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DFC Asylum 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nummer Fyra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammed Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nummer Fyra!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro connects with a leg kick. Fyra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fyra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro swivels and escapes.
Fyra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Fyra.
Fyra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fyra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fyra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castro slips a jab from Fyra.
Castro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fyra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Castro drops his hands momentarily and Fyra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Muhammed Castro has been cut.
Castro misses with a shot to the body
and Fyra counters with a stiff right hand.
Fyra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fyra.
Castro takes a swing at Fyra's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro slips under a jab.
Fyra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fyra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammed Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fyra with the counter takedown but Castro avoids it easily.
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
Castro lands a jab-cross combination.
Fyra misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro takes a swing at Fyra's ribcage but misses.
Fyra throws out a counter right but Castro avoids it with no problem.
Fyra thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Fyra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Castro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Fyra backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fyra throws a head punch that misses.
Fyra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fyra misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Castro.
Castro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fyra avoids the elbow strike from Castro, against the cage.
Fyra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fyra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castro is keeping busy.
Fyra blocks the elbow strike.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fyra leaning against his opponent.
Fyra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castro is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Castro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro stops a takedown attempt from Fyra.
Castro is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castro lands an elbow that stopped Fyra in his tracks for a moment.
Castro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
Fyra is trying to stall.
Fyra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammed Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nummer Fyra.
Fyra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castro with a hook.
Castro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by Castro's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyra checks the leg kick.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fyra. That did some damage!
Muhammed Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Castro.
A big right from Fyra misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castro.
Fyra blocks the body kick.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fyra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fyra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Fyra.
Fyra slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Fyra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fyra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castro has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fyra looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Castro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castro rushes Fyra and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castro lands an elbow inside that Fyra shrugs off.
Castro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fyra taking a breather.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fyra can do to turn this around?
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Fyra backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castro blocks a body shot from Fyra.
Fyra misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro stalling the fight.
Fyra has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Fyra tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Fyra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castro landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands an elbow that stopped Fyra in his tracks for a moment.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Fyra blocks an elbow strike.
Fyra blocks the elbow strike.
Castro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Castro.
Fyra is trying to maintain a safe position but Castro gets an underhook and turns Fyra into the cage.
Castro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castro lands a damaging elbow.
Fyra tries to break the clinch but Castro is controlling the position.
Fyra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fyra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fyra backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fyra wants to take the fight to the mat but Castro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fyra can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
A short uppercut from Castro.
Castro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fyra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fyra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fyra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fyra is trying to maintain a safe position but Castro gets an underhook and turns Fyra into the cage.
Castro prevents Fyra from breaking the clinch.
Castro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fyra backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fyra's brow.
Fyra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyra has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Nice elbow from Castro.
Fyra is looking to control Castro's arms but Castro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fyra has his back to the cage.
Muhammed Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fyra trying to control the position but instead, Castro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fyra into the cage.
Castro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fyra up against the cage.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhammed Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nummer Fyra.
Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fyra's efforts to push away.
Castro lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castro.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Nummer Fyra has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Castro.
Castro lands with a light punch inside.
Castro stalls.
Fyra trying to stall but Castro improves his position.
Castro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro lands an elbow inside.
Fyra looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castro.
Fyra stalling in the clinch but Castro improves position.
Fyra misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castro blocking some punches.
A short right from Castro.
Castro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Castro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fyra connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Fyra tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fyra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muhammed Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fyra just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Fyra's front leg but catches the back leg as Fyra tries to avoid it.
Castro cracks Fyra with an open hand slap.
Fyra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muhammed Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Fyra misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fyra. That did some damage!
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fyra momentarily.
Fyra misses with a straight left.
Castro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fyra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castro is looking to wear down Fyra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castro!
Fyra walks into a left hand.
Castro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fyra back to the cage. Castro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Castro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fyra at a distance.
Castro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fyra if he has to take too many more of those.
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Castro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fyra back to the cage. Castro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro throws a lazy head kick
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fyra lands a head shot.
Castro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Fyra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fyra is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fyra checks a low kick from Castro.
Fyra tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Castro is looking to chop away at Fyra's legs.
A little jabbing left from Fyra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro with a nice cross.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Fyra moves out of range easily.
Fyra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castro's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fyra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Castro is just riding it out for now. Fyra eventually gives up the hold.
Fyra is working for a submission of some sort.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fyra on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Nummer Fyra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro is looking to improve his position.
