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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Esperanza (ranked 3558 p4p, 5391 weight class) and Maverick Davidson (ranked 294 p4p, 353 weight class). Leonel Esperanza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Esperanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esperanza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davidson. Davidson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Esperanza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davidson's hands.
Davidson clinches up with Esperanza and pushes him back against the cage.
Davidson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Esperanza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davidsons head.
Esperanza tries to break free but Davidson pushes him back against the cage.
Esperanza breaks from the clinch.
Davidson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esperanza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esperanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esperanza misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Esperanza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esperanza looks to land a combination. Davidson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 Davidson is rocked!
Esperanza steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Davidson is out on his feet! Esperanza sets himself and nearly takes Davidson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonel Esperanza!
In his post fight interview, Leonel Esperanza started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between NG Ngngng (ranked 5136 p4p, 3354 weight class) and Teshima Ryuu (ranked 488 p4p, 394 weight class). Teshima Ryuu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, NG Ngngng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teshima Ryuu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ngngng's head.
Ngngng moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ngngng stuffs the takedown.
Ngngng misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryuu counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryuu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ngngng slips a straight right by Ryuu.
Ryuu missing with a left hand there. Ngngng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ngngng shoots in looking for a takedown but Ryuu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngngng's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Teshima Ryuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngngng fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NG Ngngng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngngng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ngngng shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryuu defends it nicely.
Ryuu leaves Ngngng with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryuu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngngng breaks from the clinch.
Ryuu clinches up against the cage.
Ryuu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ngngng has him pressed against the cage.
Ryuu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryuu has had enough of the clinch but Ngngng keeps him there for the moment.
Ryuu misses with some punches.
Ryuu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryuu gets through Ngngng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngngng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryuu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ngngngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ngngng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Ryuu.
Ryuu stuffs the takedown.
Ryuu gets tackled into the cage by Ngngng. Ngngng maintains the clinch.
Ryuu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngngng throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryuu.
Ryuu misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ngngng.
A body shot lands from Ryuu.
Ryuu presses Ngngng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryuu lands with a right to the head.
Ngngng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryuu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ngngng walks into a left hand.
Ryuu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ngngng. Ngngng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ngngng scores with a nice strike.
Ryuu has Ngngng up against the cage in a clinch.
Ngngng stalling.
Ryuu has a couple of punches blocked by Ngngng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngngng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryuu throws a big shot that misses.
Ryuu scores with a hook.
Ryuu moves into the clinch.
Ngngng manages to break the clinch.
Ryuu throws a lazy uppercut
and Ngngng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryuu.
Ryuu misses with a body punch.
Ryuu wants to break free but Ngngng has control.
Ryuu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngngng backwards.
Ryuu prevents the takedown attempt.
Ngngng manages to break the clinch.
Ngngng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryuu.
Ryuu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngngng misses with a few strikes there.
Ryuu rushes Ngngng and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryuu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryuu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngngng blocks an uppercut.
Ngngng breaks the clinch.
Ryuu scores with a three punch combo!
Ryuu scores with a hook to the body. Ngngng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngngng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Ryuu misses its intended target.
Ryuu tests Ngngng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngngng tries to clinch up
and Ngngng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Ngngng is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryuu cracks Ngngng with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ngngng tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ryuu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ngngng is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teshima Ryuu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Newman (ranked 4748 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Phoenix Wiggins (ranked 472 p4p, 405 weight class). Newman comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman dodges the punch combination from Wiggins.
Newman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiggins.
Wiggins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wiggins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newman.
Wiggins misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newman tries to clinch but Wiggins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Newman.
Newman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiggins.
Newman with a poor takedown
and Wiggins counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiggins throws out a powerful jab.
Newman doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiggins circles away.
Wiggins looks to throw the jab but Newman is out of range.
Newman is looking to clinch.
Newman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wiggins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins scores with a jab to the head.
Newman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wiggins swivels and escapes.
Newman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggins.
Newman has his takedown stuffed
and Wiggins counters with a one-two to the body.
Newman is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newman misses with a shot to the body
and Wiggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Newman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiggins is fending him off so far but Newman persists. Nope, Wiggins circles away and we're back to standing.
Newman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggins as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wiggins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins connects with an inside leg kick.
Wiggins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newman.
Wiggins dips to his left and cracks Newman with an uppercut!
Wiggins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wiggins digs a good hook to Newman's body.
