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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 2859 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Melvin Tate (ranked 278 p4p, 325 weight class). Foley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beverly Hills Cop Theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate throws a hook but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley slips a jab from Tate.
Tate 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.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foley's head backwards.
Foley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tate.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Tate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Tate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melvin Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Foley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Foley throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Tate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley needs to keep his hands up - Tate had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Tate misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Foley misses the target.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Foley scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Melvin Tate has been cut.
Tate swings widly with a right hand
and Foley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tate throws a poor cross that misses
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Tate.
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!
Tate throws a right and a left that Foley avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate.
Tate throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Foley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Foley's ribs.
Tate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Foley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tate.
A punch combination from Tate misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Foley misses the target.
Tate throws an off balance right hand
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Foley fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Tate coming out on top.
Tate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Foley's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Foley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
Tate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Tate.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Foley's head but Foley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate throws an overhand right that lands on Foley's shoulder, as Foley tries to avoid the shot.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foley misses with a hook.
Tate scores with a jab.
Foley throws a combination that misses
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Tate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Foleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tate sizes up Foley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley misses with a body shot
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Foley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Tate's cut.
That's time! Foley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Foley misses its target.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
It looked like Foley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate sends Foley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tate is motioning to the referee to let Foley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Foley is rocked!
Tate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foley misses with a hook.
Tate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Foley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate thuds a left hand into Foley's body.
Foley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Tate misses with an uppercut.
Tate throws an overhand right that drops Foley like a sack of potatoes! Tate dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Tate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Panda (ranked 2320 p4p, 3619 weight class) and Rafa Peziev (ranked 201 p4p, 303 weight class). Rafa Peziev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grappling Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafa Peziev!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peziev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Panda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Peziev manages to circle out of the way.
Panda keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda tries to counter by clinching up but Peziev breaks away and moves out of range.
Panda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peziev.
Rafa Peziev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peziev fails to land the takedown.
Grappling Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Peziev with that takedown attempt.
Panda swats away the attempt to clinch by Peziev.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Peziev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Peziev misses
and Panda counters by clinching up.
Panda tries to pull guard but Peziev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panda jumps guard but Peziev stands there with Panda around his waist. Panda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Panda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Panda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda controlling the position.
Peziev looking to sit in guard and control but Panda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peziev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Panda stacks Peziev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Panda!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Peziev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Peziev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peziev is trying to escape the position but Panda is controlling the position.
Peziev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Peziev bucks up and tries to throw Panda off but instead Panda has got his back!
Peziev wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Panda.
You can see the frustration on Peziev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peziev turns into Panda and is now in his guard.
Panda is pulling down on Peziev's head. It's preventing any offense from Peziev, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peziev wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Peziev is working Panda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peziev connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peziev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peziev throws a big right hand that misses.
Peziev wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grappling Panda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peziev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panda is fending him off so far but Peziev persists. Nope, Panda circles away and we're back to standing.
Peziev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Panda avoids it really well and circles away.
Panda moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peziev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Panda regains guard.
Peziev wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peziev is looking to work some ground and pound but Panda has wrist control.
Panda is controlling Peziev's posture.
Peziev throws a big right hand that misses.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Panda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peziev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peziev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panda seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Peziev throwing strikes but missing.
Peziev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peziev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Peziev from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peziev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peziev tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peziev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panda pinned against the cage. Panda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grappling Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda darts in and clinches Peziev up against the cage.
Peziev tries for a takedown but Panda manages to get underhooks.
Panda is trying to break the clinch but Peziev has him pressed against the cage.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peziev to keep the fight standing.
Panda looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Peziev.
Panda jumps guard and drags Peziev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda has his foot on Peziev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peziev works his way back into a safe position though.
Panda is pulling down on Peziev's head to control his posture.
Peziev throwing strikes from guard but Panda blocks nicely.
Peziev with a nice head shot there.
Peziev trying to move into half guard but instead Panda has managed to sweep!
