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BLAZE 3 - IGNITE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saeid Gholizadeh (ranked 4568 p4p, 5923 weight class) and Michi Gehlinho (ranked 148 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saeid Gholizadeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michi Gehlinho!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehlinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gehlinho dives in and grabs Gholizadeh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gholizadeh pushes down on Gehlinho's head and hops out.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook to the body. Gehlinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gholizadeh rushes Gehlinho and presses him up against the cage.
Gholizadeh tries to throw a body punch but Gehlinho avoids it by throwing Gholizadeh back against the cage.
Gehlinho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gholizadeh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gholizadeh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gholizadeh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gehlinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gholizadeh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saeid Gholizadeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michi Gehlinho.
Gehlinho shoots in for a takedown but Gholizadeh shows good takedown defense.
Gholizadeh throwing a counter right hand but Gehlinho manages to avoid it.
Gehlinho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehlinho dives in for a single leg takedown but Gholizadeh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gehlinho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gholizadeh finds it's way round the side to connect with Gehlinho's head.
Gehlinho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gholizadeh kicks off Gehlinho and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gholizadeh lands a jab to the nose.
Gholizadeh lands the left hand.
Gholizadeh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gholizadeh as he connects with a hook.
Gehlinho dives in for a single leg takedown but Gholizadeh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gholizadeh scores with a punch to the head.
Gholizadeh lands with an uppercut that bounces Gehlinho off the cage and back into range.
Gehlinho closes the distance and clinches up with Gholizadeh, looking for a takedown. Gehlinho pushes Gholizadeh against the cage but Gholizadeh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gholizadeh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Gehlinho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gholizadeh counters with a stiff right hand.
Gehlinho looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gehlinho is defended easily by Gholizadeh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehlinho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Gholizadeh.
Saeid Gholizadeh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gholizadeh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gehlinho in his tracks.
Gholizadeh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gholizadeh wants it to stay on the feet.
Gehlinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gholizadeh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gehlinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gholizadeh as he avoids it easily.
Gholizadeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gholizadeh lands with a hook. Gehlinho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gholizadeh gets a clinch.
Gholizadeh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gholizadeh throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gholizadeh, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehlinho misses with a takedown attempt - Gholizadeh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gholizadeh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gholizadeh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gehlinho at a distance.
Gehlinho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gehlinho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gholizadeh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gehlinho.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gholizadeh jabs Gehlinho right on the nose. Gehlinho blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Gholizadeh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gehlinho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gholizadeh cracks Gehlinho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gehlinho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gehlinho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gholizadeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gholizadeh lands a nice hook to Gehlinho's body. Gehlinho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gehlinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gholizadeh defends well and Gehlinho ends up having to push Gholizadeh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gholizadeh moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gholizadeh - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gehlinho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gholizadeh after a bit of a struggle.
Gholizadeh digs a right hand into Gehlinho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gehlinho's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh digs a right hand underneath Gehlinho's ribcage. Gehlinho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook to the body.
Gholizadeh presses Gehlinho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saeid Gholizadeh 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.
Gehlinho takes one to the chin there.
Gholizadeh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gholizadeh prevents the takedown attempt.
Gholizadeh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gehlinho can do to turn this around?
Gholizadeh gets through Gehlinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gehlinho tries for a takedown but Gholizadeh manages to get underhooks.
Gholizadeh lands a left hand.
Gholizadeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gholizadeh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gholizadeh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gehlinho.
Gholizadeh lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gholizadeh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gehlinho is breathing heavily.
Gholizadeh is stalling here.
We've been informed that Gehlinho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gholizadeh gets through Gehlinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehlinho letting Gholizadeh take a breather here.
Gholizadeh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gholizadeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gholizadeh scores with a punch to the head.
Gholizadeh lands a jab to the head.
Gholizadeh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gehlinho shoots in looking for a takedown but Gholizadeh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gehlinho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saeid Gholizadeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michi Gehlinho.
