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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chang (ranked 2939 p4p, 23541 weight class) and Gouda Cheese (ranked 247 p4p, 353 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gouda Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Chang misses.
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chang throws a push kick but Cheese slaps the foot to one side.
Cheese takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Gouda Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
Cheese takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cheese steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chang.
Chang takes one to the chin there.
Nice cross by Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Chang is out of range.
Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chang lands with a slapping head kick.
Chang checks a low kick from Cheese.
Chang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chang throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheese.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cheese slips under a jab from Chang.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Chang is out of range.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Cheese works the jab nicely.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chang moves out of range as Cheese throws a body kick.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese wants to counter with a clinch but Chang pushes him away.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Cheese is looking to slow Chang down with leg kicks.
Cheese throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cheese throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
Cheese scores with a jab.
Cheese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chang scores with a jab to the body.
Chang walks into a left hand.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheese is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cheese lands a glancing blow to the side of Chang's head.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.
Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese throws a nice head kick!
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chang throws a leg kick that misses.
Chang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chang connects with a looping right hand.
Chang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Chang walks into a jab.
Cheese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
A big left from Chang misses.
Cheese clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Chang gets tackled into the cage by Cheese. Cheese maintains the clinch.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Chang controls the action.
Chang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheese closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang tries to stall but Cheese uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chang's elbow.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheese tries a body shot but Chang blocks it.
Cheese lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Cheese taking a breather.
Chang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chang. Cheese shrugs it off though.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Chang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese lunges at Chang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chang's hand.
Cheese connects with a leg kick.
Cheese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese thuds his shin into the meat of Chang's side.
Chang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheese is able to avoid easily.
Cheese throws a leg kick which misses Chang's front leg but catches the back leg as Chang tries to avoid it.
Chang walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Chang misses.
Cheese lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheese goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Chang moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chang misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chang.
Gouda Cheese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheese works the jab nicely.
Cheese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Chang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheese throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cheese connects with a jab.
Cheese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chang with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Chang.
Cheese is looking to slow Chang down with leg kicks.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Chang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 Cheese is rocked!
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Chang pounces like a tiger and cracks Cheese with a vicious hook! Cheese is down but not out! Chang follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Chang!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Chang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animo Anito (ranked 3288 p4p, 21007 weight class) and Biete Delaghomba (ranked 358 p4p, 488 weight class). Biete Delaghomba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Animo Anito's chin.
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265
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Animo Anito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biete Delaghomba!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anito clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Delaghomba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delaghomba motions for Anito to come forward. Delaghomba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delaghomba misses with a few strikes there.
Anito clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Anito.
Delaghomba trying to stall but Anito improves his position.
Delaghomba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Anito.
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
Anito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaghomba blocks an uppercut.
Anito lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
Anito misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anito lands a left hand.
Anito lands a nice uppercut.
Anito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaghomba blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Anito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Anito blocks a body shot from Delaghomba.
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
Anito throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaghomba.
Anito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anito working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delaghomba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Delaghomba blocks an uppercut.
Delaghomba tries to work over Anito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anito has a couple of punches blocked by Delaghomba.
Delaghomba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaghomba takes a shot to the head.
Anito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anito misses with some punches.
Anito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaghomba tries to land a knee to the head but Anito blocks with his arms.
Anito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anito has a couple of punches blocked by Delaghomba.
Delaghomba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anito has Delaghomba up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anito.
Delaghomba blocking some punches.
Anito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaghomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anito working aggressively here.
Anito swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaghomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anito.
Anito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anito lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anito.
Delaghomba tries to throw a body punch but Anito avoids it by throwing Delaghomba back against the cage.
Delaghomba tries to land a knee to the head but Anito blocks with his arms.
Delaghomba stalling in the clinch but Anito improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaghomba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anito backwards.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anito working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anito.
Delaghomba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anito is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaghomba wants to stall.
Delaghomba blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Anito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delaghomba taking a breather.
Anito swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaghomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Animo Anito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anito moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anito.
Anito swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaghomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaghomba tries to stall but Anito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaghomba can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Anito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anito lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anito.
