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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Lucas (ranked 4336 p4p, 3196 weight class) and Barry Robertson (ranked 319 p4p, 268 weight class). Barry Robertson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Lucas. Lucas maintains the clinch.
Robertson is trying to break free.
Lucas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Robertson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas gets a clinch.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucas decides to pull guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lucas manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robertson jabs at Lucas's body.
Lucas clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocco Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Robertson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Donk. Robertson catches Lucas right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson digs a good body shot into Lucas's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson counters with a nice body shot.
Lucas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robertson blocks a jab.
Lucas misses with an uppercut
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 Lucas is rocked!
Robertson drops Lucas with a big left hand! Lucas is injured, injured bad! Robertson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Robertson!
Barry Robertson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Walsh (ranked 3674 p4p, 3553 weight class) and Abram Frost (ranked 303 p4p, 297 weight class). The key to victory for Darcy Walsh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darcy Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walsh misses with a body kick.
Walsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost wants to counter the offense by Walsh and move into the clinch position.
Frost moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Frost.
 It looks like Darcy Walsh has been cut.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walsh leaning against his opponent.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Walsh tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Frost is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Come on Frost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost stalling the fight.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a hook to the body.
Walsh avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Frost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
Darcy Walsh's cut is getting worse.
Walsh throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walsh's brow.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Walsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Walsh is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walsh breaks from the clinch.
Walsh misses with a straight right.
Frost has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Walsh. That snapped Frost's head back.
A big left from Walsh misses.
Frost tries to counter by closing the distance.
Frost clinches with his opponent.
Walsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abram Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darcy Walsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frost tries to clinch but Walsh is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Frost in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Frost needs to keep his hands up - Walsh had a free shot at his head there.
Darcy Walsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Walsh misses with a looping right.
Frost tries to counter with a clinch but Walsh shakes him off and moves away.
Walsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frost instigates a clinch.
Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost leaning against his opponent.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Walsh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Walsh taking a breather.
Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frost counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frost stalling against the cage.
Frost slowing the pace effectively.
Frost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frost receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Walsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh can't break the clinch.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Walsh blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Walsh as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walsh misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Walsh slams his shin into Frost's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Walsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Walsh can't break the clinch.
Walsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost has Walsh pushed against the cage.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abram Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darcy Walsh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frost steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walsh.
Walsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Walsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walsh sets himself, and Frost steps forward looking for the clinch! Walsh avoids it this time.
Walsh with a hook.
Walsh misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost blocks a head kick by Walsh.
Frost tries to counter with a clinch but Walsh shakes him off and moves away.
Walsh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frost counters by clinching up.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost is stalling here.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Walsh in his tracks for a moment.
Walsh avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walsh's efforts to push away.
Walsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Walsh blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Walsh counters with a straight right hand.
Walsh connects with a nice looking jab.
Walsh throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost tries to counter with a clinch but Walsh shakes him off and moves away.
Walsh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
Walsh avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Frost blocks a body shot from Walsh.
Frost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
Walsh tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Darcy Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Walsh blocks an elbow strike.
Walsh breaks from the clinch.
Darcy Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Walsh misses.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abram Frost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walsh tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abram Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frost 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abram Frost!
In defeat, Darcy Walsh stepped up to the mic, saying 'I aint even know I had a fight today so it don't count you slurry. Time for some nangs'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riziki Bara (ranked 2409 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Alain Chaude (ranked 286 p4p, 306 weight class). Chaude comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wally badarou theme from countryman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 Los Angeles, Riziki Bara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Chaude!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bara has Chaude up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaude is trying to force a seperation but Bara has the dominant position.
Chaude wants to get back to striking at distance but Bara won't allow it.
Chaude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bara has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bara drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chaude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chaude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bara working for a triangle but Chaude defends it easily.
Bara pushes a forearm under Chaude's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Chaude is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riziki Bara!
After winning the bout, Riziki Bara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rammy Bunktuous (ranked 1558 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Katashi Takehiko (ranked 107 p4p, 152 weight class). Katashi Takehiko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rammy Bunktuous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Katashi Takehiko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunktuous clinches.
Bunktuous throws a punch but it's blocked by Takehiko.
Takehiko throws a head punch that misses.
Bunktuous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bunktuous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunktuous works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takehiko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunktuous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takehiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takehiko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunktuous moves away.
