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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Fivefold - Not The Only One. A fine choice. Thomas Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolov takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Nikolov misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nikolov.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Nikolov.
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Nikolov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nikolov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolov.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikolovs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov has Peterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikolov backwards.
Nikolov goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nikolov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peterson clinches up with Nikolov and pushes him back against the cage.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nikolov can't get the takedown.
Peterson works on Nikolov's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikolov looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Nikolov is rocked!
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!
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Nikolov's ribcage. Nikolov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson lands a body punch.
Peterson pushes Nikolov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikolov is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nikolov seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikolov backwards.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Nikolov is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikolovs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nikolov or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson works on Nikolov's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson lands a big right hand that drops Nikolov! The killer instinct kicks in and Peterson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Peterson!
A very excited looking Thomas Peterson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andretii Kazadorez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kazadorez.
Mamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamba closes the distance and clinches.
Kazadorez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kazadorez is looking to break free of the clinch but Mamba has double underhooks.
Kazadorez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mamba tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazadorez avoids the damage to the body.
Kazadorez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kazadorez is looking to break free of the clinch but Mamba has double underhooks.
Kazadorez is trying to break free.
Kazadorez tries to circle away but Mamba has him pinned against the cage.
Kazadorez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazadorez is trying to break the clinch but Mamba has him pressed against the cage.
Mamba tries to pull guard but Kazadorez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mamba keeps control of Kazadorez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamba tries to pull guard but Kazadorez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mamba keeps control of Kazadorez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamba jumps guard and drags Kazadorez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kazadorez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazadorez wanted to stand there but Mamba had control of the position.
Kazadorez throwing strikes but missing.
Kazadorez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mamba has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kazadorez is looking to defend but Mamba has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kazadorez! Mamba pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kazadorez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Black Mamba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gooseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Gooseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooseman moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Gooseman darts in and clinches Darmody up against the cage.
Darmody is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darmody looks winded!
Gooseman lands a shoulder strike.
Darmody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darmody can't find room to land a body shot as Gooseman controls the action.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to throw a body punch but Darmody avoids it by throwing Gooseman back against the cage.
Gooseman gets through Darmody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darmody is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Darmody blocks it.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Gooseman can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
Gooseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darmody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman lands a right hand.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Gooseman tries to work over Darmody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Darmody controls his hands.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darmody blocks a body shot from Gooseman.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch but Gooseman keeps him there for the moment.
Gooseman working Darmody over with knees to the body.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman prevents a body shot from Darmody.
Gooseman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darmody or not.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darmody's face.
Darmody takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darmody blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Darmody is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gooseman is working Darmody over against the cage.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Gooseman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gooseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman lands an elbow just above Darmody 's eye.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Shane Gooseman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Darmody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darmody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gooseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darmody can do to turn this around?
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman tries to throw a body punch but Darmody avoids it by throwing Gooseman back against the cage.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman misses with a knee to the head.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Darmody is trying to stall.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Darmody prevents a body shot from Gooseman.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
A right hook to the body lands for Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman lands a left hand.
Gooseman lands with a right to the head.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Darmody blocks with his arms.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darmody is defending well for now.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Darmody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Darmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gooseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darmody misses with a hook. Gooseman ducked under it nicely.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
Gooseman rushes Darmody and presses him up against the cage.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman works on Darmody's body with a couple of short punches.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Darmody is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
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!
Gooseman blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darmody is defending well for now.
Darmody tries to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling the position.
Darmody managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Darmody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gooseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darmody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gooseman.
Darmody only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gooseman manages to avoid it.
Gooseman misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gooseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gooseman rushes Darmody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darmody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Gooseman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gooseman is looking to clinch.
Gooseman throws a head kick that misses.
Darmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Darmody misses.
Gooseman closes the distance but Darmody moves to the side
and Gooseman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darmody feints and then cracks Gooseman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gooseman down.
Gooseman tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
Gooseman instigates a clinch.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darmody working hard to break the clinch.
Gooseman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darmody is trying to force a seperation but Gooseman has the dominant position.
Gooseman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman moves into the clinch.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Gooseman is working Darmody over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Darmody - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.
Gooseman can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
Darmody breaks from the clinch.
Gooseman closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gooseman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darmody's brow.
Darmody is looking to control Gooseman's arms but Gooseman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darmody has his back to the cage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch but Gooseman keeps him there for the moment.
Darmody tries to land knees in the clinch but Gooseman avoids the damage to the body.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Darmody is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
Darmody looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman working Darmody over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman digs a right hand into Darmody's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darmody's gas tank.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Darmody can't break the clinch.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darmody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darmody dodges an elbow strike from Gooseman.