Anito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Anito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Delaghomba trying to stall but Anito improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
Anito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delaghomba is looking to control Anito's arms but Anito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delaghomba has his back to the cage.
Delaghomba blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
Delaghomba struggles to land a body shot inside as Anito controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Anito has a couple of punches blocked by Delaghomba.
Delaghomba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
Anito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Anito on the inside.
Delaghomba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaghomba holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anito gets through Delaghomba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
Anito lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaghomba is trying to break free.
Anito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anito lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
Anito throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaghomba.
Anito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Animo Anito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delaghomba is breathing heavily.
Anito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaghomba is rocked!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delaghomba is still on wobbly legs! Can Anito finish him?
Anito misses with the head strike.
Delaghomba blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anito.
Delaghomba seems to have recovered his senses.
Anito misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Anito on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anito scores with a shoulder strike.
Anito lands a nice uppercut.
Anito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anito throws a head punch that misses.
Anito lands a left hand.
Delaghomba stalling the fight.
Anito working aggressively here.
Anito misses with some punches.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anito.
Anito has a couple of punches blocked by Delaghomba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
Anito lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Anito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaghomba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaghomba taking a breather.
Anito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anito connects with a big uppercut there that sends Delaghomba tumbling to the ground! Anito follows him down into his guard.
Delaghomba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delaghomba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anito.
Anito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anito throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaghomba trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Animo Anito dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anito wants to clinch.
Anito clinches with his opponent.
Delaghomba has Anito pushed against the cage.
A short right from Anito.
Delaghomba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anito is defending well for now.
Delaghomba stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anito as Delaghomba tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anito lands a right hand.
Anito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anito scores with a shot to the side of Delaghomba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaghomba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anito swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaghomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delaghomba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaghomba.
Anito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delaghomba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
Anito lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anito fails to land.
Anito misses with a punch on the inside.
Anito lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anito.
Anito lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Anito creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Delaghomba's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Delaghomba drops to his knees and Anito pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Animo Anito!
A relieved looking Animo Anito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 3029 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Bogdan Volkov (ranked 321 p4p, 352 weight class). Bogdan Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bogdan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Pealike off balance momentarily.
Pealike dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
 It looks like Bogdan Volkov has been cut.
Pealike lands a two punch combo.
Pealike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov cracks Pealike with an open hand slap.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov cracks Pealike with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pealike. Pealike circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pealike throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkov.
Volkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pealike misses the shot to the body.
Pealike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volkov, as that shot connected.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pealike takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pealike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pealike throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pealike counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Volkov thinking.
Pealike takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pealike misses the body punch
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pealike needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov misses with a hook
and Pealike counters with a nice body shot.
Pealike keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pealike is looking to wear down Volkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pealike thuds a left hand into Volkov's body.
Pealike closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pealike had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Pealike ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pealike works over Volkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Pealike misses with a wild body shot.
Pealike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov jabs Pealike right on the nose. Pealike blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Pealike lands.
That has opened up Bogdan Volkov's cut even more.
Pealike misses with a hook to the body
and Pealike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pealike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pealike moves away.
Pealike closes the distance and clinches up with Volkov, looking for a takedown. Pealike pushes Volkov against the cage but Volkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pealike jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pealike ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pealike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pealike.
As Pealike backs off Volkov throws a huge counter combo but Pealike manages to avoid it all.
Volkov jabs at Pealike's body.
Pealike looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov throws out a counter right but Pealike avoids it with no problem.
Pealike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Volkov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornbread Pealike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pealike tries a head kick but it misses.
Pealike shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Volkov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pealike is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov is trying to control Pealike's posture but Pealike avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Volkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Volkov is looking to reverse the position.
Volkov struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pealike scoring with punches and elbows.
Volkov holding on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bogdan Volkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Volkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Pealike slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Pealike moved out of range nicely.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Pealike.
Jab from Volkov.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Pealike's belly button to the back.
Pealike throws a sloppy body shot
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pealike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pealike swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Volkov works the jab nicely.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pealike moves to clinch but Volkov breaks away
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pealike just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pealike at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Volkov - that will leave a mark!
