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DC 64: McDade vs Niaz 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fotos Hasapis (ranked 3001 p4p, 2155 weight class) and Mac Womack (ranked 357 p4p, 278 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Womack!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hasapis counters with a straight right hand.
Womack misses with a two punch combination.
Hasapis slips under a jab from Womack.
Hasapis moves away from the strike by Womack.
Womack scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Fotos Hasapis has been cut.
A big left from Womack misses.
Good shot there by Hasapis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hasapis.
A telegraphed right hand from Womack misses the target.
Mac Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hasapis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Womack swings widly with a right hand
and Hasapis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Womack won't be happy with that.
Womack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hasapis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hasapis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hasapis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womack tries to roll over but Hasapis keeps him under control.
Hasapis works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hasapis working Womack over with strikes here.
Womack tries to lock up and control but Hasapis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Womack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Womack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hasapis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Womack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Womack tries to lock up and control but Hasapis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womack bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hasapis is trying to control the position but Womack postures up.
Hasapis is looking for a triangle but Womack pushes his legs off easily.
Womack preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack is stalling in the full guard.
Womack passes Hasapis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Womack is just content to waste time from the top position. Hasapis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hasapis 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fotos Hasapis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fotos Hasapis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Womack gets a clinch.
Womack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Womack misses with a body punch.
Hasapis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hasapis blocks an elbow strike from Womack.
Hasapis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Womack to keep the fight standing.
Hasapis working aggressively here.
Hasapis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Womack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hasapis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Womack backwards.
Womack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hasapis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Womack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hasapis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hasapis is trying to force a seperation but Womack has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Womack.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Womack obliges.
Womack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hasapis.
Hasapis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hasapis.
Still in the clinch, Hasapis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Womack tries to land a knee to the head but Hasapis blocks with his arms.
Hasapis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hasapis manages to pull guard.
Hasapis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Womack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack wants to pass the guard but Hasapis is keeping the position.
Hasapis 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.
Hasapis has his foot on Womack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Womack works his way back into a safe position though.
Hasapis has a closed guard, preventing Womack from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Womack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Womack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hasapis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Womack passes into side control.
Hasapis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Womack trying to control the pace.
Womack prevents Hasapis from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hasapis looking for a kimura from the bottom but Womack passes into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mac Womack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fotos Hasapis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Womack throws an overhand right that lands on Hasapis's shoulder, as Hasapis tries to avoid the shot.
Womack slips under a jab.
Womack misses with a hook.
Womack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hasapis manages to avoid it.
Womack misses with a jab to the body
and Hasapis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasapis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womack.
Womack throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasapis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Womack looks to land a combination but Hasapis avoids it well.
Hasapis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Womack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hasapis scores with a sloppy right hand. Womack should have avoided that one.
A combination from Hasapis does no damage.
Womack lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womack swings for the body but Hasapis moves out of range.
Womack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hasapis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis throws a jab when Womack was well out of range.
Hasapis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Womack looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasapis is just out of range.
Womack misses with a right hand
and Hasapis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Womack's knee momentarily.
Womack throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasapis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Womack thinking.
Hasapis jabs Womack right on the nose. Womack blinks but takes it well.
Hasapis circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hasapis counter with a right hand.
Womack swings for the body but Hasapis moves out of range.
Hasapis walks into a straight right hand from Womack.
Hasapis avoids the body shot from Womack.
Hasapis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Womack misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Womack. Hasapis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasapis ducks under a wild hook from Womack.
Hasapis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Womack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasapis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Womack throws a lazy uppercut
and Hasapis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Womack throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasapis counters with a series of strikes. Womack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Womack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Womack throws an off balance right hand
and Hasapis counters with an inside leg kick.
Womack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mac Womack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hasapis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Womack throws the left hand but Hasapis avoids the punch easily.
Womack throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hasapis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hasapis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack swings widly with a right hand
and Womack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Womack throws a head kick that misses.