Takehiko slips a jab from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Katashi Takehiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bunktuous finds it's way through Takehiko's defenses.
Takehiko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takehiko cracks Bunktuous with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bunktuous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takehiko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunktuous.
Takehiko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunktuous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takehiko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bunktuous checks it well.
Bunktuous throws a lazy uppercut
and Takehiko counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takehiko. That's going to slow Bunktuous down.
Takehiko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takehiko slips a jab from Bunktuous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takehiko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunktuous ducks under a wild hook from Takehiko.
Bunktuous walks into a straight right hand from Takehiko.
Takehiko ducks under a wild hook from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunktuous dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunktuous misses with a hook.
Takehiko throws out a loose jab but Bunktuous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunktuous walks into a left hand.
Takehiko throws a body shot but no joy.
Takehiko lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunktuous throws a hook but Takehiko blocks it.
Bunktuous uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunktuous moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunktuous is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takehiko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takehiko scores with a jab to the head.
Takehiko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunktuous thuds a left hand into Takehiko's body.
Takehiko punishes Bunktuous's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous misses the shot to the body.
Bunktuous takes a swing at Takehiko's ribcage but misses.
Takehiko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bunktuous with a hook.
Bunktuous loads up on a big right hand but Takehiko slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bunktuous as he connects with a hook.
Takehiko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunktuous scores with a jab. Takehiko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takehiko scores with a decent looking hook.
Takehiko throws a hook but Bunktuous blocks it.
Bunktuous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bunktuous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takehiko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bunktuous thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Takehiko.
Takehiko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunktuous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takehiko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takehiko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takehiko throws a leg kick but Bunktuous sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takehiko throws a leg kick which misses Bunktuous's front leg but catches the back leg as Bunktuous tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous tries to clinch there but Takehiko circles away.
Takehiko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bunktuous had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bunktuous closes the distance and clinches.
Bunktuous can't find room to land a body shot as Takehiko controls the action.
Bunktuous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunktuous tries to throw a body punch but Takehiko avoids it by throwing Bunktuous back against the cage.
Takehiko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunktuous missing with a left hand there. Takehiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takehiko looks for the body kick but Bunktuous saw that one coming.
Takehiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takehiko throws an off balance right hand
and Bunktuous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunktuous misses with an uppercut.
Bunktuous moves in looking to clinch but Takehiko pushes him off.
Bunktuous misses the jab.
Takehiko scores with a leg kick.
Bunktuous checks a leg kick nicely.
Takehiko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Takehiko tenderised Bunktuous's leg. Bunktuous is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takehiko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takehiko lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takehiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunktuous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takehiko is looking to land body kicks.
Takehiko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunktuous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takehiko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunktuous moves away.
Bunktuous dips to his left and cracks Takehiko with an uppercut!
Takehiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunktuous.
A nice leg kick from Takehiko, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takehiko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunktuous wants to clinch.
Bunktuous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunktuous with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunktuous slips a straight right by Takehiko.
Takehiko connects with a right hand. Bunktuous shakes it off.
Bunktuous takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunktuous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takehiko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katashi Takehiko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takehiko connects with a body shot that sends Bunktuous's belly button to the back.
Takehiko avoids the body shot from Bunktuous.
Takehiko looks to land a body kick but Bunktuous moved away.
Takehiko with the inside leg kick.
Takehiko throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunktuous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunktuous connects with a body shot.
Bunktuous moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takehiko misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bunktuous on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takehiko swings widly with a right hand
and Bunktuous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunktuous darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takehiko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunktuous's head.
Takehiko scores with a jab. Bunktuous acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bunktuous misses.
Takehiko slips a straight right by Bunktuous.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Takehiko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takehiko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takehiko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bunktuous lands the left hand.
Bunktuous lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takehiko at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunktuous thuds his right hand into Takehiko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takehiko throws a body shot but no joy.
Takehiko's corner calls for a 1-2. Takehiko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takehiko cracks Bunktuous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunktuous takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takehiko blocks a jab.
Takehiko fakes the leg kick and cracks Bunktuous in the body.
Takehiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takehiko slips under a jab.
Takehiko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takehiko moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Bunktuous.
The fighters circling - Takehiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunktuous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takehiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunktuous.
Takehiko throws an off balance right hand
and Bunktuous counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takehiko throws out a powerful jab.