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pealike was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Volkov connects with a jab.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Pealike. Pealike gets slowly back to his feet.
Pealike throws a combination. Volkov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pealike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkov throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
letting Pealike counter with a right hand.
Pealike connects with a body shot that sends Volkov's belly button to the back.
Pealike swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
It seemed like Volkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pealike misses with a body punch
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pealike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volkov throws a counter combo.
Pealike throws a leg kick
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Pealike is out of range.
Volkov scores with a nice right hand.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pealike lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a right hand that Pealike ducks under and follows up with a left that Pealike also avoids with ease.
Pealike is looking to counter the offense by Volkov and move into the clinch.
Volkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pealike has time to react.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Pealike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Volkov.
Pealike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pealike throws a body shot but no joy.
Pealike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pealike lands a slapping body shot.
Bogdan Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pealike misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Volkov.
Pealike is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pealike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pealike misses the shot to the body.
Pealike backing away here, and Volkov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pealike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov tests Pealike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pealike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogdan Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pealike moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Pealike rushes Volkov and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Volkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pealike walks into a jab.
Pealike connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
Pealike misses with a takedown attempt
and Volkov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pealike! Volkov lets Pealike back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Pealike is rocked!
Volkov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pealike.
Oh Pealike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov misses with a hook. Pealike ducked under it nicely.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov throws a jab when Pealike was well out of range.
Pealike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a big right hand! Oh Pealike is in trouble here! Volkov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Volkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brody MacDonald (ranked 3482 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 397 p4p, 281 weight class). Brody MacDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Igor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brody MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Igor moves into range and clinches up with MacDonald.
MacDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacDonald's head.
Igor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacDonald.
Igor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Igor moves away from the strike by MacDonald.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Igor is looking to clinch.
MacDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Igor slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald misses with a wild combination.
Igor moves into range and clinches up with MacDonald.
MacDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Igor.
 It looks like Brody MacDonald has been cut.
MacDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacDonald tries to work over Igor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacDonald throws a hook but Igor avoids it easily.
Igor lands a really nice looking cross but MacDonald seems unphased.
MacDonald misses with a looping left.
Igor defending well as MacDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Igor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Igor moves away from the strike by MacDonald.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
MacDonald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Igor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igor clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Igor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Igor is leaning against MacDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Igor.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor clinches up against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Igor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacDonald gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor tries to throw a body punch but MacDonald avoids it by throwing Igor back against the cage.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
MacDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but MacDonald has him pressed against the cage.
MacDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Igor gets an underhook and turns MacDonald into the cage.
Igor blocks a body shot from MacDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Igor misses with a body punch.
Igor pushes MacDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by MacDonald.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igor manages to avoid it.
Igor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Igor moves into the clinch.
MacDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Igor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Igor works on MacDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Igor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor pushes off an throws an elbow but MacDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Igor scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Igor lands with a kick to the temple. MacDonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Igor has managed to clinch.
MacDonald tries a body shot but Igor blocks it.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
Igor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MacDonald blocks a head kick by Igor.
MacDonald misses with a straight right.
Igor throws a head kick but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald is looking to counter punch.
Igor has MacDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
MacDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from MacDonald misses.
Igor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Igor throws a lazy body kick
and MacDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
MacDonald throws out a powerful jab.
MacDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacDonald throws out a loose jab but Igor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor ducks under a wild hook from MacDonald.
Igor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander Igor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacDonald breaks the clinch.
Igor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald is trying to push Igor away but Igor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Igor as the two fighters clinch.
Igor lands a nice uppercut.
Brody MacDonald's cut is getting worse.
Igor pushes off an throws an elbow but MacDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Igor.
MacDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Igor.
MacDonald is trying to break the clinch but Igor has him pressed against the cage.
MacDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
MacDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacDonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Igor up against the cage.
Igor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Igor lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald trying to control the position but instead, Igor has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacDonald into the cage.
Igor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
Igor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and MacDonald moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor wants to clinch.
