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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 23124 p4p, 24082 weight class) and Dwight Shrute (ranked 542 p4p, 487 weight class). Shrute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Battlestart Galactica theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 37 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Shrute!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmarrov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shrute sprawls well initially but Turmarrov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Turmarrov drops an elbow to the side of Shrute's head.
Shrute is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turmarrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turmarrov's back!
Turmarrov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Turmarrov wants to escape the position.
Shrute goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Turmarrov escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Turmarrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shrute taking some punishment here, with Turmarrov in his half guard.
Turmarrov stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmarrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shrute regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turmarrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shrute keeping full guard, as Turmarrov tries to pass.
Shrute working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turmarrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turmarrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turmarrov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shrute on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shrute is defending against the submission attempts here by Turmarrov.
Nice strikes from Turmarrov there.
 Shrute is rocked!
Shrute pushes Turmarrov off looking to stand but Turmarrov dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turmarrov controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Shrute is out! Turmarrov gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexey Turmarrov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 2218 p4p, 5148 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 255 p4p, 470 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 61 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazepin dives in for a single leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gayweather appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mazepin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mazepin there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Gayweather sends Mazepin down but not out. Gayweather dives into side control looking to finish.
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 lull in the action here as Gayweather stalls from top position.
Mazepin is trying to improve his position.
Gayweather lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd goes nuts as Gayweather knocks Mazepin out cold with a massive hammerfist! Gayweather Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather!
The defeated Fedor Mazepin had this to say: 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 1756 p4p, 2699 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 220 p4p, 319 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller. Franco has chosen Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music. The Wilson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan David Franco's chin.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into Franco's guard.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Franco's brow.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Franco has wrist control.
Wilson postures up in Franco's guard and throws a big left but Franco blocks it.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Wilson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Franco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson seems keen to control Franco's posture.
Franco won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Franco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Franco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Wilson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
 It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
Franco stuffs the takedown.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a head kick.
Franco lands a left and a right that send Wilson crashing to the mat, dazed. Franco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Wilson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson dives in for a single leg takedown but Franco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco misses with a hook.
Franco misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson is working for takedown but Franco is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan David Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Franco gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Franco manages to retain guard.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Franco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson works over Franco with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Franco has wrist control.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilson is in close to Franco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wilson throws a strike but Franco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wilson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Juan David Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilson won't allow Franco to get back to his feet.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Franco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson working the ground and pound from side control.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Franco down.
Franco is rocked!
Wilson prevents Franco from escaping the position.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to score with some ground and pound. Franco controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wilson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Franco will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Franco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Franco is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Franco is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wilson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Wilson!
An out of breath The Wilson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 2553 p4p, 3750 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 284 p4p, 384 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Smash Adams' Theme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs blocks a head kick by Adams.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Adams's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kovacs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kovacs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovacs.
Adams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kovacs.
Adams moves away from the strike by Kovacs.
Kovacs jabs Adams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adams defending well as Kovacs loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
Adams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kovacs under the eye.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Kovacs backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands a big head kick that sends Kovacs tumbling to the mat! Adams takes a step backwards and waves Kovacs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kovacs is rocked!
Adams fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kovacs to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kovacs looks to clinch but Adams throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kovacs taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Smash Adams!
Smash Adams 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.
Andor Kovacs spoke after the fight, saying 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 1034 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 142 p4p, 228 weight class). Atunes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Makeba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Atunes backs up against the cage.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Zuev ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Zuev had a free shot at his head there.
Atunes walks into a jab.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zuev is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Zuev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
As Atunes backs away, Zuev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Zuev backs off Atunes throws a huge counter combo but Zuev manages to avoid it all.
Atunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zuev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Zuev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Zuev jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Zuev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Zuev tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuev throws a series of strikes that have Atunes backpedaling.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Zuev saw that one coming.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Zuev.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Zuev counters with a left and a right that stings Atunes.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zuev throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Zuev throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Zuev clinches with his opponent.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zuev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes trying to land knees to the body.
Atunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Zuev avoids the damage to the body.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Atunes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes looking to throw knees to the head but Zuev is blocking nicely.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuev blocks it with crossed arms.
Zuev lands a right hand.
A short right from Zuev on the inside.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a combination
and Atunes counters with a head kick.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuev.
Zuev misses with a combination
and Atunes counters with a thumping low kick.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Zuev is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Zuev cracks Atunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atunes with a nice calf kick.
Zuev misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Zuev takes a shot to the head.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuev is trying to break free.
Atunes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zuev up against the cage.