Newman takes one to the side of the head.
Wiggins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Newman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That kick from Wiggins tenderised Newman's leg. Newman is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Wiggins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Wiggins misses.
Newman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newman wants to land a leg kick but Wiggins is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newman is rocked!
 It looks like Alex Newman has been cut.
Wiggins fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Newman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Newman looks to clinch but Wiggins throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Newman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phoenix Wiggins!
Phoenix Wiggins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abc Dfg (ranked 3520 p4p, 3063 weight class) and Ben Boone (ranked 224 p4p, 206 weight class). Boone has chosen Here Comes the Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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 Tokyo, Abc Dfg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Boone!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dfg fails to land with a series of punches.
Boone feints the counter takedown.
Dfg thuds his right hand into Boone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dfg throws a leg kick
and Boone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boone.
Boone connects with a couple of short punches.
Boone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dfg is looking to stand up but Boone isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dfg wants to get back to his feet but Boone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dfg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dfg's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dfg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boone is controlling him.
Dfg pushes Boone off and gets back to his feet.
Abc Dfg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Dfg. Those never looked like landing.
Dfg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dfg misses with a body shot.
Boone with the counter takedown but Dfg avoids it easily.
A head kick by Dfg misses
and Boone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dfg!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone working the body and head with strikes.
Dfg prevents Boone from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dfg wants to get back to his feet but Boone drags him back down.
Boone lands an elbow.
Boone looks up at the clock and then as Dfg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dfg is rocked!
Boone working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Dfg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boone has an Americana. Dfg didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Boone is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Boone hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ben Boone!
Ben Boone opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cahill (ranked 3549 p4p, 3276 weight class) and Matthew Hudson (ranked 388 p4p, 364 weight class). Matthew Hudson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cahill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hudson misses with an uppercut. Cahill saw that one coming.
Hudson closes the distance and clinches.
Cahill is trying to pull guard but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cahill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hudson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cahill trying to control the position but instead, Hudson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cahill into the cage.
Cahill tries to pull guard but Hudson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Cahill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Hudson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson gets through Cahill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cahill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hudson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hudson can't find room to land a body shot as Cahill controls the action.
Cahill tries to pull guard but Hudson holds him up against the cage and eventually Cahill drops back down to his feet.
Cahill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cahill tries to pull guard but Hudson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill jumps guard but Hudson stands there with Cahill around his waist. Cahill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hudson lands with a light punch inside.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cahill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cahill decides to pull guard.
Hudson wants to stand but Cahill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cahill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudson defends it easily.
Cahill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cahill is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hudson rolls with it to try and escape but Cahill cranks on the arm and Hudson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Cahill!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fury (ranked 3297 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Koshi Kataski (ranked 274 p4p, 259 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. The key to victory for Dante Fury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koshi Kataski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kataski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fury sprawls well. Fury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kataski gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fury. That's going to slow Kataski down.
Kataski shoots in and gets a takedown into Fury's guard.
Kataski lands a couple of elbows.
Kataski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kataski works over Fury with some ground and pound from guard.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury wants to stand and escape but Kataski is having none of it.
Kataski trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury is looking to stand up but Kataski isn't so interested in that idea.
Fury pushes Kataski off and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Fury. That snapped Kataski's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fury quickly recovers to half guard.
Fury is refusing to be controlled, as Kataski sits in half guard.
Fury pushes Kataski off looking to stand but Kataski dives back in and keeps control.
Kataski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Kataski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kataski is nestled in close to Fury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fury tries to kick Kataski off but Kataski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fury on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kataski slows the pace down in half guard.
Kataski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Kataski connects with a nice short shot to Fury's temple.
Oh Fury is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kataski prevents Fury from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kataski lands a nice short elbow.
Kataski is nestled in close to Fury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kataski is working for a submission of some sort.
Kataski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kataski lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Fury quite badly. Fury pulls Kataski in close trying to recover. Kataski postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Fury on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Fury doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koshi Kataski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Ruffy (ranked 1744 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Demetrius Graham (ranked 175 p4p, 316 weight class). Ruffy comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Ruffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Graham!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruffy is looking to clinch.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruffy won't allow it.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy being controlled against the cage.
Ruffy scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Ruffy is controlling him.
Ruffy lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Graham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruffy up against the cage.
Graham working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham is trying to stall.
Graham is trying to break free.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
Graham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham prevents a body shot from Ruffy.
Ruffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruffy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruffy misses with some punches.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruffy has him pressed against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham tries to circle away but Ruffy has him pinned against the cage.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruffy lands a body shot.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruffy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruffy gets an underhook and turns Graham into the cage.
Ruffy tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ruffy on the inside.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruffy has Graham pressed against the cage, preventing Graham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham tries to circle away but Ruffy has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Graham is trying to break free.
Ruffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy lands with a light punch inside.
Ruffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Ruffy blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruffy lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham lands a body punch.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
Graham stalling in the clinch.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham throws an elbow that misses.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Graham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Ruffy dominated that round.
That's time! Ruffy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruffy throws a series of strikes that have Graham backpedaling.
 It looks like Demetrius Graham has been cut.
Graham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Ruffy controls the action.
Ruffy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham clinches.
Matteo Ruffy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graham or not.
Graham stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Graham stalling in the clinch but Ruffy improves position.
Ruffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ruffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ruffy.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruffy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes one to the chin there.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Ruffy counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham misses the jab.
Graham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruffy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Ruffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
Ruffy tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruffy counters with a straight right hand.
Ruffy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruffy cracks Graham with a good jab.
Graham is rocked!
Demetrius Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy rushes Graham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graham is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruffy finish him?
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Graham.
Ruffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Ruffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Ruffy controls the action.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham looking to slow down the pace here.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham has had enough of the clinch but Ruffy keeps him there for the moment.
Ruffy digs a right hand into Graham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graham's gas tank.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruffy or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruffy.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham prevents a body shot from Ruffy.
Ruffy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graham taking a breather.
Ruffy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruffy as Graham tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graham.
Ruffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
Graham misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Ruffy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Graham'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. This is the final round!
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruffy lands a jab.
Ruffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Ruffy sets himself, and Graham steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruffy avoids it this time.
Matteo Ruffy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Graham lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ruffy wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Ruffy wants to clinch.
Ruffy loads up on a big right hand but Graham slips the punch.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruffy circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruffy.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a right hand that Ruffy ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruffy also avoids with ease.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Graham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruffy is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruffy lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruffy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham throws a series of punches but Ruffy moves out of range.
Ruffy lands a nice shot that snaps Graham's head back.
Ruffy cracks Graham with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Graham tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ruffy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Graham is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Ruffy!
Post fight, an emotional Matteo Ruffy said 'There's no gawd in the cage, just the dawg coming to get you!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Gibbs (ranked 1357 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Kai Kataski (ranked 108 p4p, 163 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Gibbs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Kataski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gibbs looking to score a takedown here. Kataski is defending well but Gibbs drives through and ends up in Kataski's guard.
Kataski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kataski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kataski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibbs.
Kataski working for a triangle but Gibbs defends it easily.
Gibbs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kataski trying to control the position.
Kataski has his foot on Gibbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Gibbs throwing strikes from guard but Kataski blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Kataski has wrist control.
Gibbs distracts Kataski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kataski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gibbs is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kataski.
Gibbs cracks Kataski with a big right hand but Kataski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kataski gets back to half guard.
Kataski trying to control from the bottom.
Kataski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gibbs lands a nice short elbow.
Gibbs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kataski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kataski trying to hold on to Gibbs's head to control him but Gibbs postures up.
Nice strikes from Gibbs there.
Kataski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kataski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibbs has managed to get both his arms back between Kataski's legs - danger averted.
Kataski keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Kataski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gibbs is one step ahead there.
Kataski trying to keep a closed guard but Gibbs is proving a slippery customer.
Kataski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gibbs's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs pulls Kataski in close to prevent any damage.
Kataski trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Gibbs has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kataski has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kataski can't get the takedown.
Kataski is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Gunner Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Kataski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kataski is trying to pull guard but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbs gets control of Kataski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gibbs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gibbs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kataski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kataski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gibbs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gibbs cracks Kataski with a solid left hand.
Kataski has his foot on Gibbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Gibbs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kataski wants to sweep here but Gibbs controlling him for the moment.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kataski has his foot on Gibbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Kataski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kataski trying to control the position.
Kataski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gibbs working some strikes from top position.
Kataski controls Gibbs momentarily but Gibbs frees himself.
Gibbs postures up and lands a big shot to Kataski's brow.
Kataski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kataski has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gibbs is looking to defend but Kataski has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gibbs! Kataski pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gibbs taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kai Kataski!
Kai Kataski is the new bantamweight champion!
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