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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lemire (ranked 25387 p4p, 25247 weight class) and Zhou Xiangjie (ranked 504 p4p, 474 weight class). Jack Lemire 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Lemire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zhou Xiangjie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiangjie shoots for a takedown but Lemire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lemire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiangjie.
Lemire looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xiangjie.
Xiangjie closes the distance and clinches.
Xiangjie breaks from the clinch.
Lemire shoots in for a double leg but Xiangjie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xiangjie clinches up with Lemire and pushes him back against the cage.
Xiangjie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lemire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemire gets tackled into the cage by Xiangjie. Xiangjie maintains the clinch.
Xiangjie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiangjie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiangjie tries to pull guard but Lemire won't allow it.
We've been hearing reports that Lemire has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Xiangjie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jack Lemire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhou Xiangjie.
Lemire letting Xiangjie take a breather here.
Xiangjie lands an elbow inside.
Xiangjie lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiangjie working Lemire over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiangjie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemire takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xiangjie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Xiangjie clinches up against the cage.
Xiangjie lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiangjie lands an elbow inside.
Xiangjie breaks from the clinch.
Xiangjie lands a big head kick that sends Lemire tumbling to the mat! Xiangjie takes a step backwards and waves Lemire back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Lemire is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiangjie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Lemire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Xiangjie.
Xiangjie lands a nice elbow.
Lemire letting Xiangjie take a breather here.
Xiangjie told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Xiangjie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemire smiles and moves away.
Xiangjie takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiangjie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lemire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xiangjie lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiangjie pushes Lemire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiangjie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xiangjie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemire tries to keep at a distance but Xiangjie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xiangjie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemire wants to stay close but Xiangjie steps back to make room for something. Lemire seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Xiangjie and Lemire drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zhou Xiangjie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 24846 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Masaki Toyota (ranked 291 p4p, 199 weight class). Masaki Toyota has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Slim Slow's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaki Toyota!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota needs to keep his hands up - Slow had a free shot at his head there.
Toyota wants to clinch.
Toyota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Slow coming out on top.
Toyota tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slow defends well and Toyota ends up having to push Slow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Slow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toyota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slow lands a jab to the nose.
Toyota tries to clinch but Slow moves away
and Slow counters with a huge left! Toyota is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slow isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Toyota from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Slow!
Slim Slow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garbol Sharpen (ranked 5918 p4p, 5231 weight class) and Lefty Johnson (ranked 267 p4p, 250 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Masturbate by Outlaw. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garbol Sharpen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lefty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Sharpen ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson works on Sharpen's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharpen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson pushes Sharpen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Sharpen is rocked!
Sharpen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garbol Sharpen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson gets through Sharpen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Sharpen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharpen trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharpen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sharpen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sharpen drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefty Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Lefty Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Garbol Sharpen was interviewed post fight and said 'Smash that'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadiel Brown (ranked 6062 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Ward Shaver (ranked 625 p4p, 506 weight class). Yadiel Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadiel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ward Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaver is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to stand up but Shaver is controlling him.
Shaver chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is pulling down on Shaver's head. It's preventing any offense from Shaver, at least for the moment.
Shaver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Shaver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shaver is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown stops Shaver from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Brown wants to control but Shaver is having none of it.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Shaver's attempts to control the action.
Shaver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shaver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shaver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shaver punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shaver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shaver tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Shaver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shaver lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Shaver has managed to slip his arm under Brown's chin. This could be all over... yep, Brown is tapping out! Submission win for Shaver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ward Shaver!
An out of breath Ward Shaver 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 3288 p4p, 3774 weight class) and Gregory Rumble (ranked 410 p4p, 458 weight class). Beanin Jiet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
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, Gregory Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble scores with a leg kick.
Rumble thows a leg kick but Jiet checks it
and Jiet counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Jiet's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rumble fails with a takedown attempt.
Rumble misses with a hook to the body
and Jiet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rumble throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jiet counters with a nice uppercut.
Rumble throws a leg kick but Jiet checks it.
Jiet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rumble throws a right hand that misses
letting Jiet counter with a right hand.
Rumble misses with a jab to the body
and Jiet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Rumble is rocked!
 It looks like Gregory Rumble has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Rumble is predictable there
and Jiet counters with a huge left! Rumble is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jiet isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rumble from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jiet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beanin Jiet!
