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NGF 82 | Ghetto vs Magnifico PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiromitsu Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn has chosen Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromitsu Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Tanaka misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Timonyn counters with a shoot takedown. Tanaka fights it but they end up in guard.
Timonyn prevents Tanaka from getting back to his feet.
Timonyn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timonyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timonyn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tanaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tanaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Nice body punch from Timonyn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Timonyn.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Timonyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tanaka back to the cage. Timonyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Timonyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Timonyn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanaka - the referee stops the clock and Timonyn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanaka. Timonyn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka thows a body kick. Timonyn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanaka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Timonyn did well to prevent Tanaka getting side control.
Timonyn tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timonyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka working Timonyn over with strikes.
Tanaka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Timonyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Timonyn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Timonyn to regain full guard.
Timonyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Timonyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanaka is controlling him.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Timonyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Timonyn pushes a forearm under Tanaka's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tanaka is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Timonyn!
After the fight, Dmitry Timonyn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin has chosen Bagsakan - Collaboration as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin misses with a looping right.
Mosaddegh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collin misses with a body shot
and Mosaddegh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosaddegh manages to avoid it.
Mosaddegh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collin clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh gets underhooks to prevent Collin's takedown attempt.
Collin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mosaddegh walks away with a smile on his face. Collin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Mosaddegh as Collin shoots in.
Mohsen Mosaddegh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neeyo Collin.
Decent striking displayed by Mosaddegh there.
Mosaddegh wants to land a leg kick but Collin is out of range.
Mosaddegh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collin.
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!
Mosaddegh throws a lazy uppercut
and Collin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin won't allow Mosaddegh to sweep him here.
Collin trying to control but Mosaddegh is working from the bottom.
Mosaddegh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mosaddegh is on top in guard.
Mosaddegh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collin wants to sweep here but Mosaddegh controlling him for the moment.
Mosaddegh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mosaddegh trying to control but Collin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh postures up.
Mosaddegh wants to control from the top but Collin keeps moving.
Mosaddegh is really struggling to control Collin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Collin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mosaddegh!
Collin trying to control but Mosaddegh is having none of it.
Mosaddegh is in a horrible position here. Collin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosaddegh is bucking up trying to escape but Collin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh tries to lock up and control but Collin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mosaddegh is looking to get to half guard.
Collin landing punches.
Mosaddegh gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosaddegh is trying to get back to full guard.
Collin is keen to just control but Mosaddegh is a slippery customer.
Collin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosaddegh is looking to improve his position.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mosaddegh defending well though.
Collin lands strikes from half guard.
Mosaddegh is trying to get back to full guard.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collin prevents Mosaddegh from improving his position.
Collin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mosaddegh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mosaddegh tries to get to full guard but Collin has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mosaddegh taking some punishment here, with Collin in his half guard.
Mosaddegh wants to improve his position but Collin is controlling well.
Mosaddegh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collin scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neeyo Collin dominated that round.
That's time! Mosaddegh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Collin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosaddegh circles away.
Collin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mosaddegh throws a shot from downtown. Collin moves away and avoids it.
Collin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosaddegh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mosaddegh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collin shoots for a double leg takedown but Mosaddegh sprawls well. He's pushed Collin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collin fails to land the takedown.
Mosaddegh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin struggling a bit here.
Mosaddegh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Collin is avoiding damage well.
Mosaddegh trying to control the action but Collin is working from the bottom.
Collin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Collin's legs.
Mosaddegh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Collin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mosaddegh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Collin to regain full guard.
Mosaddegh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosaddegh tries to free his leg and advance position but Collin is retaining full guard.
Mosaddegh stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Collin has Mosaddegh pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mosaddegh is one step ahead there.
Collin looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Neeyo Collin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mosaddegh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collin's head backwards.
Mosaddegh scores with the left hand. Collin knows he should have avoided that one.
Mosaddegh shoots in but Collin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collin gets tackled into the cage by Mosaddegh. Mosaddegh maintains the clinch.
Collin is trying to break free.
Collin blocks an uppercut.
Mosaddegh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Collin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosaddegh avoiding damage.
