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FARTMMA 107: The Hoff Lives! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pablo (ranked 23012 p4p, 6753 weight class) and Gatekeeper Devil (ranked 705 p4p, 629 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 5 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gatekeeper Devil!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo throws a head kick that misses.
Devil slaps away a takedown attempt from Pablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Devil sprawls well. Devil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Devil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Devil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pablo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo throws a head kick that misses.
Devil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Devil throws a head kick but Pablo moves out of range.
Pablo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Devil avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo throws a head kick but Devil moves out of range.
Devil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pablo throws a head kick that misses
and Devil counters with a slapping leg kick.
Devil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pablo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Devil swivels and escapes.
Devil throws a big counter head kick but Pablo avoids it with no problem.
Devil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pablo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pablo blocks a head kick by Devil.
Pablo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pablo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Pablo with that takedown attempt.
Pablo lands with a nice body kick.
Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Devil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devil was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pablo stuffs the takedown.
Pablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Devil's waist but Devil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pablo off to one side.
Devil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablo feints and as Devil raises his hands in defense, Pablo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pablo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Devil is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pablo passes Devil's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pablo stops Devil from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Devil has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick from Devil lands but Pablo takes it in his stride.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pablo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Devil wants to get back to his feet but Pablo is dominant here and he's now got Devil's back!
Devil is keeping busy.
Pablo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Devil.
Devil is trying to get back to his feet but Pablo has full control of the position and if anything, Devil has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Will Pablo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Devil wants to get back to his feet.
Devil preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pablo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devil preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pablo.
Pablo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Devil is defending well though. Pablo let's go of the attempt for now.
Devil wants to get back to his feet.
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 Lucas Pablo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Devil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pablo tries to clinch
and Devil counters with a head kick.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Devil as he jumps to the side.
Devil lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Devil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pablo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Devil keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pablo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pablo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil wants to get up but he can't break Pablo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Devil stands and steps away. Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Devil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pablo was covering up waiting for the punch and Devil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Devil gets to his feet - Pablo follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo misses with a double jab
and Devil counters with a leg kick.
Pablo shoots for a takedown but Devil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Pablo backs off Devil throws a huge counter combo but Pablo manages to avoid it all.
Pablo moves into the clinch.
Devil missing with knees to the body.
Pablo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Devil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devil trying to land knees to the body.
Devil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pablo jumps guard but Devil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pablo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Devil.
Pablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Devil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pablo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devil scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil stalling the fight.
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!
Devil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Devil'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.
Nice elbow from Devil.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Devil walks away with a smile on his face. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pablo shoots in but Devil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Devil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pablo darts in looking for a takedown but Devil gets double underhooks and turns Pablo into the cage.
Devil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Devil lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo dives in for a single leg takedown but Devil sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pablo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pablo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pablo enables Devil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pablo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Devil stands and steps away. Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Devil closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pablo quickly recovers to half guard.
Devil wants to stand but Pablo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Devil stands up and beckons Pablo to join him on the feet.
Devil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Devil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pablo was covering up waiting for the punch and Devil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Devil wants to get up but he can't break Pablo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Devil defends it easily.
Devil stands and steps away. Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Devil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devil tries to avoid it but Pablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devil to the ground. Devil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Devil both land. Nice combination.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Devil sprawls well. Devil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Devil throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gatekeeper Devil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pablo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Devil goes for a double leg but Pablo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pablo continues to drive forward.
Pablo attempts a counter takedown but Devil avoids it well and moves away.
Pablo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Devil darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pablo wants to control but Devil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Devil tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pablo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo is trying to get back to full guard.
Devil tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pablo controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil stands up out of the half guard.
Pablo darts in looking for a takedown but Devil gets double underhooks and turns Pablo into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Devil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pablo's head.
Pablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devil tries to avoid it but Pablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devil to the ground. Devil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Devil to the mat! Devil manages to get full guard.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Devil keeps moving.
Pablo advances to half guard.
Devil manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Devil scores with a head kick. Pablo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gatekeeper Devil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Devil as Pablo shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pablo if he has to take too many more of those.
Pablo shoots in and gets a takedown into Devil's guard.
Devil uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Devil shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pablo wants to control but Devil is keeping busy.
Devil escapes and gets back to his feet.
Devil stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablo. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Devil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Devil connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devil tries to avoid it but Pablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devil to the ground. Devil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Devil.
