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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Neuton (ranked 7493 p4p, 585 weight class) and Rakan Alrashed (ranked 24563 p4p, 624 weight class). Isaac Neuton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaac Neuton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakan Alrashed!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neuton fails to land with a series of punches.
Alrashed changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Neuton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Neuton bucks up and tries to throw Alrashed off but instead Alrashed has got his back!
Alrashed landing with strikes.
Alrashed lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Alrashed somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Alrashed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alrashed punishes Neuton with strikes from the back mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alrashed is hanging on to Neuton's back as he tries to escape.
Neuton is trying to get back to his feet but Alrashed has full control of the position and if anything, Neuton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Alrashed.
Neuton is rocked!
Alrashed is raining down hard shots and and Neuton has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rakan Alrashed!
A less than humble Rakan Alrashed misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robb MacKenzie (ranked 25027 p4p, 644 weight class) and Ibo Dalamekov (ranked 7261 p4p, 578 weight class). Dalamekov has chosen Chechen Mob Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robb MacKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibo Dalamekov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalamekov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacKenzie's guard.
MacKenzie being controlled here, momentarily.
MacKenzie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalamekov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalamekov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dalamekov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dalamekov postures up and lands a big shot to MacKenzie's brow.
MacKenzie wants to stand and escape but Dalamekov is having none of it.
Dalamekov cracks MacKenzie with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKenzie wants to sweep here but Dalamekov controlling him for the moment.
Dalamekov content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalamekov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dalamekov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalamekov scoring with some ground and pound.
Dalamekov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dalamekov postures up and lands a big shot to MacKenzie's brow.
Dalamekov lands a couple of elbows.
MacKenzie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dalamekov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dalamekov is working MacKenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dalamekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacKenzie's head.
Dalamekov is in close to MacKenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dalamekov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dalamekov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dalamekov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dalamekov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at MacKenzie to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dalamekov cracks MacKenzie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dalamekov is putting a hurting on MacKenzie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dalamekov scores with a couple of short elbows.
MacKenzie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
MacKenzie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dalamekov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
MacKenzie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dalamekov is controlling him well.
Dalamekov lands some shots froms side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalamekov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacKenzie down.
Dalamekov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dalamekov is chipping away with strikes.
Dalamekov working the head with strikes.
Dalamekov prevents MacKenzie from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov landing strikes.
MacKenzie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dalamekov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dalamekov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dalamekov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dalamekov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dalamekov is chipping away with strikes.
Dalamekov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at MacKenzie to see if he's OK.
Dalamekov landing a few strikes.
Dalamekov working the ground and pound.
Dalamekov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
MacKenzie is rocked!
MacKenzie is breathing heavily.
Dalamekov lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh MacKenzie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dalamekov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dalamekov scoring with punches from side control.
Dalamekov lands a strong strike to the head of MacKenzie. That's dazed him! Dalamekov looking to finish here. MacKenzie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dalamekov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibo Dalamekov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Queen Boudica (ranked 6294 p4p, 392 weight class) and Sam Roberts (ranked 24626 p4p, 459 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudica might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropkick Murphys. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Boudica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudica feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
Boudica defending well as Roberts loads up on a big left hand.
Boudica fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Boudica manages to pull guard.
Boudica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roberts defends well.
Boudica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boudica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boudica. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boudica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boudica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boudica has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roberts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boudica has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boudica might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boudica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boudica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roberts has managed to get both his arms back between Boudica's legs - danger averted.
Boudica working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Boudica has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Roberts is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Boudica.
Boudica trying to control but Roberts flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is hanging on to Boudica's back as he tries to escape.
Boudica looking very determined here, making life difficult for Roberts.
Boudica trying to control the hands but Roberts won't let him.
Boudica tries to break free.
Boudica is working hard here to advance position.
Boudica tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boudica is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boudica holds of for dear life.
Boudica sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudica moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boudica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boudica has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
Boudica working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Boudica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boudica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roberts has managed to get both his arms back between Boudica's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boudica lands with a nice body kick.
Boudica turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boudica can pounce on him.
Boudica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts throws the left hand but Boudica avoids the punch easily.
Boudica jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boudica moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Boudica saw that one coming.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boudica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Boudica feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudica.
Boudica scores with a kick to the body.
Boudica buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boudica connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boudica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudica thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boudica.
Boudica has managed to clinch.
Boudica pulls guard.
Boudica is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boudica is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Boudica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roberts defends well.
