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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Luck Pickerd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Luck Pickerd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickerd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doremus did well to prevent Pickerd getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Doremus trying to control but Pickerd postures up.
Doremus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pickerd haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pickerd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doremus is trying to control but can't.
Pickerd wants to take a breather but Doremus is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickerd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doremus is staying active underneath Pickerd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doremus trying to control here.
Pickerd wants to pass the guard but Doremus is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus moves into full guard.
Doremus wants to stand but Pickerd is controlling the position.
Doremus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pickerd escapes and throws Doremus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Doremus is trying to control Pickerd's posture but Pickerd avoids it.
Doremus tries to buck Pickerd off but Pickerd is having none of it.
Doremus sneaks back into half guard.
Doremus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Doremus is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus is looking for a sweep. Pickerd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doremus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pickerd content to control rather than advance.
Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pickerd pulls his head out easily.
Doremus is trying to get back to full guard.
Pickerd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doremus is just riding it out for now. Pickerd eventually gives up the hold.
Doremus moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd trying to control the position from guard on top but Doremus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doremus is controlling Pickerd's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doremus is looking to stand back up but Pickerd counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Doremus.
Doremus controlling the position for now.
Doremus tries to roll over but Pickerd keeps him under control.
Pickerd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doremus has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pickerd is trying to control the action in half guard but Doremus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doremus wants to improve his position but Pickerd is controlling well.
Pickerd controlling the action here.
Doremus is trying to stand.
Doremus is looking for a sweep. Pickerd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pickerd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doremus!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doremus tries to hold on but Pickerd postures up.
Pickerd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Luck Pickerd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doremus tries to clinch up.
Doremus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickerd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pickerd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doremus manages to circle out of the way.
Pickerd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pickerd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doremus's guard.
Pickerd stops Doremus from standing up.
Pickerd looking to pass the guard.
Pickerd being controlled here momentarily.
Doremus working a defensive guard here.
Doremus keeping full guard, as Pickerd tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon Luck Pickerd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus is looking to stand up but Pickerd isn't so interested in that idea.
Doremus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pickerd is one step ahead there.
Doremus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pickerd has passed into side control.
Pickerd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doremus, who protects the arm well.
Doremus tries to buck Pickerd off but Pickerd is having none of it.
Pickerd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pickerd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doremus can't do much from the bottom here.
Pickerd trying to control the action but Doremus is working from the bottom.
Pickerd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've been hearing good reports from Pickerd's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Doremus stops Pickerd from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doremus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pickerd wants to control but Doremus is keeping him busy.
Pickerd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doremus, who protects the arm well.
Doremus wants to get back to his feet but Pickerd drags him back down.
Doremus is trying to control Pickerd's posture but Pickerd avoids it.
Doremus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pickerd off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd staying busy and making it hard for Doremus to control.
Pickerd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doremus can do to turn this around?
Doremus is controlling the position but Pickerd somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Doremus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pickerd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pickerd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doremus defends it easily.
Doremus working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pickerd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pickerd keeping moving, preventing Doremus from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Luck Pickerd dominated that second round.
That's time! Pickerd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doremus wants to clinch up but Pickerd keeps it at a distance.
Doremus tries to clinch but Pickerd moves out of range.
Pickerd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pickerd tries to work over Doremus's front leg with a kick but Doremus checks it.
Doremus closes the distance and pushes Pickerd back into the ropes.
Doremus trying to land knees to the body.
Pickerd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pickerd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pickerd misses with the head strike.
Pickerd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doremus missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doremus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pickerd.
Pickerd wants a takedown but no success here.
Pickerd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pickerd keeping moving, preventing Doremus from controlling successfully.
Doremus wants to pass the guard but Pickerd is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickerd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickerd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doremus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doremus slips nicely into half guard.
Doremus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pickerd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doremus drops an elbow to the side of Pickerd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pickerd is looking for a sweep. Doremus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pickerd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Doremus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pickerd is keeping the position for now.
Doremus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doremus preventing the sweep.
Doremus is working Pickerd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pickerd controls Doremus momentarily but Doremus frees himself.