Devil gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Devil wriggles free and stands up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pablo enables Devil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pablo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Devil gets to his feet - Pablo follows without any prompting.
Devil shoots in and gets a takedown into Pablo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devil is looking to stand up but Pablo won't let him.
Pablo trying to keep a closed guard but Devil is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pablo's guard.
Devil decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pablo, up you get!
Devil closes the distance and clinches.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Devil.
Pablo is trying to pull guard but Devil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pablo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Devil keeps moving.
Devil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gatekeeper Devil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Devil 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gatekeeper Devil!
In defeat, Lucas Pablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Puta!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Duggy (ranked 23292 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Mamadu Camara (ranked 128 p4p, 35 weight class). Mamadu Camara is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Duggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamadu Camara!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Mamadu Camara has been cut.
Duggy ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camara misses with a few strikes there.
Mamadu Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duggy ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duggy!
Duggy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Camara darts in and clinches Duggy up against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Duggy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggy.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara tries a body shot but Duggy blocks it.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Duggy's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggy.
Duggy misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Camara 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.
Duggy misses with some punches.
Duggy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duggy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Camara up against the cage.
Duggy prevents a body shot from Camara.
Duggy working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Buster Duggy has been cut.
Duggy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara is working Duggy over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Duggy is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Camara.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Duggy avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Duggy misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara is leaning against Duggy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Duggy controls the action.
Duggy blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duggy backwards.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands an uppercut.
 Duggy is rocked!
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Duggy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara pushes Duggy against the cage. Camara is working some dirty boxing. Camara pushes off with a quick right hook! Duggy goes down! Duggy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Camara moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamadu Camara!
In his post fight interview, Mamadu Camara started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 3824 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Bjorn Lothbrok (ranked 480 p4p, 378 weight class). Lothbrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Lothbrok releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lothbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lothbrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lothbrok 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.
Lothbrok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pfeifer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lothbrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pfeifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lothbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lothbrok circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
Lothbrok misses with a hook.
Lothbrok sizes up Pfeifer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pfeifer connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Lothbrok.
A jab from Pfeifer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok throws the left hand but Pfeifer avoids the punch easily.
Pfeifer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lothbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pfeifer manages to avoid it.
Pfeifer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lothbrok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Pfeifer.
Lothbrok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick and Lothbrok moves out of range easily.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Pfeifer blocks it.
Bjorn Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer is looking to chop away at Lothbrok's legs.
Lothbrok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pfeifer missing with a left hand there. Lothbrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lothbrok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lothbrok staying out of range there.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pfeifer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer throws a big counter combination but Lothbrok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pfeifer throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrok's shoulder, as Lothbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrok throws a chopping leg kick but Pfeifer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch but Lothbrok is avoiding it.
Pfeifer walks into a straight right hand from Lothbrok.
No joy there for Pfeifer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lothbrok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pfeifer scrambles back to his feet.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Lothbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrok also avoids with ease.
Lothbrok connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeifer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrok misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrok pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pfeifer back to the cage. Lothbrok follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lothbrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lothbrok throws an overhand right that lands on Pfeifer's shoulder, as Pfeifer tries to avoid the shot.
Lothbrok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pfeifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pfeifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lothbrok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lothbrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lothbrok.
A combination from Pfeifer does no damage.
Nice shot by Lothbrok.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick and Lothbrok moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Lothbrok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pfeifer doesn't seem phased though.
Pfeifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pfeifer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lothbrok wants to clinch up but Pfeifer keeps it at a distance.
Pfeifer tries to move into range but Lothbrok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pfeifer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lothbrok.
Pfeifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lothbrok scores with a hook to the body. Pfeifer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pfeifer gets tackled into the cage by Lothbrok. Lothbrok maintains the clinch.
Pfeifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lothbrok is defending well for now.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pfeifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lothbrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lothbrok loads up on a big right hand but Pfeifer slips the punch.
It looked like Pfeifer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pfeifer drives through and clinches with Lothbrok against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Pfeifer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrok tries a body shot but Pfeifer blocks it.
Lothbrok lands a shot to the body.
Pfeifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pfeifer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pfeifer can't break the clinch.
Pfeifer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lothbrok lands a shot to the body.
Lothbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothbrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pfeifer obliges.
Lothbrok tries to work over Pfeifer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pfeifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lothbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pfeifer's elbow.
Lothbrok has a couple of punches blocked by Pfeifer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrok misses with a punch to the body.