Mosaddegh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosaddegh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mosaddegh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosaddegh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsen Mosaddegh dominated that second round.
That's time! Mosaddegh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mosaddegh misses with a looping right.
A jab from Collin does it's job there.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosaddegh was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Mosaddegh tries to bum rush Collin with a series of wild strikes but Collin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Mosaddegh misses its intended target.
Collin tries for a takedown but Mosaddegh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Mosaddegh with that takedown attempt.
Mosaddegh shoots for a double leg takedown but Collin sprawls well. He's pushed Mosaddegh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mosaddegh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collin moves out of range of the strikes.
Collin shoots in for a double leg but Mosaddegh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mosaddegh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mosaddegh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mosaddegh tries for a takedown but Collin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsen Mosaddegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosaddegh misses the jab.
Mosaddegh tries to clinch
and Collin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosaddegh lands a lovely overhand right.
Collin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosaddegh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mosaddegh lands with a right hand.
Collin drives through with a takedown into Mosaddegh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosaddegh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mosaddegh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collin manages to get himself to full guard.
Mosaddegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collin is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosaddegh is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin stopping the sweep attempt from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh is working hard here to advance position.
Collin landing some decent shots from guard.
Collin distracts Mosaddegh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mosaddegh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collin is aware though and is defending well.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
Mosaddegh pushes Collin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Collin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collin is defended easily by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh throws a series of punches but Collin avoids them all with ease.
Collin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mosaddegh fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosaddegh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collin but Collin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Collin connects with a body shot.
Collin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mosaddegh quickly recovers to half guard.
Mosaddegh trying to hold on to Collin's head to control him but Collin postures up.
Collin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mosaddegh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collin is nestled in close to Mosaddegh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Collin dominating with strikes here.
Collin landing shots from mount.
Collin looking to finish Mosaddegh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mosaddegh!
Collin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mosaddegh?
Mosaddegh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mosaddegh is fighting to break Collin's control of his arms but Collin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Collin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neeyo Collin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collin 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
Neeyo Collin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde has chosen Danzig - 'Mother' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.
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210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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223 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenkilde lands a left and a right that send Terry crashing to the mat, dazed. Rosenkilde thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nigel Terry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenkilde misses with a kick to the body.
Terry avoids the head kick by Rosenkilde.
Terry throws a lazy body kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a body kick that stops Terry in his tracks momentarily.
Terry misses with an uppercut. Rosenkilde saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rosenkilde.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terry works Rosenkilde's body with a nice hook.
Rosenkilde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Terry.
Nice cross by Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Terry gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Terry tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Rosenkilde is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Terry buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Terry!! Terry is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Rosenkilde throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mads Rosenkilde!
A very excited looking Mads Rosenkilde made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrmaaja defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrmaaja misses with a straight right.
James misses with a looping right.
Tyrmaaja throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyrmaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyrmaaja lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tyrmaaja did well to prevent James getting side control.
James is trying to control. Tyrmaaja wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James avoids the attempt from Tyrmaaja to control.
James throws some wild stikes that Tyrmaaja manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja regains half guard.
Tyrmaaja regains full guard. Nicely done.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrmaaja has wrist control.
Tyrmaaja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyrmaaja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
Tyrmaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyrmaaja seems keen to control James's posture.
James lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James trying to control but Tyrmaaja is working from the bottom.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James distracts Tyrmaaja with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James 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.
James throwing strikes from guard but Tyrmaaja blocks nicely.
Tyrmaaja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyrmaaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja looking to control.
Tyrmaaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James wants to control from the top but Tyrmaaja keeps moving.
James throws an elbow that misses. Tyrmaaja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Tyrmaaja!
James working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James wants to sweep here but Tyrmaaja controlling him for the moment.
Tyrmaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyrmaaja sitting in guard, not really doing much.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyrmaaja is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Tyrmaaja from controlling successfully.
James is looking for a triangle but Tyrmaaja pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrmaaja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyrmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrmaaja wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Tyrmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyrmaaja wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James misses the shot to the body.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
Tyrmaaja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrmaaja fails to land.