Gholizadeh scores with the left hand. Gehlinho knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Gholizadeh.
Gehlinho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gholizadeh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gholizadeh scores with a shot to the body.
Saeid Gholizadeh is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gholizadeh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gehlinhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gholizadeh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gehlinho's hands.
The crowd cheers as Gholizadeh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gehlinho doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Michi Gehlinho has been cut.
Gholizadeh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gholizadeh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gehlinho on the side of the head.
Gehlinho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michi Gehlinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook to the body. Gehlinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gholizadeh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gehlinho, pushing him back against the cage.
Gholizadeh works on Gehlinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Gholizadeh works on Gehlinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Gholizadeh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gehlinho or not.
Gehlinho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gholizadeh cracks Gehlinho with a nice body shot.
Gholizadeh lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gholizadeh lands a shoulder strike.
Gholizadeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gholizadeh cracks Gehlinho with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gehlinho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gehlinho takes one to the side of the head.
Gholizadeh lands a body shot.
Gehlinho tries to keep at a distance but Gholizadeh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gholizadeh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gehlinho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gehlinho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gholizadeh moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gholizadeh.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh stalling.
Gholizadeh effectively controlling the action here.
Gholizadeh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gholizadeh is pushing Gehlinho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gehlinho looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Gholizadeh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saeid Gholizadeh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michi Gehlinho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gholizadeh scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Gehlinho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck for Gehlinho with that takedown attempt.
Gehlinho shoots and misses
and Gholizadeh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gholizadeh connects with a body shot.
Gehlinho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gholizadeh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gehlinho's head.
Gholizadeh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gehlinho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gehlinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gholizadeh avoids it really well and circles away.
Saeid Gholizadeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michi Gehlinho.
Gehlinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gholizadeh digs a good hook to Gehlinho's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gholizadeh scores with a nice strike.
Gholizadeh dips to his left and cracks Gehlinho with an uppercut!
Gholizadeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh 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.
Gehlinho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gholizadeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gholizadeh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gholizadeh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gehlinho.
Jab, jab by Gholizadeh - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gholizadeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Gholizadeh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gehlinho or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gholizadeh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gholizadeh tests Gehlinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gholizadeh lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gholizadeh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gehlinho.
Gholizadeh lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gholizadeh.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh has Gehlinho pressed against the cage.
Gholizadeh slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gholizadeh to work.
Gholizadeh breaks the clinch.
Gholizadeh lands with a straight right. Gehlinho didn't see that one coming.
Gholizadeh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gehlinho's head backwards.
Gholizadeh instigates a clinch.
Gholizadeh is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gehlinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gholizadeh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehlinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab lands there for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh digs a good body shot into Gehlinho's ribs.
Gholizadeh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gehlinho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gholizadeh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gehlinho's head.
Michi Gehlinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gholizadeh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gehlinho at a distance.
Gholizadeh tests Gehlinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gholizadeh connects with a jab.
Gholizadeh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gehlinho.
Gehlinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gholizadeh defends well and Gehlinho ends up having to push Gholizadeh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saeid Gholizadeh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gholizadeh pushes Gehlinho up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saeid Gholizadeh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gholizadeh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saeid Gholizadeh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Diaz (ranked 4533 p4p, 4476 weight class) and Grzegorz Dzwon (ranked 540 p4p, 537 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Dzwon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzwon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dzwon to the mat! Dzwon manages to get full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Dzwon is working from the bottom.
Dzwon striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Dzwon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzwon is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz prevents Dzwon from getting back to his feet.
Dzwon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzwon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dzwon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Dzwon postures up.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dzwon frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Dzwon is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Newton Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Murat (ranked 4734 p4p, 4795 weight class) and Ivan Da Blood (ranked 79 p4p, 156 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ivan Da Blood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Da Blood !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murat won't allow Da Blood to sweep him here.
Murat stays in close to Da Blood 's body and controls the position.