Beanin Jiet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teófilo Stevenson (ranked 3026 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Mafula Kape (ranked 296 p4p, 318 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stevenson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TEÓFILO STEVENSON - NOCKOUTS. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teófilo Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kape moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevenson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson lands a left hand.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Kape is controlling the position.
Kape misses with some punches.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kape throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Kape works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a swing at Kape's ribcage but misses.
Kape misses with a straight left.
Kape defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kape's hands.
Kape slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Stevenson scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Kape misses.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Kape drops his hands momentarily and Stevenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Kape misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kape was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Kape wants to clinch.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Kape is out of range.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kape moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Kape.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kape does it's job there.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Kape throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kape connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Kape shakes it off.
Stevenson slips a jab from Kape.
Kape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Kape lands a head shot.
Kape jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kape jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kape tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
A big right from Kape misses.
Kape 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.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Kape clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevenson.
A short left from Kape.
Kape misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kape tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Kape lands a shoulder strike.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kape moves into the clinch.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Kape keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevenson.
Kape misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson digs a right hand underneath Kape's ribcage. Kape let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Kape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kape moves out of range of the strikes.
Kape swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kape misses the jab.
Kape scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kape manages to avoid it.
Stevenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kape doesn't seem bothered though.
Kape cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Kape's shoulder, as Kape tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kape on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kape closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Kape prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Kape.
Kape keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Teófilo Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevenson misses with a right hand
and Kape counters with a shoot takedown. Stevenson fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevenson wants to stand and escape but Kape is having none of it.
Stevenson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stevenson tries to get out of the position.
Kape gets to his feet - Stevenson follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kape slips a jab from Stevenson.
Kape tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kape misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Kape changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kape cracks Stevenson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mafula Kape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape misses with a wild body shot.
Teófilo Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kape.
Kape throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Kape throws out a powerful jab.
Kape scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kape dips to his left and cracks Stevenson with an uppercut!
Kape takes one on the button.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Kape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson works over Kape's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kape lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Kape misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Kape does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kape connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Kape lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevenson is rocked!
Kape gets a clinch.
Kape digs a right hand underneath Stevenson's ribcage. Stevenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kape has Stevenson pressed against the cage.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Kape has him pressed against the cage.
Kape misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Kape lands a left hand.
Kape lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mafula Kape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Kape pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Kape.
Kape has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stevenson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kape can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Kape's shoulder, as Kape tries to avoid the shot.
Kape is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kape scores with a hook.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kape.
Kape thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Kape moved out of range.
Stevenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kape tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Kape lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kape looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Kape tests Stevenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kape swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevenson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Kape.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Stevenson.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Kape.
A jab lands there for Kape.
Kape thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kape. Kape circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kape moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mafula Kape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kape cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kape looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Kape takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Kape misses its intended target.
Kape feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stevenson sprawling to the canvas! Stevenson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kape finish him?!
Kape lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Kape throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Kape getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kape pounces like a tiger and cracks Stevenson with a vicious hook! Stevenson is down but not out! Kape follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mafula Kape!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kaspersky (ranked 2246 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Nathan Fedorov (ranked 306 p4p, 344 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kaspersky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspersky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fedorov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fedorov! But no joy.
Fedorov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fedorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaspersky moves away.
Fedorov throws a shot from downtown. Kaspersky moves away and avoids it.
Kaspersky feinted with a counter takedown.
Kaspersky throws a right and a left that Fedorov avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Fedorov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedorov throws out the jab.
Fedorov misses with a body shot.
Kaspersky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fedorov sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedorov. Kaspersky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaspersky tries to counter with a takedown but Fedorov is quick to defend against it.
Fedorov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaspersky slips a straight right by Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut
and Kaspersky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fedorov is not content to let Kaspersky control the position.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaspersky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaspersky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fedorov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaspersky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Fedorov dodges it nicely.
Kaspersky is nestled in close to Fedorov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kaspersky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fedorov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fedorov's head.
Fedorov wants to improve his position but Kaspersky is controlling well.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Fedorov dodges it nicely.
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!
Fedorov trying to hold on to Kaspersky's head to control him but Kaspersky postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kaspersky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaspersky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fedorov wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Kaspersky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaspersky lands a nice short elbow.