James tries to break free but Tyrmaaja pushes him back against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyrmaaja has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyrmaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyrmaaja takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrmaaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't get the takedown.
Tyrmaaja stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James dodges an elbow strike from Tyrmaaja.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrmaaja.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyrmaaja walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyrmaaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrmaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrmaaja throws a leg kick but James moved away.
A head kick misses from James.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyrmaaja counters with a nice body shot.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyrmaaja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyrmaaja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrmaaja throws a leg kick but James moved away.
Tyrmaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrmaaja misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrmaaja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Tyrmaaja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyrmaaja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrmaaja throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrmaaja throws a hook but James blocks it.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrmaaja misses with a head kick.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrmaaja's sensitive parts.
James throws a hook to the side of Tyrmaaja's head but Tyrmaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by James.
James takes a swing at Tyrmaaja's ribcage but misses.
Tyrmaaja is looking to clinch.
James scores with a nice strike.
Tyrmaaja throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from James misses.
Tyrmaaja throws a leg kick but James moved away.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrmaaja throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrmaaja cracks James with a good jab.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrmaaja drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrmaaja looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyrmaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrmaaja's shoulder, as Tyrmaaja tries to avoid the shot.
Aulis Tyrmaaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrmaaja throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James throws a hook but Tyrmaaja blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrmaaja lands a jab to James's midsection.
Tyrmaaja wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
James throws a hook but Tyrmaaja avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aulis Tyrmaaja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James connects with a jab.
Tyrmaaja moves into range and clinches up with James.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James jumps guard but Tyrmaaja turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James tries to pull guard but Tyrmaaja forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyrmaaja takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyrmaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Tyrmaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a right hand.
Tyrmaaja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Tyrmaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Tyrmaaja digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James is trying to pull guard but Tyrmaaja has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyrmaaja.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James tries for a takedown but Tyrmaaja manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to break the clinch but Tyrmaaja is controlling the position.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyrmaaja prevents it.
Tyrmaaja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Nice body punch from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja lands a shot to the body.
Tyrmaaja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrmaaja digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Tyrmaaja as the two fighters clinch.
Tyrmaaja has James pressed against the cage.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyrmaaja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyrmaaja just leaning against James, taking a breather.
Tyrmaaja lands a left hand.
Tyrmaaja scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Tyrmaaja stalling against the cage.
Tyrmaaja lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tyrmaaja.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyrmaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Tyrmaaja controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Tyrmaaja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrmaaja has James pushed against the cage.
Tyrmaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrmaaja lands a right hand.
Tyrmaaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is trying to pull guard but Tyrmaaja has him pressed against the cage.
James jumps guard but Tyrmaaja stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tyrmaaja.
James avoids the elbow strike from Tyrmaaja, against the cage.
A short right from Tyrmaaja on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Tyrmaaja is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyrmaaja down to the mat. Tyrmaaja avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyrmaaja is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Tyrmaaja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyrmaaja tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyrmaaja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrmaaja looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Tyrmaaja darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Tyrmaaja scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Tyrmaaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James tries to break free but Tyrmaaja pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Tyrmaaja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrmaaja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyrmaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James is working for takedown but Tyrmaaja is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Tyrmaaja.
A short uppercut from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aulis Tyrmaaja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyrmaaja lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Tyrmaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James jumps guard but Tyrmaaja stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyrmaaja lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyrmaaja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyrmaaja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James pulls guard.
Tyrmaaja is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aulis Tyrmaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrmaaja 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Tyrmaaja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Nurminen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurminen on the side of the head.
Stroud doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurminen darts in and clinches Stroud up against the cage.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen is trying to break the clinch but Stroud is controlling him.
Stroud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stroud gets underhooks to prevent Nurminen's takedown attempt.
Nurminen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stroud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nurminen ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Nurminen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroud.
Stroud clinches.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen breaks the clinch.
Nurminen misses with a straight right.
Stroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
Nurminen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stroud swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nurminen.
Stroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurminen is rocked!