Doremus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pickerd is retaining full guard.
Doremus passes Pickerd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus trying to control the pace.
Doremus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Doremus is looking to take a break and control but Pickerd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doremus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pickerd tries to roll over but Doremus keeps him under control.
Doremus trying to control from half guard but Pickerd is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pickerd tries to get to full guard but Doremus has control of the leg.
Doremus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doremus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doremus tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pickerd.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doremus tries to clinch up but Pickerd circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pickerd shoots in and bounces Doremus off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Doremus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolores Doremus really dominated that round.
That's time! Pickerd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doremus scores with a jab. Pickerd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doremus wants to clinch.
Doremus is looking to clinch but Pickerd is avoiding it.
Pickerd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doremus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pickerd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pickerd looking for subs off his back but Doremus has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus is thwarting Pickerd's attempts to control the position.
Doremus trying to mount his opponent but Pickerd defends it.
Doremus moves nicely into side control.
Pickerd tries to bench press Doremus off him but Doremus keeps the position.
Doremus working the body and head with strikes.
Doremus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pickerd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doremus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doremus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doremus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pickerd has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doremus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pickerd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pickerd gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd gets full guard.
Doremus is pushing down on Pickerd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pickerd is fighting to maintain full guard but Doremus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pickerd is looking to control Doremus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pickerd avoid being mounted?
Doremus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Doremus is pressing down on Pickerd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pickerd is holding on for now.
Doremus wants to take a breather but Pickerd is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doremus stalling.
Doremus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doremus passes to full mount!
Doremus cracks Pickerd with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Doremus wants to control but instead Pickerd manages to regain half guard.
Doremus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pickerd wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolores Doremus dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doremus wants to clinch but Pickerd slips to the side
and Pickerd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pickerd is keen to just control but Doremus is a slippery customer.
Pickerd is trying to work for a kimura but Doremus is defending well.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura here.
Doremus is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping busy.
Pickerd working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Doremus's thigh. Doremus counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doremus keeping moving, preventing Pickerd from controlling successfully.
Doremus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Doremus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doremus darts in and clinches Pickerd up against the ropes.
Pickerd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pickerd shoots in for a takedown but Doremus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doremus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doremus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pickerd tries to improve position but can't.
Doremus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pickerd to see if he's OK.
Pickerd wants to control but Doremus postures up.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping him busy.
Pickerd is looking to regain half guard here but Doremus keeps moving and retains side control.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping him busy.
Pickerd tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pickerd keeps working.
Pickerd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping him busy.
Pickerd gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doremus wants to take a breather but Pickerd is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doremus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doremus wants to control but Pickerd is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doremus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doremus tries to clinch up.
Doremus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pickerd, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doremus has a couple of punches blocked by Pickerd.
Pickerd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dolores Doremus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doremus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolores Doremus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drugi Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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255 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drugi Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mubaracus Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box works the jab nicely.
Box looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Box doesn't seem bothered though.
Carwin lands with a nice body punch.
Box misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Box misses with an uppercut. Carwin saw that one coming.
Carwin connects with a body shot that sends Box's belly button to the back.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Box avoids them all with ease.
Box connects with an inside leg kick.
Carwin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carwin working the ground and pound from side control.
Carwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Box to see if he's OK.
Carwin controls the position from side control.
Check out the look on Carwin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Carwin is putting a hurting on Box here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carwin cracks Box with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carwin staying calm.
Carwin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carwin working the head with strikes.
Carwin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin working the ground and pound from side control.
Box knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carwin on the ground.
Carwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Box to see if he's OK.
Carwin is working Box over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carwin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carwin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Box is rocked!
Carwin lands a big left to the face of Box, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Carwin and another - Box is out! Carwin stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mubaracus Carwin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbs's entrance music is I Stand Alone. A fine choice. Robert Sullivan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hobbs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sullivan lands a big head kick that sends Hobbs tumbling to the mat! Sullivan takes a step backwards and waves Hobbs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hobbs is rocked!
Hobbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Luke Hobbs's cut is getting worse.
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan working Hobbs over with knees to the body.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
Hobbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sullivan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan rushes Hobbs and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hobbs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sullivan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hobbs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Hobbs's head.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hobbs won't want to take too many of those.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hobbs won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Luke Hobbs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan drops Hobbs with a big knee straight up the middle! Hobbs is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Hobbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robert Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan cracks Hobbs on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hobbs falls backwards against the ropes. Sullivan follows up with more strikes that drop Hobbs to his knees. Sullivan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hobbs! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sullivan!
Robert Sullivan gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funnie comes to the ring accompanied by Doug Theme Song. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Funnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funnie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ihejirika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funnie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ihejirika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ihejirika should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Funnie throws an overhand right that lands on Ihejirika's shoulder, as Ihejirika tries to avoid the shot.
Ihejirika unleashes a big counter combination but Funnie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Funnie as Ihejirika shoots in.
Ihejirika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ihejirika fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihejirika shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ihejirika showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Ihejirika there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ihejirika has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ihejirika.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Funnie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ihejirika winds up and cracks Funnie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ihejirika drops an elbow to the side of Funnie's head.
Ihejirika thows a huge punch but Funnie dodges it nicely.
Funnie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ihejirika on the ground.
Ihejirika lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ihejirika lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ihejirika in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Funnie tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ihejirika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
During a confident post fight interview, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaolin Chamber of Death. Lao Shin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Shin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cartwright counters with a takedown into side control.
Cartwright grinds an elbow into Shin's temple.
Shin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cartwright pulls his head out easily.
Cartwright lands strikes from half guard.
Shin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cartwright throwing shots but Shin is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cartwright connects with a nice short shot to Shin's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cartwright thows a huge punch but Shin dodges it nicely.
Cartwright with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin is trying to control but can't.
Shin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cartwright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cartwright is keen to just control but Shin is a slippery customer.
Shin trying to control but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright throwing shots but Shin is blocking nicely.
Shin is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shin is trying to maintain the position but Cartwright is very close to passing his half guard.
Cartwright misses with a head shot. Shin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Shin's brow.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shin wants to sweep but no luck.
Shin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Our spies down at at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic inform us that Shin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright cracks Shin with a solid left hand.
Shin controlling Cartwright's posture.
Cartwright is working Shin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cartwright works over Shin with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright throws an elbow that misses. Shin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cartwright's guard. Nice move by Shin!
Cartwright wants to hit a switch here but Shin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cartwright there!
Shin controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright can't escape the position.
Shin looking to control but Cartwright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cartwright is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cartwright is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian Cartwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartwright.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cartwright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shin lands a slapping body shot.
Cartwright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin can do to turn this around?
Cartwright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shin to see if he's OK.
Cartwright cracks Shin with a big elbow.
Cartwright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Shin struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright grinds an elbow into Shin's temple.
Shin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cartwright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shin is trying to maintain the position but Cartwright is very close to passing his half guard.
Cartwright working over Shin with some ground and pound. Shin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cartwright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cartwright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shin trying to control but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cian Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright postures up in Shin's guard and throws a big left but Shin blocks it.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Cartwright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cartwright has Shin in his guard.
Cartwright thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cartwright has his foot on Shin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shin works his way back into a safe position though.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shin has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Shin trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cartwright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian Cartwright dominated that second round.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Shin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cartwright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cartwright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Shin tenderised Cartwright's leg. Cartwright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shin's half guard.
Cartwright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cartwright with the ground and pound but Shin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin trying to control the position.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is fighting to break Shin's control of his arms but Shin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright throws a sloppy strike and Shin has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Cartwright is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Shin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lao Shin!
During a confident post fight interview, Lao Shin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adryan Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adryan Preuss had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adryan Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigano with a jab.
Preuss pushes Rigano up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rigano looking to throw knees to the head but Preuss is blocking nicely.
Rigano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rigano is pressing down on Preuss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Preuss is holding on for now.
Preuss throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rigano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Preuss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Preuss is refusing to be controlled, as Rigano sits in half guard.
