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FARTMMA 108 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Backman (ranked 3164 p4p, 3287 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 331 p4p, 340 weight class). George Backman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edmund Shklyarskiy's chin.
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Backman avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shklyarskiy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shklyarskiy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Backman moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab.
Backman scoring well with a low kick there.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Backman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Backman.
Shklyarskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Backman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy swings widly with a right hand
and Backman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Backman lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Backman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Backman.
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!
Shklyarskiy throws a right hand that Backman ducks under and follows up with a left that Backman also avoids with ease.
Shklyarskiy loads up on a big right hand but Backman slips the punch.
It looked like Backman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shklyarskiy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Backman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shklyarskiy misses with a lunging right hand
and Backman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shklyarskiy thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy missing with a left hand there. Backman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shklyarskiy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Backman.
The fighters circling - Shklyarskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Backman is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Backman.
The fighters circling - Backman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Backman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Shklyarskiy drops his hands momentarily and Backman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Backman lands a glancing blow to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Backman moves away and avoids it.
Backman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shklyarskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Backman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Backman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Backman.
Backman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman connects with a crisp jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backman takes one to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Backman's ribcage but misses.
Backman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Backman ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Backman misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Backman!
Shklyarskiy needs to keep his hands up - Backman had a free shot at his head there.
 Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Shklyarskiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Backman doesn't seem bothered though.
Shklyarskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Backman finish him?
Backman closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Shklyarskiy out cold! Shklyarskiy corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Backman!
A relieved looking George Backman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Praetorian (ranked 3312 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 424 p4p, 353 weight class). Praetorian comes to the cage accompanied by Azure Eagles Soaring. McGuire has chosen Jekyll And Hyde as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Praetorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praetorian misses with a low kick.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Praetorian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Praetorian was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Praetorian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Praetorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Praetorian throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Praetorian backing away here, and McGuire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Praetorian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire tries to clinch but Praetorian is having none of it.
McGuire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Praetorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praetorian throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuire!
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Praetorian misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Praetorian.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Praetorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Praetorian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Praetorian seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick lands for Praetorian.
Praetorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praetorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! McGuire throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Praetorian is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike McGuire!
A very excited looking Mike McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Thomas (ranked 5354 p4p, 2228 weight class) and Renerye Sale Anderson (ranked 571 p4p, 296 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by TWICE - More & More. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renerye Sale Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Anderson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Thomas is staying active.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Thomas misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thomas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Thomas won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Anderson 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.
Thomas is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Thomas lands a couple of digs.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Thomas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Thomas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thomas controlling the position.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson wants to stand but Thomas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson drops Thomas with a beautiful combination! Thomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anderson is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Mason Thomas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice right hand that sends Thomas toppling to the canvas! Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anderson finish him?!
 Thomas is rocked!
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Thomas covering up! Anderson comes in with a big uppercut and Thomas goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Renerye Sale Anderson!
Renerye Sale Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mason Thomas was interviewed post fight and said 'Bloody hell mate. bastard's got lucky. see ya at the pub!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Carter (ranked 22973 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Tevin Felix (ranked 745 p4p, 441 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for 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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Felix!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix fails with the takedown.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Felix drives through with a takedown into guard.
Felix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Felix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix lands a couple of elbows.
Felix throws a big elbow that misses.
Felix wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter keeping full guard, as Felix tries to pass.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Felix working some strikes from top position.
Felix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Felix tries to move to full mount but Carter actually manages to regain half guard.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Felix is working for a kimura but Carter is defending it quite comfortably.
Felix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felix is working away from the top position though.
Felix wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Carter is doing well to control the position and prevent Felix from advancing to side control.
Felix passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is working for a guillotine from mount but Carter frees his head quite easily.
Felix looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Felix is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Felix tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felix throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Felix loaded up on that one.
Felix with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Felix.
Felix scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
Felix can't control as he wanted to and Carter manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Felix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter trying to control but Felix postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Felix dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Felix.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
Felix lands with a punch from half guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Felix is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carter sees it coming and defends easily.