Peziev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Peziev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peziev being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Peziev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peziev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Peziev has Panda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Panda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peziev smiles and moves away.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peziev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peziev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grappling Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peziev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Panda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peziev.
Peziev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Panda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peziev has Panda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Peziev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Panda tumbling to the mat - Peziev dives into Panda's guard.
Peziev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peziev throwing strikes from guard but Panda blocks nicely.
Peziev looking to sit in guard and control but Panda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peziev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Panda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Panda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peziev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Panda escapes and throws Peziev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Panda controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peziev tries to improve position but can't.
Panda taking a breather here.
Peziev is trying to improve his position.
Panda working away.
Peziev is looking to reverse the position.
Panda just content to control the position.
Peziev is looking to reverse the position.
Peziev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peziev tries to get to full guard but Panda has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Peziev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panda pulls his head out easily.
Peziev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Panda prevents Peziev from improving his position.
Peziev looking for submissions off his back.
Peziev actively working from the bottom here.
Panda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peziev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panda pulls his head out easily.
Panda slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grappling Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappling Panda!
Rafa Peziev spoke after the fight, saying 'I be back, fuuuk the rucians!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Igor (ranked 2566 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 313 p4p, 373 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Igor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 40 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor connects with an inside leg kick.
Igor keeps Anjo at a distance using the push kick.
Igor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anjo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anjo gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anjo avoids the elbow strike from Igor, against the cage.
Anjo wants to take the fight to the mat but Igor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Igor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A good leg kick by Igor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo avoids the head kick by Igor.
Anjo throws a head kick but Igor moves out of range.
Anjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor tries to clinch but Anjo is having none of it.
Igor sets himself, and Anjo steps forward looking for the clinch! Igor avoids it this time.
Anjo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anjo has Igor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Igor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander Igor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Igor pushes Anjo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anjo's defenses.
It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Anjo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Igor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anjo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Igor is defending well.
Igor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Igor has double underhooks.
Igor prevents the takedown attempt.
Anjo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Igor smiles and moves away.
Igor has closed the distance and engaged Anjo in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Igor lands an elbow just above Anjo 's eye.
Igor is working Anjo over against the cage.
Igor tries a body shot but Anjo blocks it.
Igor lands an elbow that stopped Anjo in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Igor misses with a body punch.
Igor prevents the takedown attempt.
Igor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that Igor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Igor lands an elbow just above Anjo 's eye.
Anjo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Igor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Igor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Igor.
Igor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Igor.
Igor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anjo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Igor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Igor throws an elbow that misses.
Igor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anjo tries to keep at a distance but Igor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Igor lands a nice elbow.
Igor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anjo avoids it.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Igor clinches.
Anjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Igor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anjo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anjo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Anjo throws a lazy head kick
and Igor counters with a body kick that stops Anjo in his tracks momentarily.
Igor wants to clinch up but Anjo keeps it at a distance.
Anjo is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor scores with a spinning back kick!
Igor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anjo darts in looking for a takedown but Igor gets double underhooks and turns Anjo into the cage.
Igor tries to clinch there but Anjo circles away.
A head kick misses from Igor.
Anjo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anjo misses with a double jab.
Igor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Igor rushes Anjo and presses him up against the cage.
Anjo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor scores with a head kick. Anjo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Igor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anjo circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Anjo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anjo tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Igor. Igor obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Igor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Igor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Igor is trying to get back to his feet.
Anjo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor wants to control but Anjo postures up.
Anjo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Igor to his feet.
Igor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anjo takes a step back to recover.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Alexander Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igor throws a nice head kick!
Igor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anjo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Igor circles away.
Alexander Igor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Igor lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo has a takedown stuffed.
Igor closes the distance and clinches.
Igor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexander Igor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Igor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anjo's defenses.
That has opened up Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Igor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anjo pushes Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
Igor misses with an elbow strike.
Anjo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Igor after a bit of a struggle.
Igor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo looking for a takedown.