Stroud is stalking Nurminen. Nurminen circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Stroud, and it's lights out! Nurminen really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glenn Stroud!
After winning the bout, Glenn Stroud thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen 神風 as his entrance music. Musashi Kato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabio Vendetta's 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musashi Kato!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vendetta.
A swing and a miss from Vendetta.
Vendetta misses with a straight right.
Vendetta connects with a right hand. Kato shakes it off.
It looks like Musashi Kato has been cut.
Vendetta throws a nice looking combination but Kato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vendetta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Vendetta throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendetta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vendetta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vendetta looks to throw the jab but Kato is out of range.
Kato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vendetta throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vendetta throws a nice looking combination but Kato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vendetta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Vendetta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Vendetta's ribs.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vendetta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kato.
Vendetta misses with a hook
and Kato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kato wants to control from the top but Vendetta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendetta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kato slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Musashi Kato wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kato lands a nice looking body shot.
Kato avoids the head kick by Vendetta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Vendetta throws the kick towards the body but Kato avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vendetta misses the target.
Vendetta misses with a straight right.
Kato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vendetta swinging wildly here.
Vendetta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vendetta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato takes one on the button.
Vendetta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vendetta in his tracks.
It looks like Fabio Vendetta has been cut.
Vendetta wants to clinch.
Vendetta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Vendetta misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks the inside of Vendetta's front leg.
Vendetta misses with an uppercut.
Vendetta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kato at a distance.
Vendetta has Kato up against the cage in a clinch.
Kato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kato.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vendetta.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vendetta scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendetta takes a shot to the head.
Vendetta slowing the pace effectively.
Vendetta blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Fabio Vendetta will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vendetta misses with a double jab
and Kato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vendetta won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Kato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kato tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kato throws an elbow but Vendetta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kato tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vendetta can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Kato seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato happy to just control the position for now.
Kato working away.
Kato throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vendetta wants to get back to his feet.
Kato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kato misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato wants to control but Vendetta is keeping him busy.
Vendetta wants to control but Kato postures up.
Kato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kato misses with the ground and pound.
Kato is looking to take a break and control but Vendetta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kato working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is looking to take a break and control but Vendetta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kato throws an elbow but Vendetta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vendetta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
It looks like Vendetta is going to stand back up.
Kato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vendetta is working away from the top position though.
Vendetta prevents Kato from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato looking for a kimura from the bottom but Vendetta passes into side control!
Kato is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Kato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vendetta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vendetta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vendetta's guard now.
Kato trying to control but Vendetta is working from the bottom.
Kato is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi Kato has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vendetta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Musashi Kato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kato won't allow Vendetta to get back to his feet.
Kato trying to control the position from guard on top but Vendetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kato wants to control from the top but Vendetta keeps moving.
Kato tries to free his leg and advance position but Vendetta is retaining full guard.
Kato cracks Vendetta with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato wants to control from the top but Vendetta keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vendetta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vendetta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kato.
Kato tries to free his leg and advance position but Vendetta is retaining full guard.
Kato content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kato tries to free his leg and advance position but Vendetta is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato trying to control the position from guard on top but Vendetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kato being controlled here momentarily.
Kato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kato drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vendetta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vendetta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vendetta!
Kato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato gets full guard.
Kato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vendetta is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musashi Kato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kato 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashi Kato!
Our winner, Musashi Kato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macros Motaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes into the arena with Placebo - Running up that hill blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Macros Motaro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunderland throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Motaro blocks the leg kick.
Motaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sunderland moves away.
Motaro wants to clinch but Sunderland slips to the side
and Sunderland counters with a good, hard body kick but Motaro shrugs it off.
Sunderland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Motaro is able to avoid easily.
Motaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sunderland can pounce on him.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Motaro moved away.
Motaro avoids a kick to the body.
Sunderland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sunderland motions for Motaro to come forward. Sunderland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sunderland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Sunderland is predictable there
and Motaro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Motaro avoiding damage as Sunderland throws knees to the body.
Sunderland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Motaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sunderland has Motaro pushed against the cage.
Sunderland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Motaro's elbow.