Felix trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Felix seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control here.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Felix is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carter defends it well.
Felix stalling.
Carter regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Felix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Felix defends well.
Carter has his hands on Felix's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felix controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felix is aware though and is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Felix connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
Tevin Felix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Felix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Felix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter slips a straight right by Felix.
Felix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tevin Felix.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Felix slips a jab from Carter.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix wants to clinch.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Felix slips the punch.
Felix with the counter takedown but Carter avoids it easily.
Felix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter is looking to wear down Felix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felix.
Felix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felix.
Felix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter throws a hook but Felix avoids it easily.
Felix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Felix shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Felix looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking for a triangle but Felix pushes his legs off easily.
Felix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Tevin Felix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Felix is stalling in the full guard.
Felix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Felix moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Felix is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felix tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carter's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix working the ground and pound.
Felix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carter has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Felix politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Felix prefers to stall for the moment though.
Felix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Felix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carter, who protects the arm well.
Felix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter tries to escape but Felix is in control.
Carter tries to bench press Felix off him but Felix keeps the position.
Carter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Felix.
Felix just content to control the position.
Felix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Felix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Felix trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tevin Felix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Felix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevin Felix!
A victorious Tevin Felix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Johansson (ranked 2790 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 394 p4p, 258 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson scores with the left hand. Entreri knows he should have avoided that one.
Entreri lands a head kick!
Entreri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Entreri.
A head kick misses from Entreri.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Entreri's hands.
Entreri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Entreri looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Entreri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Entreri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Entreri's head backwards.
Entreri is rocked!
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!
Entreri is looking to clinch.
Entreri is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansson finish him?
Johansson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johansson punishes Entreri's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johansson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Entreri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson trying to pass the guard but Entreri defending well.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johansson is thwarting Entreri's attempts to control the position.
Entreri tries to get to full guard but Johansson has control of the leg.
Johansson seems to be working for a kimura but Entreri defends the submission attempt.
Entreri seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Entreri is looking to improve his position.
Entreri actively working from the bottom here.
Johansson tries to pass to full mount but Entreri defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Entreri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Entreri wants to improve his position but Johansson is controlling well.
Johansson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Entreri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johansson is in close to Entreri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Entreri keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Entreri's brow.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Entreri will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Entreri tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Entreri keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson is working Entreri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johansson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johansson cracks Entreri with a solid left hand.
Johansson wants to stand but Entreri has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johansson 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.
Johansson is in close to Entreri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johansson stands and steps away. Entreri gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Entreri throws a chopping leg kick but Johansson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Entreri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Entreri tries to clinch up.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Entreri.
Johansson dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entreri lands a head kick. Johansson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johansson throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Entreri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri checks a leg kick.
Entreri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johansson.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Entreri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Entreri misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Entreri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauli Johansson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artemis Entreri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson with a nice cross.
Entreri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Entreri walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entreri can do to turn this around?
Entreri gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johansson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauli Johansson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Santiago (ranked 2643 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Lars Bullock (ranked 123 p4p, 79 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by i just want it all. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dodong Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock fails with the takedown
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lars Bullock has been cut.
Santiago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bullock throws a left that rocks Santiago and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bullock dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santiago regain composure!
It looks like Dodong Santiago has been cut.
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!
Bullock throws an elbow but Santiago slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santiago is looking for a sweep.
Santiago wants to control but Bullock postures up.
Bullock staying calm.
Santiago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Santiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bullock controlling the position from side mount.
Bullock has control of an arm but Santiago manages to advance to Bullock's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Santiago is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bullock trying to get back to his feet but Santiago is in full control for now.
Santiago is trying to control but Bullock is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Bullock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santiago avoids the attempt from Bullock to control.
Santiago looking to ground and pound but Bullock is blocking nicely.
Bullock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santiago throws a sloppy strike and Bullock uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Bullock has ended up in Santiago's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock trying to control but Santiago is working from the bottom.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Bullock controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullock works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.