Pfeifer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pfeifer is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrok has him pressed against the cage.
Pfeifer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Pfeifer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Lothbrok dominated that round.
That's time! Pfeifer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Lothbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.
Lothbrok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lothbrok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfeifer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lothbrok moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Lothbrok avoids nicely.
Lothbrok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pfeifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lothbrok is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pfeifer with a body shot.
Lothbrok lands with a shot to the body.
Pfeifer defending well as Lothbrok loads up on a big left hand.
Pfeifer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lothbrok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pfeifer's hands.
A nice leg kick from Pfeifer, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrok lands a lovely overhand right.
Lothbrok jabs at Pfeifer's body.
Lothbrok lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pfeifer tries to work over Lothbrok's front leg with a kick but Lothbrok checks it.
Lothbrok lands with a straight right. Pfeifer didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lothbrok.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lothbrok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lothbrok connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
Pfeifer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrok stuns Pfeifer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lothbrok throws a jab when Pfeifer was well out of range.
Pfeifer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pfeifer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pfeifer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lothbrok throws out a powerful jab.
Lothbrok missing with a left hand there. Pfeifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pfeifer closes the distance and clinches.
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Pfeifer controls the action.
Bjorn Lothbrok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pfeifer tries to land a knee to the head but Lothbrok blocks with his arms.
Lothbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pfeifer backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Pfeifer controls the action.
Pfeifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Lothbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lothbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pfeifer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok working aggressively here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lothbrok. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short right from Pfeifer.
Lothbrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lothbrok digs a right hand underneath Pfeifer's ribcage. Pfeifer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pfeifer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Pfeifer misses.
A right-left combo lands from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a wild body kick that Lothbrok sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Lothbrok there.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pfeifer as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Pfeifer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lothbrok works Pfeifer's body with a nice hook.
Lothbrok missing with a left hand there. Pfeifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjorn Lothbrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pfeifer cracks Lothbrok with an open hand slap.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pfeifer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Lothbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pfeifer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lothbrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Lothbrok lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Pfeifer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pfeifer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lothbrok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeifer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lothbrok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lothbrok lands a head shot.
Lothbrok connects with a single shot there.
Pfeifer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
Lothbrok swats away the attempt to clinch by Pfeifer.
Lothbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pfeifer missing with knees to the body.
Pfeifer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Pfeifer controls the action.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pfeifer or not.
Lothbrok is working Pfeifer over against the cage.
Pfeifer misses with a punch on the inside.
Lothbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Lothbrok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the liver by Lothbrok. Beautiful body shot.
Pfeifer lands with a kick to the temple. Lothbrok shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lothbrok digs a good hook to Pfeifer's body.
Lothbrok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pfeifer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lothbrok throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pfeifer on the side of the head.
Lothbrok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Pfeifer blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
Lothbrok digs a good body shot into Pfeifer's ribs.
Pfeifer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lothbrok tests Pfeifer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands with a nice body punch.
Pfeifer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lothbrok manages to avoid it.
Pfeifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lothbrok scores with the left hand. Pfeifer knows he should have avoided that one.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but Pfeifer shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Pfeifer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lothbrok circles away quickly and effectively.
Lothbrok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lothbrok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Lothbrok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lothbrok lands with a shot to the body.
Lothbrok throws out a powerful jab.
Pfeifer fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
Pfeifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer misses with a wild combination.
Pfeifer moves forwards but Lothbrok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Lothbrok throws out a powerful jab.
Lothbrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pfeifer throws a big counter combination but Lothbrok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lothbrok moves out of range as Pfeifer strikes.
Lothbrok lands a right hook to the body.
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lothbrok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lothbrok punishes Pfeifer's body with a nice straight punch.
Lothbrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lothbrok takes the fight into the clinch.
Lothbrok lands with a left to the head.
Lothbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pfeifer's elbow.
Lothbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pfeifer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lothbrok tries to throw a body punch but Pfeifer avoids it by throwing Lothbrok back against the cage.
Pfeifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pfeifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lothbrok blocks it with crossed arms.
Pfeifer tries to break free but Lothbrok pushes him back against the cage.
Pfeifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lothbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok cracks Pfeifer with a nice body shot.
Lothbrok has Pfeifer pressed against the cage, preventing Pfeifer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lothbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pfeifer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pfeifer is rocked!
Lothbrok lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Pfeifer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfeifer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pfeifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lothbrok.
Pfeifer tries a knee to the head but Lothbrok blocks it.
Lothbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lothbrok connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Pfeifer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pfeifer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lothbrok manages to avoid it.
Lothbrok's corner calls for a 1-2. Lothbrok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lothbrok.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lothbrok.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up.
Lothbrok jabs at Pfeifer's body.
Lothbrok connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Lothbrok.
Pfeifer tries to keep at a distance but Lothbrok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lothbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pfeifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pfeifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Pfeifer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok scores with a sloppy right hand. Pfeifer should have avoided that one.
Ricardo Pfeifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothbrok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pfeifer. Pfeifer obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Lothbrok as he checks the leg kick.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Lothbrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lothbrok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Lothbrok!
After the fight, Bjorn Lothbrok 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 3799 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 488 p4p, 311 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhino misses with a head kick.
Rhino lands with a kick to the temple. Vazzappo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vazzappo throws a lazy right hand but Rhino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhino moves away from the strike by Vazzappo.
Nice sprawl there from Vazzappo as Rhino shoots in.
Vazzappo scores with a body shot.
Vazzappo just misses with a punch to the body.
Vazzappo lands with a good body shot.
Rhino looks to land a combination but Vazzappo avoids it well.
Rhino shoots in and drives through. Vazzappo sprawls well.
Vazzappo lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino cracks Vazzappo with a good jab.
Rhino scores with the left hand. Vazzappo knows he should have avoided that one.
Vazzappo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vazzappo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino misses with a head kick.
Vazzappo avoids the body shot from Rhino.
Vazzappo is looking for the big counter here.
Rhino looks for a takedown but Vazzappo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Rhino.
Vazzappo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vazzappo avoids it really well and circles away.
Tony Vazzappo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vazzappo looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
Vazzappo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vazzappo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vazzappo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhino.
Vazzappo throws a looping overhand right but Rhino ducks down to avoid it.
Vazzappo jabs Rhino right on the nose. Rhino blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo connects with an inside leg kick.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino throws out a loose jab but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhino darts in and clinches Vazzappo up against the cage.
Vazzappo manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rhino.
Rhino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vazzappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhino circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhino is looking to counter punch.
Rhino tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Vazzappo misses.
Rhino lunges at Vazzappo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vazzappo's hand.
Vazzappo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Rhino.
Sloppy strikes from Rhino. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Vazzappo does no damage.
Rhino lands a really nice looking cross but Vazzappo seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rhino slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vazzappo is pressing down on Rhino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rhino throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vazzappo dives on top into guard.
Rhino has momentary wrist control but Vazzappo slips an elbow through the middle.
Rhino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rhino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vazzappo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo pushes Rhino off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Rhino misses.
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vazzappo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vazzappo throws a push kick but Rhino slaps the foot to one side.
Rhino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vazzappo defends it nicely.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Rhino avoids nicely.
Vazzappo misses with a double jab.
Rhino connects with a body shot that sends Vazzappo's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Vazzappo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhino tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhino blocks a head kick by Vazzappo.
Rhino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vazzappo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhino fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Rhino avoids nicely.
Vazzappo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tony Vazzappo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vazzappo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhino was well out of range. Poor timing from Vazzappo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo dodges the punch combination from Rhino.
Vazzappo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhino.
Vazzappo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vazzappo throws a head kick that misses.
Vazzappo throws a wild body kick that Rhino sees coming a mile off.
Vazzappo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rhino counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vazzappo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vazzappo counters with a right hand to the body.
Rhino scores with a hook.
Rhino cracks Vazzappo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vazzappo defending well as Rhino loads up on a big left hand.
Vazzappo throws a nice looking combination but Rhino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vazzappo throws a leg kick but Rhino moved away.
Rhino appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhino manages to avoid it.
Rhino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rhino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vazzappo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rhino is on him like a limpet, forcing Vazzappo back against the cage.
Rhino manages to break the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vazzappo misses with a wild body shot.
Rhino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhino shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vazzappo's guard.
Vazzappo has his feet on Rhino's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rhino with a hook.
Rhino closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vazzappo quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vazzappo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rhino is looking to stall here but Vazzappo recovers full guard.
Rhino is stalling in the full guard.
Rhino has gone for a leg lock! Vazzappo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rhino's guard.
Vazzappo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhino is just out of range.
Rhino scores with a one two! Vazzappo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vazzappo just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Vazzappo misses
and Rhino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vazzappo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rhino.
Vazzappo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhino throwing a counter right hand but Vazzappo manages to avoid it.
