looking for a takedown. King pushes Don against the ropes but Don circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Don releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klayton King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Don takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a series of punches but Don avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King shoots in but Don avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King lands a body shot.
Don misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Don fails with the takedown
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don walks into a straight right hand from King.
Don misses with a looping left.
Don on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Don throws a leg kick
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Don has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Don's head.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Don's head backwards.
Klayton King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Don's waist but Don gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Don takes one to the chin there.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Don takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King lands with a nice combination. Don backs away looking to recover.
Don walks into a straight right hand from King.
Don walks into a straight right hand from King.
Don stuffs the takedown.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from King does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but Don shows good takedown defense.
Don swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Don closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King thuds his right hand into Don's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Don with a lazy takedown attempt
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don throws a leg kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King connects with a single shot there.
King has a takedown stuffed.
King lands with a straight right. Don didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klayton King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
King is looking to counter punch.
Don gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Don sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Don tries for a takedown. No joy.
King lands an uppercut.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Don working hard to break the clinch.
Don missing with knees to the body.
Don misses with a knee to the head.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Don wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Don doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Don misses with a punch to the body.
King is working Don over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Don is breathing heavily.
Don stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King is working Don over against the ropes.
King pushes Don back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Don can do to turn this around?
King gets through Don's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from King.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klayton King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King is leaning against Don and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Nice body punch from King.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from King on the inside.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Don backwards.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Don is rocked!
A short left from King.
Don is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Don has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Don with a big uppercut! Don tries to clinch up but King pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Don to the mat! Don covers up and King unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Klayton King!
Klayton King took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Phoenix (for sale) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Fezzik (ranked 3545 p4p, 21061 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 402 p4p, 548 weight class). Mazepin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Mazepin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hassan Fezzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassan Fezzik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fezzik scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Fezzik lands a left and a right that send Mazepin crashing to the mat, dazed. Fezzik thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big right from Fezzik misses.
Fezzik scores with the left hand. Mazepin knows he should have avoided that one.
Mazepin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fezzik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fezzik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazepin circles away quickly and effectively.
As Fezzik backs off Mazepin throws a huge counter combo but Fezzik manages to avoid it all.
Fezzik misses with a looping left.
Mazepin unleashes a big counter combination but Fezzik bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Mazepin.
Fezzik cracks a nice hook into Mazepin's ribs.
Fezzik scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
Fezzik drops Mazepin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mazepin looks back up at him and smiles so Fezzik waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mazepin is still on wobbly legs! Can Fezzik finish him?
Mazepin is holding his hands too far apart here. Fezzik throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Mazepin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Fezzik!
During a confident post fight interview, Hassan Fezzik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katt Strypare (ranked 1982 p4p, 3968 weight class) and John James (ranked 173 p4p, 289 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Katt Strypare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John James!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strypare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katt Strypare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strypare scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Strypare.
Strypare moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strypare decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strypare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Strypare sits in half guard.
Strypare looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Strypare lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strypare wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Strypare lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Strypare is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strypare trying to control the pace.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Strypare scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strypare is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Strypare is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strypare controlling from mount.
James is squirming around, avoiding Strypare's attempts to control the action.
Strypare content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strypare looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katt Strypare!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 3369 p4p, 2064 weight class) and Emberson Cabral (ranked 374 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral ducks under a wild hook from Schrute.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
Schrute throws a hook but Cabral blocks it.
Schrute misses with a hook
and Schrute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Schrute misses the target.
Schrute ducks right into an uppercut from Cabral.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabral slips a straight right by Schrute.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabral.
Schrute misses with an uppercut.
Cabral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabral defending well as Schrute loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabral! But no joy.
Cabral fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schrute tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute misses with an uppercut.
Cabral dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schrute. That did some damage!
Schrute takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big head kick from Cabral and Schrute is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 Schrute is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrute's head.