Takehiko with a nice cross.
Takehiko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunktuous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Takehiko as he connects with a hook.
Takehiko connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunktuous lands a glancing blow to the side of Takehiko's head.
Takehiko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunktuous manages to avoid it.
Bunktuous wants to clinch up but Takehiko keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Takehiko misses.
Bunktuous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takehiko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takehiko misses with a right hand
and Bunktuous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunktuous throws the left hand but Takehiko avoids the punch easily.
Takehiko throws a looping overhand right but Bunktuous ducks down to avoid it.
Bunktuous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takehiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Takehiko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bunktuous takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunktuous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunktuous fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takehiko on the side of the head.
Bunktuous misses with an uppercut. Takehiko saw that one coming.
Takehiko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bunktuous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takehiko.
Takehiko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takehiko motions for Bunktuous to come forward. Takehiko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takehiko ducks right into an uppercut from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bunktuous duly obliges.
Katashi Takehiko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takehiko misses with a looping right.
Takehiko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takehiko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takehiko lands a glancing blow to the side of Bunktuous's head.
Takehiko looks to throw the jab but Bunktuous is out of range.
Takehiko connects with a right hand. Bunktuous shakes it off.
Takehiko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Bunktuous.
Bunktuous looks to score with a jab to the body but Takehiko is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takehiko works Bunktuous's body with a nice hook.
Bunktuous misses with a wild body shot.
Takehiko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bunktuous blocks it well.
Takehiko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takehiko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takehiko throws a solid leg kick but Bunktuous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takehiko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takehiko jabs Bunktuous right on the nose. Bunktuous blinks but takes it well.
Takehiko motions for Bunktuous to come forward. Takehiko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunktuous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takehiko ducks under a wild hook from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunktuous is looking to counter punch.
Takehiko throws a body punch but Bunktuous moves out of range.
A big left from Takehiko misses.
A quick step to the side and Bunktuous tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takehiko loads up on a big right hand but Bunktuous slips the punch.
Takehiko throws a low kick but Bunktuous avoids it.
Takehiko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takehiko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takehiko avoids the body shot from Bunktuous.
Takehiko ducks under a wild hook from Bunktuous.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takehiko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takehiko lands a head shot.
Takehiko lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunktuous off the cage and back into range.
Bunktuous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunktuous lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katashi Takehiko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Bunktuous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takehiko throws a leg kick but Bunktuous sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takehiko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bunktuous was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Takehiko.
Bunktuous lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takehiko.
Takehiko blocks a jab.
Takehiko misses with a hook. Bunktuous ducked under it nicely.
Takehiko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunktuous has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunktuous. That snapped Takehiko's head back.
Takehiko misses with an uppercut. Bunktuous saw that one coming.
Takehiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunktuous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunktuous misses the shot to the body.
Takehiko connects with a right hand. Bunktuous shakes it off.
Bunktuous moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunktuous slips a jab from Takehiko.
Bunktuous misses with a straight right.
Bunktuous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunktuous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takehiko.
Bunktuous scores with a nice right hand.
Bunktuous needs to keep his hands up - Takehiko had a free shot at his head there.
Bunktuous checks the leg kick.
Bunktuous throws a hook but Takehiko blocks it.
Takehiko motions for Bunktuous to come forward. Takehiko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bunktuous misses its target.
Takehiko misses with a looping left.
Bunktuous scores with a jab to the body.
Bunktuous misses with the combination.
Takehiko scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunktuous throws a hook but Takehiko blocks it.
Takehiko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bunktuous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takehiko.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunktuous misses the target.
Takehiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takehiko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takehiko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunktuous.
Takehiko looks to throw the jab but Bunktuous is out of range.
Takehiko throws a front kick aimed at Bunktuous's knee but Bunktuous avoids it well.
Takehiko misses with a low kick.
Bunktuous was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Takehiko misses
and Bunktuous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bunktuous lands with a nice body punch.
Bunktuous connects with the punch.
Takehiko loads up on a big right hand but Bunktuous slips the punch.
Bunktuous takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takehiko throws a push kick but Bunktuous slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Bunktuous was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takehiko.
Bunktuous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takehiko thuds his right hand into Bunktuous's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bunktuous looks to throw the jab but Takehiko is out of range.
Takehiko throws a big shot that misses.