Hasapis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Womack throws the left hand but Hasapis avoids the punch easily.
Hasapis feinted with a counter takedown.
Womack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hasapis.
Womack lands with a hook. Hasapis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Womack is looking to score with low kicks.
Womack throws the left hand but Hasapis avoids the punch easily.
Womack throws a lazy right hand but Hasapis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Womack throws a shot from downtown. Hasapis moves away and avoids it.
Womack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hasapis was well out of range. Poor timing from Womack.
Hasapis throws a big counter combination but Womack scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Womack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mac Womack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack misses with a body punch.
Womack misses with the head strike.
Hasapis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hasapis tries to pull guard but Womack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Womack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Womack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Hasapis throws a punch but it's blocked by Womack.
Hasapis throws a head punch that misses.
Womack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Womack tries a body shot but Hasapis blocks it.
Hasapis swings wildly with an uppercut but Womack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasapis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasapis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Womack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fotos Hasapis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hasapis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fotos Hasapis!
Our winner, Fotos Hasapis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 2329 p4p, 3303 weight class) and King Ipitan (ranked 279 p4p, 382 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Ipitan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaljevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like King Ipitan has been cut.
Ipitan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ipitan ducks under a wild hook from Mihaljevic.
Ipitan throws a fast counter high kick but Mihaljevic manages to duck under it in time.
Ipitan avoids the body shot from Mihaljevic.
Ipitan is looking for the big counter here.
Ipitan drops his hands momentarily and Mihaljevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ipitan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mihaljevic, pushing him back against the cage.
Mihaljevic digs a right hand into Ipitan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ipitan's gas tank.
Mihaljevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ipitan.
Mihaljevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up King Ipitan's cut even more.
Mihaljevic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ipitan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihaljevic backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ipitan blocks an uppercut.
Mihaljevic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mihaljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihaljevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ipitan wants to counter the offense by Mihaljevic and move into the clinch position.
Ipitan moves into range and clinches up with Mihaljevic.
Ipitan is trying to break free.
Ipitan blocking some punches.
Ipitan breaks the clinch.
Mihaljevic lands a jab to Ipitan's midsection.
Mihaljevic throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihaljevic misses the target.
We've been told by Mihaljevic's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mihaljevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ipitan manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ipitan.
Mihaljevic scores with a hook.
Mihaljevic throws out a loose jab but Ipitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mihaljevic misses with a two punch combination.
Mihaljevic keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Mihaljevic.
Ipitan tries to clinch but Mihaljevic is having none of it.
Ipitan scores with a hook to the body. Mihaljevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mihaljevic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The cut above King Ipitan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good standup being displayed there by Ipitan as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Vedran Mihaljevic has been cut.
Ipitan has closed the distance and engaged Mihaljevic in a clinch.
Mihaljevic misses with the head strike.
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!
Mihaljevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ipitan at a distance.
Good exchange - Mihaljevic coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihaljevic misses the target.
Ipitan closes the distance and clinches.
Ipitan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mihaljevic won't allow it.
Ipitan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ipitan has closed the distance and engaged Mihaljevic in a clinch.
Mihaljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mihaljevic tries to work over Ipitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ipitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mihaljevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mihaljevic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mihaljevic lands with a left to the head.
King Ipitan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ipitan misses with a knee to the head.
Ipitan breaks from the clinch.
Ipitan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Mihaljevic.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Ipitan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vedran Mihaljevic!
Vedran Mihaljevic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 1421 p4p, 1670 weight class) and Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 176 p4p, 204 weight class). Einar Kyrvänsyylä has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Savisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kyrvänsyylä looks to land a combination but Savisto avoids it well.
Savisto is looking to counter punch.
Savisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savisto with a body shot.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a series of wild punches.
Savisto misses the shot to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Savisto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kyrvänsyylä.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kyrvänsyylä counter with a right hand.