Oh Schrute is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schrute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schrute seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabral scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabral throwing strikes from guard but Schrute blocks nicely.
Schrute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabral.
Cabral stands and throws Schrute's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cabral landing strikes.
Dwight Schrute's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cabral lands a big left to the face of Schrute, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Cabral and another - Schrute is out! Cabral stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emberson Cabral!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 2837 p4p, 2643 weight class) and Jim Rhat (ranked 332 p4p, 315 weight class). Rhat has chosen Das Ist It as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rhat!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke staying out of range there.
Rhat misses with a head kick.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Rhat moves away and avoids it.
Rhat is looking to chop away at Beneke's legs.
Beneke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rhat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhat throws a wild body kick that Beneke sees coming a mile off.
Beneke blocks a head kick by Rhat.
A jab from Beneke misses.
A swing and a miss from Rhat.
Beneke shoots in and bounces Rhat off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Beneke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhat is keeping the position for now.
Rhat wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beneke is looking to stand up but Rhat won't let him.
Rhat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhat is on top in guard.
Beneke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat trying to move into half guard but instead Beneke has managed to sweep!
Rhat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beneke is one step ahead there.
Beneke tries to stand but Rhat is controlling from the bottom.
Rhat 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhat is on top in guard.
Rhat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beneke is keeping the position for now.
Beneke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhat is one step ahead there.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet but Rhat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Rhat has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Beneke manages to break the clinch.
Beneke blocks the body kick.
Rhat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rhat showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Beneke won't allow Rhat to pass to mount.
Beneke manages to get to full guard.
Beneke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat trying to move into half guard but instead Beneke has managed to sweep!
Beneke preventing the sweep.
Rhat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rhat looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhat, not yet.
Beneke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rhat 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.
Rhat is trying to keep Beneke in close.
Beneke stands and steps away. Rhat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rhat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhat takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beneke.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Rhat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhat misses the jab.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke misses with a wild body shot.
Rhat avoids the body shot from Beneke.
Beneke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beneke. Rhat does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beneke will feel that in the morning.
Rhat throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
A big left from Rhat misses.
Rhat closes the distance and clinches up with Beneke, looking for a takedown. Rhat pushes Beneke against the ropes but Beneke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beneke lands with a right hand.
Beneke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhat circles away quickly and effectively.
Beneke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rhat.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhat missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beneke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rhat's half guard.
Beneke stands up and beckons Rhat to join him on the feet.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Beneke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rhat is defended easily by Beneke.
Rhat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beneke's waist but Beneke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rhat off to one side.
Beneke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beneke stands up out of the half guard.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke slaps away a takedown attempt from Rhat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mark Beneke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
Beneke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhat.
Rhat throws a wild body kick that Beneke sees coming a mile off.
Rhat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Rhat moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Rhat misses.
Beneke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Beneke misses.
Beneke lands a head shot.
Rhat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beneke was covering up waiting for the punch and Rhat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rhat throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beneke's guard.
Rhat is trying to control. Beneke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rhat wants to advance to full mount but Beneke doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Beneke working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat trying to control but Beneke is working from the bottom.
Rhat is looking to advance position but Beneke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhat working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Beneke stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A big left from Rhat misses.
Rhat misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Beneke.
Mark Beneke is winning the standup battle so far.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhat shoots in looking for a takedown but Beneke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhat shoots in looking for a takedown but Beneke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beneke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhat momentarily.
Beneke throws a hook but Rhat blocks it.
Beneke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rhat ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhat manages to avoid it.
Rhat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Beneke.
Beneke throws a jab when Rhat was well out of range.
Beneke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rhat to the mat! Rhat manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhat is trying to keep Beneke in close.
Rhat wants to sweep but no luck.
Rhat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rhat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beneke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beneke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke stopping the sweep attempt from Rhat.
Beneke tries to stand but Rhat is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rhat looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beneke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Beneke is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Rhat manages to get to full guard.