Darmody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Darmody takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darmody misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gooseman.
Darmody tries a body shot but Gooseman blocks it.
Darmody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Darmody takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darmody wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gooseman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darmody's efforts to push away.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James Darmody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gooseman pushes off an throws an elbow but Darmody leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gooseman blocks an uppercut.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darmody or not.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Shane Gooseman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gooseman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Gooseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gooseman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Gooseman!
James Darmody was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Done Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (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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235 lbs
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289 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Done Carvalho!
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, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker stalks Carvalho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carvalho's face. Carvalho staggers backwards, shaken.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Shewmaker saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a one two combo.
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shewmaker tries to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shewmaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shewmaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvalho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Shewmaker.
Carvalho catches Shewmaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shewmaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shewmaker tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
It looked like Carvalho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Carvalho.
Shewmaker tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
A head kick from Carvalho lands but Shewmaker takes it in his stride.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho's corner calls for a 1-2. Carvalho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvalho.
Shewmaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho is looking to counter with head kicks.
Carvalho throws a shot to the body.
Carvalho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shewmaker's head.
Jab by Carvalho.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carvalho.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shewmaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shewmaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Shewmaker's head back.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho tries to bum rush Shewmaker with a series of wild strikes but Shewmaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shewmaker misses with a combination
and Carvalho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shewmaker's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shewmaker has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carvalho connects with a body shot that sends Shewmaker's belly button to the back.
Shewmaker wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Shewmaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shewmaker throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shewmaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shewmaker wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shewmaker moves away.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Shewmaker.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Shewmaker's body.
Carvalho throws a leg kick which misses Shewmaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Shewmaker tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shewmaker. Carvalho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shewmaker tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Shewmaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvalho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shewmaker.
Carvalho connects with a high kick.
Shewmaker blocks a head kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Done Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shewmaker wants to clinch.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Shewmaker throws a combination. Carvalho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Carvalho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carvalho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shewmaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Carvalho lands a right hook to the body.
Carvalho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses
and Shewmaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Shewmaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho is looking for a counter combo.
Shewmaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shewmaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Shewmaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shewmaker throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Shewmaker moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shewmaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Done Carvalho 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.
Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Done Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Shewmaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvalho.
Shewmaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Carvalho does no damage.
Done Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shewmaker throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Shewmaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shewmaker wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combo that has Shewmaker backing up. Shewmaker nods at Carvalho to acknowledge the strikes.
Shewmaker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carvalho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvalho scores with a kick to the midsection.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Shewmaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Shewmaker also avoids with ease.
Carvalho scores with a head kick. Shewmaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Carvalho.
A combination from Shewmaker does no damage.
As Shewmaker looks to move away, Carvalho throws a big counter combo but Shewmaker just gets out of the way.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carvalho works Shewmaker's body with a nice hook.
Carvalho throws a head kick but Shewmaker moves out of range.
Carvalho throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carvalho lands with a right hand.
Shewmaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shewmaker can do to turn this around?
Carvalho blocks a jab.
Shewmaker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carvalho. That one must have hurt.
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shewmaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Shewmaker is breathing heavily.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Shewmaker tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
It looked like Carvalho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carvalho lands with a nice combination. Shewmaker backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Shewmaker avoids it well.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carvalho throws a good cross that connects.
Carvalho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to slow Shewmaker down with leg kicks.
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shewmaker wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Carvalho.
Shewmaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shewmaker throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvalho scores with a head kick. Shewmaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shewmaker is looking to clinch.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvalho.
Nice body punch from Carvalho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvalho.
Carvalho feints and then cracks Shewmaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shewmaker down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shewmaker walks into a left hand.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Shewmaker moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
Carvalho's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A head kick misses from Carvalho.
Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shewmaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shewmaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Shewmaker with a series of wild strikes but Shewmaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Shewmaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Shewmaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho punishes Shewmaker's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Shewmaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shewmaker is looking to clinch but Carvalho is avoiding it.
Shewmaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Shewmaker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shewmaker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carvalho has got the better of the exchanges.
Carvalho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shewmaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shewmaker is rocked!
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shewmaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvalho finish him?
Carvalho lands a brutal head kick. Shewmaker looks out on his feet and Carvalho throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Done Carvalho!
Done Carvalho was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Brash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Brash!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stefanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brash.
Brash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Brash.
Brash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stefanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brash back to the cage. Stefanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jackson Brash has been cut.
Brash avoids the body shot from Stefanov.
Brash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brash scores with a head kick.
Brash scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Brash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Brash.
Stefanov with a hook.