Igor scores with a head kick. MacDonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alexander Igor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Igor counters with a head kick. That will keep MacDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor clinches with his opponent.
MacDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Igor scores with a hook to the body.
MacDonald blocks an elbow strike from Igor.
Igor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Igor blocks a body shot from MacDonald.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
Igor lands a body punch.
MacDonald tries to throw a body punch but Igor avoids it by throwing MacDonald back against the cage.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacDonald tries to keep at a distance but Igor has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacDonald throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from MacDonald.
MacDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Igor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacDonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body kick there by Igor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Igor has managed to clinch.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor prevents MacDonald from breaking the clinch.
Igor blocking some punches.
Igor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
Igor looks for the body kick but MacDonald saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as MacDonald blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDonald. Igor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Igor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacDonald.
Igor throws a head kick that MacDonald semi-blocks.
Brody MacDonald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
MacDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
MacDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Igor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Igor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor connects with the punch.
Igor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Igor swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from MacDonald.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
Igor unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Igor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Igor lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald prevents a body shot from Igor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Igor.
MacDonald misses with some punches.
Igor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor looks to throw the jab but MacDonald is out of range.
Igor lands a head kick. MacDonald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MacDonald swings for the body but Igor moves out of range.
MacDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
Igor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacDonald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor gets a clinch.
Igor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Igor trying to land knees to the body.
Brody MacDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to throw a body punch but MacDonald avoids it by throwing Igor back against the cage.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Igor. MacDonald shrugs it off though.
A big left from MacDonald misses.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
MacDonald blocks a head kick by Igor.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Igor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igor is looking to clinch.
MacDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Igor.
Igor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Igor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacDonald moves forwards but Igor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Igor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Igor clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Igor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacDonald scores with a hook to the body. Igor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Igor lands a head kick!
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and MacDonald moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Igor.
Igor closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Igor just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacDonald's brow.
MacDonald blocks an uppercut.
MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Igor tries to clinch but MacDonald moves out of range.
Igor misses with a head kick.
MacDonald misses with a two punch combination.
Igor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but MacDonald blocks it well.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igor manages to avoid it.
MacDonald avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor moves into the clinch successfully.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Igor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Igor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Igor!
Our winner, Alexander Igor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Matvey Buryckin really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 219.1, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Atlas Raita was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Till (ranked 2862 p4p, 2399 weight class) and Pykky Kalla (ranked 338 p4p, 292 weight class). Pykky Kalla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
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174
6 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pykky Kalla!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalla misses with a wild body shot.
Kalla cracks a nice hook into Till's ribs.
Kalla looks to land a combination but Till avoids it well.
Till has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Till is just out of range.
Till is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalla.
Till shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Till was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kalla takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Till working away.
Kalla is trying to get back to half guard.
Till has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kalla!
Till landing strikes from the mount and Kalla is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Till looking to control but Kalla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till with shots to the head and body - Kalla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Till connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Pykky Kalla has been cut.
Kalla is working to get back to half guard.
Till breaks from Kalla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Till looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Till cracks Kalla with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neo Till!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Myuki Yoshida (ranked 24031 p4p, 2346 weight class) and Gordon Garcia (ranked 350 p4p, 201 weight class). Myuki Yoshida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
140
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25
153
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Myuki Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Yoshida clinches up against the cage.
Yoshida wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshida.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia cracks Yoshida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Yoshida has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia keeps control of Yoshida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Yoshida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia wants to counter the offense by Yoshida and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myuki Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Yoshida's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard but Yoshida stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Yoshida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garcia did well to prevent Yoshida getting side control.
Yoshida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yoshida winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcia pushes Yoshida off looking to stand but Yoshida dives back in and keeps control.
Yoshida is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshida controlling the pace.
Yoshida wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Garcia is staying active underneath Yoshida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garcia has hold of Yoshida's hands but Yoshida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Yoshida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yoshida is standing up over Garcia. Garcia looks to escape but Yoshida dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Yoshida controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Yoshida keeps moving and retains side control.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Yoshida scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yoshida throws a strike aimed at the side of Garcia's head but Garcia avoids it well.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yoshida stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Garcia clinches.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Yoshida around his waist. Yoshida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshida jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Yoshida around his waist. Yoshida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myuki Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Yoshida goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Yoshida pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Myuki Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lunges at Yoshida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshida's hand.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoshida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Yoshida persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Yoshida on that attempt.