Bullock with a nice head shot there.
Bullock won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullock trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullock throwing strikes from guard but Santiago blocks nicely.
Bullock 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.
Santiago looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santiago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santiago is working hard here to advance position.
Bullock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bullock throws a big right hand that misses.
Santiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullock 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santiago lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Lars Bullock's cut even more.
Lars Bullock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bullock counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Bullock stopping the sweep attempt from Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock trying to control but Santiago is working from the bottom.
Santiago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bullock stays in close to Santiago's body and controls the position.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Santiago working a defensive guard but Bullock manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bullock looks up at the clock and then as Santiago takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bullock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santiago tries to improve position but can't.
Bullock working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Bullock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullock.
Bullock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santiago defends it nicely.
Santiago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bullock staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Bullock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bullock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bullock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago drops Bullock with a beautiful combination! Bullock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santiago is looking for the KO!
Bullock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago throws a pinpoint strike between Bullock's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bullock crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Santiago scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dodong Santiago!
An intense looking Dodong Santiago took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm not surprised maducfekers'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gemechu McKraken (ranked 1138 p4p, 1692 weight class) and Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 131 p4p, 194 weight class). 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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKraken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McKraken gets a double leg takedown into Puller's guard.
McKraken trying to control the position from guard on top but Puller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puller wants to stand and escape but McKraken is having none of it.
McKraken is looking to work some ground and pound but Puller has wrist control.
McKraken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McKraken looking to pass the guard.
Puller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
McKraken shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Puller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller is trying to get back to his feet.
McKraken wants to control but Puller is keeping him busy.
Puller pushes McKraken away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McKraken gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken throws an elbow but Puller slips to the side and avoids it well.
McKraken lands a few punches from side control.
McKraken cracks Puller with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Puller told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Puller is not content to let McKraken control the position.
Puller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McKraken is controlling him well.
Puller taking punishment in the form of punches.
Puller parries the strikes from McKraken easily there. McKraken is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Puller to escape.
Puller is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McKraken has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McKraken lands a few punches from side control.
Puller is not content to let McKraken control the position.
McKraken lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKraken postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McKraken has hold of Puller's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Puller seems comfortable defending it but McKraken has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Puller is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Puller is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but McKraken couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gemechu McKraken!
Gemechu McKraken was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 1435 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 196 p4p, 189 weight class). Edmonds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Knox has chosen 'Til I Collapse | Eminem as his entrance music. 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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox jabs Edmonds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edmonds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edmonds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmonds stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Knox as Edmonds shoots in.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a hook.
Edmonds fails with the takedown.
Edmonds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edmonds.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edmonds.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Edmonds tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Edmonds misses.
Knox wants to land a leg kick but Edmonds is out of range.
It looked like Edmonds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmonds throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmonds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Edmonds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edmonds.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edmonds is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmonds misses the target.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmonds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knox wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Edmonds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmonds slips a jab from Knox.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edmonds fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Edmonds misses.
Edmonds checks the leg kick.
Edmonds is looking to counter punch.
Edmonds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a low kick, right behind Edmonds 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Edmonds doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox thumps Edmonds with a low kick.
Kappa Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Edmonds moves out of range of the leg kick from Knox.
Edmonds scores with a nice right hand.
Edmonds swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Edmonds throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edmonds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edmonds showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Edmonds is working for a submission of some sort.
Edmonds is working for a kimura but Knox is defending it quite comfortably.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura here.
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 John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edmonds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edmonds off to one side.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edmonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmonds was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Edmonds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edmonds misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Edmonds saw that one coming.
Edmonds throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Edmonds.
Edmonds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox stuns Edmonds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edmonds shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Edmonds finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Knox manages to get to full guard.
Edmonds preventing the sweep.
Edmonds trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Edmonds is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edmonds preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edmonds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox feints a counter leg kick.
Edmonds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edmonds is out of range and Knox settles back down.
Edmonds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edmonds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edmonds goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Knox rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edmonds's guard! Nice work there by Knox!
