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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arno Dorian (ranked 6976 p4p, 113 weight class) and Conor Ward (ranked 9353 p4p, 130 weight class). Arno Dorian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conor Ward's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arno Dorian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Ward!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ward.
Dorian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dorian - the referee stops the clock and Ward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dorian. Ward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dorian thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorian was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Dorian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ward looks winded!
A solid body kick from Dorian.
Dorian feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Dorian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ward if he has to take too many more of those.
Dorian scores with a push kick.
Dorian thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dorian. Ward shrugs it off though.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Dorian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dorian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorian lands a high kick!
It looks like Conor Ward has been cut.
Ward misses with a hook.
Dorian thumps Ward with a low kick.
Dorian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dorian lands a big head kick that sends Ward tumbling to the mat! Dorian takes a step backwards and waves Ward back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ward is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorian lands a leg kick that knocks Ward off balance momentarily.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorian finish him?
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorian. Dorian obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dorian feints a jab and as Ward dips his head, Dorian unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Ward right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Ward falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dorian smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arno Dorian!
Arno Dorian is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Zooralangui (ranked 24016 p4p, 501 weight class) and Beast Rage (ranked 4989 p4p, 372 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Zooralangui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Rage!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zooralangui fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks Zooralangui off balance momentarily.
Rage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rage wants it to stay on the feet.
Rage feints and then cracks Zooralangui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zooralangui down.
Rage leaves Zooralangui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Rage tries to counter it with a takedown but Zooralangui pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Zooralangui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui looks to throw a body kick
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rage trying to control but Zooralangui is working from the bottom.
Zooralangui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zooralangui tries to get out of the position.
Rage postures up.
Rage wants to control from the top but Zooralangui keeps moving.
Rage controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Zooralangui down.
Rage thuds his shin into the meat of Zooralangui's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
Zooralangui dives in and grabs Rage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes down on Zooralangui's head and hops out.
Rage avoids the body shot from Zooralangui.
Rage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zooralangui defends it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
Zooralangui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zooralangui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Rage. No joy for Zooralangui on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zooralangui.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
No luck for Zooralangui with that takedown attempt.
Beast Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zooralangui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rage can pounce on him.
Rage lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zooralangui's calf.
Zooralangui loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Zooralangui scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rage has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zooralangui is on him like a limpet, forcing Rage back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zooralangui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rage is defending well.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rage manages to break the clinch.
Rage throws a leg kick which misses Zooralangui's front leg but catches the back leg as Zooralangui tries to avoid it.
Zooralangui could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zooralangui dives in for a single leg takedown but Rage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zooralangui shoots in for a double leg but Rage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rage tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Rage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zooralangui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zooralangui fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zooralangui fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks Zooralangui off balance momentarily.
Zooralangui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage connects with a leg kick. Zooralangui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zooralangui looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown but Rage shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Zooralangui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage jabs Zooralangui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Zooralangui.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
Beast Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rage misses with a leg kick.
Zooralangui tries to counter by clinching up but Rage breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown but Rage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zooralangui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zeke Zooralangui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zooralangui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage slaps away a takedown attempt from Zooralangui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zooralangui.
Rage changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui shoots in but Rage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zooralangui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zooralangui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Zooralangui.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage cracks the inside of Zooralangui's front leg.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Rage connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zooralangui. Rage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zooralangui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Zooralangui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zooralangui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zooralangui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage lands a jab to Zooralangui's midsection.
Rage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zooralangui rather than just go for the knockout.
Zooralangui shoots in and drives through. Rage sprawls well.
Rage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zooralangui defends it well.
Zooralangui has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rage.
Rage connects with an inside leg kick.
Zooralangui throws a head kick that misses.
Rage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zooralangui fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rage avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zooralangui.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Zooralangui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage throws a leg kick which misses Zooralangui's front leg but catches the back leg as Zooralangui tries to avoid it.
Rage stuffs the takedown.
Zooralangui tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zooralangui somewhat.
Rage changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zeke Zooralangui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage feints and then cracks Zooralangui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zooralangui down.
Rage lands a head kick!
Zooralangui shoots in but no luck this time.