Bunktuous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takehiko throws a looping overhand right but Bunktuous ducks down to avoid it.
Takehiko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bunktuous does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Bunktuous.
Bunktuous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takehiko connects with a leg kick.
Takehiko moves out of range as Bunktuous strikes.
Bunktuous connects with a jab.
Takehiko tests Bunktuous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takehiko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunktuous scores with a hook.
Bunktuous drops his hands momentarily and Takehiko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takehiko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunktuous.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunktuous. Takehiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunktuous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunktuous throws out a loose jab but Takehiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takehiko thumps Bunktuous with a low kick.
Bunktuous throws a shot from downtown. Takehiko moves away and avoids it.
Takehiko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rammy Bunktuous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunktuous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takehiko throws out a loose jab but Bunktuous uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takehiko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunktuous is just out of range.
Takehiko throws a low kick but Bunktuous moves out of range easily.
Good work by Bunktuous as he checks the leg kick.
Bunktuous throwing a counter right hand but Takehiko manages to avoid it.
Takehiko tries to work over Bunktuous's front leg with a kick but Bunktuous checks it.
Takehiko misses with a right hand
and Bunktuous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takehiko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takehiko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunktuous avoids a kick to the body.
Bunktuous is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takehiko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Takehiko misses the target.
Bunktuous loads up on a big right hand but Takehiko slips the punch.
Takehiko scores with a nice right hand.
Takehiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunktuous needs to keep his hands up - Takehiko had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Takehiko. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Bunktuous.
Katashi Takehiko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takehiko connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rammy Bunktuous.
I think Takehiko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katashi Takehiko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sisko (ranked 2244 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Datsuro Sato (ranked 202 p4p, 252 weight class). Sisko comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees. Benjamin Sisko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Datsuro Sato's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Datsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sisko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing reports that Sisko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Sisko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sisko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sato has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tran MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sisko trying to pass the guard but Sato defending well.
Sato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sato taking some punishment here, with Sisko in his half guard.
Sisko working Sato over with strikes.
Sisko prevents Sato from improving his position.
Sato actively working from the bottom here.
Sato taking some punishment here, with Sisko in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is trying to get back to full guard.
Sisko working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to improve his position but Sisko is controlling well.
Sato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sato wants to control but Sisko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sisko is looking for a kimura but Sato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sisko to get the leverage.
Sato wants to improve his position but Sisko is controlling well.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Sato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sisko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sisko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sisko is nestled in close to Sato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sisko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Sisko stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Sisko working Sato over with strikes.
Sato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sisko pulls his head out easily.
Sisko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sato is not content to let Sisko control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sisko lands a nice short elbow.
Sisko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sato actively working from the bottom here.
Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sato.
Sisko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Sisko pushes his legs off easily.
Sato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sisko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sato throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sisko escapes and throws Sato's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sisko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sato tries to buck Sisko off but Sisko is having none of it.
Sato is trying to control Sisko's posture but Sisko avoids it.
Sato wants to get back to his feet but Sisko drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sato is letting Sisko control him for a moment.
Sisko stands up.
Sisko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sisko misses with a straight left.
Sisko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Sato is rocked!
Sato tries to bum rush Sisko with a series of wild strikes but Sisko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Sisko finish him?
Sisko thumps Sato with a low kick.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato swinging wildly here.
Sisko clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that round.
That's time! Sisko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sisko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sato throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sato misses with a hook
and Sisko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sisko.
Sisko tried to counter with a leg kick but Sato avoided it.
A jab from Sato does it's job there.
Sisko has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sisko on the inside.
Sisko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Sisko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sisko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sisko with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko content to stall in guard here.
Sisko landing with the ground and pound.
Sisko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sisko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Sisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Sisko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sisko throws a shot to the body.
Sato throws a hook but Sisko blocks it.
Datsuro Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sisko punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
Sisko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sisko.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sisko clinches with his opponent.
Sato is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sisko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sato to the mat. Sato regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sisko postures up and lands a big shot to Sato's brow.
Sisko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sisko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sato's head.
Sisko lands a couple of elbows.
Sisko is stalling in the full guard.
Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sisko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sisko is in close to Sato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sisko stacks Sato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sisko!
Sisko scoring with punches from side control.
Sato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sato taking a bit of punishment here - Sisko scoring with strikes.
Sato is looking for a sweep.
