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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Edelman (ranked 7521 p4p, 661 weight class) and TJ Barakus (ranked 8708 p4p, 694 weight class). Edelman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sympathy for the Devil. TJ Barakus struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. TJ Barakus 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Edelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edelman!
Edelman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Edelman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edelman wants to sweep but no luck.
Edelman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barakus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edelman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barakus defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus wants to get up but he can't break Edelman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edelman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barakus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus is looking to stand up but Edelman won't let him.
Barakus postures up.
Edelman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Edelman working for a triangle but Barakus defends it easily.
Edelman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barakus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edelman is one step ahead there.
Barakus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edelman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barakus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus trying to control the position here.
Edelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barakus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edelman looking to pass the guard.
Edelman passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Edelman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barakus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Edelman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edelman is trying to work for a kimura but Barakus is defending well.
Barakus is trying to stand back up but Edelman is controlling him
Edelman is working for a submission of some sort.
Barakus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edelman being controlled here momentarily.
Barakus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edelman passes into half guard.
Edelman is keen to just control but Barakus is a slippery customer.
Barakus tries to kick Edelman off but Edelman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edelman is trying to work for a kimura but Barakus is defending well.
Barakus tries to get to full guard but Edelman has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edelman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Edelman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barakus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Edelman on his heels. He'll look to pass Edelman's guard now, I'm sure.
Edelman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barakus is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Barakus tries to circle away but Edelman has him pinned against the cage.
Barakus trying to stall but Edelman improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Barakus fails to land.
Edelman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barakus has Edelman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barakus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edelman tumbling to the mat - Barakus dives into Edelman's guard.
Edelman has his feet on Barakus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Barakus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barakus drives through with a takedown into Edelman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edelman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barakus defends it easily.
Edelman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edelman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barakus is aware though and is defending well.
Barakus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edelman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barakus has managed to get both his arms back between Edelman's legs - danger averted.
Barakus wants to get up but he can't break Edelman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomas Edelman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edelman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barakus's guard.
Edelman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barakus can do to turn this around?
Barakus trying to keep a closed guard but Edelman is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edelman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barakus keeping moving, preventing Edelman from controlling successfully.
Barakus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edelman manages to get himself to full guard.
Edelman keeping full guard, as Barakus tries to pass.
Barakus stays in close to Edelman's body and controls the position.
Edelman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barakus postures up in Edelman's guard and throws a big left but Edelman blocks it.
Edelman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edelman controls Barakus momentarily but Barakus frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edelman has his foot on Barakus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barakus works his way back into a safe position though.
Edelman trying to control the position.
Edelman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barakus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barakus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edelman trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edelman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edelman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barakus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barakus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barakus looking to pass the guard.
Barakus postures up in Edelman's guard and throws a big left but Edelman blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Edelman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Edelman doesn't manage to clinch there - Barakus circles away.
Barakus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barakus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edelman's head.
Barakus 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.
Barakus goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Edelman does a handstand and catches Barakus in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Edelman on top - Barakus is already out from the submission! Edelman gives Barakus's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Thomas Edelman!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Edelman 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 7291 p4p, 517 weight class) and Carl Vojtila (ranked 7027 p4p, 511 weight class). Carl Vojtila acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Vojtila!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etxeberria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Etxeberria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Kemen Etxeberria has been cut.
Etxeberria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Etxeberria slips under a jab from Vojtila.
Etxeberria is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vojtila.
Vojtila on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vojtila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Etxeberria was well out of range. Poor timing from Vojtila.
Vojtila's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Etxeberria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vojtila scrambles back to his feet.
Vojtila has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Etxeberria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vojtila, pushing him back against the cage.
Etxeberria lands a nice uppercut.
Etxeberria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vojtila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vojtila is looking to control Etxeberria's arms but Etxeberria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vojtila has his back to the cage.
Etxeberria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Etxeberria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vojtila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Etxeberria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Etxeberria.
Vojtila looking to stall.
Etxeberria cracks Vojtila with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands with a right to the head.
Etxeberria lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vojtila backwards.
Etxeberria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vojtila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vojtila looking to slow down the pace here.
Etxeberria lands with a short shot to the head.
Etxeberria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vojtila looks winded!
