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WCF 39: Wolf vs Kiran PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Leaf (ranked 3673 p4p, 23336 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 428 p4p, 636 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danis working a defensive guard here.
Leaf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Leaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danis working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis keeping full guard, as Leaf tries to pass.
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.
Danis working for a triangle but Leaf defends it easily.
Danis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leaf is one step ahead there.
Danis is trying to keep Leaf in close.
Leaf won't allow Danis to get back to his feet.
Danis looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Danis closes the distance and clinches up with Leaf, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes Leaf against the cage but Leaf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leaf gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Leaf is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Leaf scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leaf is looking to advance position but Danis won't allow it.
Danis tries to get to full guard but Leaf has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf controlling the action here.
Danis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Danis trying to keep a closed guard but Leaf is proving a slippery customer.
Danis wants to sweep here but Leaf controlling him for the moment.
Leaf postures up and lands a big shot to Danis's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Danis looking to control.
Danis being controlled here, momentarily.
Danis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danis has his feet on Leaf's thighs here. He's pushed Leaf off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Leaf screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Danis!
In his post fight interview, David Danis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Beck (ranked 2917 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Harnett Mckleskin (ranked 374 p4p, 526 weight class). Jerry Beck looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harnett Mckleskin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckleskin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mckleskin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckleskin defending well though.
Beck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mckleskin looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beck connects with a nice short shot to Mckleskin's temple.
Beck wants to control but Mckleskin is keeping him busy.
Beck wants to stand up but Mckleskin is controlling the position.
Beck is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Beck wants to control but Mckleskin is keeping him busy.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mckleskin is not content to let Beck control the position.
Mckleskin looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckleskin defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Beck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Harnett Mckleskin has been cut.
Beck tries for a takedown but Mckleskin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mckleskin throws a series of punches but Beck moves out of range.
Beck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mckleskin manages to circle out of the way.
Mckleskin darts in and clinches Beck up against the cage.
Beck jumps guard but Mckleskin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mckleskin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beck is trying to trip Mckleskin. He has hold of a leg but Mckleskin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beck persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck cracks Mckleskin with a solid left hand.
Mckleskin wants to stand but Beck is controlling the position.
Mckleskin keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Beck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beck throwing strikes but missing.
Beck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mckleskin is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
Beck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beck 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.
Beck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beck is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mckleskin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Beck gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mckleskin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Beck lets go of the hold and Mckleskin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Beck!
In his post fight interview, Jerry Beck gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to World Combat Federation for taking me under their wing, and thanks to the fans. You're all awesome! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Nascimento (ranked 3934 p4p, 4546 weight class) and Zac Zane (ranked 187 p4p, 199 weight class). Nascimento's entrance music is I Never Walk a Easy Street. A fine choice. David Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice jab there from Zane.
 It looks like David Nascimento has been cut.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Zane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Nascimento is rocked!
We've been told by Nascimento's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nascimento is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Zane doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nascimento crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nascimento's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zac Zane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nash Andrews (ranked 3179 p4p, 3728 weight class) and Matthew Dean (ranked 378 p4p, 430 weight class). Matthew Dean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nash Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Dean!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dean.
Dean throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Andrews.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Andrews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andrews counters with a two punch combo.
Dean lands with a hook. Andrews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrews circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAndrews.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrews counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean unleashes a big counter combination but Andrews bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrews counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Dean off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Andrews follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Dean was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nash Andrews!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nash Andrews thanked Hot Spunk for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrion Vaughn (ranked 2420 p4p, 4330 weight class) and Dar Jee (ranked 134 p4p, 192 weight class). Jee has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music. Darrion Vaughn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn tries to bum rush Jee with a series of wild strikes but Jee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Vaughn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jee at a distance.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick
and Jee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vaughn has one foot on Jee's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vaughn punishes Jee's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaughn misses with a body kick.
Vaughn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jee blocks a head kick by Vaughn.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn connects with a body shot.
Vaughn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vaughn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee slips a jab and a cross from Vaughn.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jee slips a jab and a cross from Vaughn.
Darrion Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Jee avoids nicely.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Jee slips a straight right by Vaughn.
Jee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Jee avoids them all with ease.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Vaughn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jee is out of range and Vaughn settles back down.
Vaughn misses with a double jab.
Jee avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vaughn takes a swing at Jee's ribcage but misses.
Jee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Vaughn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
Nice defenses there by Jee.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Jee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaughn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Vaughn. Those never looked like landing.
Vaughn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaughn misses with a kick to the body.
Jee dodges the punch combination from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Jee moves out of range.