Beneke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhat working for a triangle but Beneke defends it easily.
Rhat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhat.
Rhat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rhat tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rhat working the ground and pound but Beneke is defending the strikes.
Rhat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rhat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beneke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhat can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet but Rhat drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke tries to improve position but can't.
Rhat goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Beneke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rhat but great work by Beneke.
Rhat is trying to get back to half guard.
Beneke decides to stand back up. Beneke steps back and let's Rhat get back to his feet.
Beneke misses with a few strikes there.
Beneke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhat moves away.
Rhat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beneke throws a big shot that misses.
Beneke swings for the body but Rhat moves out of range.
Beneke throws a body shot but no joy.
Beneke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beneke slips a straight right by Rhat.
Rhat walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
Rhat moves forwards but Beneke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beneke tries to sprawl but Rhat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rhat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rhat looking to land elbow strikes but Beneke uses the position to regain half guard.
Jim Rhat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhat prevents Beneke from standing back up.
Rhat throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Beneke to regain full guard.
Beneke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rhat is controlling him.
Rhat tries to free his leg and advance position but Beneke is retaining full guard.
Rhat postures up in Beneke's guard and throws a big left but Beneke blocks it.
Rhat prevents Beneke from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beneke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rhat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beneke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beneke wants to stand up but Rhat is controlling him.
Rhat throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rhat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rhat loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
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.
Rhat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Rhat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beneke doesn't seem phased though.
Rhat throws a body kick that misses.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Beneke blocks the leg kick.
Beneke sizes up Rhat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rhat throws a chopping leg kick but Beneke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rhat tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beneke under the eye.
Beneke catches Rhat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rhat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beneke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhat feints a counter leg kick.
Mark Beneke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beneke.
Rhat loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhat in his tracks.
A slow jab from Rhat misses its intended target.
Beneke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beneke checks a leg kick.
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 Mark Beneke.
Well Beneke 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Mark Beneke!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Mark Beneke!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Mark Beneke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 2349 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 241 p4p, 219 weight class). Foley comes to the ring accompanied by Beverly Hills Cop Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws out a loose jab but Kurri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Kurri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurri is just out of range.
Foley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurri on the side of the head.
Foley lands a head shot.
Foley misses with a right hand
and Kurri counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Foley finds it's target.
Foley scores with the left hand. Kurri knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Kurri moves away and avoids it.
Kurri closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Foley.
It looks like Tatu Kurri has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Kurri is blocking nicely.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurri is trying to trip Foley. He has hold of a leg but Foley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kurri persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kurri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foley is working hard here to advance position.
Kurri looking to sit in guard and control but Foley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kurri has Foley pulled in close to control his posture.
Kurri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.
Kurri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kurri wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking for a sweep. Kurri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foley trying to control here.
Kurri controlling the action here.
Kurri tries to pass to full mount but Foley defends it.
Kurri is keen to just control but Foley is a slippery customer.
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurri wants to take a breather but Foley is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Foley's corner calls for a 1-2. Foley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Kurri ducks down to avoid it.
Foley scores with a jab.
Axel Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurri's hands.
Kurri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Kurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foley swings for the body but Kurri moves out of range.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Kurri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Kurri slips the punch.
Axel Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurri scores with a one two! Foley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foley scores with a nice strike.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Kurri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Kurri with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri slips a straight right by Foley.
Kurri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kurri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurri defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Foley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Kurri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foley to score with a decent uppercut.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurri manages to avoid it.
Kurri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Kurri blocks with his arms.
Foley trying to land knees to the body.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kurri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley trying to land knees to the body.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurri blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Kurri is blocking nicely.
Foley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurri up against the ropes.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurri can do to turn this around?
Foley working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri avoiding damage as Foley throws knees to the body.
Foley controlling the action here for a moment.
Kurri tries to score a body lock takedown but Foley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurri can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Foley.