Boudica working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudica had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roberts defends it easily.
Boudica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Boudica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boudica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Boudica is tightening it up a little... Roberts has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Roberts reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Roberts taps out! Nice BJJ there by Boudica!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Queen Boudica!
Queen Boudica 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Diaz (ranked 24474 p4p, 473 weight class) and Oleg Razor (ranked 4811 p4p, 348 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tom Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tom Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Razor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Razor.
Razor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Razor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The referee calls for Razor to work.
Razor scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Nice body punch from Razor - that landed with a thud.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Razor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Razor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Razor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Razor is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Razor is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz won't allow Razor to pass to mount.
Diaz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Razor.
Diaz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Razor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Razor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Razor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Razor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Razor has his hands on Diaz's head, controlling the position.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Razor moves into the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Razor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Razor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Razor lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Razor prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Razor pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Razor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Razor wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz 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.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz won't allow Razor to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Razor 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.
Razor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Razor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Razor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Razor prevents it.
Razor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Razor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Razor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Razor from controlling successfully.
Razor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Razor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Razor trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Razor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Razor.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Razor.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Razor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Razor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor drags the fight down to the ground.
Razor looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Razor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Razor trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Razor wants to control the position but Diaz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is thwarting Razor's attempts to control the position.
Razor gets full guard.
Razor looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Razor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Razor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Razor controlling the position.
Our spies down at at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches inform us that Razor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Razor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
Razor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Razor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has Razor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Razor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. 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.
Razor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Razor is stalling here.
Razor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Oleg Razor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Razor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Razor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Razor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Razor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Razor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor lands a shot to the body.
Razor drags the fight down to the ground.
Razor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Razor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Razor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Razor keeps moving.
Diaz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over Razor with some ground and pound from guard.
Razor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Razor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Razor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Razor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Razor off looking to stand but Razor dives back in and keeps control.
Razor is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Razor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tom Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Razor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Razor scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Razor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Razor 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Razor!
Oleg Razor looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I hope you Americans are ready, the Razors are here to take over, I am only the start, my three younger brothers will follow my path to dominance.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beavis Butthead (ranked 4830 p4p, 350 weight class) and Danish Ali (ranked 25283 p4p, 465 weight class). Butthead comes to the cage accompanied by Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls. Danish Ali told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Beavis Butthead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danish Ali!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butthead closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Butthead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butthead lands strikes from half guard.
Butthead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butthead 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.
Butthead seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali wants to control but Butthead is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ali looks winded!
Butthead lands with a punch from 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. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Ali's temple.
Butthead winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butthead working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali taking some punishment here, with Butthead in his half guard.
Ali taking some punishment here, with Butthead in his half guard.
Ali has hold of Butthead's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butthead scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butthead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Butthead.
Butthead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butthead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Butthead seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Butthead there.
Nice strikes from Butthead there.
Ali taking some punishment here, with Butthead in his half guard.
Butthead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Butthead is nestled in close to Ali, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Butthead working over Ali with some ground and pound. Ali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butthead scores with a couple of nice shots.
Butthead lands strikes from 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. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Ali's temple.
Butthead working Ali over with strikes.
Ali has hold of Butthead's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butthead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butthead working the head and body with strikes.
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. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Ali's temple.
Butthead lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butthead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Butthead winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Butthead working the head and body with strikes.
Ali has hold of Butthead's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ali is rocked!
Butthead drops an elbow to the side of Ali's head.
Ali is still in real trouble! Can Butthead finish him?
Butthead winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Butthead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ali has hold of Butthead's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Butthead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Butthead working Ali over with strikes.
Butthead working the head and body with strikes.
Butthead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Butthead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Butthead is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Butthead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Butthead working Ali over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butthead seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.
Butthead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Butthead working over Ali with some ground and pound. Ali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ali taking some punishment here, with Butthead in his half guard.
Butthead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ali has hold of Butthead's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.
Butthead is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ali is hurt! He's hurt bad - Butthead fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ali from any more punishment! Congratulations to Butthead! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beavis Butthead!
Beavis Butthead decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Navarrete (ranked 3173 p4p, 401 weight class) and Daniel Zigrand (ranked 24486 p4p, 670 weight class). Zigrand comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park - Never back down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trevor Navarrete is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Navarrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Zigrand!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigrand shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Navarrete defends it nicely.
Navarrete misses with a head kick.
Zigrand with the counter takedown but Navarrete avoids it easily.