Vaughn throws a front kick aimed at Jee's knee but Jee avoids it well.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn misses with a two punch combination.
Jee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughn.
Vaughn works the jab nicely.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Jee moves out of range.
Vaughn lands with an overhand left.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jee checks a leg kick.
Vaughn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been informed that Jee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a two punch combo.
Vaughn throws a leg kick but Jee checks it.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vaughn is looking to chop away at Jee's legs.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Jee avoids nicely.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Jee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
Darrion Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jee was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Vaughn lands with a shot to the body.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn 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.
Vaughn misses with a looping left.
Jee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jee moves out of range as Vaughn throws a body kick.
Darrion Vaughn is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jee is out of range and Vaughn settles back down.
Vaughn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jee can do to turn this around?
Vaughn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vaughn tries a head kick but it misses.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaughn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Jee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn tries to score with a low kick but Jee moves his leg out of the way.
Vaughn misses with a body kick.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn tries to land a front kick but Jee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Jee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaughn.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Jee.
Vaughn is looking to chop away at Jee's legs.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jee.
Vaughn misses with a double jab.
Vaughn is looking to wear down Jee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Vaughn.
A combination from Vaughn does no damage.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jee moves away.
A jab from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn throws a body shot but no joy.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
A head kick misses from Vaughn.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Darrion Vaughn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jee is able to avoid easily.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jee avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vaughn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jee with the counter takedown but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Vaughn misses with a double jab.
Vaughn throws a right hand that Jee ducks under and follows up with a left that Jee also avoids with ease.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vaughn misses with a low kick.
Jee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jee dodges the punch combination from Vaughn.
Sloppy strikes from Vaughn. Those never looked like landing.
Jee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn misses with a straight right.
Vaughn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaughn's guard.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jee is looking to work some ground and pound but Vaughn has wrist control.
Vaughn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaughn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vaughn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee postures up in Vaughn's guard and throws a big left but Vaughn blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jee.
Jee throwing strikes but missing.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dar Jee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vaughn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
Jee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
And Jee tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaughn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaughn jabs at Jee's body.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jee moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Jee checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Jee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a body kick.
Jee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
A combination from Vaughn does no damage.
Jee feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jee manages to avoid it.
Jee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaughn takes a swing at Jee's ribcage but misses.
Jee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vaughn misses with a hook.
Vaughn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jee counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Jee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vaughn parries the strikes from Jee easily there. Jee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vaughn to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Jee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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!
Vaughn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jee.
Jee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaughn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vaughn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jee.
Vaughn dodges the ground and pound from Jee.
Vaughn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jee.
Jee working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Jee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jee.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jee.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jee.
Jee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vaughn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Jee crashes against the mat.
Vaughn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jee.
Jee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vaughn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jee.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jee.
Jee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaughn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Jee.
Jee working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
Jee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jee in side control, throwing shots but Vaughn defends.
Dar Jee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dar Jee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vaughn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrion Vaughn!
A pretty intense looking Darrion Vaughn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gordon (ranked 7152 p4p, 23852 weight class) and Raymon Dekkers (ranked 637 p4p, 677 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dekkers's choice of entrance music: Zombie Barricades. Raymon Dekkers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon shoots in and gets a takedown into Dekkers's guard.
Dekkers throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dekkers throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dekkers is looking to regain half guard here but Gordon keeps moving and retains side control.
Dekkers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gordon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon has an Americana. Dekkers didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gordon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gordon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Gordon!
A very excited looking Ryan Gordon 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 Reno Rocca (ranked 2175 p4p, 7160 weight class) and Camron Jones (ranked 275 p4p, 605 weight class). Rocca comes to the cage accompanied by Avenues and Alleyways/Rancid. Jones has chosen Nipsey Hussle - Grinding All My Life 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reno Rocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Camron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocca throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Rocca feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rocca did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Rocca is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Rocca actively working from the bottom here.
Rocca is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Rocca trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rocca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rocca controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocca trying to control but Jones postures up.
Rocca slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rocca is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rocca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rocca seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rocca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocca has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reno Rocca!
Reno Rocca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Threads of HARDCORE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Camron Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. That's all I gotta say right now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Wells (ranked 1136 p4p, 3940 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 160 p4p, 449 weight class). Abner has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells throws a low kick but Abner avoids it.
Wells looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wells has managed to clinch.
Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abner presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wells gets through Abner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wells's elbow.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Cayden Abner has been cut.
Wells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abner tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Abner back against the cage.
Abner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wells lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner stalling the fight.
Abner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abner tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abner working aggressively here.