Da Blood has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Da Blood .
Da Blood should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murat goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Da Blood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murat's guard! Nice work there by Da Blood !
Murat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat trying to keep a closed guard but Da Blood is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Blood wants to control from the top but Murat keeps moving.
Murat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murat tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Murat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murat stays in close to Da Blood 's body and controls the position.
Murat tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Blood is retaining full guard.
Da Blood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Blood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murat has managed to get both his arms back between Da Blood 's legs - danger averted.
Murat with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murat postures up.
Murat scoring with some ground and pound.
Murat forces his way into half guard.
Murat stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat trying to pass the guard but Da Blood defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murat in particular looking to stall.
Murat is trying to work for a kimura but Da Blood is defending well.
Da Blood keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Da Blood tries to get to full guard but Murat has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Murat tries to pass to full mount but Da Blood defends it.
Da Blood is trying to escape back to his feet but Murat uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Da Blood is looking to regain half guard here but Murat keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Blood is letting Murat control him for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Blood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Murat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murat misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murat!
Murat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murat dives in for a single leg takedown but Da Blood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Da Blood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Blood moves into the clinch.
Murat goes for a takedown attempt but Da Blood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murat throws the left hand but Da Blood avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Murat misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Blood moves into the clinch successfully.
Murat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da Blood 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 Marc Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Blood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Da Blood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Blood breaks the clinch.
Da Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Da Blood gets a clinch.
Murat ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murat no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Da Blood wants to control from the top but Murat keeps moving.
Murat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Blood wants to control but Murat passes easily into half guard.
Murat seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Blood is trying to control but can't.
Murat seems to be working for a kimura but Da Blood defends the submission attempt.
Da Blood is doing well to control the position and prevent Murat from advancing to side control.
Da Blood wants to control but Murat is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat controlling the pace.
Da Blood is looking to improve his position.
Murat trying to mount his opponent but Da Blood defends it.
Murat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Blood sees it coming and defends easily.
Murat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Blood 's head.
Murat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marc Murat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Da Blood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murat trying to move into half guard but instead Da Blood has managed to sweep!
Murat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murat keeping moving, preventing Da Blood from controlling successfully.
Murat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murat trying to keep a closed guard but Da Blood is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Murat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Murat dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Da Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Murat looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Blood is just out of range.
Ivan Da Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murat looks for a takedown but Da Blood sprawls well.
It seemed like Da Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Da Blood . Those never looked like landing.
Murat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Blood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murat was covering up waiting for the punch and Da Blood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Murat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Da Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Blood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Da Blood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Blood blocks the strikes from Murat.
Da Blood working away.
Murat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Da Blood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Da Blood lands an elbow.
Da Blood wants to control but Murat is keeping him busy.
Murat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Da Blood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murat struggling a bit here.
Da Blood cracks Murat with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Blood working away.
Murat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da Blood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murat is working hard here to advance position.
Da Blood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Da Blood trying to control the action but Murat is working from the bottom.
Murat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murat missing with punches from the bottom.
Murat wants to improve his position but Da Blood is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Blood wants to take a breather but Murat is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Da Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murat is fending him off so far but Da Blood persists. Nope, Murat circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murat is looking for a takedown.
Da Blood misses with a body punch.
Da Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murat is defending well.
Murat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Murat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Blood closes the distance and clinches up with Murat, looking for a takedown. Da Blood pushes Murat against the cage but Murat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murat throws a jab when Da Blood was well out of range.
Da Blood has closed the distance and engaged Murat in a clinch.
Murat lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Blood pushes Murat off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Blood .
Da Blood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murat defends well and Da Blood ends up having to push Murat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murat scores with a takedown into Da Blood 's guard.
Murat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Da Blood has momentary wrist control but Murat slips an elbow through the middle.
Da Blood is looking for a triangle but Murat pushes his legs off easily.
Ivan Da Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marc Murat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Da Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murat 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Murat!