Stefanov digs a good hook to Brash's body.
Stefanov dips to his left and cracks Brash with an uppercut!
Stefanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice combination there by Stefanov.
Brash looks for the body kick but Stefanov saw that one coming.
Brash throws a shot from downtown. Stefanov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stefanov takes a swing at Brash's ribcage but misses.
Stefanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brash swings widly with a right hand
and Stefanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Stefanov. Those never looked like landing.
Stefanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stefanov scores with a shot to the body.
Brash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brash moves into the clinch.
Stefanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stefanov lands with a light punch inside.
Stefanov blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Stefanov can't find room to land a body shot as Brash controls the action.
Brash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brash throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stefanov blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash misses with an elbow strike.
Stefanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Brash lands a damaging elbow.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brash tries to land a knee to the head but Stefanov blocks with his arms.
Brash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Stefanov.
Stefanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brash swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stefanov on the inside.
Stefanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Brash looks winded!
Stefanov lands a body punch.
Stefanov is trying to push Brash away but Brash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stefanov lands with a left to the head.
Stefanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefanov avoids it.
Brash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefanov is defending well for now.
Stefanov avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Stefanov.
Stefanov works on Brash's body with a couple of short punches.
Stefanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stefanov leaning against his opponent.
Stefanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stefanov's efforts to push away.
Stefanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stefanov lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stefanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stefanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stefanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stefanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brashs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefanov is pushing Brash up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stefanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Stefanov as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Stefanov.
Stefanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Stefanov.
Stefanov breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stefanov scores with a hook.
That has opened up Jackson Brash's cut even more.
Stefanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brash throws a sloppy head kick and Stefanov moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasko Stefanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stefanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stefanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Stefanov does it's job there.
Stefanov misses with a wild body shot.
Brash misses with a leg kick.
Stefanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefanov misses with a low kick.
Stefanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stefanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Brash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Stefanov.
Stefanov blocks a leg kick.
Brash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stefanov throws a combination that misses
and Brash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stefanov's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Brash checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brash walks into a left hand.
Stefanov blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Stefanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brash 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.
Brash takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brash is looking to clinch.
Stefanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brash looks to land a left hand but Stefanov moved out of range nicely.
Stefanov misses with a wild body shot.
Brash shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stefanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brash missing with a left hand there. Stefanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stefanov needs to keep his hands up - Brash had a free shot at his head there.
Stefanov lands with an overhand left.
Nasko Stefanov is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefanov lands a nice shot that snaps Brash's head back.
Stefanov cracks Brash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stefanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brash can do to turn this around?
Stefanov tries to land a leg kick but Brash saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Stefanov.
Stefanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brash throws a low kick but Stefanov moves out of range easily.
Stefanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stefanov checks a low kick from Brash.
Stefanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stefanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stefanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stefanov cracks Brash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefanov connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Stefanov finds it's way through Brash's defenses.
Brash takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Brash's head.
Stefanov punishes Brash's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brash.
Stefanov scores with the left hand. Brash knows he should have avoided that one.
Stefanov lands the left hand.
Stefanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stefanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefanov lands a body shot.
Brash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brash is breathing heavily.
Brash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stefanov cracks Brash with an open hand slap.
Stefanov misses with a wild body shot.
Stefanov wants to slow Brash down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Stefanov.
Stefanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brash.
Stefanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Jackson Brash's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brash throws a leg kick but Stefanov moved away.
Stefanov walks into a straight right hand from Brash.
Brash dodges the punch combination from Stefanov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stefanov scores with a leg kick.
Stefanov lands a slapping body shot.
Brash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brash looks to land a body kick but Stefanov moved away.
Stefanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stefanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasko Stefanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stefanov tries to keep at a distance but Brash has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefanov.
Brash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brash throws an elbow that misses.
Brash tries to land a knee to the head but Stefanov blocks with his arms.
Stefanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Stefanov.
Stefanov scores with a shot to the side of Brash's head.
Stefanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stefanov avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brash struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanov controls his hands.
Stefanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brash backwards.
Stefanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brash lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanov lands a shoulder strike.
Brash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stefanov dodges an elbow strike from Brash.
Stefanov working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brash obliges.
Stefanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nasko Stefanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stefanov blocks the elbow strike.
Stefanov lands with a right to the head.
Stefanov digs a right hand underneath Brash's ribcage. Brash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stefanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stefanov digs a right hand into Brash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brash's gas tank.
Stefanov lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stefanov.
A right hand to the body from Stefanov.
Stefanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Stefanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefanov digs a right hand underneath Brash's ribcage. Brash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stefanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nasko Stefanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson Brash's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brash is rocked!
Stefanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brash is still on wobbly legs! Can Stefanov finish him?
Stefanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brash seems to have recovered his senses.
Stefanov avoids the elbow strike from Brash, against the cage.
Stefanov lands a left hand.
Stefanov stalls.
Brash looking to throw knees to the head but Stefanov is blocking nicely.
Stefanov blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Stefanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stefanov avoids the elbow strike from Brash, against the cage.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brash throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Brash.
Stefanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Brash won't allow it.
Brash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stefanov's efforts to push away.
Brash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefanov's brow.
A short right from Stefanov on the inside.
Brash will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stefanov up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brash.
Brash receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Brash is trying to maintain a safe position but Stefanov gets an underhook and turns Brash into the cage.
Stefanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefanov avoids it.
Stefanov blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Jackson Brash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefanov lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasko Stefanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stefanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasko Stefanov!
Nasko Stefanov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Zamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamana is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Modestep - Show Me A Sign. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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181 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Zamana!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hussain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hussain wants to get back to his feet but Zamana passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain is trying to stand.
Hussain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hussain kicks Zamana off and gets back to his feet.
Hussain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zamanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain throws a series of punches but Zamana moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a looping right hand.
Zamana wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Zamana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zamana fails with a takedown attempt.
Emre Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zamana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Hussain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussain.
Zamana needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zamana or perhaps it was just good defense by Hussain, which made it look bad.
Hussain throws out a powerful jab.
Hussain scores with a jab.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain with a nice cross.
Hussain scores with a spinning back kick!
Hussain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zamana blocks a head kick by Hussain.
Hussain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zamana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hussain lands with a hook. Zamana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hussain punishes Zamana's body with a nice straight punch.
Hussain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Zamana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zamana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zamana.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Zamana.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamana has his takedown stuffed
and Hussain counters with a good, hard body kick but Zamana shrugs it off.
Zamana looks winded!
Hussain throws out a powerful jab.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hussain lands with an uppercut that bounces Zamana off the cage and back into range.
Zamana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussain lands a nice shot that snaps Zamana's head back.
Zamana walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Zamana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hussain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zamana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zamana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hussain clobbers Zamana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zamana needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
Rafal Zamana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zamana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain.
Zamana with the counter takedown but Hussain avoids it easily.
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hussain as he jumps to the side.
Hussain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zamana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zamana backs up against the cage.
Zamana with a poor takedown
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Zamana.
Zamana is breathing heavily.
Hussain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hussain lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
Hussain lands with an overhand left.
Zamana tries for a takedown but Hussain circles away easily
enabling Hussain to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zamana can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zamana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hussain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zamana is rocked!
Hussain lands with a shot to the body.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hussain scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick from Hussain lands but Zamana takes it in his stride.
Hussain digs a good body shot into Zamana's ribs.
A left lands for Hussain.
Hussain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zamana is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Hussain throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Zamana shakes it off.
Hussain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zamana doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussain sends Zamana crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hussain is motioning to the referee to let Zamana up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hussain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zamana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain throws an overhand right that drops Zamana like a sack of potatoes! Hussain dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
234 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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242 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mayflower.
Larson throws a right hand that Mayflower ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayflower also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Mayflower releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mayflower!
Larson controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Mayflower's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Larson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayflower keeps working.
We've been hearing that Larson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower is looking to regain half guard here but Larson keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Larson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson trying to control the position but Mayflower is working away.
You can see the frustration on Mayflower's face as Larson controls the position.
Mayflower sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Larson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mayflower punching from the bottom.
Mayflower felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayflower trying to hold on to Larson's head to control him but Larson postures up.
Well, if Larson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mayflower looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayflower is trying to maintain the position but Larson is very close to passing his half guard.
Larson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mayflower is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larson throwing shots but Mayflower is blocking nicely.
Larson trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larson scores with a takedown into Mayflower's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower looking to control.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Mayflower.
Larson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mayflower is trying to hold Larson in close to prevent damage but Larson has managed to pass into half guard.
Larson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mayflower tries to get to full guard but Larson has control of the leg.
Larson is thwarting Mayflower's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Larson wants to pass the guard but Mayflower is defending well.
Mayflower is looking to improve his position.
Mayflower trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Larson 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.
Mayflower tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Larson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayflower is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mayflower working hard to break the clinch.
Larson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Larson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mayflower stopping the sweep attempt from Larson.
Larson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayflower can do to turn this around?