Preuss trying to control but Rigano postures up.
Rigano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano is nestled in close to Preuss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss wants to control but Rigano is keeping busy.
Rigano passes to full mount!
Rigano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Preuss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rigano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Preuss looks a forlorn figure.
Preuss working to try and regain half guard.
Rigano is landing with some decent strikes but Preuss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rigano wants to control the pace but Preuss is squirming around nicely.
Rigano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rigano avoids the attempt from Preuss to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Preuss is looking to escape.
Rigano has control of Preuss's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Preuss regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rigano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Preuss?
Preuss is rocked!
Preuss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Rigano! Preuss is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cliff Rigano!
A very excited looking Cliff Rigano 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 Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae misses with a hook.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Little.
McRae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
Little with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Little lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
McRae lands a right hand.
Little lands a nice uppercut.
Little works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
Little breaks from the clinch.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from McRae misses.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Little misses with a wild combination.
McRae tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Little.
McRae misses with a low kick.
McRae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Little tries a quick counter leg kick but McRae is wise to it.
Jab from McRae.
Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McRae is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for McRae.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McRae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Little misses with a left hand
and McRae counters with a one-two to the body.
McRae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McRae.
McRae checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McRae is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
Little misses with a double jab
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae tries to land a front kick but Little steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Little.
Little swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McRae misses with the combination.
McRae cracks Little with a good jab.
Little cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae moves into range and clinches up with Little.
McRae tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing McRae back against the ropes.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but McRae blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from McRae.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McRae takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
Little taking a breather.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omar Little will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Little thuds a left hand into McRae's body.
McRae throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
McRae throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
McRae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Little throws a front kick aimed at McRae's knee but McRae avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Liam McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little 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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McRae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little slips a jab from McRae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little scores with a push kick.
McRae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Little clobbers McRae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae moves to clinch but Little breaks away
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
McRae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McRae throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Little catches McRae right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
McRae slips a jab from Little.
McRae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
McRae looks to land a body kick but Little moved away.
Little connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McRae tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McRae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a head kick.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Little checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRae sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! McRae avoids it this time.
McRae scores with a nice strike.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae checks the leg kick nicely there.
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little blocks a body shot from McRae.
McRae misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
McRae takes a knee right on the jaw!
Little lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Little.
Little lands a body shot.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little blocking some punches.
McRae scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McRae.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omar Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little blocking some punches.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McRae connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
McRae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McRae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as McRae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRae scores with a head kick. Little tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRae. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
Little wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! McRae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little lands with a cross.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Little!
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.
McRae checks a low kick from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by McRae misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little tests McRae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McRae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McRae throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little lunges at McRae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRae's hand.
McRae works the jab nicely.
Little throws a quick inside leg kick.
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McRae.
McRae throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McRae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from McRae.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
Little misses with a body kick.
McRae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McRae's head backwards.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a straight right.
McRae misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McRae misses with a double jab.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
McRae wants to clinch.
Little looks for the body kick but McRae saw that one coming.
McRae is looking to counter the offense by Little and move into the clinch.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like McRae wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae digs a good hook to Little's body.
McRae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
McRae bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Little ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
Little feints a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McRae blocks the leg kick.
Little is looking to chop away at McRae's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Omar Little just about did enough to take it.
That's time! McRae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRae counters with an outside leg kick.
McRae misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little 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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McRae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Little momentarily.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little misses with a looping right.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Little.
McRae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Little throws a solid leg kick but McRae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McRae misses.
Little catches McRae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McRae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McRae scores with a jab to the head.
McRae connects with a jab.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
Little lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little looks to land a body kick but McRae moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRae.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little dips to his left and cracks McRae with an uppercut!
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!
McRae thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
McRae cracks Little with a good jab.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by McRae.
McRae lands with a nice body kick.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but McRae is out of range and Little settles back down.
An inside leg kick from McRae misses.
Little flicks out a counter leg kick but McRae steps away.
McRae swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae checks the leg kick.