Savisto ducks right into an uppercut from Kyrvänsyylä.
Savisto cracks a nice hook into Kyrvänsyylä's ribs.
Savisto cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to bum rush Savisto with a series of wild strikes but Savisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savisto counters with a crisp one two that drops Kyrvänsyylä! Savisto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kyrvänsyylä to his feet! Kyrvänsyylä is in big trouble!
 Kyrvänsyylä is rocked!
Savisto shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Kyrvänsyylä is unconscious as Savisto celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Lasse Savisto!
A very excited looking Lasse Savisto 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Senger Line (ranked 729 p4p, 2334 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 110 p4p, 304 weight class). Line's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senger Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Line shoots in for a double leg but Christ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christ blocks a jab.
Christ steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Line.
Christ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christ wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ thuds his shin into the meat of Line's side.
Line has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Christ closes the distance and pushes Line back into the cage.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Christ now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Line as he connects with a hook.
Line avoids the body shot from Christ.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Line.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Christ.
Line pulls guard.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Christ preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Christ is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Line trying to control here.
Line looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Line makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Line.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Line is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Christ trying to stand up but can't free himself from Line's guard.
Christ won't allow Line to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Line working for a triangle but Christ defends it easily.
Christ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Line working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line looking for a guillotine here but Christ defends easily.
Line looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Christ passes into side control.
Line is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Christ off and has taken his back!
Line is striking well from the back but Christ escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Line missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is refusing to be controlled, as Line sits in half guard.
Christ keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Christ is staying active underneath Line, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christ avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Line.
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 Senger Line will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Line 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Line shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Christ's guard.
Line lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Line trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Line throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Line wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.
Christ showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ is continuing to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Line is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Line wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.
Christ is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Line is on top in guard.
Line is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christ is pulling down on Line's head to control his posture.
Line with a flurry of punches that miss.
Line with a flurry of punches that miss.
Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Line trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Line looking to pass the guard.
Christ utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Line manages to get himself to full guard.
Christ trying to control but Line is working from the bottom.
Christ's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Line trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
Line has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Christ is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is looking for a sweep.
Line trying to control but Christ flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ avoiding Line 's attempts to control his hands.
Line rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Senger Line will probably get the nod.
That's time! Line's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Line throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christ can pounce on him.
Christ drives through and clinches with Line against the cage.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Line.
Line pulls guard effortlessly.
Line is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christ is aware though and is defending well.
Line might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christ 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.
Line had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christ defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line wants to hit a sweep here but Christ passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Line there!
Line working to try and regain half guard.
Line bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Line throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Line is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Line throws an elbow that misses. Christ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Line's guard. Nice move by Christ!
Christ postures up.
Line is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christ defends well.
Line throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Christ escapes and throws Line's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Line's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Senger Line overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Line manages to get back to half guard.
Line trying to control from the bottom.
Line tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Christ wants to pass to mount but Line is defending the position.
Line tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
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.
Line looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ trying to mount his opponent but Line defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Senger Line.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Line, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senger Line!
After winning the bout, Senger Line 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 1940 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 250 p4p, 248 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clarkson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clarkson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raak keeps working.
Clarkson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Raak rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Clarkson's guard! Nice work there by Raak!
Clarkson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raak defends it easily.
Clarkson has his foot on Raak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raak works his way back into a safe position though.
Clarkson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson working for a triangle but Raak defends it easily.
Clarkson being controlled here, momentarily.
Raak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raak defends it easily.
Clarkson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clarkson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raak is sitting in close to Clarkson's body. Clarkson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Raak is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Raak is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clarkson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hudson Clarkson!
Hudson Clarkson made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE⢠in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Fezzik (ranked 1010 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Damar Sulekov (ranked 130 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan Fezzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damar Sulekov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fezzik can pounce on him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sulekov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A cross from Fezzik lands.
Sulekov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fezzik.
