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Big Ugly Giorgi vs Cutie Pie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 24999 p4p, 25661 weight class) and Sebastian Cyr (ranked 473 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Cyr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald shoots in but Cyr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcdonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Despite the aggression on Cyr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cyr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald closes the distance but Cyr moves to the side
and Cyr counters with a stiff right hand.
Cyr drops Mcdonald with a beautiful combination! Mcdonald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cyr is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Timothy Mcdonald has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyr counters with a nice right hand that sends Mcdonald toppling to the canvas! Mcdonald scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cyr finish him?!
Cyr sends Mcdonald crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cyr is motioning to the referee to let Mcdonald up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Cyr as Mcdonald shoots in.
It seemed like Cyr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Cyr is looking for the big counter here.
Timothy Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Mcdonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown but Cyr shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcdonald momentarily.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Cyr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mcdonald! Cyr lets Mcdonald back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cyr shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mcdonald takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cyr sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mcdonald bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastian Cyr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Viktor (ranked 3995 p4p, 5100 weight class) and Elias Gracie (ranked 304 p4p, 343 weight class). Elias Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balogh Viktor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elias Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viktor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Elias Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viktor lands a nice elbow.
Viktor is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Viktor down to the mat. Viktor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Viktor moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Viktor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Viktor gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie is trying to drag Viktor to the mat but Viktor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Balogh Viktor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Gracie.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Viktor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Elias Gracie's cut even more.
Viktor lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viktor lands a damaging elbow.
Viktor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Elias Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viktor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elias Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Viktor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elias Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balogh Viktor!
Balogh Viktor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin The Bustin (ranked 4557 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Elisha Hopkins (ranked 434 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin The Bustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elisha Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bustin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Bustin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Bustin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Bustin scores with a one two! Hopkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Bustin scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins rushes The Bustin and presses him up against the cage.
The Bustin managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but The Bustin keeps him there for the moment.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from The Bustin.
The Bustin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. The Bustin engages and cracks Hopkins with a massive lead left hook - Hopkins tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! The Bustin is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin The Bustin!
After winning the bout, Dustin The Bustin 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 Rado Kapusta (ranked 4259 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Kino Martinez (ranked 268 p4p, 257 weight class). Kino Martinez 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rado Kapusta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a right hand that Kapusta ducks under and follows up with a left that Kapusta also avoids with ease.
Kapusta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kapusta darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Kapusta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kapusta lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
It looks like Kino Martinez has been cut.
Kapusta lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Kapusta has Martinez pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapusta landing knees to the head.
 Martinez is rocked!
Kapusta lands a big knee! That's hurt Martinez! Oh, he's all over the place! Kapusta lands another knee that sends Martinez to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rado Kapusta!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sung Jung (ranked 4110 p4p, 2982 weight class) and Bobby Stuarts (ranked 309 p4p, 247 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Stuarts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stuarts can pounce on him.
Stuarts tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stuarts connects with a solid leg kick.
Stuarts tried to score with a low kick but Jung checks it.
Jung is looking to counter punch.
Stuarts blocks a jab.
Stuarts throws a leg kick
and Jung counters with a left and a right that stings Stuarts.
Jung slips a jab from Stuarts.
Stuarts misses with a leg kick
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.
Stuarts misses with a leg kick
and Jung counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jung misses the target.
Stuarts moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stuarts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stuarts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stuarts fails with the takedown
and Jung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stuarts.
Stuarts connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung moves out of range as Stuarts throws a body kick.
Jung throws a quick counter head kick but Stuarts was just out of range.
Jung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stuarts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stuarts throws a lazy head kick
and Jung counters with a stiff right hand.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Stuarts.
A low kick from Stuarts misses
and Jung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuarts throws a leg kick
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Stuarts is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuarts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stuarts is still on wobbly legs! Can Jung finish him?
Stuarts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stuarts seems to have recovered his senses.
Bobby Stuarts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Stuarts.
Stuarts has a takedown stuffed.
Jung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stuarts lands a head kick. Jung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stuarts throws a lazy body kick
and Jung counters with a straight right hand.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Chan Sung Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stuarts throws a leg kick
and Jung counters with a nice uppercut.