Alexander Igor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Igor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Anjo keeps the fight on the outside.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Igor as he avoids it easily.
Igor connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoji Anjo Anjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Igor clinches up against the cage.
Anjo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anjo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Igor.
Igor lands with a short shot to the head.
Anjo has Igor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Igor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Igor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Igor prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Igor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anjo's defenses.
The cut above Yoji Anjo Anjo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Igor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anjos head.
Anjo is looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Igor lands an elbow inside.
Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Igor lands an elbow inside.
Igor lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Igor!
Alexander Igor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Yoji Anjo Anjo spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 2891 p4p, 2517 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 201 p4p, 175 weight class). Jan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Santana has chosen Scream - OG Ron C as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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46
136
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31
135
11 - 16 - 0 |
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Good knees
Good 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 21 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana works over Jan's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jan or perhaps it was just good defense by Santana, which made it look bad.
Santana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jan or perhaps it was just good defense by Santana, which made it look bad.
We've been hearing reports that Jan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Santana shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jan defending well though.
Jan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana thows a huge punch but Jan dodges it nicely.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Jan's hands, connecting with Jan's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jan keeping hold of Santana's head, controlling as best he can.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan wants to get back to full guard.
Santana working Jan over with strikes.
Santana thows a huge punch but Jan dodges it nicely.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jan is trying to maintain the position but Santana is very close to passing his half guard.
Jan is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jan trying to control the position.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santana is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Jan's brow.
Jan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Jan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santana defends it easily.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jan's head.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jan's head.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santana is in close to Jan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santana distracts Jan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jan has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jan has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana preventing the sweep.
Santana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jan backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erica Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santana clinches up against the cage.
Santana gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jan regains guard.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jan tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard.
Jan won't allow Santana to sweep him here.
Erica Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jan is looking to advance position but Santana has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jan is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jan's face.
Jan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jan punching from the bottom.
Jan wants to get back to full guard.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Jan is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Santana there.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana 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.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan wants to get back to full guard.
Santana is looking to advance position but Jan won't allow it.
Santana winds up and cracks Jan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jan is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jan avoid being mounted?
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana lands with a punch from half guard.
Santana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Santana there.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan moves into full guard.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.
Jan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Jan controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jan is rocked!
Jan has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Jan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jan seems to have got his legs back now.
Santana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erica Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jan backs up against the cage.
Santana stalks Jan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jan's face. Jan staggers backwards, shaken.
Santana works over Jan's head and body with a nice combination.
Jan drops his hands momentarily and Santana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Jan has a takedown stuffed.
Santana throws a counter combo.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jan shoots in but no luck this time.
Santana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jan is looking for a sweep.
Santana cracks Jan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan is trying to get back to half guard.
Jan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santana landing a few strikes.
Jan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Santana working the ground and pound.
Santana looks up at the clock and then as Jan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santana smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Santana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santana works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santana lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jan can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jan, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Santana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santana scoring with punches from side control.
Santana landing a few strikes.
Jan defending against the ground and pound.
Jan regains half guard.
Santana prevents Jan from improving his position.
Jan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santana is working away from the top position though.
Jan wants to improve his position but Santana is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Jan's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Jan tries to get to full guard but Santana has control of the leg.
Santana working over Jan with some ground and pound. Jan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jan wants to control but Santana is keeping busy.
Jan actively working from the bottom here.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jan avoid being mounted?
Bartlomiej Jan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Jan's temple.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jan defending well though.
Jan is defending against the submission attempts here by Santana.
Santana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Post fight, Erica Santana took to the microphone: 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 2192 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 155 p4p, 227 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: The Final Countdown. Adam Bogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Wilson's chin.
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13 - 20 - 0 |
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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 23 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Bogo, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Bogo against the cage but Bogo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bogo lands with a kick to the temple. Wilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab lands there for Bogo.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Bogo lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Bogo lands a big head kick that sends Wilson tumbling to the mat! Bogo takes a step backwards and waves Wilson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Wilson is rocked!