Wells scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abner takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Abner.
Abner blocks an elbow strike.
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abner tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Wells tries a body shot but Abner blocks it.
Nice elbow from Wells.
Abner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wells misses with a body shot.
Abner takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wells with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wells.
Abner 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.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells misses with a right hand
and Abner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wells darts in trying to clinch
and Abner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wells.
Abner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Vernon Wells has been cut.
Wells throws a low kick but Abner avoids it.
Abner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wells has time to react.
Abner blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Abner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wells scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Abner.
Wells lands an overhand right.
Abner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wells seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wells misses with a body shot
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abner moves out of range as Wells strikes.
Wells loads up on a big right hand but Abner slips the punch.
A jab from Wells misses.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Wells buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Abner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wells forces Abner back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocking some punches.
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!
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wells swings wildly with an uppercut but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wells has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wells there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wells throws the left hand but Abner avoids the punch easily.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Wells had a free shot at his head there.
Wells moves in looking to clinch but Abner pushes him off.
Wells wants to clinch but Abner slips to the side
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Wells is rocked!
Wells rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abner counters with a left to the body.
Oh Wells is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Wells seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick from Abner, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wells connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abner scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cayden Abner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Abner slips under a jab.
Abner drops Wells with a big left hand! Wells is injured, injured bad! Abner jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cayden Abner!
Our winner, Cayden Abner, 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.
Vernon Wells spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sausagestrong (ranked 1404 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 200 p4p, 217 weight class). Nail has chosen Just a dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sausagestrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sausagestrong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nail quickly recovers to half guard.
Nail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sausagestrong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sausagestrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nail defending well though.
Nail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sausagestrong.
Nail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sausagestrong.
Nail has hold of Sausagestrong's hands but Sausagestrong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sausagestrong working the head and body with strikes.
Sausagestrong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sausagestrong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sausagestrong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nail keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nail wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagestrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nail defending well though.
Sausagestrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nail with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nail avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong thows a huge punch but Nail dodges it nicely.
Sausagestrong seems to be working for a kimura but Nail defends the submission attempt.
Sausagestrong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nail defending well though.
Sausagestrong throws a strike but Nail avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nail has Sausagestrong pulled in close to control his posture.
Sausagestrong 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.
Sausagestrong is looking to advance position but Nail has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sausagestrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nail tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong is looking to get to half guard.
Nail controlling the position easily from mount.
Sausagestrong gets back to half guard.
Sausagestrong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sausagestrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Nail wants to free his trapped foot but Sausagestrong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nail is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sausagestrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Sausagestrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sausagestrong tries to roll over but Nail keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nail seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sausagestrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Nail as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Tommy Sausagestrong has been cut.
Sausagestrong throws a lazy right hand but Nail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nail lands with an overhand left.
Nail avoids a kick to the body.
Nail lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sausagestrong scores with a jab.
Sausagestrong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nail defends well and Sausagestrong ends up having to push Nail into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sausagestrong takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sausagestrong scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nail tries to keep at a distance but Sausagestrong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nail using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nail landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sausagestrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sausagestrong misses with some punches.
Nail tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sausagestrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nail.
Nail lands a shoulder strike.
Nail prevents a body shot from Sausagestrong.
Nail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nail blocks an uppercut.
Sausagestrong can't find room to land a body shot as Nail controls the action.
Nail lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nail lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
Sausagestrong tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nail lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sausagestrong backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nail dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nail stalling in the clinch.
Nail receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sausagestrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nail prevents a body shot from Sausagestrong.
Nail crunches a lovely knee into Sausagestrong's ribcage.
Sausagestrong misses with a body punch.
Sausagestrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nail's elbow.
Nail displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sausagestrong up against the cage.
Sausagestrong managing to block the knees to the body from Nail.
Sausagestrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail landing knees to the head.
Nail is looking to control Sausagestrong's arms but Sausagestrong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nail has his back to the cage.
Nail unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sausagestrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nail misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong misses with some punches.
Nail pushes Sausagestrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Nail.
Nail stops a takedown attempt from Sausagestrong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong working aggressively here.
Nail lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nail is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sausagestrong is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nail tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nail lands a knee to the body.
Nail misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nail is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sausagestrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nail lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sausagestrong backwards.
Nail lands a hook that snaps the head of Sausagestrong backwards.
Sausagestrong tries to throw a body punch but Nail avoids it by throwing Sausagestrong back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nail.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nail. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nail content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sausagestrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sausagestrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Nail - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sausagestrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
Sausagestrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Sausagestrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sausagestrong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nail is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sausagestrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sausagestrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nail's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Nail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sausagestrong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sausagestrong swings for the body but Nail moves out of range.
