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PFF 28w Steve vs Wyoming PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Osada (ranked 7363 p4p, 586 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 7349 p4p, 585 weight class). Dan Monroe 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Osada !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osada takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe misses with a body punch.
Osada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Osada is avoiding it.
Osada walks into a stiff left hand from Monroe.
Monroe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osada half committed to a counter leg kick.
Osada swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ken Osada has been cut.
Osada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe is trying to control but can't.
Monroe is controlling Osada 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Osada slips a nice elbow through Monroe's hands, connecting with Monroe's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monroe is trying to get back to full guard.
Osada winds up and cracks Monroe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Monroe trying to hold on to Osada 's head to control him but Osada postures up.
Monroe won't allow Osada to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Osada 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monroe working for a triangle but Osada defends it easily.
Osada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Osada distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Osada chips away with some ground and pound.
Osada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Osada stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Osada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Osada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Osada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Osada works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osada is nestled in close to Monroe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Osada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Osada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Osada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Osada lands strikes from half guard.
Monroe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Osada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Monroe is not content to let Osada control the position.
Osada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Osada working over Monroe with some ground and pound. Monroe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Monroe is trying to control but can't.
Osada lands with a punch from half guard.
Osada slips a nice elbow through Monroe's hands, connecting with Monroe's forehead.
Osada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monroe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monroe is rocked!
Osada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monroe is still in real trouble! Can Osada finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to control but Osada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
Monroe is looking for a sweep. Osada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Osada is thwarting Monroe's attempts to control the position.
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!
Osada passes to side control.
Monroe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Monroe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Osada wants to control but Monroe is keeping him busy.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Osada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Osada 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Osada connects with a body shot.
Osada keeps the fight on the outside.
Osada jabs Monroe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monroe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osada slips a jab from Monroe.
Osada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Osada misses the shot to the body.
Osada tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
Osada throws a push kick but Monroe slaps the foot to one side.
Osada throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Osada .
Dan Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe throws a one two combo.
Osada is rocked!
Osada is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a right hand. Osada shakes it off.
Oh Osada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Osada like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Osada from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Monroe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Garcia (ranked 8262 p4p, 619 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 8972 p4p, 637 weight class). Brian Jensen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Jensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Jensen 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.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thomas Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Jensen avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Jensen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jorge Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jorge Garcia has been cut.
Garcia lunges at Jensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jensen's hand.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Jensen counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcia! Jensen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcia to his feet! Garcia is in big trouble!
Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Jensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Jensen.
Jensen moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Garcia - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Jensen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Jensen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Casanova (ranked 6191 p4p, 117 weight class) and Jeff Rinaldi (ranked 8778 p4p, 141 weight class). Jeff Rinaldi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monte Casanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rinaldi's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Casanova connects with a nice short shot to Rinaldi's temple.
Casanova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Casanova drops an elbow to the side of Rinaldi's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Casanova connects with a nice short shot to Rinaldi's temple.
Casanova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Casanova there.
Rinaldi is trying to stand back up but Casanova is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Casanova lands a nice short elbow.
Rinaldi is looking to control Casanova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rinaldi avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Casanova connects with a nice short shot to Rinaldi's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Casanova in particular looking to stall.
Casanova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Casanova connects with a nice short shot to Rinaldi's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova stops Rinaldi from getting back to his feet.
Casanova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Casanova passes to side control.
Casanova cracks Rinaldi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Casanova working the ground and pound.
Rinaldi pushes Casanova away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Casanova gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Casanova taking a breather here.
Rinaldi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Casanova asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casanova landing strikes.
Rinaldi is looking to reverse the position.
Rinaldi wants to get back to his feet but Casanova drags him back down.
Casanova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Casanova scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casanova creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rinaldi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Casanova wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping him busy.
Rinaldi wants to get back to his feet but Casanova drags him back down.
Rinaldi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Casanova connects with a decent elbow.
Casanova remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Casanova looks up at the clock and then as Rinaldi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Casanova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Casanova connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rinaldi some visible discomfort.
Casanova working the ground and pound.
Casanova could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rinaldi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Casanova connects with a decent elbow.
Casanova advances nicely into full mount.
Casanova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rinaldi looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casanova tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rinaldi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Casanova punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Casanova cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Casanova has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rinaldi's face.
It looks like Jeff Rinaldi has been cut.