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Bogo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogo finish him?
Adam Bogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogo tightens his grip and picks Wilson up, before dumping him to the ground. Wilson manages to land in guard.
Bogo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wilson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Raak (ranked 1620 p4p, 2977 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 197 p4p, 333 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. John Edmonds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 42 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raak has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Raak controlling from the full mount.
Raak continues to stall.
Edmonds is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raak controlling the pace for now.
Edmonds is wriggling around trying to escape.
Raak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raak looking to control but Edmonds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Raak controlling his opponent.
Raak is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Edmonds can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Raak controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to hold on but Raak postures up.
Edmonds working to try and regain half guard.
Raak controlling his opponent.
Raak get's back to his feet.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut.
Raak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edmonds, pushing him back against the cage.
Raak manages to pull guard.
Raak managing to control the position.
Raak wants to sweep but no luck.
Raak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raak tries to pass to full mount but Edmonds defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edmonds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raak blocks a head kick by Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a right hand that misses
and Edmonds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmonds.
Edmonds misses with a jab to the body
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raak slips a jab from Edmonds.
Raak drives through and clinches with Edmonds against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is looking to control Raak's arms but Raak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edmonds has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Raak.
Raak blocks an uppercut.
Raak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak lands a shot to the body.
Raak blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Raak.
Raak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmonds is rocked!
Raak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edmonds or not.
Edmonds is still on wobbly legs! Can Raak finish him?
Edmonds is breathing heavily.
Edmonds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edmonds seems to have recovered his senses.
Raak scores with a shot to the side of Edmonds's head.
Raak lands a shoulder strike.
Raak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raak scores with a hook to the body.
Hjalmar Raak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raak scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmonds being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Raak.
A left hand lands to the body for Raak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Raak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raak is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Raak for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Raak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raak jumps guard.
Raak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raak keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looking to sit in guard and control but Raak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raak stays in close to Edmonds's body and controls the position.
Raak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edmonds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four 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.
Edmonds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Raak dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Edmonds gets a takedown into half guard.
Raak is controlling Edmonds's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Raak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edmonds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edmonds's back!
Raak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edmonds can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is in bad spot here.
Edmonds showing good submission defense here.
Edmonds defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Raak's arms.
Edmonds is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Raak off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak looking for the RNC.
Raak looking to break Edmonds's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Edmonds remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Raak will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Raak has the hooks in. Edmonds is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Raak passes his arm under Edmonds's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Edmonds taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hjalmar Raak!
Hjalmar Raak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fedorov (ranked 1478 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Scherwin Blake (ranked 186 p4p, 241 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nathan Fedorov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathan Fedorov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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6 - 5 - 0 |
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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake punishes Fedorov's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fedorov on the side of the head.
Fedorov misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fedorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedorov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Fedorov does it's job there.
Blake slips a jab from Fedorov.
Jab by Fedorov.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fedorov's head.
Blake lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Fedorov slips the punch.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Blake misses.
Fedorov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Fedorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedorov lands an overhand right.
Blake scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Fedorov moved out of range.
A jab from Fedorov does it's job there.
Blake is rocked!
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Fedorov.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedorov finish him?
Fedorov throws an overhand right that drops Blake like a sack of potatoes! Fedorov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Fedorov!
After the fight, Nathan Fedorov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Anderson (ranked 1416 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Bernard Krakowski (ranked 186 p4p, 329 weight class). Krakowski has chosen Netherfell - Mokosz as his entrance music. Bernard Krakowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elijah Anderson's chin.
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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Elijah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Krakowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krakowski is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Krakowski circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Krakowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krakowski enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krakowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krakowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krakowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krakowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Krakowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krakowski wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Krakowski with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Krakowski throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Krakowski is quick to defend against it.
Nice takedown defense from Krakowski. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson slips a straight right by Krakowski.