Sisko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sisko landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Sisko is putting a hurting on Sato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sisko controls the position.
Sato stops Sisko from passing to mount.
Sisko is working hard here to advance position.
Sisko lands an elbow.
Sato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sisko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sato wants to improve his position but Sisko is controlling well.
Sato actively working from the bottom here.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Sisko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sisko cracks Sato with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sato looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sisko finish him?
Benjamin Sisko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sisko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sisko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato looks to land a right hand but Sisko moved out of range.
Sisko clinches up against the cage.
Sisko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sato regains guard.
Sato has his foot on Sisko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sisko works his way back into a safe position though.
Sisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sato looking for a guillotine here but Sisko defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sisko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sisko is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sato being controlled here, momentarily.
Sisko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sato for as long as he can get away with.
Sato working for a triangle but Sisko defends it easily.
Sisko is pushing down on Sato's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sato is fighting to maintain full guard but Sisko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sato is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko trying to control the pace.
Sato is trying to escape back to his feet but Sisko uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sisko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sato will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sisko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sato is looking for a sweep.
Sisko landing strikes.
Sisko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sato manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko prevents Sato from improving his position.
Sato actively working from the bottom here.
Datsuro Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisko passes to side control.
Sisko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sisko happy to just control the position for now.
Sato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sisko just content to control the position.
Sisko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sato to his feet.
Sato misses with a combination
and Sisko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sisko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sisko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sisko!
Benjamin Sisko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Montserrat Chai (ranked 1744 p4p, 1405 weight class) and Hulk Smash (ranked 205 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199
5 - 0 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montserrat Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Smash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Smash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smash postures up and lands a big shot to Chai's brow.
Smash distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Chai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smash on the ground.
Smash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smash.
Smash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Smash misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smash or perhaps it was just good defense by Chai, which made it look bad.
Smash defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
And Smash tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smash closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smash lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chai tries to get out of the position.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smash throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Smash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smash stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montserrat Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash misses with a hook
and Smash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smash's sensitive parts.
Smash looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Smash looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chai leaves Smash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Smash there.
Chai avoids the body shot from Smash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montserrat Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smash closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smash lands in his opponent's guard.
Smash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Smash - just one landing.
Smash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smash's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai has momentary wrist control but Smash slips an elbow through the middle.
Smash controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Smash decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chai's guard.
Smash scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smash throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Chai keeping full guard, as Smash tries to pass.
Smash throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hulk Smash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smash trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Smash wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smash throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a big counter combination but Smash scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Smash's shoulder, as Smash tries to avoid the shot.
Smash scores with a jab.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Smash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Smash seems unphased.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Smash throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smash moves away.
Chai throws a leg kick but Smash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smash with the counter takedown but Chai avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash slips under a jab.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Smash moved out of range nicely.
Smash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smash is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chai will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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!
Smash in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chai parries the strikes from Smash easily there. Smash is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chai to escape.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Chai misses.
And Smash tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smash manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chai on his heels. He'll look to pass Chai's guard now, I'm sure.
Smash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smash is stalling in the full guard.
Smash tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash cracks Chai with a solid left hand.
Smash scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Smash from controlling successfully.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smash.
Smash content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smash steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Smash on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smash content to control rather than advance.
Smash lands with a punch from half guard.
Smash stalling.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Montserrat Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Chai tries to roll over but Smash keeps him under control.
Hulk Smash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smash not doing much here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chai. Smash shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smash throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smash fails with the takedown.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Smash changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smash connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Chai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai misses with the body kick
so Smash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smash slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chai's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Smash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smash 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Smash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hurst (ranked 1691 p4p, 1922 weight class) and Kelvin Santos (ranked 80 p4p, 93 weight class). Hurst comes to the cage accompanied by I See a Darkness - Acid Pauli feat Johnny Cash. Kelvin Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Santos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Kelvin Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Hurst moves into the clinch.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst breaks the clinch.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Hurst's head coaches at Savate Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurst feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Hurst staying out of range there.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hurst moves out of range.
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
Hurst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Hurst blocking some punches.
Hurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Santos prevents a body shot from Hurst.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Hurst lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos looks winded!
Hurst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Kelvin Santos has been cut.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hurst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurst tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Hurst staying out of range there.
Hurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hurst is out of range.