After the fight, Marc Murat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rio De Janeiro (ranked 4911 p4p, 4732 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 432 p4p, 423 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott shoots in and bounces De Janeiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Janeiro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Scott has picked De Janeiro up and slammed him! De Janeiro can't keep hold of the triangle and Scott manages to pass to side control!
De Janeiro is looking for a sweep.
Scott wants to stand but De Janeiro is controlling his arm.
De Janeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
De Janeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Janeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Janeiro is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Janeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Janeiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott scores with a couple of short elbows.
Scott is trying to ground and pound but De Janeiro uses the momentary lack of control by Scott to regain half guard.
Scott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Janeiro is proving hard to escape from.
De Janeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Janeiro is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Scott has his hands clasped together but De Janeiro extends and breaks Scott's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Janeiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rio De Janeiro!
After winning the bout, Rio De Janeiro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Michael Scott spoke after the fight, saying 'It was Dwight's fault for my lose he's so annoying'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stewart (ranked 3918 p4p, 5170 weight class) and Bao Long Donaire (ranked 382 p4p, 439 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bao Long Donaire!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Stewart with that takedown attempt.
Lance Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stewart.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Donaire misses the target.
Stewart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donaire with the counter takedown but Stewart avoids it easily.
Stewart has Donaire up against the cage in a clinch.
Donaire breaks the clinch.
Stewart misses with the body kick
and Donaire counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Donaire. Beautiful body shot.
Donaire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stewart under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Stewart rushes Donaire and presses him up against the cage.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Donaire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donaire has him pressed against the cage.
Donaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Donaire won't allow it.
Donaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donaire shoots in and bounces Stewart off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
Donaire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart throws a nice head kick!
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Donaire pushes him off.
Nice body kick from Stewart.
Stewart tried to score with a low kick but Donaire checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart wants to land a leg kick but Donaire is out of range.
Donaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donaire keeps the fight on the outside.
Donaire tries to keep at a distance but Stewart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stewart looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart breaks the clinch.
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart looks to clinch
letting Donaire counter with a right hand.
Stewart misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Donaire has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Donaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donaire sprawls well. Donaire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Donaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donaire. Donaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Donaire's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Donaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaire shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stewart's guard.
Stewart is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Donaire dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donaire stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donaire throws out the jab.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donaire with a jab.
Donaire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Donaire stands up and beckons Stewart to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bao Long Donaire will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Stewart.
Donaire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Stewart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stewart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Donaire blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Donaire prevents a body shot from Stewart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lance Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Donaire pushes him off.
Stewart misses with a leg kick
and Donaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Donaire blocks the leg kick.
Stewart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bao Long Donaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart wants to stand and escape but Donaire is having none of it.
Donaire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stewart, up you get!
Donaire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Donaire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet but Donaire is dominant here and he's now got Stewart's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaire gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Stewart moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Stewart misses the target.
Bao Long Donaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donaire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Donaire stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stewart to get to his feet.
Donaire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stewart goes for a double leg but Donaire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donaire continues to drive forward.
Donaire tries to work over Stewart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donaire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donaire.
Stewart closes the distance but Donaire moves to the side
and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Donaire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stewart on his heels. He'll look to pass Stewart's guard now, I'm sure.
Donaire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Donaire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donaire decides to stand back up.
A right-left combo lands from Donaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart swings widly with a right hand
and Donaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donaire throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Donaire manages to avoid it.
Donaire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stewart on his heels. He'll look to pass Stewart's guard now, I'm sure.
Donaire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donaire throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stewart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart tries to clinch but Donaire moves out of range.
It seemed like Donaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bao Long Donaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Donaire is avoiding it.
Donaire lands a high kick!
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Donaire counters with a straight right hand.
Donaire throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Donaire moves out of range easily.
Donaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donaire, pushing him back against the cage.