Yoshida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garcia lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Donk. Garcia catches Yoshida right on the button with a cross.
Yoshida shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yoshida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yoshida somewhat.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myuki Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
Gordon Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshida forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Gordon Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia jabs Yoshida right on the nose. Yoshida blinks but takes it well.
Garcia cracks Yoshida with a good jab.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Yoshida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
Yoshida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia misses the jab.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yoshida is defended easily by Garcia.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gordon Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yoshida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoshida walks into a left hand.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia scores with a jab. Yoshida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Myuki Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Garcia!
Gordon Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Ramos (ranked 830 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Kendo Yakuza (ranked 107 p4p, 275 weight class). Franz Ramos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendo Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Yakuza or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramos, which made it look bad.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakuza throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos scores with a hook.
It looks like Kendo Yakuza has been cut.
Yakuza closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. Yakuza pushes Ramos against the cage but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yakuza misses with a takedown attempt - Ramos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franz Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendo Yakuza.
Yakuza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yakuza looks winded!
Ramos lands a big uppercut and Yakuza crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yakuza looks OK. Ramos waves Yakuza back to his feet!
Yakuza is rocked!
Kendo Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yakuza.
Ramos fakes the body blow, causing Yakuza to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yakuza goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Ramos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zane Raven (ranked 828 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Carl Crap (ranked 79 p4p, 187 weight class). Raven's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Crap comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Morrowind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carl Crap acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Carl Crap!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Crap tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Crap tries to counter it with a takedown but Raven pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Crap moves away and avoids it.
Raven throws a body shot but no joy.
Crap is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven thuds a left hand into Crap's body.
Raven looks to score with a jab to the body but Crap is just out of range.
Crap with the counter takedown but Raven avoids it easily.
Zane Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Raven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crap doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Crap wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven stands up over Crap, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Raven is working Crap over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crap has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Crap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Raven wants to control from the top but Crap keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Raven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Raven stands up over Crap, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Raven chips away with some ground and pound.
Crap throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Crap throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raven trying to control but Crap is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven working some strikes from top position.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom.
Crap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Crap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven trying to control but Crap is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Raven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crap throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Raven landing with the ground and pound.
Raven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crap's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crap throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Crap throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raven wants to control from the top but Crap keeps moving.
Crap throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crap being controlled here, momentarily.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crap throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crap doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crap tries to sprawl but Raven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crap is in trouble now - Raven has advanced to mount!
Crap regains half guard.
Raven blocks the strikes from Crap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crap throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raven trying to control from half guard but Crap is working away.
Crap gets back to full guard.
Crap wants to sweep here but Raven controlling him for the moment.
Raven passes Crap's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Raven content to control rather than advance.
Crap wants to get back to full guard but Raven has mounted him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crap sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Raven slips a nice elbow through Crap's hands, connecting with Crap's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crap has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Raven has passed into side control.
Zane Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crap tries to bench press Raven off him but Raven keeps the position.
Crap prevents Raven from improving position.
Raven working the head with strikes.
Raven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Crap some visible discomfort.
Raven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Crap some visible discomfort.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Raven avoids the strikes from the bottom by Crap.
Raven avoids the strikes from the bottom by Crap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crap to see if he's OK.
Raven has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Crap!
Raven landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven with good strikes from the mount here!
Raven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crap can do to turn this around?
Raven is landing with some decent strikes but Crap is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raven lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crap swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Raven unloading with bombs!
Raven tries to control but Crap wriggling away.
Crap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raven with a couple of short strikes.
Raven blocks Crap's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Raven trying to control but Crap is having none of it.
Crap throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Raven blocks Crap's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Raven raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raven cracks Crap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crap throwing hammer fists to the chest of Raven. What's that going to do exactly?
Crap is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven blocks Crap's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Crap flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Crap throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Crap is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven controlling from mount.
