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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the cage accompanied by EMF - Unbelieveble. 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?

Okami
vs
Johnsson

188 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
24
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Johnsson moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
Johnsson wants to clinch
and Okami counters with a nice uppercut.
Okami throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okami throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnsson closes the distance but Okami moves to the side
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson tries to clinch up
and Okami counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okami scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnsson should have avoided that one.

Johnsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson darts in trying to clinch
and Okami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson darts in trying to clinch
and Okami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okami throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
John Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Okami misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a low kick, right behind Okami 's knee.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Okami.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Okami misses with a combination
and Johnsson counters with a big head kick but Okami shrugs it off.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johnsson drives through and clinches with Okami against the cage.
Johnsson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Okami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okami wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnsson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Okami manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okami.
Okami misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson walks into a straight right hand from Okami.
Johnsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okami counters with a stiff right hand.

Johnsson instigates a clinch.
Okami has had enough of the clinch but Johnsson keeps him there for the moment.

Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okami.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Johnsson scores with a hook to the body. Okami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okami.
Okami just misses with a punch to the body.

Johnsson has managed to clinch.
Okami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnsson lands an elbow inside.
Johnsson pushes Okami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okami.
Johnsson lands an elbow inside that Okami shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yushin Okami dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Okami pushes him off.
Johnsson looks to clinch
and Okami counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Okami counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Johnsson goes down! Will Johnsson beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!

Johnsson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okami throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Okami.
Johnsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Johnsson moves into range and clinches up with Okami.
Okami takes a knee right on the jaw!

Okami manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Okami to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnsson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Okami counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnsson! Okami thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnsson to his feet! Johnsson is in big trouble!
Johnsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Okami finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson tries to clinch up
and Okami counters with a huge left! Johnsson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Okami isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnsson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Okami!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yushin Okami!
A very excited looking Yushin Okami made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusman has chosen La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario as his entrance music. Rodolfo Gusman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christopher Ryan's chin.

Ryan
vs
Gusman

189 cm
29
199 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
32
191 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gusman shoots in and gets a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Gusman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gusman throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Gusman trying to control from Ryan's half guard. Ryan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Gusman content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ryan has locked up a guillotine! Ryan's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Gusman is holding on here and Ryan must be using up a lot of energy. Gusman has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ryan gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christopher Ryan!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by One More Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ali
vs
Ivanov

225 cm
33
160 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

183 cm
26
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ivanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sing Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.

Ivanov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ali's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov is working Ali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ivanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ali tries to get out of the position.
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov throws an elbow that misses. Ali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivanov's guard. Nice move by Ali!
Ivanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ali content to stall in guard here.

Sing Ali has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Ivanov's defenses.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali misses with a body shot

and Ivanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ali's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ivanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Ivanov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.

Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Ali tries to break free but Ivanov pushes him back against the cage.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov is looking to control Ali's arms but Ali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanov or not.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov has Ali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Ali lands a shoulder strike.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovs head.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sing Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Ivanov.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Ali connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.

Ivanov instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sing Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Ivanov staying out of range there.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ivanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ali throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Nice shot lands for Ali.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses

and Ivanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov looks to land a strike but Ali avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivanov with a nice head shot there.
Ivanov cracks Ali with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov works over Ali with some ground and pound from guard.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ivanov can't escape the position.
Ivanov tries to hold on but Ali postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ivanov regains half guard.
Ivanov works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Ivanov!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Harris
vs
Durrant

179 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
34
148 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Durrant does no damage.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Durrant.

Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Durrant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Durrant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harris has escaped and now he's on top!
Durrant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Durrant keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durrant looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Durrant up and slammed him! Durrant can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control!
Harris controlling the position.
Harris wants to take a breather but Durrant manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durrant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Durrant isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Durrant 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 Harris!
Harris trying to control the position but Durrant is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Harris wants to control but Durrant is keeping him busy.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Durrant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Durrant to see if he's OK.
Durrant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Durrant sneaks back into half guard.
Durrant is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Durrant trying to control here.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durrant defending well though.
Harris controlling the action here.
Durrant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durrant's head.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Durrant is in trouble now - Harris has advanced to mount!
Harris working Durrant over with strikes here.
Harris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Durrant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Harris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durrant is trying to escape the mount.
Harris raining down shots from the mount!
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to finish Durrant with some ground and pound. This is bad for Durrant!

Durrant is rocked!
Harris postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Durrant badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Harris around the waist but Harris pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Harris is the winner by TKO! Harris jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Harris!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anderson Harris thanked CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Devil on My Shoulder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nero
vs
Simpson

186 cm
22
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
217 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a hook but Nero blocks it.

Nero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nero.

Nero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Simpson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nero has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Simpson.
Nero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Simpson wants to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nero punches Simpson on the ear.
Simpson tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is trying to remain composed but Nero is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I really don't envy Simpson right now.
Simpson is keeping busy.
Simpson turns into Nero and is now in his guard.
Nero is pulling down on Simpson's head. It's preventing any offense from Simpson, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Raphael Nero just wasn't active enough.

Nero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nero is nestled in close to Simpson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simpson wants to get back to full guard.
Simpson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Nero seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
Nero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Simpson!
Simpson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nero lands with some strikes.
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!
Nero raining down shots from the mount!
Nero blocks Simpson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Simpson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nero dominating with strikes here.

Nero looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nero prevents Simpson from getting the reversal.
Nero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simpson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simpson working to try and regain half guard.
Simpson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nero tries to control but Simpson wriggling away.
Nero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simpson hang on?
Nero breaks from Simpson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nero looking to finish Simpson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Simpson!
Simpson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero lands a big shot there that rocks Simpson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Simpson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nero trying to control but Simpson is having none of it.
Simpson is looking to improve his position but Nero isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero working Simpson over with strikes here.
Nero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Simpson's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nero wants to control the pace but Simpson is squirming around nicely.
Simpson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nero cracks Simpson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nero cracks Simpson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Simpson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Simpson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nero celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Nero!
Raphael Nero gave a mention to L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dobryi Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch!!! Where you been. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duggan
vs
Dag

190 cm
25
204 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobryi Dag!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dag thows a body shot but no joy.
Dag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.

Duggan clinches up with Dag and pushes him back against the cage.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Duggan as the two fighters clinch.
Duggan lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dag.
Dag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dag jumps guard but Duggan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dag pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Dag looking for a triangle here. Duggan is fighting it but it looks tight! Dag pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Duggan is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dobryi Dag!
Our winner, Dobryi Dag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Goliath - Midwest Meat Market. Damien Maia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tatum
vs
Maia

165 cm
29
148 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

173 cm
31
150 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Maia!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia blocks a jab.

Tatum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tatum is looking to work some ground and pound but Maia has wrist control.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
Tatum working some strikes from top position.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
Tatum landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum with a nice head shot there.
Maia controls Tatum momentarily but Tatum frees himself.
Tatum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tatum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Tatum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tatum working the ground and pound but Maia is defending the strikes.
Tatum throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tatum working away.
Tatum with the ground and pound but Maia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Maia taking some punishment here, with Tatum in his half guard.
Maia wants to control but Tatum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tatum wants to pass to mount but Maia is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia wants to improve his position but Tatum is controlling well.
Maia trying to control here.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Tatum has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throwing shots but Maia is blocking nicely.
Tatum lands with a punch from half guard.
Tatum is looking to advance position but Maia won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum is working hard here to advance position.
Tatum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tatum is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tatum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Tatum throwing shots but Maia is blocking nicely.
Tatum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maia defending well though.
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. Tatum connects with a nice short shot to Maia's temple.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatum misses with a head shot. Maia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Tatum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tatum avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia throws a hook but Tatum avoids it easily.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Tatum throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown but Maia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tatum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum walks into a left hand.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Tatum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maia misses the jab.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donk. Tatum catches Maia right on the button with a cross.
Tatum moves out of range as Maia strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a jab to the body

and Tatum counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maia won't be happy with that.