Donaire breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Donaire stands up and beckons Stewart to join him on the feet.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart looks to clinch
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donaire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donaire misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a chopping leg kick but Donaire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Donaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stewart misses with a double jab
and Donaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donaire ducks right into an uppercut from Stewart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Donaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donaire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stewart bucks up and tries to throw Donaire off but instead Donaire has got his back!
Donaire gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Donaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donaire gets the takedown into side control.
Donaire has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stewart tries to sprawl but Donaire drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Donaire stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No luck for Stewart with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stewart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donaire closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Donaire misses with a body punch.
Stewart tries to score a body lock takedown but Donaire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donaire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bao Long Donaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Donaire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bao Long Donaire!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Starline (ranked 3945 p4p, 4438 weight class) and The Giant (ranked 136 p4p, 146 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Starline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant clinches.
Starline being controlled against the cage.
Starline tries to stall but Giant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Starline has a couple of punches blocked by Giant.
Starline takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Peter Starline has been cut.
Starline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starline closes the distance and clinches up with Giant, looking for a takedown. Starline pushes Giant against the cage but Giant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Starline has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starline holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giant.
Giant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant stuffs the takedown attempt from Starline. Starline gets slowly back to his feet.
Giant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Starline rushes Giant and presses him up against the cage.
Giant lands an elbow inside that Starline shrugs off.
Giant slowing the pace effectively.
Giant lands a damaging elbow.
Giant lands an elbow inside.
Giant lands a damaging elbow.
Peter Starline's cut is getting worse.
Giant lands an elbow inside.
Starline fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Starline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Starline fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giant lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starline counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like The Giant has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starline. That did some damage!
Starline shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Starline is breathing heavily.
Giant wants to clinch up but Starline keeps it at a distance.
Giant scores with a leg kick.
Giant wants to clinch.
Starline has closed the distance and engaged Giant in a clinch.
Starline takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giant is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands an elbow that stopped Starline in his tracks for a moment.
Giant effectively controlling the action here.
Starline's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starline takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Starline moves into the clinch.
Giant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giant lands an elbow that stopped Starline in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giant.
Peter Starline's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Giant.
Starline goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Giant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Starline takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Giant to work.
The crowd are getting on Giant's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Giant stalling in the clinch.
Giant receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Giant lands an elbow inside.
Giant just leaning against Starline, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Giant.
Giant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giant thows a body kick. Starline tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Giant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starline, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Giant.
Jeez, Peter Starline's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Giant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Giant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Starline's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Giant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harms (ranked 3424 p4p, 4796 weight class) and Kuba Dog (ranked 442 p4p, 560 weight class). Kuba Dog 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuba Dog!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog looks winded!
Dog takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Kuba Dog has been cut.
Harms has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dog clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harms is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Dog taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Harms.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Harms!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rider (ranked 3675 p4p, 3754 weight class) and Mighty Warrior (ranked 48 p4p, 131 weight class). Jack Rider 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Rider!
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, Mighty Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior scores with a hook to the body. Rider takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rider seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Warrior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Warrior.
Warrior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rider keeps working.
Warrior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warrior tries to score with some ground and pound. Rider controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Warrior 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.
Warrior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rider defending against the ground and pound.
Warrior in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider wants to control but Warrior postures up.
An elbow from Warrior crashes against the mat.
Warrior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Warrior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rider parries the strikes from Warrior easily there. Warrior is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rider to escape.
Rider dodges the ground and pound from Warrior.
Warrior tries for a kimura but Rider is defending well.
Warrior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warrior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior in side control, throwing shots but Rider defends.
Warrior decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Warrior looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warrior looks for a takedown but Rider sprawls well.
Rider keeps Warrior at a distance using the push kick.
Rider misses with a head kick.
Rider scores with a spinning back kick!
Rider throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mighty Warrior has been cut.
Rider throws a poor cross that misses
and Warrior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Rider 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rider. That's going to slow Warrior down.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Rider sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Warrior - just one landing.