Fyra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fyra is looking for a kimura but Castro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fyra to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fyra is working for a kimura but Castro is defending it quite comfortably.
Fyra is looking for a kimura here.
Muhammed Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fyra is working for a kimura but Castro is defending it quite comfortably.
Fyra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castro defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muhammed Castro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castro, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammed Castro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinten Lensink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinten Lensink!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lensink waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chalke.
Chalke keeps the fight on the outside.
Lensink looks to score with a jab to the body but Chalke is just out of range.
Lensink misses with a straight right.
Chalke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lensinks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Quinten Lensink has been cut.
Lensink digs a good body shot into Chalke's ribs.
Chalke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lensink misses with a body shot.
Chalke looks to score with a jab to the body but Lensink is just out of range.
Lensink takes one on the button.
Lensink is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chalke.
Chalke throwing a counter right hand but Lensink manages to avoid it.
Lensink throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chalke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke misses the shot to the body.
Lensink misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chalke. Lensink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lensink let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lensink moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke throws a nice looking combination but Lensink bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
Lensink misses with a straight right.
Lensink fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lensink tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chalke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lensink.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
Lensink tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chalke defends well and Lensink ends up having to push Chalke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lensink doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lensink throws a hook to the side of Chalke's head but Chalke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chalke looks to score with a jab to the body but Lensink is just out of range.
Lensink throws a body shot but no joy.
Chalke misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Chalke.
Lensink is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chalke.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lensink.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lensink with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chalke to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lensink throws a shot from downtown. Chalke moves away and avoids it.
Cody Chalke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chalke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chalke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lensink.
Chalke scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Chalke.
Chalke digs a good body shot into Lensink's ribs.
Chalke misses with a body shot.
Chalke is looking to wear down Lensink with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lensink moves away.
Quinten Lensink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chalke.
Lensink is rocked!
Chalke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chalke scores with a body shot.
Lensink looks winded!
Nice body punch from Chalke.
Chalke lands a body shot.
Lensink swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chalke counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke lands a nice hook to Lensink's body. Lensink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chalke jabs Lensink to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lensink doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chalke lands a nice hook to Lensink's body. Lensink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chalke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chalke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lensink is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chalke lands with a nice body punch.
Chalke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lensink takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chalke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lensink stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lensink on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lensink uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chalke.
Chalke connects with a body shot.
Chalke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chalke punishes Lensink's body with a nice straight punch.
Lensink is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chalke.
Lensink is still on wobbly legs! Can Chalke finish him?
Chalke digs a good hook to Lensink's body.
Chalke circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lensink to the canvas! Lensink doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Chalke keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Chalke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cody Chalke thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson delivers a nice body kick.
Brunson 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.
Brunson blocks a jab.
Brunson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brunson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes throwing shots but Brunson is blocking nicely.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brunson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunson's head.
Hughes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Jack Brunson has been cut.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Brunson's head.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brunson keeps working.
Brunson keeping hold of Hughes's head, controlling as best he can.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brunson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes lands strikes from half guard.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hughes winds up and cracks Brunson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brunson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Brunson's temple.
Brunson is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes throwing shots but Brunson is blocking nicely.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Brunson's hands, connecting with Brunson's forehead.
Brunson is rocked!
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Brunson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes unloads with some huge strikes here! Brunson is out! Hughes wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Hughes!
An out of breath Michael Hughes 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 Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nummer Sex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm A Dog I'm Sorry- Big Tymers. Nummer Sex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nummer Sex!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn connects with a body shot.
Sex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by OQuinn.
OQuinn scores with a jab to the body.
Sex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OQuinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sex, pushing him back against the cage.
OQuinn lands a nice elbow.
Sex working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sex.
OQuinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sex backwards.
Sex swings wildly with an uppercut but OQuinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sex lands a left hand.
OQuinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from OQuinn.
It looks like Nummer Sex has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OQuinn.
Nice elbow from OQuinn.
Still in the clinch, OQuinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn is trying to stall.
OQuinn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
OQuinn taking a breather.
Sex pushes OQuinn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sex tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Sex back against the cage.
OQuinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sex takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OQuinn walks into a left hand.
Sex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OQuinn cracks Sex with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damien OQuinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OQuinn ducks under a wild hook from Sex.
OQuinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sex, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn blocks a body shot from Sex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OQuinn's elbow.
OQuinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn stuns Sex with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OQuinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sex. Sex circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from OQuinn as Sex shoots in.
OQuinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice straight punches there by OQuinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OQuinn.