Hurst uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
Hurst seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurst clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurst manages to break the clinch.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws the left hand but Hurst avoids the punch easily.
Hurst swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Hurst blocks a jab.
Hurst throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurst seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hurst misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Hurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hurst stalls.
Hurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurst gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Hurst has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hurst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurst.
Hurst tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Santos misses.
Hurst rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurst as Santos tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hurst seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Santos can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos working aggressively here.
Hurst lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hurst presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurst presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Hurst.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurst breaks from the clinch.
Hurst tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurst throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurst.
Hurst rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurst forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Hurst gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Hurst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Santos's cut.
That's time! Hurst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurst doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurst moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That kick from Hurst tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurst closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a left to the head.
Hurst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurst lands a nice uppercut.
Hurst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos is rocked!
Hurst is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurst finish him?
A short left from Hurst.
A short right from Hurst on the inside.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hurst scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hurst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Nice body punch from Hurst - that landed with a thud.
Hurst gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hurst drops Santos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Santos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst stalling the fight.
Hurst lands a right hand.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurst wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hurst.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hurst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurst.
Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
Santos throws the left hand but Hurst avoids the punch easily.
Hurst has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurst breaks the clinch.
Maddox Hurst is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurst tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a shot to the body.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Hurst moved out of range nicely.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
Santos swings for the body but Hurst moves out of range.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurst.
Hurst fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Hurst is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurst.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurst tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hurst here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurst ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Hurst lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurst's head backwards.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Hurst darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurst gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a hook. Hurst ducked under it nicely.
Hurst instigates a clinch.
Hurst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurst makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurst.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Hurst dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hurst moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst takes the fight into the clinch.
Hurst misses with a body punch.
Hurst is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurst is just out of range.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Hurst moves away and avoids it.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hurst avoids them all with ease.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Hurst sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurst tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Hurst looks to clinch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hurst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Maddox Hurst has been cut.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurst lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Maddox Hurst has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hurst has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst moves into the clinch.
Hurst manages to break the clinch.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hurst is out of range.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurst looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
Santos wants to break free but Hurst has control.
Santos misses with some punches.
Hurst is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurst.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurst.
Hurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurst.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurst takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working aggressively here.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurst blocking some punches.
Maddox Hurst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hurst.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurst scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling the position.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurst gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelvin Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurst blocks a body shot from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maddox Hurst.
Well Hurst has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Hurst!
A less than humble Maddox Hurst misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Gudmundsson (ranked 2455 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Jackson Jones (ranked 213 p4p, 121 weight class). Gudmundsson comes to the cage accompanied by All It Takes - Karnivool. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oskar Gudmundsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Gudmundsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gudmundsson as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Gudmundsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oskar Gudmundsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Jones.
Gudmundsson scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gudmundsson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Gudmundsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudmundsson is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Gudmundsson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gudmundsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gudmundsson.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gudmundsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Gudmundsson.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gudmundsson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gudmundsson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gudmundsson lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Gudmundsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gudmundsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gudmundsson digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Gudmundsson misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with some punches.
Gudmundsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gudmundsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gudmundsson lands a right hand.
Jones prevents a body shot from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Gudmundsson stalling the fight.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Gudmundsson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudmundsson blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Gudmundsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gudmundsson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gudmundsson blocking some punches.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gudmundsson on the inside.
Jones is rocked!
Gudmundsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Gudmundsson finish him?
Gudmundsson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gudmundsson.
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!
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Gudmundsson.
Nice body punch from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Gudmundsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gudmundsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Gudmundsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuichiro Nagashima (ranked 784 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Muharib Xornimada (ranked 78 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuichiro Nagashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muharib Xornimada!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xornimada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagashima as he jumps to the side.
Xornimada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xornimada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xornimada tries to clinch but Nagashima is having none of it.
Nagashima lands a right hook to the body.
Xornimada throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagashima tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xornimada is in Nagashima's guard.
Nagashima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nagashima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xornimada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xornimada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Xornimada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagashima looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagashima, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima working for a triangle but Xornimada defends it easily.
Xornimada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xornimada is posturing up here but Nagashima has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Xornimada tries to roll out but it's too tight and Xornimada has to tap! Slick submission there by Nagashima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuichiro Nagashima!
Yuichiro Nagashima retains his featherweight title!
Yuichiro Nagashima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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