Rider keeps Warrior at a distance using the push kick.
Rider thumps Warrior with a low kick.
Warrior fails with the takedown
and Rider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Mighty Warrior's cut even more.
Jack Rider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mighty Warrior.
Warrior looks winded!
Rider stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rider wants it to stay on the feet.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt
and Rider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rider is looking to slow Warrior down with leg kicks.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rider is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Rider circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider drops Warrior with a big left hand! Warrior is injured, injured bad! Rider jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Rider!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 2715 p4p, 4341 weight class) and Antonio Urbina (ranked 294 p4p, 410 weight class). Urbina has chosen This Calling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Urbina!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urbina is looking to clinch.
Urbina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses.
Urbina throws out a counter right but Bogo avoids it with no problem.
Urbina wants to clinch but Bogo slips to the side
and Bogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urbina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Bogo tenderised Urbina's leg. Urbina is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bogo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Urbina.
Bogo throwing a counter right hand but Urbina manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urbina tries to clinch but Bogo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Urbina.
Urbina shoots for a takedown but Bogo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Urbina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Urbina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
You can see the frustration on Bogo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Urbina tries for a kimura but Bogo is defending well.
Urbina trying to control the action but Bogo is working from the bottom.
Urbina stands up.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bogo.
Bogo swings around for an armbar but Urbina sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bogo's guard.
Bogo working for a triangle but Urbina defends it easily.
Urbina advances position into side control!
Bogo wants to control but Urbina postures up.
Bogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Urbina on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Urbina has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Urbina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogo keeps working.
Bogo is trying to get back to half guard.
Bogo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Urbina shoots for a takedown but Bogo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adam Bogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Urbina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbina tries to clinch but Bogo moves away
enabling Bogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Urbina misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Urbina shoots and misses
enabling Bogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Urbina with a poor takedown
and Bogo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Bogo's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Urbina looks winded!
Bogo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
 Urbina is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bogo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Urbina as he works his way to full guard.
Bogo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Urbina is still in real trouble! Can Bogo finish him?
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Urbina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urbina seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogo looking to sit in guard and control but Urbina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bogo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bogo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bogo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Urbina is looking to control Bogo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urbina avoid being mounted?
Bogo is keen to just control but Urbina is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Urbina manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Urbina is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Urbina has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Urbina has picked Bogo up and slammed him! Bogo can't keep hold of the triangle and Urbina manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbina advances to mount.
Urbina wants to control the pace but Bogo is squirming around nicely.
Bogo is desperately trying to improve his position but Urbina has a good base and remains in mount.
Urbina landing strikes from the mount and Bogo is in trouble!
Bogo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bogo tries to get out of the position.
Urbina looking to control but Bogo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antonio Urbina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bogo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbina avoids the attempt from Bogo to control.
Urbina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Urbina landing strikes from the mount.
Urbina throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bogo because Urbina loaded up on that one.
Urbina misses with a head shot.
Bogo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbina keeping full guard, as Bogo tries to pass.
Bogo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Urbina has locked up a guillotine! Urbina's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bogo is holding on here and Urbina must be using up a lot of energy. Bogo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Urbina gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Urbina!
Antonio Urbina 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Keaty (ranked 2491 p4p, 4481 weight class) and Andrzej Wariat (ranked 277 p4p, 416 weight class). Henry Keaty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Keaty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrzej Wariat!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wariat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keaty.
Wariat moves into the clinch.
Keaty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wariat can't fight it off and eventually Keaty manages to take the fight to the floor. Wariat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wariat wants to stand but Keaty is controlling the position.
Keaty 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.
Keaty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wariat won't allow Keaty to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keaty is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Keaty works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keaty takes a little break here. Wariat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Keaty works to advance to full mount. Wariat defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wariat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keaty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keaty is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Keaty extends the arm and Wariat is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Keaty!
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