Etxeberria lands a knee to the body.
Etxeberria lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Etxeberria crunches a lovely knee into Vojtila's ribcage.
Etxeberria lands with a short shot to the head.
Etxeberria lands a knee to the head.
Vojtila is rocked!
Knees to the body from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria is working Vojtila over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Vojtila is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kemen Etxeberria!
A pretty intense looking Kemen Etxeberria took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Jones (ranked 7491 p4p, 737 weight class) and Suoer Minger (ranked 8509 p4p, 767 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suoer Minger!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Minger clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Minger breaks from the clinch.
Minger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Minger is now in Jones's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Minger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Minger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Minger throwing strikes but missing.
Jones wants to sweep here but Minger controlling him for the moment.
Minger lands a couple of digs.
Minger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Minger passes into half guard.
Minger is taking a breather. Jones 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.
Jones pushes Minger off looking to stand but Minger dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Minger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Minger working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minger slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Minger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Minger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Minger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Minger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Minger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minger is taking a breather. Jones 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.
Minger working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minger drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Minger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Minger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minger slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Minger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Minger is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jones is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jones flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Minger anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jones and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Minger slips an arm under Jones chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Minger has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Minger is squeezing on Jones like an anaconda would it's prey. Jones fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Suoer Minger!
Micheal Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn I Know it Was A Hard Fight Fans, But I'll Win The Next One'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boyd MayGregor (ranked 23898 p4p, 586 weight class) and Ray Bailey (ranked 5838 p4p, 470 weight class). Bailey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuck Tha Police. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd MayGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MayGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped MayGregor in his tracks.
A combination from MayGregor does no damage.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
MayGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bailey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as MayGregor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
MayGregor works over Bailey's head and body with a nice combination.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
MayGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
MayGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bailey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning MayGregor up against the cage.
MayGregor is pushing Bailey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MayGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MayGregor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bailey's head.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey throws a head kick but MayGregor moves out of range.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MayGregor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MayGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and MayGregor moves out of range easily.
MayGregor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bailey sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor lands with a nice body kick.
MayGregor tries to clinch there but Bailey circles away.
MayGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from MayGregor.
MayGregor pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bailey blocks a body shot from MayGregor.
MayGregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bailey is defending well for now.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but MayGregor has him pressed against the cage.
MayGregor working aggressively here.
MayGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MayGregor moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids the body shot from MayGregor.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MayGregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MayGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MayGregor tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
MayGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MayGregor has managed to clinch.
MayGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MayGregor lands with a right to the head.
Bailey takes an elbow to the forehead.
MayGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MayGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bailey's efforts to push away.
MayGregor slowing the pace effectively.
MayGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MayGregor lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
MayGregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MayGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
MayGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MayGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MayGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd MayGregor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and MayGregor moves out of range easily.
Boyd MayGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Bailey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MayGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Bailey's head.
MayGregor tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from MayGregor.
MayGregor wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Bailey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MayGregor defends it well.
MayGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around?
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MayGregor.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a series of punches but MayGregor moves out of range.
Boyd MayGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MayGregor closes the distance and pushes Bailey back into the cage.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
MayGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
MayGregor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MayGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bailey is looking to break free of the clinch but MayGregor has double underhooks.
MayGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
MayGregor scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey wants to get back to striking at distance but MayGregor won't allow it.
MayGregor tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey tries to circle away but MayGregor has him pinned against the cage.
MayGregor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but MayGregor is controlling the position.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MayGregor misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd MayGregor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bailey is looking to break free of the clinch but MayGregor has double underhooks.
MayGregor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bailey or not.
MayGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MayGregor pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey wants to break free but MayGregor has control.
MayGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
MayGregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Bailey prevents a body shot from MayGregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MayGregor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MayGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
MayGregor missing with knees to the body.
MayGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey avoiding damage as MayGregor throws knees to the body.
MayGregor lands with a left to the head.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but MayGregor is controlling the position.
MayGregor misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MayGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and MayGregor moves out of range easily.
MayGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice looking kick to the body. MayGregor takes a step back to recover.
MayGregor closes the distance and pushes Bailey back into the cage.