Little throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
McRae is looking to clinch.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Little does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McRae misses with a leg kick.
Little tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McRae.
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from McRae misses.
Little throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Little connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Little tried to score with a low kick but McRae checks it.
McRae on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McRae swinging wildly here.
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!
Little takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam McRae will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
McRae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McRae scrambles back to his feet.
McRae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McRae checks a leg kick nicely.
Little throws a wild body kick that McRae sees coming a mile off.
McRae seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McRae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McRae, pushing him back against the ropes.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from McRae.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
McRae works on Little's body with a couple of short punches.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little is looking to break free of the clinch but McRae has double underhooks.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Little tries to tie him up.
McRae misses with a body punch.
McRae lands a nice uppercut.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little with a knee to the head.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae scores with a hook to the body.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae digs a right hand underneath Little's ribcage. Little let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
Little tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae prevents a body shot from Little.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
McRae tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Little misses
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
McRae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McRae, as that shot connected.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
McRae shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRae lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
McRae drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McRae throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a nice leg kick.
McRae throws a leg kick but Little checks it.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little tries to counter by closing the distance.
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
McRae misses with the body kick
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Little.
Well Little has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
Omar Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Liam McRae stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to Thank my manager Jeremiah Lukker and all you GREAT fans out there! I hope guys enjoyed the fight. I will get better!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ljashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Ljashko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ljashko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betancourt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ljashko wants to clinch.
Ljashko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ljashko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ljashko rushes Betancourt and presses him up against the ropes.
Betancourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ljashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Arden Betancourt has been cut.
Ljashko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Betancourt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ljashko lands a damaging elbow.
Ljashko looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betancourt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Betancourt cracks Ljashko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ljashko wants to land a leg kick but Betancourt is out of range.
Ljashko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betancourt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljashko throws a left that rocks Betancourt and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ljashko dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Betancourt regain composure!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Betancourt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ljashko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ljashko is looking to take a break and control but Betancourt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ljashko stands up.
Ljashko pushes Betancourt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Betancourt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ljashko manages to break the clinch.
Betancourt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ljashko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Betancourt scrambles back to his feet.
Ljashko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ljashko moves into the clinch.
Betancourt has a couple of punches blocked by Ljashko.
Ljashko lands a big uppercut and Betancourt is down! He's in big trouble - Ljashko follows him to the mat!
Arden Betancourt's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljashko wants to stand but Betancourt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt tries to roll over but Ljashko keeps him under control.
Betancourt trying to control but Ljashko postures up.
Betancourt gets back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Betancourt has control of Ljashko's left arm, preventing Ljashko from doing any damage.
Ljashko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Betancourt seems keen to control Ljashko's posture.
Ljashko is looking to stand up but Betancourt won't let him.
Betancourt wants to stand up but Ljashko is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ljashko wants to stand but Betancourt is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Betancourt slips under a jab.
Ljashko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Betancourt blocks a jab.
Ljashko throws a shot from downtown. Betancourt moves away and avoids it.
Ljashko drives through and clinches with Betancourt against the ropes.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betancourt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Betancourt misses.
Ljashko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Betancourt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ljashko was well out of range. Poor timing from Betancourt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betancourt misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Ljashko misses.
Betancourt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Ljashko misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt throws out a loose jab but Ljashko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betancourt moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betancourt pushes Ljashko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betancourt misses with the head strike.
Ljashko misses with a body punch.
Ljashko tries to throw a body punch but Betancourt avoids it by throwing Ljashko back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Betancourt.
Ljashko breaks from the clinch.
Betancourt needs to keep his hands up - Ljashko had a free shot at his head there.
Ljashko gets a clinch.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
Betancourt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Ljashko.
Betancourt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betancourt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ljashko backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betancourt wants to stall.
Ljashko blocks a body shot from Betancourt.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
Ljashko misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arden Betancourt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ljashko slips under a jab from Betancourt.
Ljashko darts in and clinches Betancourt up against the ropes.
Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ljashko pushes Betancourt up against the ropes in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ljashko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ljashko lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Betancourt.