Rhino with a jab.
Rhino misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vazzappo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Rhino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Vazzappo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vazzappo looks to land a left hand but Rhino moved out of range nicely.
Rhino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazzappo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vazzappo avoids the body shot from Rhino.
Rhino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brutalis Rhino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Rhino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vazzappo back to the cage. Rhino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rhino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rhino is rocked!
Vazzappo cracks Rhino with a hook to the temple - Rhino is on wobbly legs here! Vazzappo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rhino falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Vazzappo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Vazzappo!
Tony Vazzappo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgar Beornegar (ranked 2583 p4p, 2590 weight class) and Xavier Blackblood (ranked 120 p4p, 121 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Beornegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood gets tackled into the cage by Beornegar. Beornegar maintains the clinch.
Beornegar is trying to trip Blackblood. He has hold of a leg but Blackblood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beornegar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Beornegar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blackblood's head.
Beornegar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackblood is keeping the position for now.
Beornegar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackblood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beornegar is controlling him.
Beornegar tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackblood is retaining full guard.
Beornegar is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beornegar wants to control from the top but Blackblood keeps moving.
Beornegar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood keeping moving, preventing Beornegar from controlling successfully.
Blackblood keeping full guard, as Beornegar tries to pass.
Beornegar landing with the ground and pound.
Blackblood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beornegar throwing strikes from guard but Blackblood blocks nicely.
Beornegar trying to control but Blackblood is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beornegar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blackblood's guard.
Beornegar wants to free his trapped foot but Blackblood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beornegar wants to take a breather but Blackblood is having none of it.
Blackblood 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.
Beornegar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blackblood is trying to stand back up but Beornegar is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blackblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackblood is looking for the big counter here.
Beornegar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beornegar lands in his opponent's guard.
Beornegar stands and throws Blackblood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood manages to get back to half guard.
Blackblood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beornegar is looking to stall here but Blackblood recovers full guard.
Blackblood wants to stand up but Beornegar is controlling him.
Beornegar trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beornegar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Beornegar trying to move into half guard but instead Blackblood has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beornegar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackblood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beornegar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackblood is aware though and is defending well.
Beornegar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beornegar 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beornegar is looking for a triangle but Blackblood pushes his legs off easily.
Beornegar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgar Beornegar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blackblood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beornegar shoots in for a takedown but Blackblood shows good takedown defense.
Beornegar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackblood tries to throw a body punch but Beornegar avoids it by throwing Blackblood back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Blackblood.
Beornegar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blackblood is working Beornegar over against the cage.
Beornegar tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackblood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackblood lands a right hand.
Blackblood lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood cracks Beornegar with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Blackblood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackblood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Wulfgar Beornegar has been cut.
Nice body punch from Blackblood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blackblood scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood with a knee to the head.
Beornegar blocks an elbow strike from Blackblood.
Blackblood with a knee to the head.
Xavier Blackblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Blackblood - that landed with a thud.
Blackblood connects with a knee to the head.
Blackblood lands a body shot.
Blackblood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beornegar backwards.
Blackblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackblood gets through Beornegar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blackblood has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Beornegar - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Blackblood, and another! Beornegar is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Xavier Blackblood!
After the big win, Xavier Blackblood made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 1616 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 224 p4p, 332 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
Shelby defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Draven throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby staying out of range there.
It looked like Shelby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Draven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Draven misses.
Shelby slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby throws the kick towards the body but Draven avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
Draven takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooh!!! Draven has knocked Shelby down with a huge combo! Draven steps away and waves a wobbly Shelby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shelby is rocked!
It looks like Hugh Shelby has been cut.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby seems to have got his legs back now.
Shelby clinches up with Draven and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven drops Shelby with a straight right hand, right on the button! Draven follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 1729 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 231 p4p, 313 weight class). Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Phenomenal. 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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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov looking to score a takedown here. Claw is defending well but Molotov drives through and ends up in Claw's guard.
Claw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molotov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Claw looking for subs off his back but Molotov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Molotov slips a nice elbow through Claw's hands, connecting with Claw's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is trying to control but can't.
My spies in VenDettaGYM inform me that Molotov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Claw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Molotov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is keen to just control but Claw is a slippery customer.
Molotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Claw is staying active underneath Molotov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Claw wants to get back to full guard but Molotov has mounted him!
Claw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Claw?