Zuev managing to block the knees to the body from Atunes.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Zuev landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zuev.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Atunes does no damage.
Zuev scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksandr Zuev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zuev throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Nice defenses there by Zuev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a double jab
and Zuev counters with a nice body shot.
Zuev feints and then cracks Atunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atunes down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zuev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zuev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Zuev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zuev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atunes's head backwards.
Zuev misses with a lunging right hand
and Zuev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuev clinches up against the cage.
Zuev trying to land knees to the body.
Atunes has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
Zuev lands a jab to Atunes's midsection.
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes blocks a jab.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zuev has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev lands a head shot.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev connects with a looping right hand.
Aleksandr Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuev throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Zuev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atunes misses the jab.
Zuev throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Zuev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atunes's head backwards.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Zuev checks it.
Zuev blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zuev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes keeps Zuev at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Zuev.
Atunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Cavalho Atunes's cut even more.
Zuev throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zuev lands a body shot.
Atunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zuev, pushing him back against the cage.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuev is trying to break free.
Zuev is trying to push Atunes away but Atunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Zuev blocks the leg kick.
Zuev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Zuev there.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Zuev misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuev is just out of range.
Zuev checks a leg kick.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Zuev ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuev.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Zuev.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuev.
Atunes throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev works over Atunes's head and body with a nice combination.
Zuev scores with a decent looking hook.
Atunes ducks right into an uppercut from Zuev.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Zuev's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zuev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zuev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev misses the jab.
Cavalho Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Aleksandr Zuev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Atunes takes a swing at Zuev's ribcage but misses.
Zuev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Zuev - just one landing.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Zuev.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Zuev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zuev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
It looked like Zuev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zuev avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Zuev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Zuev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zuev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Aleksandr Zuev.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Zuev!
After the fight, Aleksandr Zuev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 1197 p4p, 834 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 158 p4p, 110 weight class). Dobrosavljevic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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35
280
21 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson pushes Dobrosavljevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Dobrosavljevic breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dobrosavljevic is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson controls the position.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to regain half guard here but Bjornsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Bjornsson taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bjornsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Dobrosavljevic is working away.
Dobrosavljevic is being controlled here.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjornsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobrosavljevic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bjornsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson controlling from side mount.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bjornsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjornsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bjornsson tries to move to mount but Dobrosavljevic blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dobrosavljevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bjornsson's guard! Nice work there by Dobrosavljevic!
Bjornsson working a defensive guard here.
Bjornsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dobrosavljevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson pulls Dobrosavljevic in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson wants to improve his position but instead Dobrosavljevic has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Dobrosavljevic misses.
A leg kick checked by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Dobrosavljevic and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Dobrosavljevic is having none of it.
Dobrosavljevic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson goes for a double leg but Dobrosavljevic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobrosavljevic continues to drive forward.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
Dobrosavljevic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dobrosavljevic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bjornsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobrosavljevic tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Dobrosavljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dobrosavljevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobrosavljevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjornsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is staying active underneath Bjornsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bjornsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson winds up and cracks Dobrosavljevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bjornsson is looking to pass Dobrosavljevic's guard but actually Dobrosavljevic recovers to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bjornsson has gone for a leg lock! Dobrosavljevic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to stand up but Bjornsson won't let him.
Dobrosavljevic preventing the sweep.
Bjornsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Bjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjornsson, not yet.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobrosavljevic looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Dobrosavljevic tries to sprawl but Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsson is controlling the pace.
Bjornsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is looking for a kimura here.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson content to control rather than advance.
Dobrosavljevic trying to hold on to Bjornsson's head to control him but Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson wants to control but Dobrosavljevic is keeping him busy.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobrosavljevic is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dobrosavljevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dobrosavljevic's half guard.
Bjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bjornsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dobrosavljevic reverses the position - he's now on top in Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrosavljevic is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dobrosavljevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bjornsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Dobrosavljevic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eddie Bjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson tries to pass to full mount but Dobrosavljevic defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control the action here but instead Bjornsson manages to pass to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bjornsson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
A very excited looking Eddie Bjornsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 631 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 66 p4p, 192 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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23
130
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Counter fighter
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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 43 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaiyachue as he avoids it easily.
Chaiyachue gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Chaiyachue manages to retain guard.
Chaiyachue wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chaiyachue struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the action but Chaiyachue is working from the bottom.
Hall working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chaiyachue being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Chaiyachue is trying to escape and Hall transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Chaiyachue is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hall! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Naruesorn Chaiyachue stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.
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