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knox has picked Edmonds up and slammed him! Edmonds can't keep hold of the triangle and Knox manages to pass to side control!
Edmonds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Edmonds 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. This is the final round!
Knox misses with a body shot.
Edmonds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmonds fails to land with a series of punches.
Edmonds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Edmonds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knox.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edmonds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knox scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edmonds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edmonds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knox tries to bench press Edmonds off him but Edmonds keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edmonds wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knox, who protects the arm well.
Edmonds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox prevents Edmonds from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is not content to let Edmonds control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Edmonds lands a slapping body shot.
Kappa Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Knox.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Edmonds off balance momentarily.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edmonds.
Edmonds closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Edmonds works his way into full mount!
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Edmonds sits in half guard.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox wants to sweep here but Edmonds controlling him for the moment.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
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 John Edmonds.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edmonds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
John Edmonds seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 925 p4p, 939 weight class) and Heitor Machado (ranked 16 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heitor Machado enters the cage!
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Machado!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murhapuro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machado tries to buck Murhapuro off but Murhapuro is having none of it.
Murhapuro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murhapuro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murhapuro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado struggling a bit here.
Machado is looking for a sweep.
Machado can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Machado is defending well.
Machado regains half guard.
Murhapuro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Machado sees it coming and defends easily.
Murhapuro trying to control the pace.
Murhapuro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murhapuro.
Machado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhapuro pulls his head out easily.
Murhapuro is thwarting Machado's attempts to control the position.
Machado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murhapuro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murhapuro's back!
Murhapuro trying to control the hands but Machado breaks the grip.
Murhapuro is keeping busy.
Machado working for the choke.
Murhapuro fending off the submission attempt from Machado.
Murhapuro is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado not allowing Murhapuro to control his hands.
Murhapuro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Machado is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Murhapuro knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Murhapuro for a finish.
Machado tightening his grip on Murhapuro, looking for the choke.
Murhapuro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Machado is looking for the choke from the back position but Murhapuro is controlling his hands well.
Murhapuro is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhapuro trying to control the hands but Machado won't let him.
Machado is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Murhapuro is defending well though. Machado let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro showing good submission defense here.
Machado has the hooks in. Murhapuro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Machado is not going to allow Murhapuro to sit and survive in this position.
Machado tries to keep control of the position but Murhapuro is staying busy.
Machado controlling well, preventing Murhapuro from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado is trying to stick to Murhapuro's back but Murhapuro is turning into Machado. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Machado's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murhapuro.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Murhapuro from controlling successfully.
Machado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murhapuro defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heitor Machado 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.
Machado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhapuro's waist but Murhapuro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machado off to one side.
Murhapuro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhapuro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Machado to the mat! Machado manages to get full guard.
Machado pulls Murhapuro in to control the position.
Murhapuro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murhapuro passes Machado's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhapuro pulls his head out easily.
Machado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado is looking to improve his position.
Murhapuro wants to work for an arm triangle but Machado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Machado is trying to maintain the position but Murhapuro is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro is trying to control. Machado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Machado defends it well.
Machado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.
Machado is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Murhapuro has latched onto it... Big trouble! Murhapuro pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Machado is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Murhapuro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pauke Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 1406 p4p, 923 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses with a two punch combination.
Mad Onion is looking for a counter combo.
Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Rasputin looking to stall.
Mad Onion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mad Onion breaks the clinch.
Rasputin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Mad Onion. That snapped Rasputin's head back.
It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mad Onion drives through and clinches with Rasputin against the cage.
Mad Onion avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Mad Onion takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Rasputin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mad Onion breaks from the clinch.
Mad Onion with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad Onion lands a big right hand that sends Rasputin crashing to the mat! Mad Onion stays standing though and waves Rasputin back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mad Onion. Rasputin shrugs it off though.
Mad Onion looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Mad Onion backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Rasputin's temple! It sends Rasputin violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Mad Onion celebrates and the doctors try to help Rasputin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Luke Mad Onion!
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