Sex rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and OQuinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OQuinn ducks under a wild hook from Sex.
OQuinn lands with a hook. Sex tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
OQuinn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sex doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by OQuinn's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sex misses with a hook
and OQuinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sex takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sex is just out of range.
Jab, jab by OQuinn - just one landing.
Sex on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for OQuinn.
Sex throws a lazy right hand but OQuinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OQuinn clinches up against the cage.
Sex throws a punch but it's blocked by OQuinn.
Sex misses with a hook from the clinch.
OQuinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sex's efforts to push away.
OQuinn lands an elbow just above Sex 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sex misses with a punch on the inside.
OQuinn is looking to control Sex's arms but Sex gets an underhook and turns him. Now OQuinn has his back to the cage.
Sex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OQuinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sex is trying to drag OQuinn to the mat but OQuinn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Damien OQuinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nummer Sex.
OQuinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
OQuinn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OQuinn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sex looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nummer Sex's cut.
That's time! OQuinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sex gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OQuinn.
OQuinn closes the distance and clinches.
OQuinn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sex tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Sex back against the cage.
Sex wants a takedown but no success here.
OQuinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sex turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
OQuinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sex on the ground.
OQuinn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sex wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sex working the body and head with strikes.
Sex has worked his way into a potential kimura here. OQuinn is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sex yanks on the arm and OQuinn is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sex.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nummer Sex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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28
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Tumenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tumenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn throws a big elbow that misses.
Quinn trying to control but Tumenov is working from the bottom.
Tumenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quinn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quinn is looking to pass into half guard but Tumenov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tumenov is in guard.
Quinn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tumenov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tumenov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tumenov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quinn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tumenov has managed to get both his arms back between Quinn's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn looking for a guillotine here but Tumenov defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quinn is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tumenov rolls with it to try and escape but Quinn cranks on the arm and Tumenov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Quinn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Klim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patrick Declan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Klim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Klim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patrick Declan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Klim does it's job there.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Klim moved out of range.
Klim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klim lands with a hook. Declan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Michael Patrick Declan has been cut.
We've been told by Klim's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Declan shoots and misses
enabling Klim to counter with a crisp jab.
Klim moves out of range as Declan strikes.
Klim swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan drops his hands momentarily and Klim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klim cracks Declan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Klim misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Declan circles away quickly and effectively.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Klim connects with a body shot.
Declan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Klim counter with a right hand.
Declan drives through with a takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Declan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Declan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Klim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Declan has Klim in his guard.
Declan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Klim has picked Declan up and slammed him! Declan can't keep hold of the triangle and Klim manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klim is trying to ground and pound but Declan uses the momentary lack of control by Klim to regain half guard.
Declan is not content to let Klim control the position.
Declan looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Declan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Klim has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Declan regains half guard.
Klim thows a huge punch but Declan dodges it nicely.
Declan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan gets full guard.
Declan looking for a sweep. Not yet Declan, not yet.
Klim trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Declan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Declan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Klim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Patrick Declan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klim lands a body shot.
Klim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Declan throws out the jab.
Klim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Declan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Declan trying to control the position from guard on top but Klim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Declan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Declan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan trying to control the position from guard on top but Klim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Declan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klim is keeping the position for now.
Declan wants to control from the top but Klim keeps moving.
Klim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Declan can do to turn this around?
Klim working a defensive guard but Declan passes into half guard.
Declan is taking a breather. Klim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Declan is looking to stall here but Klim recovers full guard.
Klim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Declan drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Declan as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Klim screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Declan! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael Patrick Declan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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21
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humbert Humbert!
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, Ivar Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Humbert's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbert.
Johansson misses with an elbow strike.
Humbert turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johansson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Humbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Humbert remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johansson tries to bench press Humbert off him but Humbert keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humbert is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
Johansson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Humbert politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Humbert prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johansson is looking to regain half guard here but Humbert keeps moving and retains side control.
Humbert is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Humbert trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johansson is looking to regain half guard here but Humbert keeps moving and retains side control.
Johansson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Humbert is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johansson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johansson!
Humbert had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johansson defends it easily.
Johansson throws an elbow that misses. Humbert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johansson's guard. Nice move by Humbert!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert stays in close to Johansson's body and controls the position.
Humbert has gone for a leg lock! Johansson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Humbert's guard.
Humbert looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Johansson is defending well. Humbert quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Johansson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Humbert celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Humbert Humbert!
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