MayGregor lands an elbow just above Bailey 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MayGregor misses with a body punch.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but MayGregor is controlling him.
Bailey is trying to push MayGregor away but MayGregor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bailey is trying to push MayGregor away but MayGregor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd MayGregor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
MayGregor looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MayGregor.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MayGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
MayGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey connects with a right hand. MayGregor shakes it off.
Bailey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MayGregor throws a shot to the body.
MayGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Bailey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MayGregor defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MayGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.
Bailey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MayGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MayGregor wants to clinch.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MayGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayGregor throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bailey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bailey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MayGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailey scrambles back to his feet.
MayGregor is looking to clinch.
MayGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MayGregor tries to clinch there but Bailey circles away.
Bailey throws a combination. MayGregor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Bailey misses.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from MayGregor.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MayGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
MayGregor throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
MayGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MayGregor connects with a right hand. Bailey shakes it off.
MayGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MayGregor tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MayGregor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
MayGregor lands with a nice combination. Bailey backs away looking to recover.
MayGregor scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Bailey throws a head kick but MayGregor moves out of range.
Bailey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey walks forward, straight into a front kick from MayGregor.
MayGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and MayGregor moves out of range easily.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
MayGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - MayGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MayGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailey, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from MayGregor.
A right hand to the body from MayGregor.
MayGregor tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
MayGregor stalling the fight.
MayGregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bailey blocks it with crossed arms.
MayGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MayGregor breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor lands a front kick.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MayGregor is looking to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch.
MayGregor tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
MayGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
MayGregor walks into a stiff left hand from Bailey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but MayGregor moved out of range.
MayGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
MayGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MayGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
MayGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyd MayGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey throws a series of punches but MayGregor avoids them all with ease.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MayGregor throws out the jab.
Bailey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Ray Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MayGregor has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd MayGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MayGregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd MayGregor!
A very excited looking Boyd MayGregor 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.
Ray Bailey spoke after the fight, saying 'i'll be back bigger, better and stronger. I'll fight anybody anywhere bitches'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davy Gustafson (ranked 7911 p4p, 541 weight class) and John Hart (ranked 6037 p4p, 503 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davy Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustafson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hart has managed to get both his arms back between Gustafson's legs - danger averted.
Gustafson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hart should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gustafson has tightened it up now! Hart should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Davy Gustafson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Whyte (ranked 5806 p4p, 585 weight class) and Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 5934 p4p, 592 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Shin Godzilla OST - The Offensive. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khalabib Nurmy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Nurmy misses.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmy throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Whyte with a jab.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Nurmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Nurmy swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy misses with a body shot.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Nurmy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Nurmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
Nurmy looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte jabs at Nurmy's body.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whyte scores with a jab. Nurmy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte stuns Nurmy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Nurmy - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Whyte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Whyte!
A very excited looking Benjamin Whyte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smackma Bitchup (ranked 3659 p4p, 409 weight class) and Qfc Winner (ranked 5799 p4p, 596 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smackma Bitchup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qfc Winner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitchup lands a nice looking body shot.
Bitchup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winner circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitchup needs to keep his hands up - Winner had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Smackma Bitchup has been cut.
Bitchup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Bitchup misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Bitchup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitchup was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winner lands with a cross.
Winner throws a poor cross that misses
and Bitchup connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitchup jabs at Winner's body.
Winner cracks Bitchup with a hook to the temple - Bitchup is on wobbly legs here! Winner swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bitchup falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Winner wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Qfc Winner!
A victorious Qfc Winner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 1334 p4p, 204 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 2239 p4p, 337 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve slips under a jab from Ohanian.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Ohanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve cracks Ohanian with a nice body shot.
Ohanian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ohanian backwards.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Ohanian.
Steve has Ohanian pressed against the cage, preventing Ohanian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ohanian misses with some punches.
Steve lands a left hand.
Ohanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Ohanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Ohanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ohanian.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ohanian looks winded!
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Ohanian's head.
Ohanian is rocked!
Steve dips a shoulder and cracks Ohanian with a mighty uppercut! Ohanian falls back against the cage and Steve unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ohanian is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Steve screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
An out of breath Chris Steve 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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