Kurri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Axel Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Foley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurri blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Kurri goes for a takedown attempt but Foley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been told by Foley's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kurri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurri counters with a single leg into guard. Foley didn't expect that.
Kurri tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
Kurri is looking to pass into half guard but Foley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Foley is in guard.
Foley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurri is on top in guard.
Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is keeping the position.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Kurri's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kurri staying out of range there.
Kurri moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurri.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Kurri moves away and avoids it.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Kurri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurri staying out of range there.
And Kurri tries to counter it with a takedown but Foley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Foley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurri manages to avoid it.
Kurri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foley to the ground. Kurri is now in Foley's guard.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kurri trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Foley is trying to keep Kurri in close.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Foley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Foley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurri ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Despite the aggression on Kurri's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurri.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Kurri moved out of range.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurri.
Kurri staying out of range there.
Kurri closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries to circle away but Kurri has him pinned against the ropes.
Kurri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the body.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurri avoids it.
Axel Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurri managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.
Foley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurri has Foley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Foley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Kurri.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Kurri.
Kurri slips under a jab from Foley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurri was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Foley looks to throw the jab but Kurri is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foley, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Axel Foley!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Axel Foley!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Axel Foley!
Axel Foley wins by unanimous decision!
Axel Foley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tatu Kurri had this to say: 'ggwp'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 2280 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Thomas Quessy (ranked 280 p4p, 239 weight class). Quessy has chosen NTM - Ma Benz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Quessy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quessy fails with the takedown.
Jiet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiet stuffs the takedown.
Jiet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jiet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quessy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Quessy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quessy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jiet is keeping the position for now.
Quessy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quessy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quessy stands up over Jiet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jiet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quessy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jiet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jiet looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quessy stands and throws Jiet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quessy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Quessy landing strikes.
Quessy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Quessy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quessy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quessy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jiet because Quessy loaded up on that one.
Quessy looking to finish with strikes here!
Quessy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jiet avoids a series of strikes thrown by Quessy.
Quessy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Quessy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Quessy unloads with some shots from mount but Jiet bucks and avoids them well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quessy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quessy landing strikes from the mount.
Quessy unloads with some shots from mount but Jiet bucks and avoids them well.
Quessy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quessy throwing strikes but Jiet bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jiet stopping the sweep attempt from Quessy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quessy is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jiet is breathing heavily.
Quessy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jiet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quessy.
Quessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quessy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quessy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quessy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quessy advances to full mount.
Quessy goes for an armbar but Jiet turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jiet.
Quessy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiet manages to get himself to full guard.
Quessy landing with the ground and pound.
Quessy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jiet keeping moving, preventing Quessy from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Quessy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quessy has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quessy.
Quessy misses with a takedown attempt
and Jiet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beanin Jiet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Quessy.
Quessy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quessy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quessy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Quessy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quessy wants to control but Jiet is keeping him busy.
Jiet is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet can't do much from the bottom here.
Quessy in side control, throwing shots but Jiet defends.
Quessy swings around for an armbar but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quessy's guard.
Quessy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jiet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quessy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jiet is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Quessy.
Jiet tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quessy is looking to reverse the position.
Quessy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Quessy manages to get back to half guard.
Quessy manages to get to full guard.
Jiet is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Quessy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jiet is looking to defend but Quessy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jiet! Quessy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jiet taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thomas Quessy!
After winning the bout, Thomas Quessy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kings (ranked 2560 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 216 p4p, 97 weight class). Paul Kings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaxon Williams's chin.
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145
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151
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Kings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kings!
Kings's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kings avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Kings defends.
Kings is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kings works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kings to regain full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Kings blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kings is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Kings controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Kings utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Kings is keeping the position.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kings swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Kings uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Kings!
Kings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Kings won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Kings looking to pass the guard.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kings might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kings won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Kings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kings from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kings.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is nestled in close to Kings, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams throws a strike but Kings avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Kings is retaining full guard.
Williams throws a strike but Kings rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kings 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.