Tatum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tatum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tatum lands some shots froms side control.
Maia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tatum working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia is looking to regain half guard here but Tatum keeps moving and retains side control.

Tatum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tatum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but Tatum postures up.
Maia defending against the ground and pound.
Maia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maia stops Tatum from passing to mount.
Maia tries to improve position but can't.
Tatum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tatum landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum prevents Maia from escaping the position.

Tatum goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tatum's guard! Nice work there by Maia!
Maia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tatum working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maia has passed into half guard!

Tatum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia stalling.
Tatum tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tatum looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Maia pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tatum is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is trying to control here but Tatum has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Tatum dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Maia misses.
Maia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tatum under the eye.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia dips to his left and cracks Tatum with an uppercut!
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tatum counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as Tatum shoots in.
Tatum is looking to wear down Maia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatum jabs Maia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maia avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Maia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Tatum throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut lands for Maia. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Maia cracks Tatum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Tatum lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia jabs at Tatum's body.
A jab from Maia misses.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danny Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum wants to land a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damien Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt - Maia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damien Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocks a jab.
Tatum is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia lands a jab to Tatum's midsection.
Danny Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Maia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tatum drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tatum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tatum seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maia for as long as he can get away with.
Damien Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Tatum.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tatum, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Tatum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Tatum made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Machin
vs
McDonald

180 cm
26
175 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
173 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Firebird Designs

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin misses the shot to the body.
Machin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machin throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Machin throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Machin. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machin with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Machin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald tries to move into range but Machin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machin throws out the jab.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machin takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

McDonald is rocked!
Machin throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Machin throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machin misses with a few strikes there.
Machin lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Machin misses.
Machin scores with a body shot.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machin.
A shot to the liver by Machin. Beautiful body shot.
Machin misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Machin sees coming a mile off.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Machin misses.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McDonald clinches up with Machin and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machin.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Machin avoids the damage to the body.
Machin managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Lee Machin has been cut.

Machin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
McDonald lands with a right hand.
Machin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Machin.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McDonald misses.
Machin misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Machin tenderised McDonald's leg. McDonald is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machin misses with a body kick.
Machin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Machin.
A slow jab from Machin misses its intended target.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Machin moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Machin misses
and Machin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machin wants to slow McDonald down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Machin sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Machin misses.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Machin misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Machin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machin misses with a wild combination.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Machin avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machin swinging wildly here.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Machin's knee but Machin avoids it well.
Machin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machin.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Machin down.
No joy there for Machin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lee Machin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Machin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Machin off balance momentarily.
Machin thows a leg kick but McDonald checks it
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machin throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Machin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Machin pushes him off.
Machin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McDonald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McDonald throws a front kick that sends Machin stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machin throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Lee Machin is winning the standup battle so far.
Machin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.

McDonald has Machin up against the cage in a clinch.
Machin tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machin tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Machin back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald working Machin over with knees to the body.
Machin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Machin in his tracks for a moment.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machin.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonald obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDonald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machin avoids it.
Machin is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machin.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machin can't break the clinch.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Machin won't want to take too many of those.
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDonald.
Machin goes for a takedown in the clinch but McDonald prevents it.
Ronald McDonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from McDonald.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald lands an elbow inside that Machin shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machin's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDonald.
Machin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Machin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machin is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Machin into the cage.
McDonald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machin takes an elbow to the temple.

Lee Machin's cut is getting worse.
McDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDonald scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonald obliges.
McDonald lands an elbow just above Machin 's eye.
McDonald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machin's defenses.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDonald lands an elbow inside.