Kaspersky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fedorov taking some punishment here, with Kaspersky in his half guard.
Kaspersky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fedorov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fedorov wants to improve his position but Kaspersky is controlling well.
Kaspersky working over Fedorov with some ground and pound. Fedorov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaspersky.
Kaspersky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fedorov is refusing to be controlled, as Kaspersky sits in half guard.
Fedorov is trying to stand.
Kaspersky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kaspersky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fedorov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fedorov tries to get to full guard but Kaspersky has control of the leg.
Fedorov wants to control but Kaspersky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaspersky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fedorov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kaspersky.
Fedorov wants to sweep here but Kaspersky controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kaspersky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kaspersky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaspersky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaspersky throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaspersky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaspersky throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaspersky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaspersky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaspersky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fedorov working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaspersky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that round.
That's time! Kaspersky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaspersky misses with a head kick.
Kaspersky tries to land a front kick but Fedorov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fedorov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kaspersky is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Fedorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaspersky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fedorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaspersky moves away.
Kaspersky tries to counter with a takedown but Fedorov is quick to defend against it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fedorov enables Kaspersky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fedorov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fedorov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kaspersky dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fedorov is avoiding damage well.
Kaspersky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kaspersky working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky is chipping away with strikes.
Kaspersky grinds an elbow into Fedorov's temple.
Kaspersky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Fedorov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaspersky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaspersky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedorov can do to turn this around?
Kaspersky throws an elbow but Fedorov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fedorov is not content to let Kaspersky control the position.
Fedorov is looking to regain half guard here but Kaspersky keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaspersky working the head with strikes.
Kaspersky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fedorov is avoiding damage well.
Kaspersky landing strikes.
Kaspersky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fedorov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky tries to score with some ground and pound. Fedorov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kaspersky lands some shots froms side control.
Kaspersky trying to control the action but Fedorov is working from the bottom.
Kaspersky 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.
Kaspersky lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaspersky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fedorov is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaspersky.
Kaspersky working away.
Fedorov is trying to get back to half guard.
Fedorov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fedorov wants to control but Kaspersky postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaspersky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kaspersky working the ground and pound but Fedorov is defending the strikes.
Kaspersky lands an elbow.
Kaspersky working the ground and pound from side control.
Fedorov being controlled for a moment.
Kaspersky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fedorov, who protects the arm well.
Kaspersky scores with punches from side control.
Kaspersky lands some shots froms side control.
Fedorov struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedorov tries to buck Kaspersky off but Kaspersky is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Fedorov but he's now mounted!
Fedorov can't escape the position.
Kaspersky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Kaspersky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kaspersky breaks from Fedorov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kaspersky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fedorov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fedorov is rocked!
Kaspersky loads up with a big shot that hurts Fedorov! He's pulled Kaspersky in close but Kaspersky has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Fedorov survive? More strikes from Kaspersky and Fedorov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Kaspersky!
A very excited looking Nikolai Kaspersky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 1568 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 215 p4p, 285 weight class). Chomofsky's entrance music is Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. A fine choice. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romano misses with a right hand
and Chomofsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chomofsky is looking for a kimura but Romano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chomofsky to get the leverage.
Chomofsky works his way into full mount!
Chomofsky moves to the back position.
Will Chomofsky go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Romano with him. Romano is trying to defend but Chomofsky has an arm under the chin now! Romano grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Linkavitch Chomofsky!
After winning the bout, Linkavitch Chomofsky thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prana Halo (ranked 480 p4p, 616 weight class) and Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 12 p4p, 16 weight class). Gustavsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knockout - 2Pac. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prana Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gustavsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gustavsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Halo is working away.
Gustavsson prevents Halo from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavsson pulls his head out easily.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Halo is defending well.
Halo is pressing down on Gustavsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gustavsson won't allow Halo to sweep him here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
Gustavsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
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.
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gustavsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Gustavsson is proving a slippery customer.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is pulling down on Gustavsson's head to control his posture.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Halo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo wants to sweep here but Gustavsson controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four 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.
Gustavsson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Halo is looking to sweep but instead, Gustavsson has passed into half guard.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halo.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
Gustavsson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Halo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gustavsson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Halo pulls down on the head and he's put Gustavsson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Prana Halo!
An out of breath Prana Halo 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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