Claw is in all sorts of trouble here.
Molotov wants to control the pace but Claw is squirming around nicely.
Claw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is working hard here to advance position.
Claw bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Claw postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Molotov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Claw, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Molotov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Molotov is sitting in close to Claw's body. Claw has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Molotov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Molotov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Claw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chief Claw!
Our winner, Chief Claw, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 436 p4p, 802 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 59 p4p, 96 weight class). Crawler has chosen World Ender as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Crawler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Kidd looks for the body kick but Crawler saw that one coming.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawler forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Kidd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Kidd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crawler throws a head punch that misses.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawler 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.
Kidd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kidd scores with a push kick.
Crawler misses with a body shot.
Crawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Crawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kidd rather than just go for the knockout.
Kidd scores with the left hand. Crawler knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Kidd keeps it at a distance.
Crawler takes one to the side of the head.
Kidd throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kidd misses.
Kidd moves out of range as Crawler strikes.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Crawler moved away.
Crawler cracks Kidd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crawler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Night Crawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Crawler does it's job there.
Kidd throws the kick towards the body but Crawler avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kidd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crawler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kidd.
Crawler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
Kidd throws a body punch but Crawler moves out of range.
Kidd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawler.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawler throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Kidd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawler misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Crawler.
Kidd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Crawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawler tries to avoid it.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Crawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawler throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd throws a looping overhand right but Crawler ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd throws a body kick that misses.
Kidd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawler misses the body punch
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawler.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Crawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Crawler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawler.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Crawler finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Crawler slips the punch.
Crawler staying out of range there.
A jab from Crawler misses.
Crawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Crawler throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd moves out of range as Crawler strikes.
Crawler clinches up against the cage.
Kidd dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawler lands a head shot.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Crawler throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kidd lands a jab to the head.
Crawler misses with a looping right.
Crawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidd can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawler throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kidd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawler. That did some damage!
Crawler swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
Crawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kidd with a body shot.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crawler digs a good body shot into Kidd's ribs.
Crawler misses with a straight right.
Crawler pushes Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawler lands a left hand.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawler tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
Crawler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd lands with a left to the head.
Kidd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Night Crawler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Crawler as he checks the leg kick.
Crawler misses with a right hand
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawler moves in looking to clinch but Kidd pushes him off.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Kidd.
Nice shot by Kidd.
Kidd throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Crawler blocks the low kick.
Crawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kidd ducks right into an uppercut from Crawler.
Kidd works over Crawler's head and body with a nice combination.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Crawler.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Crawler sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kidd.
Kidd walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Crawler takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Crawler scores with a jab to the body.
Night Crawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidd walks into a stiff left hand from Crawler.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Crawler checks a leg kick nicely.
Kidd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Crawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Crawler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kidd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Kidd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kidd avoids the body shot from Crawler.
Crawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Crawler looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crawler scores with a nice strike.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawler.
Kidd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawler digs a good hook to Kidd's body.
Crawler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body.
Crawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crawler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kidd - the referee stops the clock and Crawler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kidd. Crawler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut there from Crawler.
Crawler scores with a jab to the head.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Kidd.
Crawler throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd is looking to chop away at Crawler's legs.
Crawler lunges at Kidd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kidd's hand.
Crawler missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Kidd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kidd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawler takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Crawler misses its intended target.
Crawler just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Crawler misses its intended target.
Crawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Crawler sees coming a mile off.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Crawler.
Crawler missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Crawler sees coming a mile off.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kidd throws a low kick but Crawler avoids it.
Crawler throws a shot to the body.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Crawler throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Crawler throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Crawler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawler misses the target.
Crawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kidd looks to land a right hand but Crawler moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Crawler lands a body shot.
Crawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Crawler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
Crawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawler scores with a nice right hand.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Night Crawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Crawler.
A cross from Crawler lands.
Kidd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Kidd digs a good body shot into Crawler's ribs.
Kidd ducks right into an uppercut from Crawler.
Crawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Crawler is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.
Crawler looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawler misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Kidd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crawler just manages to avoid it.
Crawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Crawler scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler scores with the left hand. Kidd knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawler scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Crawler.
Crawler throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Crawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler checks a low kick from Kidd.
Crawler steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kidd.
Crawler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kidd.
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kidd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawler has closed the distance and engaged Kidd in a clinch.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
Crawler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawler lands a shot to the body.