Raven lands with some strikes.
Raven blocks Crap's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Raven scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crap?
Raven scoring with strikes but Crap is staying in there.
Raven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crap flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Raven lands a couple of good shots and Crap has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Crap tries to break free.
Raven lands punches and elbows.
Raven wants to control but Crap is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap is trapped and Raven is scoring with shots to the head and body.
You can see the frustration on Crap's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Raven tries to keep control of the position but Crap is staying busy.
Raven is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Crap defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Raven's arms.
Raven has Crap flattened out and is raining down punches.
Raven lands a shot to the body.
Crap tries to escape but Raven has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Crap is covering up but some of the strikes from Raven are getting through and doing damage.
Crap is rocked!
Crap takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Crap is still in real trouble! Can Raven finish him?
Raven is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Crap is defending well though. Raven let's go of the attempt for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raven is working the ground and pound. Can Crap escape?
Raven working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raven is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Crap taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Raven.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zane Raven!
During a confident post fight interview, Zane Raven thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 515 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Dakota Reis (ranked 57 p4p, 150 weight class). Bauweraerts comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Coone - Eating Donuts. Reis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Koen Bauweraerts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bauweraerts shoots in for a takedown but Reis shows good takedown defense.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bauweraerts counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bauweraerts there.
Bauweraerts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with an inside leg kick.
Reis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis misses the body punch
and Bauweraerts counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Reis misses.
Bauweraerts misses with a straight left.
Reis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bauweraerts shoots in looking for a takedown but Reis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bauweraerts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bauweraerts dips to his left and cracks Reis with an uppercut!
Reis throws a right hand that misses
letting Bauweraerts counter with a right hand.
Dakota Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Bauweraerts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bauweraerts tries a head kick but it misses.
Reis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bauweraerts with a body shot.
Reis thows a leg kick but Bauweraerts checks it
and Bauweraerts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauweraerts throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauweraerts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis is looking to improve his position.
Bauweraerts is keen to just control but Reis is a slippery customer.
Bauweraerts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bauweraerts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bauweraerts is stalling here. Reis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bauweraerts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bauweraerts is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Reis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts wants to control but Reis is having none of it.
Bauweraerts is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ground Zero Workout Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Reis tries to control but Bauweraerts wriggling away.
Bauweraerts is looking to improve his position but Reis isn't that keen on the idea.
Reis avoids the attempt from Bauweraerts to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bauweraerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koen Bauweraerts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reis scores with a leg kick.
Reis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bauweraerts will feel that in the morning.
Reis scores with a spinning back kick!
Bauweraerts swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reis moves away from the strike by Bauweraerts.
Reis scores with a jab to the body.
Reis misses with a shot to the body
and Bauweraerts counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Reis.
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bauweraerts slips a jab and a cross from Reis.
A little feinted left hand from Bauweraerts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bauweraerts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Bauweraerts. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts throws a looping overhand right but Reis ducks down to avoid it.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bauweraerts, as that shot connected.
Reis throws a lazy head kick
and Bauweraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bauweraerts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reis misses with a leg kick
letting Bauweraerts counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauweraerts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a straight right hand.
Bauweraerts moves out of range of the strikes.
Bauweraerts is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bauweraerts is out of range and Reis settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bauweraerts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Reis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bauweraerts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a good low kick that Bauweraerts was not able to check.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bauweraerts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bauweraerts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reis was covering up waiting for the punch and Bauweraerts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bauweraerts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bauweraerts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bauweraerts content to stall in guard here.
Bauweraerts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bauweraerts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bauweraerts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bauweraerts throws an elbow that misses. Reis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bauweraerts's guard. Nice move by Reis!
Bauweraerts wants to sweep here but Reis controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bauweraerts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bauweraerts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bauweraerts is trying to keep Reis in close.
Bauweraerts wants to sweep but no luck.
Koen Bauweraerts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to pass the guard but Bauweraerts is keeping the position.
Reis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bauweraerts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reis's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bauweraerts looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bauweraerts is defending well. Reis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bauweraerts has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Reis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dakota Reis!
Dakota Reis is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dakota Reis 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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