Ljashko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ljashko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ljashko scores with a shot to the side of Betancourt's head.
Ljashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Betancourt won't want to take too many of those.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Betancourt.
Betancourt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Betancourt tries to move into range but Ljashko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ljashko moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ljashko.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Betancourt up against the ropes.
Ljashko lands with a right to the head.
Ljashko is trying to stall.
Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Ljashko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betancourt moves away.
Ljashko lands with a cross.
Betancourt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ljashko.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Betancourt swats away the attempt to clinch by Ljashko.
Betancourt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betancourt closes the distance and pushes Ljashko back into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ljashko misses with a knee strike.
Ljashko misses with a body punch.
Ljashko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko wants to slow Betancourt down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Betancourt misses the target.
Betancourt takes a swing at Ljashko's ribcage but misses.
Ljashko throws a counter combo.
Betancourt throws a body shot but no joy.
Ljashko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ljashko misses with a straight left.
Ljashko throws a sloppy head kick and Betancourt moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ljashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko closes the distance and pushes Betancourt back into the ropes.
Betancourt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Betancourt pushes Ljashko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betancourt has a couple of punches blocked by Ljashko.
Ljashko lands with a left to the head.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ljashko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betancourt's hands.
Arden Betancourt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betancourt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ljashko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ljashko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Betancourt misses with some punches.
Betancourt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ljashko controls his hands.
Ljashko tries to stall but Betancourt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ljashko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Betancourt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Betancourt misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Betancourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko doesn't manage to clinch there - Betancourt circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betancourt.
Ljashko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ljashko slowing the pace effectively.
Betancourt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Betancourt has a couple of punches blocked by Ljashko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betancourt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ljashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Betancourt controls his hands.
Betancourt blocks a body shot from Ljashko.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betancourt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Ljashko misses its intended target.
Ljashko slips under a jab from Betancourt.
Ljashko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ljashko ducks under a wild hook from Betancourt.
Betancourt cracks Ljashko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Betancourt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ljashko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ljashko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Betancourt lands with a straight right. Ljashko didn't see that one coming.
Betancourt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arden Betancourt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Betancourt scores with a jab to the head.
Betancourt lands with a nice combination. Ljashko backs away looking to recover.
Ljashko has closed the distance and engaged Betancourt in a clinch.
Betancourt stalling in the clinch.
Ljashko scores with a shoulder strike.
Ljashko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Betancourt's face.
Betancourt taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ljashko as Betancourt tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ljashko crunches a lovely knee into Betancourt's ribcage.
Ljashko lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betancourt as Ljashko tries to tie him up.
Betancourt wants to stall.
Ljashko stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ljashko digs a right hand into Betancourt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Betancourt's gas tank.
Ljashko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Ljashko finds it's target.
Ljashko moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Betancourt goes down! Can Ljashko finish him!?
Ljashko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Betancourt, up you get!
Ljashko closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljashko lands an elbow just above Betancourt 's eye.
Betancourt is rocked!
Arden Betancourt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ljashko.
Betancourt can't find room to land a body shot as Ljashko controls the action.
Ljashko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Betancourt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ljashko creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Betancourt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Betancourt drops to his knees and Ljashko pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Ljashko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes to the ring accompanied by Put Your Lights On . Eddy Edwards told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edwards misses with a hook.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Redman walks into a jab.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Redman.
Edwards cracks Redman with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Redman quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working Redman over with strikes.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Edwards.
Redman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Edwards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Redman is just riding it out for now. Edwards eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edwards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edwards thows a huge punch but Redman dodges it nicely.
Edwards wants to take a breather but Redman is having none of it.
Redman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edwards lands with a punch from half guard.
Redman is trying to get back to full guard.
Edwards slips a nice elbow through Redman's hands, connecting with Redman's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Redman is defending against the submission attempts here by Edwards.
Redman tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
Edwards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redman defending well though.
Redman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edwards's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edwards's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to escape but Redman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Edwards turns into Redman and is now in his guard.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses. Redman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edwards's guard. Nice move by Redman!