Kidd trying to control the position but instead, Crawler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kidd into the cage.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawler throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Crawler.
Crawler tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Crawler back against the cage.
Crawler pushes Kidd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Kidd shrugs off.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Kidd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kidd.
Crawler blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawler throws an elbow but misses.
Kidd takes an elbow to the temple.
Kidd lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Crawler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kidd's brow.
Crawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawler tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Crawler back against the cage.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
Crawler blocks an uppercut.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Crawler controls the action.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler is looking to clinch.
Kidd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawler is out of range.
Crawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kidd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kidd tries to move into range but Crawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawler checks a leg kick nicely.
Kidd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kidd throws a body kick that misses.
Kidd tries to land a front kick but Crawler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Crawler's head but Crawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawler misses with a straight right.
Crawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawler misses with a looping left.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Crawler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kidd.
Crawler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawler misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Kidd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Crawler lands with a cross.
Crawler misses with a body shot.
Kidd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawler throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Crawler scores with a jab to the head.
Kidd tries to land a leg kick but Crawler saw it coming and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawler.
Kidd cracks Crawler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawler misses with a hook.
Kidd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Night Crawler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawler. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Night Crawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawler 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Crawler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 1951 p4p, 828 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 265 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Danilov.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Danilov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald throws a chopping leg kick but Danilov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Danilov.
Danilov throws a leg kick but McDonald checks it.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danilov was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Danilov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald motions for Danilov to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danilov connects with a leg kick.
Danilov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Danilov has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov trying to land knees to the body.
Danilov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Danilov.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Danilov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Danilov lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Danilov scores with a shoulder strike.
Danilov misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Danilov - that landed with a thud.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Danilov lands a body punch.
Danilov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilov.
Danilov stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McDonald tries to circle away but Danilov has him pinned against the cage.
McDonald looking to stall.
Danilov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
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!
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald misses with some punches.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
McDonald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danilov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McDonald can turn it around.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Danilov stalling the fight.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danilov's elbow.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Danilov has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Danilov.
Danilov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Danilov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danilov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danilov leaning against his opponent.
Danilov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDonald up against the cage.
McDonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Danilov.
McDonald taking a breather.
Danilov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danilov lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Danilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danilov controlling the action here for a moment.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Danilov's leg. Danilov is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danilov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
Danilov throws out a powerful jab.
Danilov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDonald flicks out a counter leg kick but Danilov steps away.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
Danilov is looking to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Danilov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danilov throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald with the counter takedown but Danilov avoids it easily.
Danilov closes the distance and clinches.
Danilov missing with knees to the body.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
A body shot lands from McDonald.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald works on Danilov's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to break free.
A short right from Danilov.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Danilov misses with an elbow strike.
Danilov avoiding damage.
Danilov blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Danilov lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald taking a breather.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Danilov has double underhooks.
McDonald wants to stall.
McDonald taking a breather.
McDonald wants to break free but Danilov has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov blocks an uppercut.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Danilov cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Danilov has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald wants to stall.
Danilov digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danilov lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
Danilov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Danilov tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Danilov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Danilov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danilov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danilov lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Danilov pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danilov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danilov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McDonald tries a body shot but Danilov blocks it.
McDonald being controlled against the cage.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Ruslan Danilov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danilov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danilov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Danilov back against the cage.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Danilov avoiding damage.
Danilov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Danilov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danilov digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danilov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.
McDonald is trying to stall.
McDonald tries to work over Danilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danilov.
Stalling in the clinch from Danilov.
Danilov gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Danilov looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
Danilov throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danilov is looking to counter punch.
Danilov scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danilov avoids a kick to the body.
Danilov lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Danilov connects with a right hand. McDonald shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Danilov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danilov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Danilov duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Danilov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Danilov misses the shot to the body.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and Danilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danilov moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Danilov closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
Danilov lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danilov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danilov stalls.
Danilov is working McDonald over against the cage.
Danilov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Danilov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danilov blocks a body shot from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Danilov.
Danilov has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and McDonald goes down! Danilov pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
 McDonald is rocked!
It looks like David McDonald has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danilov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McDonald is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Danilov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Danilov!
A less than humble Ruslan Danilov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, David McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man. Fighting's a tough game. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 547 p4p, 784 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 82 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turunen tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turunen scores with a hook.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Turunen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turunen looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Turunen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turunen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turunen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Curtis.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Turunen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turunen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turunen lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Curtis is predictable there
letting Turunen counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Turunen 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.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Turunen is out of range.
