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Iron Fist Championship Victory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Smoove Jr (ranked 5937 p4p, 5980 weight class) and Pyay Thuta (ranked 577 p4p, 581 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Smoove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoove Jr.
Thuta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smoove Jr takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Thuta as he connects with a hook.
Thuta scores with a nice strike.
Smoove Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuta moves away.
Thuta throws out a counter right but Smoove Jr avoids it with no problem.
Thuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smoove Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoove Jr misses with an uppercut. Thuta saw that one coming.
Smoove Jr looks to land a right hand but Thuta moved out of range.
Thuta steps in with a hook that catches Smoove Jr right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thuta follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Smoove Jr looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyay Thuta!
Pyay Thuta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petr Amagov (ranked 4229 p4p, 5707 weight class) and Chase Smith (ranked 419 p4p, 473 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Amagov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amagov is able to avoid easily.
Amagov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Amagov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amagov drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Amagov off! Amagov jumps back into Smith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amagov wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Amagov is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amagov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amagov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amagov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Amagov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Amagov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith throws a body punch but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chase Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amagov.
Smith throws a body punch but Amagov moves out of range.
Smith tries to bum rush Amagov with a series of wild strikes but Amagov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
so Amagov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Amagov passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Amagov to pass to mount.
Amagov is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amagov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amagov prevents Smith from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amagov wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Amagov is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Amagov is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amagov to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amagov is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amagov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chase Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks to land a combination but Amagov avoids it well.
Amagov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amagov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Amagov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Amagov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Amagov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Amagov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Smith is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petr Amagov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makke Sku (ranked 3548 p4p, 24684 weight class) and Lester Perry (ranked 379 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makke Sku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Perry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perry!
Perry wants to get back to his feet but Sku is dominant here and he's now got Perry's back!
Sku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sku landing with strikes.
I would not like to be Perry right now.
Sku seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Perry for as long as he can get away with.
Sku throwing damaging strikes from the back! Perry could be in trouble here!
Sku looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sku scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Perry is looking for a way out.
Perry covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
 Perry is rocked!
 It looks like Lester Perry has been cut.
Sku controls the action.
Sku has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Perry.
Perry is still in real trouble! Can Sku finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sku lands shots to the head and Perry turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makke Sku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Lin (ranked 3344 p4p, 24631 weight class) and Perry Silva (ranked 439 p4p, 661 weight class). Bo Lin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Bo Lin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Perry Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Lin counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Lin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Perry Silva has been cut.
Lin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin throws a right hand that misses
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lin really felt that one!
Lin is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Bo Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Silva.
Lin lands a right hook to the body.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Lin avoids it.
Silva closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lin as he avoids it easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Lin does it's job there.
Lin feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Lin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
It looks like Lin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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!
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
letting Lin counter with a right hand.
Lin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lin misses.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lin throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Lin. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lin counters with a straight right hand.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Lin as Silva shoots in.
Lin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva lands a head kick!
 It looks like Bo Lin has been cut.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lin rather than just go for the knockout.
Lin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bo Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Lin counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Lin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lin is looking for a counter combo.
Lin swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Lin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bo Lin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Silva.
Lin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva dives in and grabs Lin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva wants to clinch
and Lin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Lin leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Lin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Lin counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lin but Lin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lin throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
enabling Lin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lin swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lin sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lin sprawls well. Lin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries for a takedown but Lin circles away easily
and Lin counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 20:18
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 20:18
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Lin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chavez (ranked 4982 p4p, 3772 weight class) and DeWayne DeJohnson (ranked 466 p4p, 408 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeWayne DeJohnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeJohnson thumps Chavez with a low kick.
Chavez darts in looking for a takedown but DeJohnson gets double underhooks and turns Chavez into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeJohnson! But no joy.
DeJohnson gets through Chavez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeJohnson stalling the fight.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
DeJohnson digs a right hand underneath Chavez 's ribcage. Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeJohnson digs a right hand into Chavez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chavez 's gas tank.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeJohnson.
DeJohnson drops Chavez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chavez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Chavez is rocked!
It looks like Alex Chavez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeJohnson has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez .
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeJohnson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chavez with a big uppercut! Chavez tries to clinch up but DeJohnson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chavez to the mat! Chavez covers up and DeJohnson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). DeWayne DeJohnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Kardi (ranked 3430 p4p, 24547 weight class) and Stan Innafire (ranked 436 p4p, 593 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Kardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Innafire!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Innafire does no damage.
Kardi attempts a counter takedown but Innafire avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Innafire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kardi shoots in and drives through. Innafire sprawls well.
Innafire dives in for a single leg takedown but Kardi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Innafire moves into the clinch.
Innafire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kardi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kardi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Innafire is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rudi Kardi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Alaska (ranked 2691 p4p, 3192 weight class) and Akhtar Assad (ranked 304 p4p, 345 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 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhtar Assad!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alaska throws out the jab.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaska manages to avoid it.
Alaska misses with an uppercut
and Assad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Assad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Assad lands a jab to the head.
Alaska throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Richie Alaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad tries to bum rush Alaska with a series of wild strikes but Alaska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Alaska was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assad.