Rinaldi is bucking up trying to escape but Casanova cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Casanova won't let Rinaldi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rinaldi looks winded!
Casanova postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rinaldi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Casanova around the waist but Casanova pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Casanova is the winner by TKO! Casanova jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Casanova!
A very excited looking Monte Casanova 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Rage (ranked 2958 p4p, 267 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 4415 p4p, 353 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Zeke Rage!
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, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage avoids the head kick by Lannister.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Rage.
Lannister walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rage.
Lannister throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Lannister throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rage.
Lannister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lannister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage avoids the head kick by Lannister.
Lannister throws a head kick that misses.
Lannister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Lannister throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage counters with a low kick, right behind Lannister 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Rage fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lannister just manages to avoid it.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Rage appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to score with a low kick but Lannister moves his leg out of the way.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Rage misses with a low kick as Lannister jumps back.
Rage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lannister!
Rage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lannister is trying to escape and Rage transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lannister is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rage! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zeke Rage!
Zeke Rage decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Satan (ranked 2682 p4p, 137 weight class) and Dolph Landgren (ranked 4463 p4p, 211 weight class). Landgren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hunter by Paleowolf kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolf Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dolph Landgren!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Landgren takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Satan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landgren closes the distance and clinches.
Satan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Satan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landgren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Landgren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satan is looking for a takedown.
Satan tries to score a body lock takedown but Landgren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Landgren lands with a left to the head.
Landgren lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Satan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landgren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satan tries a body shot but Landgren blocks it.
Landgren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Landgren lands a right hand.
Landgren scores with a shot to the side of Satan's head.
Satan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Landgren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adolf Satan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landgren clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landgren blocks it with crossed arms.
Satan misses with a punch on the inside.
Landgren gets through Satan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landgren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been informed that Landgren has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Landgren lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but Landgren blocks with his arms.
Landgren lands a nice uppercut.
Satan is rocked!
Landgren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Satan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landgren lands a shot to the body.
Satan is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Landgren.
Landgren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Satan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Landgren.
Landgren pushes Satan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Landgren pushes Satan against the cage. Landgren is working some dirty boxing. Landgren pushes off with a quick right hook! Satan goes down! Satan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Landgren moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolph Landgren!
After winning the bout, Dolph Landgren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Adolf Satan was interviewed post fight and said 'This is going to turn around..it's got too!!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Zamora (ranked 3692 p4p, 170 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 3696 p4p, 172 weight class). Will Norris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Norris.
The fighters circling - Zamora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Zamora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norris with a hook.
Norris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris moves out of range as Zamora throws a body kick.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris connects with a nice looking jab.
Zamora misses with a body kick.
Zamora shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Zamora's head but Zamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zamora looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Norris is trying to stand back up but Zamora is controlling him
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zamora.
Zamora tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norris cracks a nice hook into Zamora's ribs.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zamora on the side of the head.
Zamora throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Zamora tries for a takedown but Norris circles away easily
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
Zamora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zamora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Zamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Zamora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Norris blocking some punches.
Zamora jumps guard but Norris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Zamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Zamora is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris gets an underhook and turns Zamora into the cage.
Norris working aggressively here.
Zamora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zamora tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris misses with some punches.
Zamora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zamora is trying to pull guard but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zamora.
Zamora is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Zamora.
Norris misses with the head strike.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Zamora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Zamora controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Zamora tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Zamora back against the cage.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Zamora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Zamora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora can't break the clinch.
Zamora lands a body punch.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zamora misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris keeps control of Zamora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zamora ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zamora no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Norris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Norris lands a jab to the head.
Zamora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Norris's waist but Norris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zamora off to one side.
Norris throws out a counter right but Zamora avoids it with no problem.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Zamora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Will Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Zamora.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zamora on the side of the head.
Zamora scores with a kick to the body.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zamora looks for the body kick but Norris saw that one coming.
Zamora throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norris connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Zamora is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Norris.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zamora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.
Zamora tries to land a leg kick but Norris saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zamora has time to react.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zamora tries to work over Norris's front leg with a kick but Norris checks it.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Good shot there by Norris.
Norris scores with a nice head shot.
Norris slips a straight right by Zamora.
The crowd cheers as Norris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zamora doesn't seem phased though.
