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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Bishop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurevich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yurevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yurevich scores with a leg kick.
Bishop cracks Yurevich with a good jab.
Yurevich swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Yurevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Yurevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yurevich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands with a straight right. Yurevich didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Yurevich misses with a kick to the body
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Yurevich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yurevich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurevich under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bishop jabs Yurevich right on the nose. Yurevich blinks but takes it well.
Yurevich throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yurevich is rocked!
Yurevich misses with a body punch
and Bishop counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Bishop!
A relieved looking Keith Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Parasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell's entrance music is Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). A fine choice. Vladimir Parasenko 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Parasenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parasenko throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parasenko's knee momentarily.
McDonnell thumps Parasenko with a low kick.
Parasenko throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a nice body kick.
McDonnell with a jab.
Parasenko misses with a left hand
and McDonnell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parasenko really felt that one!
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parasenko misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with an outside leg kick.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Parasenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parasenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonnell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonnell, right into the meat.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parasenko misses with a lunging right hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parasenko misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonnell lands with a nice body kick.
McDonnell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parasenko looks winded!
McDonnell moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parasenko taking a breather.
McDonnell pushes Parasenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parasenko takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell slows down the pace here.
A short right from McDonnell.
McDonnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parasenko up against the cage.
Parasenko throws an elbow that misses.
Parasenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonnell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parasenko can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonnell has Parasenko pressed against the cage.
McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonnell cracks the inside of Parasenko's front leg.
Parasenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonnell!
McDonnell with a hook.
Parasenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonnell. That one must have hurt.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parasenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell drops Parasenko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Parasenko looks back up at him and smiles so McDonnell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Parasenko is rocked!
McDonnell throws a leg kick which misses Parasenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Parasenko tries to avoid it.
Parasenko is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
Parasenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonnell.
Parasenko misses with a hook
and McDonnell counters with a nice body kick.
Parasenko is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. McDonnell doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Parasenko crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Parasenko's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory McDonnell!
After the big win, Rory McDonnell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KnockOut and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bezrukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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267 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bezrukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Stone!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezrukov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Bezrukov.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Bezrukov, which made it look bad.
Bezrukov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Bezrukov's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Bezrukov sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bezrukov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mikhail Bezrukov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Stone.
Stone wants to stall.
Bezrukov swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bezrukov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezrukov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stone wants to control but Bezrukov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone sneaks back into half guard.
Bezrukov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bezrukov.
Bezrukov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bezrukov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bezrukov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bezrukov pulls his head out easily.
Stone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bezrukov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bezrukov's back!
Stone is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bezrukov wants to control his opponent's hands but Stone gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to break Bezrukov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bezrukov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stone will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stone working for a choke but Bezrukov is defending well.
Stone missing with strikes.
Bezrukov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Stone working for the choke.
Bezrukov wants to control his opponent's hands but Stone gets his hands free.
Our spies down at at The SkrapBox inform us that Stone has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working for a choke but Bezrukov reverses nicely into Stone 's guard.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Bezrukov defends easily.
Stone is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bezrukov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stone's body to avoid the submission. Stone has instead reached around Bezrukov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stone arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Stone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Limpbizkit. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 lbs
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170 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Truck!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Truck frees his head nicely. Oh but Cruz has switched to an armbar! Truck is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rafael Cruz!
Rafael Cruz took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Only one fight I want, Maximus Meridius; you and me, one more time '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Efimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Efimov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Efimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Vos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Efimov's head backwards.
Vos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Efimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vos throws an off balance right hand
and Efimov counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vos.
Efimov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Efimov lands a body shot.
Efimov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Efimov.
Vos slips a jab from Efimov.
Efimov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Efimov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vos.
Efimov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tom Vos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Efimov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efimov with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Efimov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Efimov lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Efimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Efimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Efimov thumps Vos with a low kick.
Efimov scores with a punch to the head.
Vos shoots in for a takedown but Efimov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexey Efimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Vos.
Efimov works Vos's body with a nice hook.
Vos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Efimov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vos on the side of the head.
Efimov throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vos.
An attempted straight right counter from Efimov misses the target.
Efimov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Efimov on his heels. He'll look to pass Efimov's guard now, I'm sure.
Efimov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vos manages to pass to side control.
Vos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Efimov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Efimov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Vos has cracked it and Efimov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Vos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Vos!
A very excited looking Tom Vos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani McPetteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Walk Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani McPetteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Batista!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by McPetteri.
McPetteri lands a leg kick that knocks Batista off balance momentarily.
We've been told by McPetteri's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McPetteri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batista has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick lands from McPetteri.
McPetteri drops Batista with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Batista looks back up at him and smiles so McPetteri waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Batista is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPetteri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McPetteri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
McPetteri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! McPetteri throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Batista is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jani McPetteri!
An out of breath Jani McPetteri thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galvao comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Skrumbellos Jr misses.
Galvao throws out a loose jab but Skrumbellos Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbellos Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Galvao misses.
Skrumbellos Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Galvao is just out of range.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Galvao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Skrumbellos Jr misses its intended target.
Galvao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a shot from downtown. Galvao moves away and avoids it.