Mayflower keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower scoring with some ground and pound.
Larson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larson is trying to keep Mayflower in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mayflower pushes down on Larson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Larson is looking to control Mayflower's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larson avoid being mounted?
Mayflower is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Larson trying to control from the bottom.
Larson has his hands clasped together around Mayflower's back. He's all about the action.
Mayflower is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayflower is working for an americana but Larson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mayflower was thinking about the submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larson is on top in guard.
Larson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayflower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butch Larson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayflower has wrist control.
Larson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Larson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayflower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson postures up.
Larson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Mayflower.
Mayflower is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Larson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mayflower keeping full guard, as Larson tries to pass.
Larson won't allow Mayflower to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Larson looks to land a combination. Mayflower sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Mayflower gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a nice body shot.
Larson gets a clinch.
Mayflower wants to take the fight to the mat but Larson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Butch Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Mayflower.
Mayflower is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Larson to keep the fight standing.
Larson stops a takedown attempt from Mayflower.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larson manages to pull guard.
Larson managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Larson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Mayflower's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mayflower wants to clinch.
Larson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Larson throws a series of punches but Mayflower avoids them all with ease.
Larson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Larson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mayflower is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larson's back!
Mayflower is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Larson is defending well though. Mayflower let's go of the attempt for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mayflower's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower working for the choke.
Mayflower is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Larson is defending well though. Mayflower let's go of the attempt for now.
Larson is trying to roll into a better position but Mayflower has get a rear naked choke and Larson is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Mayflower!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
200 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov avoids the head kick by Silva.
Obuhov tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Obuhov tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Obuhov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has his hands on Obuhov's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Obuhov trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obuhov lands a jab.
Obuhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Obuhov sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Obuhov avoids it this time.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obuhov sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov drops Silva with a big left hand and mounts him. Silva is in big trouble!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Obuhov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Obuhov finish him?
Obuhov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Obuhov's body position as best he can.
Obuhov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obuhov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Obuhov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Obuhov tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva wants to control from the top but Obuhov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Obuhov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obuhov content to control rather than advance.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Obuhov is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Obuhov wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuhov sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Obuhov avoids it this time.
Obuhov looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Obuhov.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Obuhov.
Obuhov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obuhov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obuhov throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obuhov loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obuhov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Obuhov connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Obuhov and sends Silva crashing to the mat! Obuhov follows him down to the mat - Silva regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Obuhov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obuhov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Obuhov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Obuhov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Obuhov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anton Obuhov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obuhov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuhov trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Obuhov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Obuhov is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obuhov to get the leverage.
Obuhov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Obuhov is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Obuhov is keeping busy.
Obuhov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Obuhov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
Obuhov has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Obuhov wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva regains half guard.
Obuhov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Obuhov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obuhov throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Obuhov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obuhov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obuhov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
A jab from Obuhov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
A telegraphed right hand from Obuhov misses the target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Obuhov pushes him away.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Obuhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Obuhov shakes him off and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Obuhov.
Obuhov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obuhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obuhov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Obuhov shakes him off and moves away.
Obuhov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Starling Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Obuhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton Obuhov is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obuhov scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obuhov to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obuhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Obuhov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obuhov looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Obuhov checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Obuhov.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obuhov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva digs a good hook to Obuhov's body.
Obuhov lands a jab.
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Obuhov down.
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Obuhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Obuhov's front leg but catches the back leg as Obuhov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Obuhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Obuhov misses its intended target.
Anton Obuhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov connects with a jab.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obuhov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva thumps Obuhov with a low kick.
Obuhov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Obuhov sits in half guard.
Obuhov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Obuhov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Obuhov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obuhov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ay Pilipino. Bruce Tripplet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freddy Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Tripplet!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripplet.
Bruce Tripplet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripplet throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fighter Haven in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripplet to score with a decent uppercut.
Tripplet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tripplet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Tripplet's ribs.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tripplet was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Tripplet's head but Tripplet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger throws the left hand but Tripplet avoids the punch easily.
Tripplet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruger's head.
Tripplet slips a jab from Kruger.
The crowd cheers as Kruger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tripplet doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Tripplet's shoulder, as Tripplet tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger takes one to the chin there.
Kruger is rocked!
It looks like Freddy Kruger has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripplet drops Kruger with a huge uppercut! Kruger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tripplet is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Tripplet!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Tripplet gave a big smile as he said 'I WANT MY FU*KING BELT BACK!!'.
Freddy Kruger spoke after the fight, saying 'it was a great match. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. '.
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