Nice body punch from Motaro.
Motaro lands a right hand.
Sunderland breaks the clinch.
Motaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Motaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sunderland throws a leg kick
and Motaro counters with an outside leg kick.
Motaro swings for the body but Sunderland moves out of range.
Motaro slips a straight right by Sunderland.
Sunderland wants to land a leg kick but Motaro is out of range.
Motaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sunderland backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunderland is looking to chop away at Motaro's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro misses with a body kick.
Sunderland misses with a body kick.
Sunderland throws a looping overhand right but Motaro ducks down to avoid it.
Motaro misses with a hook. Sunderland ducked under it nicely.
Sunderland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunderland.
James Sunderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunderland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motaro's sensitive parts.
Motaro works Sunderland's body with a nice hook.
Motaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sunderland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Motaro under the eye.
Motaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sunderland checks it well.
Sunderland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Motaro throws a low kick, looking for Sunderland's leg but Sunderland calmly moves out of range.
Motaro misses with an uppercut. Sunderland saw that one coming.
Sunderland lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland misses with an uppercut. Motaro saw that one coming.
Sunderland throws a low kick but Motaro avoids it.
Motaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunderland.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Motaro moved away.
Motaro throws a leg kick but Sunderland checks it.
Motaro thows a body shot but no joy.
Sunderland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Motaro's calf.
Motaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunderland.
Sunderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Motaro slips a jab from Sunderland.
Donk. Sunderland catches Motaro right on the button with a cross.
Sunderland throws a push kick but Motaro slaps the foot to one side.
Motaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland throws a low kick but Motaro avoids it.
Sunderland misses with a kick to the body
and Motaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunderland scoring well with a low kick there.
Sunderland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Motaro is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Motaro checks a leg kick.
Motaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sunderland misses with a leg kick.
Sunderland throws a chopping leg kick but Motaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sunderland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motaro's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sunderland can pounce on him.
A low kick from Sunderland misses
and Motaro counters with a left to the body.
Sunderland connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sunderland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sunderland throws a leg kick
and Motaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
James Sunderland is winning the standup battle so far.
Sunderland throws a leg kick that misses.
Sunderland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Motaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Motaro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Motaro scores with a leg kick.
Motaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sunderland counters with a body kick that stops Motaro in his tracks momentarily.
Motaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Motaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick from Sunderland misses.
Motaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunderland is just out of range.
Sunderland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sunderland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Motaro checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro misses with a low kick.
Sunderland throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Motaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Sunderland misses.
Sunderland throws a low kick, looking for Motaro's leg but Motaro calmly moves out of range.
Motaro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sunderland throws a leg kick but Motaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Motaro.
Motaro misses with a hook. Sunderland ducked under it nicely.
Sunderland lands with a right hand.
Motaro misses with a low kick.
Sunderland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sunderland misses with a looping left.
Motaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sunderland scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunderland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sunderland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Motaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sunderland thinking.
Sunderland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sunderland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Motaro blocks a jab.
Sunderland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sunderland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Motaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sunderland rather than just go for the knockout.
Sunderland scores with a spinning back kick!
Motaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sunderland misses the shot to the body.
Sunderland looks to score with a jab to the body but Motaro is just out of range.
Motaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunderland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Motaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Motaro counter with a right hand.
Motaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sunderland misses
and Motaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Motaro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sunderland is able to avoid easily.
Motaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Motaro digs a good hook to Sunderland's body.
Motaro stuns Sunderland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Sunderland walks into a left hand.
Motaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Sunderland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Motaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Motaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sunderland is rocked!
Motaro fakes the body blow, causing Sunderland to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sunderland goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macros Motaro!
Macros Motaro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Salter does no damage.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Salter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bennett is in Salter's guard.
Bennett postures up in Salter's guard and throws a big left but Salter blocks it.
Bennett stands up over Salter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bennett throwing strikes from guard but Salter blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Salter is trying to push Bennett away but Bennett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennett looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salter breaks the clinch.
Salter throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Salter lands with a slapping head kick.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Salter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennett to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salter lands with a right hand.