Kings won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Kings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kings from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kings is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
Kings wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Kings slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kings tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
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.
Williams controls Kings momentarily but Kings frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Kings is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Kings's guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Kings's brow.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams throws a strike but Kings rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kings not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Kings is stalling in the full guard.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kings is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Kings is looking for a sweep.
Williams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kings works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams slips a jab from Kings.
Paul Kings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams moves away from the strike by Kings.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Kings is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings keeping hold of Williams's head, controlling as best he can.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Kings is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams throws a strike but Kings avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Kings has wrist control.
Kings avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams misses with a head shot. Kings uses the momentum to regain guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kings keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kings misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Williams slips under a jab from Kings.
Williams's coach down at Golden Tiger Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kings misses with a straight right.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kings blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Kings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Jaxon Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Kings prevents Williams from moving into mount.
That's four 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.
Williams grinds an elbow into Kings's temple.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kings, who protects the arm well.
Williams scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kings some visible discomfort.
Williams landing strikes.
Williams swings around for an armbar but Kings sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kings throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams is trying to keep Kings in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jaxon Williams!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jaxon Williams!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Jaxon Williams!
Jaxon Williams wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jaxon Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Strand (ranked 1480 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 183 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190
15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Strand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strand connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Izanagi momentarily.
Strand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Izanagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Strand counters with a nice uppercut.
Victor Strand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Victor Strand has been cut.
Strand throws a right hand that misses
and Izanagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Strand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strand throws the left hand but Izanagi avoids the punch easily.
Strand slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Izanagi.
Strand is looking to slow Izanagi down with leg kicks.
Izanagi is looking to clinch but Strand is avoiding it.
Strand slips under a jab.
Izanagi misses with the body kick
and Strand counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Izanagi throws a looping overhand right but Strand ducks down to avoid it.
Izanagi throws out a loose jab but Strand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strand drops Izanagi with a beautiful combination! Izanagi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Strand is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sora Izanagi has been cut.
Izanagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi swings widly with a right hand
and Strand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strand misses with a body kick.
Izanagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strand scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Izanagi misses.
Strand misses with a low kick.
Strand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Strand cracks Izanagi with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Strand coming out on top.
Izanagi throws the left hand but Strand avoids the punch easily.
Strand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Strand coming out on top.
Izanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strand was well out of range. Poor timing from Izanagi.
Strand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Strand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strand throws a right and a left that Izanagi avoids nicely.
Strand throws a jab when Izanagi was well out of range.
Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strand.
Izanagi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strand throws a looping overhand right but Izanagi ducks down to avoid it.
Strand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Izanagi.
Strand is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strand.
A telegraphed right hand from Izanagi misses the target.
Strand half committed to a counter leg kick.
Izanagi misses with a straight right.
Strand throwing a counter right hand but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Strand getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strand blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strand.
A little jabbing left from Izanagi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strand.
Izanagi feints a counter leg kick.
Strand misses the jab.
Strand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izanagi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victor Strand's cut is getting worse.
Strand avoids the head kick by Izanagi.
Strand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Izanagi staying out of range there.
Izanagi avoids the body shot from Strand.
Strand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Izanagi circles away quickly and effectively.
Strand lands with a slapping head kick.
Strand misses with a lunging right hand
and Izanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strand misses with a looping right.
Izanagi takes one on the button.
Strand swings for the body but Izanagi moves out of range.
Strand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Izanagi lands a big head kick that sends Strand tumbling to the mat! Izanagi takes a step backwards and waves Strand back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Strand misses with a hook.
Strand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Victor Strand's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strand slips under a jab from Izanagi.
Strand slips a straight right by Izanagi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strand takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strand lands a nice shot that snaps Izanagi's head back.
Izanagi misses with a right hand
and Strand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Strand dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor Strand is winning the standup battle so far.
Strand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Izanagi misses
and Strand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Izanagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strand throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Izanagi to counter with a crisp jab.