Galvao throws a shot from downtown. Skrumbellos Jr moves away and avoids it.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a swing at Galvao's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Galvao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galvao misses with a right hand
and Skrumbellos Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Skrumbellos Jr misses the jab.
As Skrumbellos Jr tries to get set, Galvao tries to push him back and clinch up but Skrumbellos Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a straight right.
Galvao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
Galvao is looking to counter punch.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galvao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Galvao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a looping left.
Skrumbellos Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a body shot.
As Skrumbellos Jr tries to get set, Galvao tries to push him back and clinch up but Skrumbellos Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Galvao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galvao.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a hook to the side of Galvao's head but Galvao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a hook but Galvao blocks it.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a jab.
Skrumbellos Jr lands a jab.
Galvao throws a jab when Skrumbellos Jr was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvao walks into a straight right hand from Skrumbellos Jr.
Galvao misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Galvao.
Skrumbellos Jr throws out a counter right but Galvao avoids it with no problem.
Galvao misses with a hook. Skrumbellos Jr ducked under it nicely.
Skrumbellos Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skrumbellos Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galvao.
It seemed like Skrumbellos Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galvao ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbellos Jr.
Galvao is looking to counter the offense by Skrumbellos Jr and move into the clinch.
Skrumbellos Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skrumbellos Jr thuds a left hand into Galvao's body.
Skrumbellos Jr slips under a jab from Galvao.
Galvao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrumbellos Jr throws out the jab.
A big left from Skrumbellos Jr misses.
Galvao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Galvao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skrumbellos Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Skrumbellos Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galvao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galvao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with an uppercut
and Galvao counters by clinching up.
Galvao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvao misses with a body punch.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galvao tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbellos Jr avoids it by throwing Galvao back against the cage.
Skrumbellos Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbellos Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skrumbellos Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galvao takes a shot to the head.
Skrumbellos Jr tries a body shot but Galvao blocks it.
Skrumbellos Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galvao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrumbellos Jr digs a right hand underneath Galvao's ribcage. Galvao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Galvao blocking some punches.
Skrumbellos Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbellos Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvao blocks a punch to the side of 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!
Skrumbellos Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr lands a shot to the body.
Galvao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrumbellos Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbellos Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Galvao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Galvao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Galvao stalls.
Galvao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galvao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galvao misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galvao feints and then cracks Skrumbellos Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skrumbellos Jr down.
Galvao staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Galvao.
Galvao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galvao blocks a jab.
Galvao closes the distance and clinches.
Galvao keeps control of Skrumbellos Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos Jr fails to land.
Skrumbellos Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbellos Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skrumbellos Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galvao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbellos Jr.
Galvao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skrumbellos Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrumbellos Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbellos Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Skrumbellos Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Galvao is proving hard to escape from.
Galvao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skrumbellos Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Galvao's closed guard. He's half up but Galvao has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Galvao pivots and extends the arm, Skrumbellos Jr falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Galvao! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Galvao!
Our winner, Julio Galvao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Smiff with that takedown attempt.
Smiff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reagan lands a really nice looking cross but Smiff seems unphased.
Smiff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reagan.
Smiff ducks straight into an uppercut from Reagan and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Smiff manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Quinoa Smiff has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reagan is sitting in close to Smiff's body. Smiff has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Reagan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Reagan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smiff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Quinoa Smiff!
A less than humble Quinoa Smiff misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Thom Pace - Maybe blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adams wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Adams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness 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!
Jones is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
We've been hearing reports that Adams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short left from Adams.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Adams works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is rocked!
Jones looks winded!
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adams lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Adams is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Jones is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams!
James Adams retains his light heavyweight title!
James Adams made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Date!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Date knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Date throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Date on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Date 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Date gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Date looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Date throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Date steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
Hunt thumps Date with a low kick.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Date will feel that in the morning.
Date misses with an uppercut.
Date displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Date looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Date appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Date has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Date swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt keeps Date at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Date.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Alistair Date has been cut.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dates head.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Date takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Date lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Date is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Date letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Date.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
Date wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt digs a right hand into Date's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Date's gas tank.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Date throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
A left hand lands to the body for Date.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dates head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Date's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Date's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Date is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Date off the cage and back into range.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Date takes it in his stride.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Date. That did some damage!
Hunt takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Date has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Date chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Date looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Date has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Date's ribs.
Hunt clinches up with Date and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Date blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Date being controlled against the cage.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Hunt is leaning against Date and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Date is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Date misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Date.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
Date misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Date's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Date prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Date improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt just leaning against Date, taking a breather.
Date blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pave Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date working aggressively here.
Hunt pushes Date back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Date lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt pushes Date back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Date tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Date is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Date scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Date has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Date lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Date's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt rushes Date and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Date's ribcage. Date let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Date.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Date tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt works on Date's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
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!
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Date is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
Date blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Date can do to turn this around?
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Date is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Date lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Date seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Date's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Date wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Date backwards.
That has opened up Alistair Date's cut even more.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Date gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Date misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Date prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Date lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt throws a big uppercut that drops Date! More strikes from Hunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Date lies dazed against the cage as Hunt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
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