Nail lands a lovely overhand right.
Tommy Sausagestrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nail uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sausagestrong has time to react.
Sausagestrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sausagestrong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nail connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sausagestrong. Sausagestrong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sausagestrong misses with a kick to the body.
Nail with a nice cross.
Sausagestrong tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail lands with a straight right. Sausagestrong didn't see that one coming.
Nail has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nail is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nail darts in and clinches Sausagestrong up against the cage.
Nail gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail tries to land knees in the clinch but Sausagestrong avoids the damage to the body.
Nail throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sausagestrongs head.
Sausagestrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nail fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sausagestrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sausagestrong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sausagestrong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sausagestrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sausagestrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nail 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.
Sausagestrong wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sausagestrong.
Nail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sausagestrong tries to clinch up but Nail circles away and keeps his distance.
Sausagestrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sausagestrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nail lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nail moves into the clinch.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
Sausagestrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sausagestrong tries a body shot but Nail blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nail.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sausagestrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
Sausagestrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Nail.
Sausagestrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sausagestrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail scores with a shoulder strike.
Sausagestrong tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sausagestrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Nail.
Sausagestrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Nail controls his hands.
Nail landing knees to the head.
Sausagestrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nail scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sausagestrong looking for a takedown.
Sausagestrong misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nail.
Nail lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Nail.
Nail tries to land a knee to the head but Sausagestrong blocks with his arms.
Sausagestrong can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nail.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nail lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nail slowing the pace effectively.
Nail with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nail pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nail cracks Sausagestrong with a nice body shot.
A short right from Nail.
Nail controlling the action here for a moment.
Nail looking to stall.
Nail scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nail is trying to stall.
Sausagestrong prevents a body shot from Nail.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Nail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nail 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Nail!
An out of breath Logan Nail thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wolf (ranked 367 p4p, 901 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 56 p4p, 128 weight class). Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aaron Wolf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Kiran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiran.
Kiran looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
Kiran misses with a straight left.
Wolf is looking to counter the offense by Kiran and move into the clinch.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf tries to clinch up but Kiran circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolf has closed the distance and engaged Kiran in a clinch.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but Kiran has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.
Wolf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiran manages to break the clinch.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiran throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Wolf scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf lands a jab to Kiran's midsection.
Wolf misses with a hook to the body
and Kiran counters by moving into the clinch.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
Wolf tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Wolf back against the cage.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
Kiran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiran looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
Wolf throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kiran counter with a right hand.
It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiran is just out of range.
Wolf gets a clinch.
Wolf manages to pull guard.
Kiran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf is adopting a defensive guard.
Wolf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolf has his foot on Kiran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kiran works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kiran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiran defends well.
Kiran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiran decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wolf, up you get!
Wolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiran misses with a looping right.
Wolf is looking to wear down Kiran with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolf takes a swing at Kiran's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran gets tackled into the cage by Wolf. Wolf maintains the clinch.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kiran to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran manages to break the clinch.
Wolf tests Kiran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiran.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiran moves away.
Wolf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiran misses with a looping right.
Kiran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolf's head backwards.
Kiran throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf tries to counter by clinching up but Kiran breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf takes a swing at Kiran's ribcage but misses.
Kiran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kiran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiran.
Kiran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Kiran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wolf lands a nice hook to Kiran's body. Kiran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Wolf checks a low kick from Kiran.
Wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiran at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Wolf's cut.
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.
Wolf slips a straight right by Kiran.
Kiran 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.
Kiran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Kiran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiran throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Wolf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiran scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kiran there.
Wolf scores with a nice right hand.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiran was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiran throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Wolf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kiran swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Wolf rushes Kiran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf tries to work over Kiran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Wolf.
Kiran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolf scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiran should have avoided that one.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiran can do to turn this around?
Kiran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiran scrambles back to his feet.
Wolf drops his hands momentarily and Kiran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wolf blocks a jab.
Wolf clinches up with Kiran and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolf pulls Kiran into guard.
Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiran defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran is looking to stand up but Wolf won't let him.
Wolf is trying to keep Kiran in close.
Kiran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kiran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kiran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wolf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wolf looking for a triangle here. Kiran is fighting it but it looks tight! Wolf pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kiran is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aaron Wolf!
Aaron Wolf retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Aaron Wolf 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.
Ovidio Kiran was interviewed post fight and said 'Lachhaar-pato! Back to the gym.'.
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