Stuarts walks into a straight right hand from Jung.
Stuarts throws a leg kick
and Jung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a series of punches but Stuarts avoids them all with ease.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses
and Jung counters with a nice uppercut.
Stuarts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stuarts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuarts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jung checks a leg kick.
Stuarts misses with a body shot.
Stuarts connects with a high kick.
Stuarts looks winded!
Jung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chan Sung Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Stuarts.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses.
Stuarts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Jung.
Jung is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts fails with the takedown
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Stuarts
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Stuarts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stuarts thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jung drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stuarts right on the button. Stuarts goes down! Jung follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jung gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chan Sung Jung!
Chan Sung Jung thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 2232 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Jonah White (ranked 261 p4p, 391 weight class). Jonah White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonah White!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kvaratskhelia darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Kvaratskhelia into the cage.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgi Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvaratskhelia or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White scores with a hook.
Kvaratskhelia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Kvaratskhelia's head back.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Kvaratskhelia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White wants to stand up but Kvaratskhelia is controlling him.
Kvaratskhelia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kvaratskhelia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
White is striking but Kvaratskhelia is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice short elbow.
Kvaratskhelia is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia prevents White from standing back up.
White tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kvaratskhelia has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvaratskhelia raining down shots from the mount!
White wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Kvaratskhelia has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! White taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Inoue (ranked 3952 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Faustyn Fleszar (ranked 256 p4p, 208 weight class). Naoki Inoue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Faustyn Fleszar's chin.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustyn Fleszar!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleszar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fleszar connects with a jab.
Fleszar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fleszar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleszar lands a jab.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Fleszar.
Fleszar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Inoue sprawling to the canvas! Inoue rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fleszar finish him?!
 Inoue is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleszar takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Inoue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleszar lands an uppercut.
A short right from Fleszar on the inside.
Fleszar lands a right hand.
Fleszar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inoues head.
Inoue tries to break free but Fleszar pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleszar digs a right hand into Inoue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inoue's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Fleszar as the two fighters clinch.
Inoue seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleszar prevents Inoue from breaking the clinch.
Fleszar lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleszar.
Inoue is breathing heavily.
A short left from Fleszar.
Fleszar lands a body punch.
Fleszar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fleszar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fleszar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fleszar digs a right hand underneath Inoue's ribcage. Inoue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fleszar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
A short right from Fleszar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleszar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Fleszar as the two fighters clinch.
Fleszar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inoue working hard to break the clinch.
Fleszar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fleszar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleszar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Inoue.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleszar.
A nice left hand lands by Fleszar.
Fleszar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fleszar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fleszar presses Inoue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Fleszar - that landed with a thud.
Fleszar lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Fleszar.
Fleszar lands a right hand.
Fleszar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Fleszar lands with a light punch inside.
Fleszar lands a body punch.
Fleszar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fleszar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fleszar lands a nice uppercut.
Fleszar lands a left hand.
Fleszar works on Inoue's body with a couple of short punches.
Fleszar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Fleszar lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fleszar.
Fleszar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Fleszar on the inside.
Fleszar lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Fleszar.
Fleszar lands with a left to the head.
Fleszar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleszar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleszar.
A short body shot lands from Fleszar as the two fighters clinch.
Fleszar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Inoue's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Inoue drops to his knees and Fleszar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faustyn Fleszar!
Our winner, Faustyn Fleszar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuchung Li (ranked 2374 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Nick Jokic (ranked 276 p4p, 328 weight class). Jokic has chosen The Serbian Song as his entrance music. Yuchung Li has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuchung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Jokic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fails to land the takedown.
Jokic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokic stuffs the takedown.
Li tries for a takedown but Jokic circles away easily
and Jokic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuchung Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li with a poor takedown
and Jokic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Li! Jokic lets Li back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Li is rocked!
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!
Li with a poor takedown
and Jokic counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Li out cold! What a finish! Jokic is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Jokic!
As Nick Jokic got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I wanna thank my family and my little children, who can't watch me but is the greatest source of strength I've ever had.