Rage blocks a head kick by Zooralangui.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zooralangui's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Zooralangui down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rage tenderised Zooralangui's leg. Zooralangui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zooralangui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
Beast Rage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Rage. No joy for Zooralangui on that attempt.
Rage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Zooralangui.
Rage throws a head kick that Zooralangui semi-blocks.
Rage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zooralangui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zooralangui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zooralangui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rage defends well and Zooralangui ends up having to push Rage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zooralangui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zooralangui wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Rage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rage lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zeke Zooralangui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 23503 p4p, 341 weight class) and Marilson Coutinho (ranked 4355 p4p, 199 weight class). Marilson Coutinho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marilson Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho throws a hook but Clarks avoids it easily.
Coutinho wants to clinch.
Clarks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coutinho tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Clarks.
A nice combination there by Clarks.
Coutinho throws a push kick but Clarks slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Clarks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coutinho.
Coutinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coutinho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coutinho lands a jab.
Clarks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coutinho jabs Clarks right on the nose. Clarks blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clarks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coutinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarks lands with a right hand.
Clarks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coutinho.
Coutinho forces Clarks back against the cage and clinches.
Coutinho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clarks to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clarks as Coutinho tries to tie him up.
Coutinho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coutinho trying to stall but Clarks improves his position.
Coutinho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coutinho is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clarks to keep the fight standing.
Elroy Clarks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marilson Coutinho.
Coutinho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marilson Coutinho.
Clarks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coutinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarks.
Clarks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarks scores with a body shot.
Clarks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coutinho.
Coutinho with the counter takedown but Clarks avoids it easily.
Clarks misses with a looping left.
Clarks lands a jab to Coutinho's midsection.
Coutinho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coutinho goes for a double leg but Clarks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarks continues to drive forward.
Elroy Clarks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coutinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coutinho scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clarks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coutinho.
Clarks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coutinho throws a front kick that sends Clarks stumbling back into the cage.
Clarks scores with a sloppy right hand. Coutinho should have avoided that one.
Clarks blocks a head kick by Coutinho.
Coutinho slips under a jab from Clarks.
Marilson Coutinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coutinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clarks throws a series of punches but Coutinho avoids them all with ease.
Clarks walks into a jab.
Clarks with a hook.
Coutinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coutinho throws a head kick but Clarks moves out of range.
Clarks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coutinho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clarks finds it's way round the side to connect with Coutinho's head.
Clarks misses with a double jab
and Coutinho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clarks's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarks has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coutinho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clarks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coutinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarks is retaining full guard.
Coutinho passes Clarks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coutinho has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clarks is working to get back to half guard.
Coutinho scoring with strikes but Clarks is staying in there.
Clarks is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elroy Clarks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coutinho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clarks defends it nicely.
Clarks is looking for a counter combo.
Clarks misses with an uppercut. Coutinho saw that one coming.
Clarks throws a right hand that misses
and Coutinho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarks keeping moving, preventing Coutinho from controlling successfully.
Clarks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coutinho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coutinho controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Coutinho has his hands clasped together but Clarks extends and breaks Coutinho's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Clarks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elroy Clarks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4501 p4p, 466 weight class) and Nobu Sanada (ranked 7656 p4p, 612 weight class). Conor McGregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nobu Sanada's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGregor counters with a left and a right that stings Sanada.
McGregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanada finds it's way round the side to connect with McGregor's head.
Sanada clinches.
McGregor takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanada.
McGregor is rocked!
Sanada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanada leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanada pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanada walks away with a smile on his face. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada connects with a body shot that sends McGregor's belly button to the back.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada lands with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Sanada. No joy for McGregor on that attempt.
Sanada wants to counter with a clinch but McGregor pushes him away.
Sanada rushes McGregor and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanada.
Sanada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Sanada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Sanada lands an uppercut.
Sanada lands with a right to the head.
McGregor is trying to force a seperation but Sanada has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Sanada.
Sanada lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Sanada lands a right hand.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
Sanada lands a nice uppercut.