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redman tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Edwards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redman is one step ahead there.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Redman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redman moves away.
Edwards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redman on the side of the head.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
A left lands for Edwards.
Jab, jab by Edwards - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Redman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Redman moves away and avoids it.
Redman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redman is looking to counter the offense by Edwards and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Edwards catches Redman right on the button with a cross.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redman.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Redman swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a jab when Redman was well out of range.
Redman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Redman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Redman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redman closes the distance and pushes Edwards back into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Redman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards scores with a sloppy right hand. Redman should have avoided that one.
Edwards fails with the takedown.
Redman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Eddy Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redman.
Redman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Redman just misses with a punch to the body.
Redman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edwards doesn't seem bothered though.
Redman is looking to wear down Edwards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Edwards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redman gets caught napping as Edwards dives in and scores a takedown. Redman manages to retain guard.
Eddy Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards postures up.
Redman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edwards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Redman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Redman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donk. Edwards catches Redman right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Redman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Redman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Redman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Redman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Redman throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Redman slips under a jab.
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Redman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Redman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Redman tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Redman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Redman stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman has Edwards pushed against the ropes.
Redman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Redman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edwards is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards looking to slow down the pace here.
Redman lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edwards has Redman pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Edwards pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Redman tumbling to the mat - Edwards dives into Redman's guard.
Redman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Edwards is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman lands an uppercut.
Redman trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redman into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Edwards.
Redman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards trying to control the position but instead, Redman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edwards into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redman.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Edwards misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Edwards dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Edwards dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman tries to stall but Edwards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edwards's brow.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Edwards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Redman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edwards is looking for a takedown.
Edwards is trying to break free.
Redman lands an elbow just above Edwards 's eye.
Redman wants to stall.
Edwards digs a right hand into Redman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redman's gas tank.
Redman misses with some punches.
Edwards manages to pull guard.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Redman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Redman stands up from Edwards's guard - Redman perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Redman tries to counter by clinching up but Edwards breaks away and moves out of range.
Edwards is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Redman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
Redman throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redman misses with a jab to the body
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards checks a leg kick.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redman manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edwards.
Edwards working the ground and pound but Redman is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Redman taking a bit of punishment here - Edwards scoring with strikes.
Edwards landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Edwards scores with punches from side control.
Edwards with the ground and pound but Redman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Edwards drops an elbow to the side of Redman's head.
Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
Edwards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Redman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Redman looking to control.
Redman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards works over Redman with some ground and pound from guard.
Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redman's head.
Redman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Redman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards postures up and lands a big shot to Redman's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edwards lands a nice looking body shot.
Edwards takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman is looking to counter the offense by Edwards and move into the clinch.
Damien Redman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Redman ducks down to avoid it.
Redman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Redman counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Redman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Edwards.
Edwards lands a really nice looking cross but Redman seems unphased.
Edwards throws a hook but Redman blocks it.
Edwards misses the jab.
Redman misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Edwards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edwards thuds a left hand into Redman's body.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
It looked like Redman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Edwards.
Edwards with a hook.
Edwards closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Redman's guard.
Edwards throws a strike but Redman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redman trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Redman is proving a slippery customer.
Redman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redman. Redman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Redman to the mat! Redman manages to get full guard.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Redman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
Redman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Damien Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws an off balance right hand
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eddy Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redman moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Edwards swings for the body but Redman moves out of range.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redman takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redman moves away.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redman's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Edwards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redman doesn't seem phased though.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
Redman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Redman counters with a nice body shot.
Redman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Edwards!
Eddy Edwards decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Cinderella Man as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steele passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ruden is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruden is working hard here to advance position.
Steele trying to control but Ruden is having none of it.
Steele is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruden is surviving well by controlling Steele's body position as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ruden manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Steele trying to control the action but Ruden is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is working to tighten his grip on Ruden's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ruden has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Steele is really squeezing tight and eventually Ruden passes out! Steele breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). George Steele!
George Steele really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SP Ultimate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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