Elijah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krakowski avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krakowski! But no joy.
Krakowski works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Elijah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Krakowski is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Krakowski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Krakowski is keeping the position.
Krakowski is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krakowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krakowski wants to hit a sweep here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Krakowski there!
Anderson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski is working to get back to half guard.
Krakowski has given up his back here.
Krakowski breaks Anderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Krakowski throwing strikes but missing.
Krakowski stands up from Anderson's guard - Krakowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Krakowski is quick to defend against it.
Krakowski gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krakowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krakowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
Krakowski is trying to control but can't.
Krakowski wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson stops Krakowski from getting back to his feet.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Krakowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Krakowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Krakowski circles away easily
enabling Krakowski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Krakowski tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krakowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krakowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krakowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krakowski wants to get back to full guard.
Krakowski is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krakowski avoid being mounted?
Krakowski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowski is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Krakowski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krakowski tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Krakowski is controlling an arm, preventing Anderson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Krakowski reaches up to try and control the position but Anderson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Krakowski rolls and tries to escape and now Anderson has his back!
Krakowski tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of the position easily here as Krakowski tries to buck him off.
Krakowski is really stuck here.
Anderson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Krakowski trying to control the action but Anderson just sinks the hooks in.
Anderson controlling the position well here. Krakowski rolled but Anderson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakowski can do to turn this around?
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.
Krakowski is in bad spot here.
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Krakowski can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krakowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krakowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Krakowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krakowski, which made it look bad.
Krakowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Krakowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski wants to sweep but Anderson has passed to side control!
Krakowski wants to control but Anderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from side mount.
Krakowski is looking to reverse the position.
Krakowski is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Krakowski is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krakowski is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Krakowski gets back to half guard.
Krakowski is looking to improve his position.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bernard Krakowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski misses with a looping left.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krakowski circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowski. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Krakowski is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Krakowski's guard.
Anderson passes Krakowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krakowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krakowski.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Krakowski wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson passes into side control, despite Krakowski's attempt to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Anderson!
A relieved looking Elijah Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 1122 p4p, 1800 weight class) and Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 96 p4p, 137 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 ì€í˜œ. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomi's choice of entrance music: The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. 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, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Zemin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi gets tackled into the cage by Zemin. Zemin maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Zemin pushes Gomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
Zemin lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
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!
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zemin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin slips under a jab from Gomi.
Zemin avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Zemin throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zemin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zemin closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Gomi tries to circle away but Zemin has him pinned against the cage.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Come on Zemin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zemin lands an uppercut.
Zemin effectively controlling the action here.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zemin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zemin blocks a jab.
Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Zemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Zemin keeps him there for the moment.
Zemin missing with knees to the body.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi misses with a right hand
letting Zemin counter with a right hand.
Zemin throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Zemin instigates a clinch.
Zemin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gomi being controlled against the cage.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomi.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Zemin keeps him there for the moment.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin cracks Gomi with a nice body shot.
Zemin avoiding damage.
Zemin lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Zemin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomi is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomi.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomi blocks it with crossed arms.
Zemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin has Gomi pressed against the cage, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Zemin has the dominant position.
Zemin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Zemin pushes Gomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Zemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zemin gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomi takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Zemin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zemin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Zemin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zemin has Gomi pressed against the cage, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Zemin keeps him there for the moment.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Gomi.
Zemin tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Zemin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Zemin forces Gomi back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
Zemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomi avoids the damage to the body.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Zemin misses its intended target.
Hiroshi Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zemin, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 898 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Dimche Rajcevski (ranked 119 p4p, 190 weight class). Jack Sullivan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimche Rajcevski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rajcevski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sullivan walks away with a smile on his face. Rajcevski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rajcevski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rajcevski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Rajcevski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sullivan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tokyo All-Stars in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan rushes Rajcevski and presses him up against the cage.