Zamora walks into a left hand.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zamora wants to take the fight to the mat but Norris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Zamora.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zamora is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Oh Zamora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zamora with a big uppercut! Zamora tries to clinch up but Norris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zamora to the mat! Zamora covers up and Norris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Norris!
After winning the bout, Will Norris 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hanson (ranked 3303 p4p, 156 weight class) and Felix Rodrigo (ranked 2596 p4p, 134 weight class). Hanson comes to the cage accompanied by Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band- Mama's Fried Potatoes. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Rodrigo !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson lands with an overhand left.
Hanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Rodrigo moves into the clinch.
Rodrigo tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Rodrigo back against the cage.
Hanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigo .
Rodrigo misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo gets control of Hanson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodrigo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigo blocks nicely.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodrigo trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodrigo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodrigo working for a triangle but Hanson defends it easily.
Hanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson preventing the sweep.
Rodrigo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hanson has picked Rodrigo up and slammed him! Rodrigo can't keep hold of the triangle and Hanson manages to pass to side control!
Rodrigo wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Rodrigo trying to control but Hanson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rodrigo is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hanson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigo on the ground.
Rodrigo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rodrigo stopping the sweep attempt from Hanson.
Rodrigo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodrigo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo passes into half guard.
Rodrigo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigo wants to free his trapped foot but Hanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanson tries to get out of the position.
Hanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodrigo wants to take a breather but Hanson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodrigo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanson is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigo 's attempts to control the action.
Rodrigo unloads with some shots from mount but Hanson bucks and avoids them well.
Rodrigo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rodrigo !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Rodrigo !
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Rodrigo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilon Goncalves (ranked 1948 p4p, 196 weight class) and Zain Retherford (ranked 1521 p4p, 158 weight class). Goncalves's entrance music is TAPOUT. A fine choice. Dilon Goncalves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zain Retherford!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retherford connects with a body shot.
Goncalves has his takedown stuffed
and Retherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retherford jabs at Goncalves's body.
Goncalves wants to clinch up but Retherford keeps it at a distance.
Retherford with the counter takedown but Goncalves avoids it easily.
Goncalves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Goncalves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Retherford keeps working.
Goncalves thows a huge punch but Retherford dodges it nicely.
Goncalves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Retherford is trying to maintain the position but Goncalves is very close to passing his half guard.
Goncalves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goncalves stalling away here and it's allowed Retherford to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Retherford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves trying to control but Retherford is working from the bottom.
Retherford trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goncalves tries to free his leg and advance position but Retherford is retaining full guard.
Retherford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goncalves manages to get himself to full guard.
Goncalves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Retherford postures up and lands a big shot to Goncalves's brow.
Goncalves keeping moving, preventing Retherford from controlling successfully.
Retherford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
My spies in Team Evolve inform me that Retherford has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Retherford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Retherford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goncalves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Retherford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goncalves has momentary wrist control but Retherford slips an elbow through the middle.
Goncalves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Retherford's guard.
Goncalves pushing down on Retherford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Retherford trying to control here.
Goncalves is looking for a kimura here.
Goncalves tries to pass to full mount but Retherford defends it.
Retherford is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves is trying to work for a kimura but Retherford is defending well.
Retherford is in trouble now - Goncalves has advanced to mount!
Goncalves jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Retherford manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Retherford is trying to improve his position.
Retherford wants to control but Goncalves postures up.
Retherford tries to bench press Goncalves off him but Goncalves keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries for a kimura but Retherford is defending well.
Goncalves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Retherford tries to buck Goncalves off but Goncalves is having none of it.
Retherford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goncalves off and has taken his back!
Goncalves is trying to remain composed but Retherford is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Retherford is hanging on to Goncalves's back as he tries to escape.
Retherford lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Goncalves hold on?!
Goncalves tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zain Retherford will probably get the nod.
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.
Goncalves shoots in looking for a takedown but Retherford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goncalves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Retherford tries to counter it with a takedown but Goncalves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown but Retherford shows good takedown defense.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Retherford enables Goncalves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Retherford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Goncalves preventing the sweep.
Goncalves tries to free his leg and advance position but Retherford is retaining full guard.
Retherford throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Goncalves escapes and throws Retherford's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Retherford is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goncalves trying to control the action but Retherford is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retherford wants to control but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Retherford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Retherford manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goncalves's best efforts.
Goncalves is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Goncalves is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Retherford is surviving well by controlling Goncalves's body position as best he can.