Sanada lands a big right hand that drops McGregor! The killer instinct kicks in and Sanada finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sanada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobu Sanada!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 4293 p4p, 451 weight class) and Jouko Juntti (ranked 5258 p4p, 526 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
La Vellei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juntti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from La Vellei.
La Vellei lands with a cross.
It looks like Jouko Juntti has been cut.
Juntti wants to clinch.
Juntti blocks the body kick.
La Vellei throws a push kick but Juntti slaps the foot to one side.
Juntti shoots in but La Vellei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and La Vellei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Juntti.
La Vellei throws out a powerful jab.
A nice combination there by La Vellei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juntti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Vellei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Vellei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juntti has time to react.
Juntti tries to clinch up
letting La Vellei counter with a right hand.
Juntti is rocked!
La Vellei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juntti is looking to land body kicks.
Juntti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juntti is still on wobbly legs! Can La Vellei finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from La Vellei knocks Juntti out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
A very excited looking Jean Cristopher La Vellei 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Renfro (ranked 2089 p4p, 236 weight class) and Terence Brooks (ranked 6321 p4p, 569 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Renfro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terence Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renfro ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Renfro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Renfro throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Renfro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th planet rio in the buildup to the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brooks.
Renfro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Renfro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brooks can't keep his opponent in guard - Renfro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Renfro stalling.
Renfro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renfro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brooks!
Renfro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Renfro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Renfro controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro get's back to his feet.
Renfro scores with a hook.
Renfro has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Renfro lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks being controlled here, momentarily.
Renfro forces his way into half guard.
Renfro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Renfro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Renfro working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Brooks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Renfro lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renfro controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Renfro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Renfro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Renfro is in Brooks's guard.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renfro passes Brooks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Renfro escapes and gets back to his feet.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Renfro moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Renfro jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Renfro around his waist. Renfro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Renfro trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renfro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Renfro pushes him off.
Renfro throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brooks leaves Renfro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Renfro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Renfro rushes Brooks and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Renfro breaks from the clinch.
Renfro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Renfro showed some decent athleticism there.
Renfro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro stands up out of the half guard.
Brooks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Renfro on the side of the head.
Renfro tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Renfro. Renfro maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Renfro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renfro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brooks prevents it.
Renfro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brooks prevents it.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Renfro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renfro lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Terence Brooks has been cut.
Renfro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renfro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Renfro.
Brooks works Renfro's body with a nice hook.
Renfro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Renfro ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Renfro moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks trying to stall but Renfro improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renfro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Justin Renfro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renfro darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Renfro pulls guard effortlessly.
Renfro is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renfro keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Renfro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terence Brooks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Renfro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brooks defends it nicely.
Renfro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Renfro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Renfro stands up and waves to Brooks to follow him.
Renfro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Renfro wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Renfro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renfro manages to pull guard.
Brooks preventing the sweep.
Renfro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Renfro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brooks defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renfro is on top in guard.
Renfro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Renfro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brooks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to control Renfro's posture but Renfro avoids it.
Renfro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Renfro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brooks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renfro with the ground and pound from mount.
Renfro controlling his opponent.
Renfro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Renfro cracks Brooks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Renfro working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Renfro lands a heavy elbow.
Renfro working Brooks over with strikes here.
Renfro controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renfro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brooks for as long as he can get away with.
Terence Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renfro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Justin Renfro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renfro has hold of Brooks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brooks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Renfro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Renfro, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Renfro!
A relieved looking Justin Renfro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Glascoe (ranked 4242 p4p, 508 weight class) and Ramil Pulatov (ranked 4133 p4p, 496 weight class). Pulatov has chosen National Anthem of Uzbekistan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Glascoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramil Pulatov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulatov throws a right hand that misses
and Pulatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulatov, as that shot connected.
It looks like Evan Glascoe has been cut.
Glascoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glascoe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pulatov did well to prevent Glascoe getting side control.
Glascoe wants to control but Pulatov is keeping him busy.
Glascoe controlling the action here.
Pulatov is trying to control but can't.
Glascoe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pulatov!
Glascoe takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulatov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Glascoe keeps control of the position as Pulatov tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glascoe lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pulatov hold on?!