Izanagi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Izanagi misses with a looping left.
Strand throwing a counter right hand but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Izanagi motions for Strand to come forward. Izanagi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izanagi.
Strand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strand cracks Izanagi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Izanagi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi lands a jab to Strand's midsection.
Strand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izanagi can do to turn this around?
Strand misses with a hook
and Izanagi counters with a low kick, right behind Strand 's knee.
Strand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strand dips to his left and cracks Izanagi with an uppercut!
Izanagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Strand finish him?
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and Strand counters with a leg kick.
Izanagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Strand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Izanagi's sensitive parts.
Strand lands a big right hand that sends Izanagi crashing to the mat! Strand stays standing though and waves Izanagi back to his feet!
Strand lands a really nice looking cross but Izanagi seems unphased.
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!
Strand circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Izanagi to the canvas! Izanagi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Strand keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Strand!
A very excited looking Victor Strand 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 1486 p4p, 2352 weight class) and Iov Kuzmin (ranked 190 p4p, 281 weight class). Kuzmin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Caution - Thé à la Menthe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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265
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225
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin moves into the clinch.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzmin avoids it.
Kuzmin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alyoshin prevents it.
Kuzmin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuzmin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Alyoshin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuzmin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alyoshin after a bit of a struggle.
Grant Alyoshin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iov Kuzmin.
A left hand lands to the body for Alyoshin.
Kuzmin avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin tries to throw a body punch but Kuzmin avoids it by throwing Alyoshin back against the ropes.
Kuzmin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alyoshin regains guard.
Alyoshin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alyoshin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alyoshin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuzmin on the ground.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Alyoshin has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alyoshin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alyoshin has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuzmin lands a couple of elbows.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Alyoshin blocks nicely.
Kuzmin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuzmin throwing strikes but missing.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Alyoshin has wrist control.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alyoshin is breathing heavily.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Alyoshin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuzmin pulls Alyoshin in close to prevent any damage.
Kuzmin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alyoshin is one step ahead there.
Kuzmin pulls Alyoshin in close to his closed guard and prevents Alyoshin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kuzmin looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuzmin, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuzmin trying to control the position.
Kuzmin wants to control the position but Alyoshin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kuzmin is doing well to control the position and prevent Alyoshin from advancing to side control.
Kuzmin is looking to control Alyoshin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuzmin avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuzmin has a hand on Alyoshin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alyoshin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Alyoshin looking to control but Kuzmin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuzmin tries to hold on but Alyoshin postures up.
Kuzmin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alyoshin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alyoshin wants to control the pace but Kuzmin is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iov Kuzmin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kuzmin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alyoshin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grant Alyoshin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iov Kuzmin.
Kuzmin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alyoshin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alyoshin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alyoshin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alyoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzmin's elbow.
Alyoshin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuzmin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alyoshin landing knees to the body.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Kuzmin is breathing heavily.
Alyoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alyoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmin wants to take the fight to the mat but Alyoshin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuzmin avoids the damage to the body.
Kuzmin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alyoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin tries to score a body lock takedown but Alyoshin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin is working for takedown but Alyoshin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alyoshin as the two fighters clinch.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alyoshin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Kuzmin blocks it.
Alyoshin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuzmin or not.
Alyoshin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuzmin avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin working Kuzmin over with knees to the body.
Alyoshin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuzmin is defending well for now.
A short right from Alyoshin on the inside.
Alyoshin prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuzmin can't get the takedown.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike.
Alyoshin lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alyoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzmin's elbow.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuzmin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alyoshin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuzmin won't want to take too many of those.
Kuzmin takes a shot to the head.
Alyoshin tries to throw a body punch but Kuzmin avoids it by throwing Alyoshin back against the ropes.
Kuzmin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Kuzmin managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Kuzmin takes a shot to the head.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuzmin backwards.
Alyoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuzmin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuzmin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alyoshin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alyoshin lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzmin avoids it.