Rajcevski prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rajcevski.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Rajcevski avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Sullivan works on Rajcevski's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajcevski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rajcevski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rajcevski pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan gets through Rajcevski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rajcevski blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajcevski lands a left hand.
Rajcevski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajcevski pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Rajcevski.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rajcevski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sullivan smiles and moves away.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Rajcevski.
Sullivan connects with a body shot.
Sullivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rajcevski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimche Rajcevski.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan thows a leg kick but Rajcevski checks it
and Rajcevski counters by moving into the clinch.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Rajcevski lands with a short shot to the head.
Rajcevski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sullivan smiles and moves away.
Rajcevski tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
so Rajcevski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rajcevski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sullivan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sullivan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sullivan!
Sullivan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rajcevski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to control but instead Rajcevski has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rajcevski looking for submissions off his back.
Rajcevski has a hand on Sullivan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sullivan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rajcevski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rajcevski wants to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.
Rajcevski wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A lull in the action here.
Rajcevski tries to roll but Sullivan sticks to his back.
Sullivan is looking for the choke from the back position but Rajcevski is controlling his hands well.
Rajcevski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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 Jack Sullivan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rajcevski dives in and scores a takedown into Sullivan's guard.
Rajcevski wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
Rajcevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajcevski looking to sit in guard and control but Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan wanted to stand there but Rajcevski had control of the position.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rajcevski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajcevski is looking for a triangle but Sullivan pushes his legs off easily.
Rajcevski being controlled here, momentarily.
Sullivan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rajcevski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajcevski is looking to sweep but instead, Sullivan has passed into half guard.
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.
Rajcevski is pressing down on Sullivan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rajcevski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sullivan defends it easily.
Rajcevski trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
Rajcevski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sullivan has picked Rajcevski up and slammed him! Rajcevski can't keep hold of the triangle and Sullivan manages to pass to side control!
Rajcevski manages to get back to half guard.
Rajcevski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.
Rajcevski is controlling Sullivan's trapped leg to prevent Sullivan from advancing to side control.
Sullivan seems to be working for a kimura but Rajcevski defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski actively working from the bottom here.
Rajcevski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rajcevski gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajcevski wants to sweep but no luck.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Rajcevski keeps moving.
Jack Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajcevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sullivan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sullivan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rajcevski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sullivan uses it to pass to side control.
Rajcevski tries to improve position but can't.
Rajcevski regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rajcevski trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimche Rajcevski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rajcevski tries to pull guard but Sullivan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rajcevski jumps into guard, dragging Sullivan to the mat.
Sullivan advances position into side control!
Rajcevski tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.
Rajcevski is trying to control Sullivan's posture but Sullivan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan wants to stand but Rajcevski has his arm trapped.
Rajcevski is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to stand but Rajcevski is controlling his arm.
Sullivan trying to control the position but Rajcevski is working away.
Rajcevski is trying to get back to half guard.
Rajcevski struggling a bit here.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Rajcevski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rajcevski tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rajcevski keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Rajcevski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rajcevski sneaks back into half guard.
Sullivan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rajcevski wants to get back to full guard.
Rajcevski is looking to control Sullivan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rajcevski avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Rajcevski tries to counter it with a takedown but Sullivan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sullivan has Rajcevski up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan cracks Rajcevski with a nice body shot.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Rajcevski in a clinch.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Rajcevski.
Jack Sullivan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rajcevski working aggressively here.
Rajcevski working aggressively here.
Rajcevski blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Rajcevski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rajcevski throws a head punch that misses.
Rajcevski fails to pull guard.
Sullivan pushes Rajcevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sullivan.
Rajcevski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Rajcevski is trying to pull guard but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimche Rajcevski.
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!
Nice body punch from Sullivan - that landed with a thud.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rajcevski's elbow.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Rajcevski prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rajcevski or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Rajcevski has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rajcevski backwards.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside.
A short right from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Rajcevski's head.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan as the two fighters clinch.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan pushes Rajcevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Rajcevski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Sullivan!
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