Salter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salter pinned against the cage. Salter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.
Bennett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a single leg into guard. Salter didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bennett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bennett stops Salter from standing up.
Salter keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Bennett won't allow Salter to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett won't allow Salter to get back to his feet.
Bennett stands up over Salter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bennett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bennett passes Salter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bennett is looking for a kimura here.
Salter is trying to stand.
Bennett working over Salter with some ground and pound. Salter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennett is keen to just control but Salter is a slippery customer.
Salter tries to kick Bennett off but Bennett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is working for a kimura but Salter is defending it quite comfortably.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salter wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salter kicks Bennett off and gets back to his feet.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salter misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salter thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett avoids the body shot from Salter.
Bennett with a jab.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salter moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salter misses with a body punch
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Salter.
Salter takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Salter looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Salter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
Salter stuffs the takedown attempt from Bennett. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salter pinned against the cage. Salter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Bennett.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Salter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erik Bennett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salter wants to get back to his feet but Bennett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bennett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bennett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennett stops Salter from standing up.
Salter pushes Bennett off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett throws a low kick but Salter moves out of range easily.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter has one foot on Bennett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter throws a one two combo.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Salter avoids nicely.
Salter lands a right hook to the body.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown. Salter tries to sprawl out of it but Bennett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Salter.
A big right from Salter misses.
Radar Salter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salter misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salter. Salter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter stuffs the takedown.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Salter moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Salter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett slips under a jab from Salter.
Salter leaves Bennett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salter to the mat! Salter manages to get full guard.
Bennett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salter's guard.
Salter pushes Bennett off and gets back to his feet.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Radar Salter is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Salter.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Salter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett 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.
Salter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bennett stops Salter from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett distracts Salter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bennett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bennett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bennett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bennett stops Salter from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salter'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!
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Salter slips the punch.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Salter knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salter throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
A combination from Salter does no damage.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bennett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bennett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bennett with a nice head shot there.
Salter is rocked!
Salter wants to get back to his feet but Bennett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bennett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett throwing strikes from guard but Salter blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bennett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Salter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salter seems to have got his legs back now.
Salter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Salter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Salter keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bennett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett cracks Salter with a solid left hand.
Bennett throwing strikes but missing.
Bennett looking to pass the guard.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett landing with the ground and pound.
Bennett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bennett prevents Salter from getting back to his feet.
Bennett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bennett lands an elbow.
Bennett working the ground and pound.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to take a break and control but Salter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett is working Salter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bennett.
Salter wants to get back to his feet but Bennett drags him back down.
Bennett misses with the ground and pound.
Bennett throws a strike aimed at the side of Salter's head but Salter avoids it well.
Bennett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett in side control, throwing shots but Salter defends.
Bennett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bennett is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
In his post fight interview, Erik Bennett started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto has chosen Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto 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.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghetto takes the fight into the clinch.
Magnifico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magnifico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.
Magnifico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghetto looking to throw knees to the head but Magnifico is blocking nicely.
Magnifico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ghetto is pushing Magnifico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghetto as Magnifico tries to tie him up.
Ghetto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnifico is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto blocking some punches.
Ghetto tries to pull guard but Magnifico holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghetto drops back down to his feet.
Ghetto blocks an uppercut.
Magnifico misses with a knee strike.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnifico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Ghetto to work.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.
Ghetto avoiding damage.
Ghetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto tries to work over Magnifico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnifico effectively controlling the action here.
Magnifico wants to stall.
Ghetto working Magnifico over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto misses with a body punch.
Magnifico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghetto stalling in the clinch but Magnifico improves position.
Ghetto lands a nice uppercut.
Magnifico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Magnifico.
Ghetto jumps guard but Magnifico turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magnifico has a couple of punches blocked by Ghetto.
Ghetto gets through Magnifico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Magnifico.
Ghetto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
Ghetto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magnifico blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Ghetto.
Magnifico throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghetto.
Magnifico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards.
Ghetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnifico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetto decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magnifico advances position into side control!
Ghetto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico takes a little break here. Ghetto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ghetto is not content to let Magnifico control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Project Ghetto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ghetto misses with a left hand
and Magnifico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetto misses with a low kick as Magnifico jumps back.
Magnifico lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Project Ghetto has been cut.
Magnifico throws a one two combo.
Magnifico swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
Ghetto misses with a low kick.
Magnifico tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Magnifico.
Magnifico on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ghetto tries to clinch up but Magnifico circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghetto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghetto avoids the head kick by Magnifico.
Ghetto misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghetto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magnifico lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghetto.
Magnifico misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico throws a chopping leg kick but Ghetto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magnifico throws a wild body kick that Ghetto sees coming a mile off.
Magnifico throws an overhand right that lands on Ghetto's shoulder, as Ghetto tries to avoid the shot.
Ghetto dives in and grabs Magnifico's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magnifico pushes down on Ghetto's head and hops out.
Ghetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnifico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnifico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghetto.
Ghetto misses with a kick to the body.
Magnifico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ghetto.
Magnifico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghetto, pushing him back against the cage.
Magnifico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
Ghetto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magnifico just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghetto misses with some punches.
Magnifico looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Magnifico fails to land.
Ghetto cracks Magnifico with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnifico is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heraldo Magnifico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Project Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnifico.
Ghetto throws a head punch that misses.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ghetto.
Ghetto has a couple of punches blocked by Magnifico.
Still in the clinch, Ghetto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnifico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghetto's elbow.
Ghetto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnifico is defending well for now.
Ghetto prevents a body shot from Magnifico.
A right handed body shot lands from Magnifico.
Magnifico is pressed up against the cage. Ghetto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magnifico down to the mat. Magnifico avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heraldo Magnifico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico lands with a right hand.
Magnifico throws a sloppy head kick and Ghetto moves out of range easily.
Magnifico just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnifico connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magnifico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghetto misses the target.
A head kick from Ghetto lands but Magnifico takes it in his stride.
A cross from Magnifico lands.
A leg kick checked by Magnifico.
Magnifico pushes Ghetto away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Magnifico blocks the low kick.
Magnifico throws a shot from downtown. Ghetto moves away and avoids it.
Magnifico tries to bum rush Ghetto with a series of wild strikes but Ghetto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnifico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Magnifico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetto gets a double leg takedown into Magnifico's guard.
Ghetto with a nice head shot there.
Magnifico is trying to keep Ghetto in close.
Magnifico is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghetto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghetto is looking for a sweep. Magnifico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heraldo Magnifico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Project Ghetto'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ghetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magnifico misses with a looping right.
Ghetto sizes up Magnifico with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Magnifico.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghetto gets a double leg takedown into Magnifico's guard.
Magnifico keeping moving, preventing Ghetto from controlling successfully.
Ghetto postures up.
Magnifico keeping full guard, as Ghetto tries to pass.
Ghetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghetto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto cracks Magnifico with a solid left hand.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Magnifico keeps moving.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
Magnifico looking for a sweep. Not yet Magnifico, not yet.
Ghetto trying to control but Magnifico is working from the bottom.
Magnifico is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magnifico will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.
Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magnifico's head.
Ghetto throwing strikes but missing.
Ghetto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.
Ghetto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnifico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico trying to keep a closed guard but Ghetto is proving a slippery customer.
Ghetto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghetto throws a strike but Magnifico rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magnifico sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ghetto is looking to land body kicks.
Heraldo Magnifico is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghetto looks to land a body kick but Magnifico moved away.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Magnifico.
Magnifico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnifico motions for Ghetto to come forward. Magnifico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magnifico misses with a low kick.
Ghetto throws the kick towards the body but Magnifico avoids it.
Magnifico scores with the left hand. Ghetto knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Magnifico does no damage.
Magnifico avoids the head kick by Ghetto.
Magnifico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice combination there by Magnifico.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Ghetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ghetto 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Ghetto!
An out of breath Project Ghetto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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