Navarrete throws a leg kick which misses Zigrand's front leg but catches the back leg as Zigrand tries to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Navarrete has knocked Zigrand down with a huge combo! Navarrete steps away and waves a wobbly Zigrand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zigrand is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Zigrand has been cut.
Navarrete shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Zigrand is unconscious as Navarrete celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Trevor Navarrete!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Smirnov (ranked 4206 p4p, 405 weight class) and Rapsputin Cherno (ranked 3282 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
220 lbs
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264 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rapsputin Cherno!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherno fails with the takedown.
Cherno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cherno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cherno closes the distance and clinches.
Smirnov has picked Cherno up - he's going for a ride! Smirnov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smirnov working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Smirnov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cherno trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherno wants to improve his position but Smirnov is controlling well.
Smirnov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov with the ground and pound but Cherno uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smirnov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cherno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cherno is on top in guard.
Cherno trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Cherno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smirnov is trying to keep Cherno in close.
Cherno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smirnov keeping full guard, as Cherno tries to pass.
Smirnov is adopting a defensive guard.
Cherno looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherno looking to sit in guard and control but Smirnov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smirnov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smirnov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherno striking from his own guard.
Smirnov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cherno doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smirnov advances position into side control!
Cherno tries to buck Smirnov off but Smirnov is having none of it.
Cherno manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cherno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cherno keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Smirnov wants to control but Cherno is keeping him busy.
Cherno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smirnov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smirnov wants to take a breather but Cherno is having none of it.
Smirnov working Cherno over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherno trying to hold on to Smirnov's head to control him but Smirnov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherno is looking to improve his position.
Cherno trying to control but Smirnov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Smirnov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smirnov clinches up against the cage.
Smirnov is trying to trip Cherno. He has hold of a leg but Cherno is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smirnov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cherno wants to sweep here but Smirnov controlling him for the moment.
Smirnov trying to control but Cherno is working from the bottom.
Cherno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov throws a strike but Cherno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cherno looking to sit in guard and control but Smirnov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smirnov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses. Cherno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smirnov's guard. Nice move by Cherno!
Cherno trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherno postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smirnov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cherno, into his guard.
Cherno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smirnov defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cherno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smirnov slips nicely into half guard.
Cherno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cherno can't keep his opponent in guard - Smirnov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cherno is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cherno trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is working for a kimura but Cherno is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cherno tries to roll over but Smirnov keeps him under control.
Smirnov throwing shots but Cherno is blocking nicely.
Cherno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cherno trying to keep a closed guard but Smirnov is proving a slippery customer.
Cherno pulls Smirnov in close to prevent any damage.
Cherno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smirnov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cherno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smirnov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing Cherno from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smirnov trying to control the position.
Smirnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Smirnov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cherno pushes Smirnov up against the cage in a clinch.
Smirnov jumps guard and drags Cherno to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cherno trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Smirnov wants to stand but Cherno is controlling the position.
Cherno is in close to Smirnov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cherno passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherno stalling.
Smirnov trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherno passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smirnov!
Smirnov is trying to escape the mount.
Cherno raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smirnov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smirnov tries to get out of the position.
Cherno goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smirnov is on top in guard.
Cherno looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherno looking for a guillotine here but Smirnov defends easily.
Cherno wants to control the position but Smirnov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Smirnov is looking for a kimura here.
Smirnov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cherno!
Smirnov throws a strike there. Cherno manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Cherno punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smirnov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smirnov working Cherno over with strikes.
Smirnov throwing shots but Cherno is blocking nicely.
Cherno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smirnov is working away from the top position though.
Smirnov drops an elbow to the side of Cherno's head.
Smirnov wants to stand up but Cherno has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cherno actively working from the bottom here.
Sergei Smirnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherno moves into full guard.
Cherno being controlled here, momentarily.
Cherno is trying to control the position but Smirnov postures up.
Smirnov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rapsputin Cherno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Smirnov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smirnov, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Smirnov!
After the fight, Sergei Smirnov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Marcell (ranked 3539 p4p, 375 weight class) and Chet Bader (ranked 3741 p4p, 385 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russia National Anthem. Niko Marcell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
274 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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25
276 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Marcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chet Bader!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcell defending well as Bader loads up on a big left hand.
Bader on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcell manages to avoid it.
Bader throws the left hand but Marcell avoids the punch easily.
Bader lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marcell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bader misses with a body shot.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Marcell moves away and avoids it.