Turunen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turunen looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.
Curtis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Turunen.
Turunen connects with a body shot that sends Curtis's belly button to the back.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Curtis lands a jab.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turunen's sensitive parts.
Curtis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curtis fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Turunen misses.
A combination from Turunen does no damage.
Turunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curtis circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Curtis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turunen is out of range and Curtis settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turunen! But no joy.
Curtis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Turunen.
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!
Curtis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turunen digs a right hand into Curtis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Curtis's gas tank.
Curtis tries a body shot but Turunen blocks it.
Turunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turunen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turunen throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Turunen misses with a body punch.
Turunen lands a shoulder strike.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Turunen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Turunen can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Turunen throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Turunen tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turunen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turunen tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Turunen on the inside.
Turunen lands a nice shot to the body.
Turunen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Curtis - that landed with a thud.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Curtis throws a chopping leg kick but Turunen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Curtis misses its target.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis tests Turunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis slips a jab from Turunen.
Curtis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turunen if he has to take too many more of those.
Turunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curtis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turunen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Curtis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turunen scrambles back to his feet.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.
Turunen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Turunen works over Curtis's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab from Curtis.
Curtis moves out of range as Turunen strikes.
Curtis jabs Turunen right on the nose. Turunen blinks but takes it well.
Turunen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turunen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis misses with a two punch combination.
Turunen throws a combination. Curtis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curtis slips under a jab from Turunen.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turunen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turunen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curtis under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
It looks like Curtis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turunen.
Turunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis checks a leg kick nicely.
Curtis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turunen.
It looked like Curtis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turunen.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Turunen looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turunen's hands.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws a head kick but Turunen moves out of range.
Curtis misses the body punch
and Turunen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Turunen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Curtis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Turunen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turunen.
Turunen lands with an overhand left.
Turunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turunen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis misses with a kick to the body.
Curtis throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
Turunen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Turunen counters with a series of strikes. Curtis will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turunen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Turunen.
An inside leg kick lands from Curtis.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Turunen.
Turunen blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to move into range but Turunen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turunen misses with a low kick.
Turunen misses with the combination.
Turunen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
A nice side step and Turunen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Curtis thows a leg kick but Turunen checks it
and Turunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turunen lands a jab-cross combination.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Turunen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Curtis's hands.
Turunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turunen.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Turunen avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turunen.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Turunen in a clinch.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turunen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turunen misses with a straight right.
Turunen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick lands for Curtis.
Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turunen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turunen takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Turunen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Turunen throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Turunen scores with a shot to the body.
Turunen lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Turunen takes the fight into the clinch.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turunen's elbow.
Turunen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Turunen.
Curtis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turunen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Turunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Curtis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Turunen ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turunen has time to react.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Turunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Turunen misses.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Turunen walks into a jab.
Curtis avoids the head kick by Turunen.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Turunen's shoulder, as Turunen tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Turunen.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen thuds his right hand into Curtis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turunen lands with a good body shot.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Turunen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turunen misses with a straight left.
Curtis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curtis. That did some damage!
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis tests Turunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Turunen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Turunen throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Turunen misses with a low kick.
Curtis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turunen defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Turunen misses its intended target.
Turunen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turunen blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Turunen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Turunen with an uppercut!
Teuvo Turunen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turunen throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turunen.
Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Turunen pushes him off.
Turunen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Turunen connects with a body shot that sends Curtis's belly button to the back.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Curtis lands a glancing blow to the side of Turunen's head.
Curtis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Turunen lands.
Turunen checks the leg kick.
Curtis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turunen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turunen catches Curtis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turunen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turunen slips under a jab from Curtis.
Turunen thinks about the counter body kick.
Curtis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turunen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curtis. Curtis obviously looking to wear him down.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
Curtis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Turunen ducks down to avoid it.
Turunen misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis is looking for a counter combo.
Turunen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turunen misses with a leg kick
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turunen throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
Turunen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Curtis throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turunen slips under a jab.
Turunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topher Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis looks to land a combination but Turunen avoids it well.
A nice side step and Turunen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turunen.
Turunen throws a low kick but Curtis avoids it.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curtis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Turunen off balance momentarily.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curtis scores with a sloppy right hand. Turunen should have avoided that one.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
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 Topher Curtis.
Well Turunen 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Turunen!
Teuvo Turunen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Topher Curtis had this to say: 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.
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