Kuzmin tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Alyoshin.
Kuzmin can't get the takedown.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alyoshin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuzmins head.
Kuzmin is working for takedown but Alyoshin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alyoshin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alyoshin gets through Kuzmin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuzmin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Alyoshin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuzmin blocks a body shot from Alyoshin.
Kuzmin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alyoshin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Kuzmin blocks it.
Good body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin is pressed up against the ropes. Kuzmin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alyoshin down to the mat. Alyoshin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alyoshin moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alyoshin.
I was talking to Alyoshin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
Alyoshin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alyoshin tries to work over Kuzmin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzmin avoids it.
Kuzmin takes a shot to the head.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Kuzmin blocks it.
Kuzmin managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Kuzmin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alyoshin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alyoshin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alyoshin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuzmin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alyoshin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alyoshin duly obliges.
Iov Kuzmin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmin checks a leg kick.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Kuzmin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin distracts Alyoshin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Alyoshin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alyoshin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuzmin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuzmin.
Alyoshin looks for the body kick but Kuzmin saw that one coming.
Kuzmin shoots for a takedown but Alyoshin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grant Alyoshin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iov Kuzmin.
Alyoshin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuzmin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alyoshin defends well and Kuzmin ends up having to push Alyoshin into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alyoshin lands a right hook to the body.
Alyoshin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuzmin can do to turn this around?
Alyoshin closes the distance and pushes Kuzmin back into the ropes.
Alyoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuzmin backwards.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzmin avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin stops a takedown attempt from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin tries for a takedown but Alyoshin manages to get underhooks.
Alyoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuzmin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands with a light punch inside.
Kuzmin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alyoshin regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzmin postures up in Alyoshin's guard and throws a big left but Alyoshin blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alyoshin holds on and takes a little breather.
Alyoshin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alyoshin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin throwing strikes but missing.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin postures up in Alyoshin's guard and throws a big left but Alyoshin blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kuzmin has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Kuzmin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuzmin lands a few punches from side control.
Kuzmin with the ground and pound but Alyoshin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kuzmin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alyoshin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuzmin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuzmin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuzmin is nestled in close to Alyoshin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alyoshin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuzmin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alyoshin defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alyoshin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuzmin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alyoshin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alyoshin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuzmin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuzmin is thwarting Alyoshin's attempts to control the position.
Kuzmin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuzmin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuzmin throwing shots but Alyoshin is blocking nicely.
Kuzmin drops an elbow to the side of Alyoshin's head.
Ground and pound from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuzmin working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuzmin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuzmin thows a huge punch but Alyoshin dodges it nicely.
Alyoshin has hold of Kuzmin's hands but Kuzmin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuzmin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuzmin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuzmin connects with a nice short shot to Alyoshin's temple.
Kuzmin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuzmin is nestled in close to Alyoshin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Kuzmin really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alyoshin stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuzmin. Kuzmin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuzmin dives in for a single leg takedown but Alyoshin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kuzmin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuzmin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alyoshin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuzmin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuzmin scoring with some ground and pound.
Alyoshin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuzmin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Alyoshin blocks nicely.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Alyoshin has wrist control.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuzmin lands a couple of elbows.
Alyoshin has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Alyoshin is trying to keep Kuzmin in close.
Alyoshin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alyoshin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alyoshin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuzmin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alyoshin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin throwing strikes but missing.
Kuzmin works over Alyoshin with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Alyoshin's brow.
Alyoshin has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuzmin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuzmin with a nice head shot there.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuzmin cracks Alyoshin with a solid left hand.
Kuzmin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alyoshin's head.
Kuzmin working some strikes from top position.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuzmin chips away with some ground and pound.
Alyoshin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kuzmin stands up over Alyoshin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuzmin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuzmin stands up over Alyoshin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alyoshin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alyoshin covers up, he's hurt! Kuzmin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kuzmin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kuzmin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin 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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