Marcell stuns Bader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bader throws an off balance right hand
and Marcell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bader won't be happy with that.
Bader throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcell blocks a jab.
Marcell feinted with a counter takedown.
Bader loads up on a big right hand but Marcell slips the punch.
Marcell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bader as he jumps to the side.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Marcell throwing strikes from guard but Bader blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcell working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcell wants to pass the guard but Bader is keeping the position.
Marcell is working Bader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marcell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marcell passes into half guard.
Marcell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bader's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcell is working away from the top position though.
Marcell working over Bader with some ground and pound. Bader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marcell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bader is just riding it out for now. Marcell eventually gives up the hold.
Marcell lands with a punch from half guard.
Marcell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bader is just riding it out for now. Marcell eventually gives up the hold.
Marcell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bader sees it coming and defends easily.
Bader wants to control but Marcell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Marcell there.
Marcell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcell thows a huge punch but Bader dodges it nicely.
Marcell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marcell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bader still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bader has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Marcell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to take a breather but Marcell is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marcell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marcell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bader is aware though and is defending well.
Marcell 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.
Marcell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bader uses it to pass to side control.
Marcell manages to get back to half guard.
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 Niko Marcell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marcell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Marcell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Marcell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bader bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcell defending well as Bader loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Marcell scores with a body shot.
Bader throws a looping overhand right but Marcell ducks down to avoid it.
Marcell scores with a nice right hand.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Marcell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chet Bader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcell blocks a jab.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Marcell's shoulder, as Marcell tries to avoid the shot.
Chet Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Marcell counters with a shoot takedown. Bader fights it but they end up in guard.
Marcell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcell wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
Bader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcell 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.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Marcell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader keeping full guard, as Marcell tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcell working some strikes from top position.
Marcell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marcell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcell working over Bader with some ground and pound. Bader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bader is looking for a sweep. Marcell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marcell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcell wants to work for an arm triangle but Bader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marcell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcell passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcell looking to control but Bader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marcell has control of Bader's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bader regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marcell looking to secure an arm triangle but Bader defends it well.
Bader felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcell cracks Bader with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Marcell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Marcell scores with a four punch combination!
Marcell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Marcell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bader can do to turn this around?
Marcell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcell cracks Bader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marcell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcell moves away.
Marcell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marcell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcell lands with a right hand.
Marcell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marcell showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Bader wants to improve his position but Marcell is controlling well.
Marcell is working for a kimura but Bader is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader wants to get back to full guard.
Marcell looking for a submission but Bader manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Marcell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bader has wrist control.
Bader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcell landing some decent shots from guard.
Marcell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chet Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bader is keeping the position for now.
Marcell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bader seems keen to control Marcell's posture.
Marcell throwing strikes but missing.
Niko Marcell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcell landing some decent shots from guard.
Marcell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bader is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is looking to stand up but Marcell isn't so interested in that idea.
Bader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcell throwing strikes but missing.
Marcell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bader wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Marcell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bader tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marcell is in Bader's guard.
Marcell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bader is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcell landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcell forces his way into half guard.
Marcell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Niko Marcell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marcell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bader keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcell controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Marcell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marcell, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Marcell!
Our winner, Niko Marcell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy McDavid (ranked 1155 p4p, 136 weight class) and Rae Fon (ranked 3120 p4p, 324 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roy McDavid has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roy McDavid seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fon misses with a shot to the body
and McDavid counters with a three punch combo that has Fon backing up. Fon nods at McDavid to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from McDavid does it's job there.
Fon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rae Fon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDavid throws a hook but Fon avoids it easily.
Fon doesn't manage to clinch there - McDavid circles away.
McDavid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from McDavid does it's job there.
Fon is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Fon misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from McDavid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fon is still on wobbly legs! Can McDavid finish him?
McDavid drops Fon with a huge uppercut! Fon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McDavid is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy McDavid!
A very excited looking Roy McDavid 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Quinteros (ranked 705 p4p, 85 weight class) and Jeff Romart (ranked 2120 p4p, 234 weight class). Nelson Quinteros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Romart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quinteros with a body shot.
Romart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romart.
Quinteros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romart was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinteros.
Romart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinteros with a jab.
Romart misses with a hook. Quinteros ducked under it nicely.
BOOM! Quinteros lands a beautiful left hook that drops Romart. Romart tries to recover but Quinteros is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Romart lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Quinteros!
Nelson Quinteros retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Nelson Quinteros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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