Retherford wants to hold on but Goncalves pushes him away.
Goncalves working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Goncalves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dilon Goncalves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Retherford is on top in guard.
Retherford passes into half guard.
Goncalves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Retherford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Retherford trying to control from half guard but Goncalves is working away.
Retherford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Goncalves actively working from the bottom here.
Goncalves taking some punishment here, with Retherford in his half guard.
Retherford is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Goncalves is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Retherford is tapping! Great win for Goncalves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dilon Goncalves!
Dilon Goncalves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 554 p4p, 68 weight class) and Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 2252 p4p, 263 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Etxeberria has chosen The Basque National Anthem as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ribbler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ribbler tries for a kimura but Etxeberria is defending well.
Etxeberria holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Etxeberria is looking for a sweep.
Etxeberria struggling a bit here.
Etxeberria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribbler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Etxeberria tries to improve position but can't.
Ribbler lands an elbow.
Etxeberria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler throws a strike aimed at the side of Etxeberria's head but Etxeberria avoids it well.
Etxeberria tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ribbler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Etxeberria wants to control but Ribbler postures up.
Ribbler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Etxeberria sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ribbler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Etxeberria is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
Ribbler scores with a couple of short elbows.
I wouldn't like to be where Etxeberria is right now.
Etxeberria is trying to get back to half guard.
Etxeberria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ribbler trying to control the action but Etxeberria is working from the bottom.
Ribbler is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Etxeberria is trying to escape and Ribbler transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Etxeberria is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ribbler! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ibbe Ribbler!
Ibbe Ribbler retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ibbe Ribbler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kemen Etxeberria was interviewed post fight and said 'You know, this smelly motherf***** Ibbe stinks the gym up so bad, it messed up my training. Also, I'm sure he laced my recovery drink and turned everyone in the gym against me. That's the kinda champ you have! '.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 232 p4p, 31 weight class) and Jackson Hole Wyoming (ranked 2422 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Hole Wyoming!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wyoming working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wyoming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyoming looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Wyoming lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Wyoming backwards.
Wyoming works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Wyoming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve cracks Wyoming with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steve swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wyoming counters with a nice body kick.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyoming manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve cracks Wyoming with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve gets a clinch.
Wyoming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wyoming manages to break the clinch.
Wyoming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kevin Spacey's House of Squats & Grabs in the buildup to the fight.
Wyoming throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyoming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wyoming throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Wyoming cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve throws a body punch but Wyoming moves out of range.
Wyoming throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve moves out of range as Wyoming throws a body kick.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Wyoming sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyoming.
A jab from Steve misses.
Wyoming only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyoming was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Wyoming throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Wyoming tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyoming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve clinches up against the cage.
Wyoming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wyoming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Wyoming breaks the clinch.
Wyoming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyoming misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Wyoming ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyoming misses the jab.
Wyoming needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Wyoming scores with a leg kick.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Wyoming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wyoming moves away from the strike by Steve.
Wyoming on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Steve.
Wyoming lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Wyoming throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Wyoming connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyoming takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Wyoming ducks down to avoid it.
Steve's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wyoming under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve pushes Wyoming up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyoming can't break the clinch.
Wyoming takes a shot to the head.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wyoming is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wyoming avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Wyoming misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve is working Wyoming over against the cage.
Wyoming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wyoming pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Wyoming takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wyoming.
Steve blocking some punches.
Wyoming misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wyoming ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Wyoming counters with a body kick.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Steve darts in and clinches Wyoming up against the cage.
Wyoming working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Wyoming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Wyoming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve darts in and clinches Wyoming up against the cage.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wyoming backwards.
Wyoming wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wyoming tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wyoming backwards.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyoming is trying to force a seperation but Steve has the dominant position.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wyoming or not.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wyoming backwards.
Steve tries to work over Wyoming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wyoming throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wyoming.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wyoming prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Wyoming is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Nice body punch from Steve.
Wyoming seems to have recovered his senses.
Chris Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wyoming is breathing heavily.
Steve lands a body shot.
A short left from Steve.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyoming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyomings head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Steve.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve lands a left hand.
Steve digs a right hand into Wyoming's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wyoming's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve is leaning against Wyoming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steve is leaning against Wyoming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steve lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wyoming to his knees! Steve keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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FIGHT
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