Let's go Nuggets!
Billy, Give me some Rakija, please!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Ertman (ranked 1553 p4p, 2510 weight class) and Will Bond (ranked 139 p4p, 211 weight class). Will Bond has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erwin Ertman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Bond!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Ertman.
Ertman throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond feints the counter takedown.
Bond throws a lazy right hand but Ertman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ertman takes a swing at Bond's ribcage but misses.
Bond thinks about the counter body kick.
Bond throws a series of punches but Ertman moves out of range.
Ertman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ertman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ertman.
Bond changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ertman swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
An attempted straight right counter from Ertman misses the target.
Ertman misses the shot to the body.
Ertman sets himself, and Bond steps forward looking for the clinch! Ertman avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ertman misses with a body shot.
Ertman misses with a straight left.
Ertman misses with a body shot.
Ertman connects with a right hand. Bond shakes it off.
Ertman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bond tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ertman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ertman just misses with a punch to the body.
Erwin Ertman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ertman throws a big shot that misses.
Ertman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ertman throws a body shot but no joy.
And Bond tries to counter it with a takedown but Ertman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ertman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ertman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Bond tries to counter it with a takedown but Ertman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ertman misses the shot to the body.
Bond avoids the body shot from Ertman.
Ertman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bond on the side of the head.
Ertman just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ertman lands a big right hand that sends Bond crashing to the mat! Ertman stays standing though and waves Bond back to his feet!
Bond is rocked!
Ertman throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond is still on wobbly legs! Can Ertman finish him?
Ertman misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ertman misses its intended target.
Bond seems to have recovered his senses.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond feints the counter takedown.
Bond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ertman cracks Bond with an open hand slap.
Ertman tests Bond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bond looks to land a combination but Ertman avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ertman. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ertman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Ertman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ertman throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
Bond drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ertman defends it well.
A big right from Ertman misses.
Bond shoots in for a takedown but Ertman shows good takedown defense.
Ertman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ertman.
Bond drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ertman defends it well.
Ertman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ertman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ertman.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ertman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ertman stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Ertman dominated that 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.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ertman.
Bond tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Erwin Ertman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bond feints the counter takedown.
Ertman misses with a body punch
and Bond decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ertman's guard.
Ertman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ertman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bond forces his way into half guard.
Bond controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ertman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bond!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Bond!
Will Bond is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 2514 p4p, 2185 weight class) and Mikael Li (ranked 174 p4p, 156 weight class). Mikael Li will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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136
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130
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Basic striking
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li gets caught flat footed, as Kvaratskhelia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
Li keeping full guard, as Kvaratskhelia tries to pass.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kvaratskhelia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kvaratskhelia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Kvaratskhelia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
Kvaratskhelia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kvaratskhelia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia connects with a couple of short punches.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kvaratskhelia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kvaratskhelia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Li manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Li postures up.
Kvaratskhelia controlling Li's posture.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvaratskhelia is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Li drops back looking for a leg! Kvaratskhelia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kvaratskhelia manages to kick Li off! Li jumps back into Kvaratskhelia's guard.
Kvaratskhelia is pulling down on Li's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
That's time! Kvaratskhelia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li gets caught napping as Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown. Li manages to retain guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
Li is rocked!
Kvaratskhelia is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working a defensive guard but Kvaratskhelia passes into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia is working for a kimura but Li is defending it quite comfortably.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Li is refusing to be controlled, as Kvaratskhelia sits in half guard.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Kvaratskhelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Kvaratskhelia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kvaratskhelia connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kvaratskhelia connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
Kvaratskhelia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kvaratskhelia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a kimura here.
Kvaratskhelia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kvaratskhelia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kvaratskhelia working Li over with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li is looking for a triangle but Kvaratskhelia pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li wants to control the position but Kvaratskhelia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Kvaratskhelia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kvaratskhelia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Kvaratskhelia is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kvaratskhelia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Li with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Kvaratskhelia! That's hurt Li! Will he recover? Kvaratskhelia fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
Our winner, Lasha Kvaratskhelia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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