Alaska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alaska is looking to wear down Assad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
Assad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Assad on the inside.
Alaska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assad is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska wants to stall.
Assad just leaning against Alaska, taking a breather.
Alaska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assad is keeping busy.
Alaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alaska pulls guard effortlessly.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Assad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Assad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alaska keeping full guard, as Assad tries to pass.
Assad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alaska. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alaska looking for a guillotine here but Assad defends easily.
Alaska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assad is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assad postures up and lands a big shot to Alaska's brow.
Alaska working for a triangle but Assad defends it easily.
Assad trying to control but Alaska is working from the bottom.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Alaska has wrist control.
Alaska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Assad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Assad throwing strikes from guard but Alaska blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alaska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assad manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad has his hands on Alaska's head, controlling the position.
Alaska tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Assad wants to stand and escape but Alaska is having none of it.
Assad keeping full guard, as Alaska tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Assad is controlling Alaska's posture.
Alaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Assad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alaska tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Alaska controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Assad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaska manages to get to full guard.
Alaska 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Richie Alaska will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.
Alaska throws a sloppy body shot
and Assad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad is looking for the big counter here.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Alaska moved out of range.
Assad moves away from the strike by Alaska.
Assad steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alaska.
Alaska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assad.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska misses the body punch
and Assad counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtar Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alaska takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assad throws a jab when Alaska was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Alaska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alaska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Assad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assad counters with a one-two to the body.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaska slips a straight right by Assad.
Assad cracks Alaska with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska slips a jab from Assad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaska.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaska throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Assad 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.
Some wild striking there from Assad.
Assad lands a jab.
Alaska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assad misses with an uppercut. Alaska saw that one coming.
Alaska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assad counters with a right hand to the body.
Alaska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Assad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assad wants to slow Alaska down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Alaska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alaska counters with a left to the body.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Assad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alaska loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.
Alaska throws a lazy uppercut
and Assad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alaska is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Alaska.
Assad lands a head shot.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
Alaska moves out of range of the strikes.
Alaska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Assad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad unleashes a big counter combination but Alaska bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alaska cracks Assad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Assad avoids the body shot from Alaska.
Akhtar Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assad digs a good hook to Alaska's body.
Akhtar Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Assad!
Assad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Alaska slips under a jab.
Richie Alaska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhtar Assad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 19:19
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 19:19
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Caceres (ranked 3067 p4p, 3193 weight class) and Mickey Doolan (ranked 309 p4p, 315 weight class). Doolan has chosen Fight Dirty as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Doolan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doolan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caceres.
Caceres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doolan scores with a jab to the head.
Caceres throws a right hand that misses
and Doolan counters with a nice uppercut.
Doolan misses with a left hand
and Caceres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caceres controlling the action here.
Caceres seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doolan for as long as he can get away with.
Caceres wants to pass the guard but Doolan is defending well.
Caceres not doing much here.
Caceres has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres uses his free foot to push down on Doolan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doolan.
Caceres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doolan is looking to escape.
Caceres content just to control the position here.
Caceres looking to control but Doolan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caceres won't let Doolan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Doolan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caceres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caceres jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Doolan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Caceres tries to move to mount but Doolan blocks the move with his legs.
Caceres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doolan, who protects the arm well.
Caceres goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Doolan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Caceres but great work by Doolan.
Caceres wants to control but Doolan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is holding Doolan down, trying to stall.
Caceres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doolan tries to stand but Caceres is controlling his head.
Caceres manages to get back to half guard.
Caceres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doolan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doolan's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caceres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Doolan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Caceres looking to break Doolan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Doolan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Caceres will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Caceres working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Doolan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Doolan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Doolan wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Caceres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Doolan as he connects with a hook.
Caceres moves away from the strike by Doolan.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolan misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caceres shoots for a double leg takedown but Doolan sprawls well. He's pushed Caceres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doolan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caceres.
Doolan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caceres drives through with a takedown into Doolan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doolan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Caceres off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolan throws a hook but Caceres blocks it.
Caceres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doolan to the mat! Doolan manages to get full guard.
Doolan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Caceres jumps guard but Doolan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Caceres is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doolan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Caceres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caceres keeps control of Doolan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caceres tries to pull guard but Doolan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doolan misses with a straight right.
Caceres shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy left from Doolan finds it's target.
Caceres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doolan to the mat! Doolan manages to get full guard.
Caceres showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Caceres looking to sit in guard and control but Doolan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caceres wants to sweep here but Doolan controlling him for the moment.
Caceres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doolan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Doolan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Caceres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mickey Doolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres has a closed guard, preventing Doolan from standing up.
Caceres is controlling Doolan's posture.
Caceres has his feet on Doolan's thighs here. He's pushed Doolan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Doolan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Caceres!
Rickson Caceres 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.
Mickey Doolan was interviewed post fight and said 'Man this game is tough. You lose a fight and it sits there on your record to remind you. I only hope we get to run it back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanson (ranked 2844 p4p, 4074 weight class) and Rogier Moura (ranked 356 p4p, 491 weight class). Rogier Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogier Moura!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moura napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moura struggling a bit here.
Hanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moura is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanson advances nicely into full mount.
Hanson looking to secure an arm triangle but Moura defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson avoids the attempt from Moura to control.
Hanson throwing strikes but Moura bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moura is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura throws a big elbow that misses.
Moura throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moura is aware though and is defending well.
Hanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Moura working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Hanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moura 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.
Moura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moura trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moura throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moura defends it easily.
Moura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Hanson is looking to sweep but instead, Moura has passed into half guard.
Hanson punching from the bottom.
Hanson won't allow Moura to pass to mount.
Hanson gets full guard.
Hanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moura manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson throws an elbow that misses. Moura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanson's guard. Nice move by Moura!
Hanson working for a triangle but Moura defends it easily.
Moura passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moura prevents Hanson from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura has control of Hanson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hanson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura looking to control but Hanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanson can't escape the position.
Hanson is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moura is looking to work his way around to Hanson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moura trying to pass the guard but Hanson defending well.
Hanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moura defends it easily.
Hanson keeping full guard, as Moura tries to pass.
Hanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moura keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
Hanson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moura dives on top into guard.
Hanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Moura preventing the sweep.
Hanson keeping full guard, as Moura tries to pass.
Moura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moura has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moura throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson keeping full guard, as Moura tries to pass.
Hanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moura is aware though and is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moura defends it easily.
Moura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moura has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
Moura forces his way into half guard.
Moura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moura wants to stand up but Hanson is controlling the position.
Moura is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Moura there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moura looking to finish with strikes here!
Hanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moura wants to pass the guard but Hanson is defending well.
Hanson moves into full guard.
Moura tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanson is retaining full guard.
Hanson working for a triangle but Moura defends it easily.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
Hanson wants to sweep here but Moura controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hanson slips a jab and a cross from Moura.
Moura closes the distance looking to clinch
so Hanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moura's head.
Moura looking to control.
Hanson passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanson wants to work for an arm triangle but Moura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanson is looking for a kimura here.
Hanson thows a huge punch but Moura dodges it nicely.
Hanson is trying to work for a kimura but Moura is defending well.
Hanson seems to be working for a kimura but Moura defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moura defending well though.
Hanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Hanson wants to work for an arm triangle but Moura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanson is thwarting Moura's attempts to control the position.
Hanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanson seems to be working for a kimura but Moura defends the submission attempt.
Moura actively working from the bottom here.
Hanson thows a huge punch but Moura dodges it nicely.
Moura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanson.
Moura is trying to control but can't.
Hanson wants to pass to mount but Moura is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanson passes to full mount!
Hanson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanson wants to finish this one by submission but Moura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hanson.
Moura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanson.
Moura flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moura blocking the ground and pound.
Hanson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Moura is now in Hanson's guard. A big mistake from Hanson there, giving up the dominant position!
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moura wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Moura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moura throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Moura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hanson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson dodges the ground and pound from Moura.
David Hanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanson sneaks back into half guard.
Hanson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is pressing down on Moura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Hanson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moura trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Hanson working for a triangle but Moura defends it easily.
Moura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moura defends well.
Moura passes Hanson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hanson punching from the bottom.
Moura is keen to just control but Hanson is a slippery customer.
Hanson 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.
Hanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moura.
Moura is looking for a kimura but Hanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moura to get the leverage.
Hanson actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to get back to full guard.
Moura works his way into side control.
Hanson tries to improve position but can't.
Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moura off and has taken his back!
Hanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Moura is controlling his hands well.
Moura preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hanson.
Hanson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to control but not successfully.
Hanson lands a shot to the head.
Moura tries to break free.
Moura is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hanson tightening his grip on Moura, looking for the choke.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moura can do to turn this around?
Moura defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hanson's arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 20:18
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hanson!
David Hanson retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aahad Moustaffa (ranked 1123 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Gervonta Davis (ranked 159 p4p, 257 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moustaffa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robot Stop by King Gizard & The Lizard Wizard. Davis has chosen Unstoppable - Gervonta Davis ▶ Motivation as his entrance music. Gervonta Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aahad Moustaffa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gervonta Davis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moustaffa takes one to the chin there.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moustaffa manages to avoid it.
Moustaffa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moustaffa staying out of range there.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Moustaffa.
It looked like Moustaffa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davis.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Moustaffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moustaffa.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Moustaffa is looking to counter punch.
Moustaffa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moustaffa.
Moustaffa slips a jab from Davis.
A big right from Davis misses.
Moustaffa is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've been told by Moustaffa's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moustaffa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Moustaffa misses with the combination.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis avoids the body shot from Moustaffa.
Davis lands a left and a right that send Moustaffa crashing to the mat, dazed. Davis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Moustaffa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Oh Moustaffa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Moustaffa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moustaffa moves away from the strike by Davis.
A little feinted left hand from Moustaffa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Moustaffa moves away and avoids it.
Moustaffa seems to have got his legs back now.
Moustaffa get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Moustaffa stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Davis runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gervonta Davis!
Gervonta Davis is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Gervonta Davis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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