Glascoe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pulatov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Glascoe is looking for a choke. Pulatov gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Pulatov manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Pulatov wants to control from the top but Glascoe keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulatov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pulatov stopping the sweep attempt from Glascoe.
Glascoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulatov wanted to stand there but Glascoe had control of the position.
Pulatov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pulatov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glascoe is keeping the position for now.
Glascoe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pulatov defends well.
Pulatov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Glascoe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pulatov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Glascoe pulls down on the head and he's put Pulatov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan Glascoe!
During a confident post fight interview, Evan Glascoe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 3665 p4p, 462 weight class) and Andy Shifter (ranked 4084 p4p, 488 weight class). Shifter has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sione Feti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shifter has Feti up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Feti on the inside.
Feti stops a takedown attempt from Shifter.
Shifter manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Feti is sitting in close to Shifter's body. Shifter has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Feti is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Feti is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shifter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andy Shifter!
After winning the bout, Andy Shifter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 687 p4p, 92 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 1934 p4p, 239 weight class). Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Storm.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm wants to clinch.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm drives through and clinches with Cobb against the cage.
Storm wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cobb pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Cobb pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Storm has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cobb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Storm or not.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Storm is trying to pull guard but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Storm.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
Cobb is trying to break free.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Cobb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Storm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cobb can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Cobb tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
Storm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Storm tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Storm.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm working aggressively here.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm prevents Cobb from breaking the clinch.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cobb as the two fighters clinch.
Storm working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb sizes up Storm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cobb takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm jabs Cobb right on the nose. Cobb blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Cobb's head back.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cobb instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Storm is trying to trip Cobb. He has hold of a leg but Cobb is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Storm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Storm presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm wants a takedown but no success here.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb is pressed up against the cage. Storm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cobb down to the mat. Cobb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cobb clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Storm - that landed with a thud.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cobb tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm taking a breather.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Storm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Storm is looking to wear down Cobb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Marciano Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Storm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cobb prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm tries to score a body lock takedown but Cobb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cobb pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cobb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Storm wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Storm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cobb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Storm moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb clinches.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
Storm is standing up over Cobb. Cobb looks to escape but Storm dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Cobb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Storm misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cobb tries to escape but Storm is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm landing strikes.
Storm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Storm is putting a hurting on Cobb here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cobb is looking to reverse the position.
Cobb wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Storm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cobb is trying to control Storm's posture but Storm avoids it.
Storm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cobb dodges the ground and pound from Storm.
Cobb tries to improve position but can't.
Cobb struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobb clinches with his opponent.
Cobb is pressed up against the cage. Storm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cobb down to the mat. Cobb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Storm gets a clinch.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cobb as Storm tries to tie him up.
Marciano Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Storm wants a takedown.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Storm blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Cobb cracks Storm with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Storm has time to react.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cobb throws out a powerful jab.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Marciano Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm tries for a takedown but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corban Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Storm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cobb prevents it.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Storm goes for a takedown attempt but Cobb pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb clinches.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cobb.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb stops a takedown attempt from Storm.
Storm stalling in the clinch but Cobb improves position.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Storm tries to stall but Cobb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm is trying to drag Cobb to the mat but Cobb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Storm.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Storm has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cobb after a bit of a struggle.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Storm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cobb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
A very excited looking Marciano Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 307 p4p, 46 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 1133 p4p, 161 weight class). The key to victory for George Allen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen slips a jab from Hole.
Allen thumps Hole with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Hole. Beautiful body shot.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Hole lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hole.
The fighters circling - Hole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hole looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hole misses the shot to the body.
Hole throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole tries to land a leg kick but Allen saw it coming and moves away.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Hole loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Hole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hole throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Hole replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Allen blocks it well.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
Hole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Hole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole with a jab.
Hole tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Hole looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Hole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Hole's ribcage. Hole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Hole controls the action.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hole has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Hole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hole is rocked!
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hole is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hole.
Allen lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hole seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Allen.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Hole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Hole struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Hole blocks a body shot from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Hole controls the action.
A body shot lands from Allen.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hole to his knees! Allen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Allen!
George Allen retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble George Allen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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