Lee Machin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from McDonald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
Machin managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Machin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Machin drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Machin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machin swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a series of strikes. Machin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Machin is rocked!
Machin lands a head shot.
Oh Machin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McDonald just stands there and leans against the cage.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
Machin takes a knee to the side of the body.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonald obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
Machin seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
McDonald lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Lee Machin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
McDonald lands an elbow inside that Machin shrugs off.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machin's face.
Machin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald has Machin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Machin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from McDonald - that's hurt Machin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Machin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Machin doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ronald McDonald!
As Ronald McDonald got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Man kind is a disease that slowly strangles all living things... a distorted reflection of the creator... You can kiss my ass corporate america, free your selfs from the shackles of this monotonous society! The time has come, so either lead follow or get the f#ck out of the way!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bomb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Monk has chosen Lil Wayne. King Carter as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bomb
vs
Monk

189 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
187 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TITAN
Perkele!

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk looks for the body kick but Bomb saw that one coming.
Bomb lands with a hook. Monk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monk moves away from the strike by Bomb.
Monk tries to clinch there but Bomb circles away.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monk tries to clinch but Bomb moves away

and Bomb holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monk looking to slow down the pace here.
Monk takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bomb fails to land.
Bomb has Monk pressed against the cage, preventing Monk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bomb is trying to stall.
Bomb pushes off an throws an elbow but Monk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bomb managing to block the knees to the body from Monk.
Monk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Monk breaks from the clinch.
Bomb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monk duly obliges.
Marcus Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monk checks a low kick from Bomb.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bomb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bomb. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Bomb. Those never looked like landing.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Monk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bomb thuds a left hand into Monk's body.
A slow jab from Bomb misses its intended target.
Bomb jabs Monk right on the nose. Monk blinks but takes it well.
Bomb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monk wants to clinch up but Bomb keeps it at a distance.
Monk wants to clinch up but Bomb keeps it at a distance.
Bomb takes a swing at Monk's ribcage but misses.
Monk blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Monk moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomb circles away.
Monk wants to clinch
and Bomb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomb misses with a knee strike.
Monk tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Monk takes an elbow to the temple.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monk.
A right handed body shot lands from Bomb.
Bomb misses with a knee strike.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk connects with a knee to the head.
Monk blocks the elbow strike.
Monk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monk takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Marcus Monk has been cut.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Bomb tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Monk is rocked!
Bomb creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Monk! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bomb.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeggu Bomb!
Jeggu Bomb took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potatos comes to the cage accompanied by Just Another Victim by Helmet&House of Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Potatos
vs
Ramos

197 cm
27
260 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

205 cm
28
278 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Potatos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potatos lands with a cross.

It looks like Emilio Ramos has been cut.
Potatos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Potatos.
Ramos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos is looking to slow Potatos down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potatos.
Potatos scores with a head kick. Ramos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Horrible takedown by Potatos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramos which made him look bad.
Ramos scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
Ramos lands a head kick. Potatos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jack Potatos has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Potatos misses the target.
Potatos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Potatos slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ramos lands but Potatos takes it in his stride.
Jack Potatos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.

Ramos clinches.
Ramos taking a breather.
Potatos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Potatos is controlling the position.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potatos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potatos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potatos misses with a left hand
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potatos throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Potatos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Potatos checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Potatos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Potatos counters with a straight right hand.
Potatos misses with a leg kick
and Ramos counters with a good, hard body kick but Potatos shrugs it off.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potatos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramos.
Potatos cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That has opened up Emilio Ramos's cut even more.
Potatos loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Potatos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Potatos.
Nice uppercut there from Potatos.
Ramos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Potatos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Potatos avoids it well.
Ramos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramos is looking to chop away at Potatos's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potatos drops Ramos with a left right combo! Potatos follows him down to the ground into side control.

Ramos is rocked!

The cut above Emilio Ramos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potatos in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ramos looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Potatos turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Potatos!
Jack Potatos took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'GIVE ME BROOOOWN!!!!!'.