Sulekov throws a sloppy head kick
and Fezzik counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Damar Sulekov has been cut.
Sulekov moves in looking to clinch but Fezzik pushes him off.
Fezzik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sulekov.
Sulekov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fezzik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fezzik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fezzik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sulekov rushes Fezzik and presses him up against the cage.
Sulekov misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fezzik lands a hook that snaps the head of Sulekov backwards.
Fezzik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sulekovs head.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Sulekov controls his hands.
Sulekov blocks a body shot from Fezzik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sulekov fails to land.
Fezzik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fezzik prevents a body shot from Sulekov.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Sulekov avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the cage.
Sulekov has hold of one of Fezzik's legs. Fezzik is fighting the takedown attempt but Sulekov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sulekov wants to control from the top but Fezzik keeps moving.
Sulekov content to stall in guard here.
Fezzik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fezzik holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulekov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sulekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Fezzik is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sulekov slips under a jab from Fezzik.
Sulekov throws a lazy head kick
letting Fezzik counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik slips under a jab.
Fezzik looks to throw the jab but Sulekov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fezzik. Sulekov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Sulekov tries to counter it with a takedown but Fezzik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sulekov throws a sloppy head kick and Fezzik moves out of range easily.
Fezzik scores with a body shot.
Fezzik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sulekov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sulekov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fezzik can pounce on him.
Sulekov scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Fezzik coming out on top.
Fezzik misses with a few strikes there.
Fezzik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sulekov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sulekov throws a sloppy body shot
and Fezzik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Damar Sulekov's cut even more.
Hassan Fezzik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sulekov throws a head kick but Fezzik moves out of range.
Fezzik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fezzik throws a jab but it's blocked by Sulekov.
Sulekov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fezzik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sulekov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fezzik scores with a body shot.
Sulekov looks winded!
Sulekov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sulekov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The cut above Damar Sulekov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fezzik connects with a body shot that sends Sulekov's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damar Sulekov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fezzik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fezzik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sulekov moves out of range of the leg kick from Fezzik.
Fezzik throws a poor cross that misses
and Sulekov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fezzik won't be happy with that.
Fezzik dodges the ground and pound from Sulekov.
The strikes coming from Sulekov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sulekov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fezzik is looking to regain half guard here but Sulekov keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fezzik tries to buck Sulekov off but Sulekov is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Sulekov.
Fezzik pushes Sulekov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sulekov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sulekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Fezzik is defending well.
Sulekov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sulekov trying to control the action but Fezzik is working from the bottom.
Sulekov looking to control but instead Fezzik has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sulekov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fezzik is refusing to be controlled, as Sulekov sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik is concentrating on defense, preventing Sulekov from advancing position.
Sulekov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fezzik!
Fezzik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sulekov controlling the pace for now.
Sulekov raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Sulekov scoring with strikes but Fezzik is staying in there.
Hassan Fezzik's cut is getting worse.
Sulekov working Fezzik over with strikes here.
Hassan Fezzik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Damar Sulekov!
After winning the bout, Damar Sulekov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 1211 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 178 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly throws a lazy uppercut
and Ratt counters with a three punch combo that has Belly backing up. Belly nods at Ratt to acknowledge the strikes.
Belly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratt.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Belly looks to clinch
and Ratt counters with a big head kick but Belly shrugs it off.
Ratt with a hook.
Belly tries to clinch up.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Ratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belly takes a swing at Ratt's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Belly misses.
Belly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ratt lands with a straight right. Belly didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belly throws a big shot that misses.
Ratt misses with a looping left.
Belly misses with a combination
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ratt misses with a hook. Belly ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly staying out of range there.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Belly misses the target.
Ratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belly.
Belly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilbur Ratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belly moves into the clinch.
Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Ratt.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ratt misses with a head kick.
Belly throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Ratt looks to throw the jab but Belly is out of range.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Ratt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratt.
Belly connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belly.
Belly moves in looking to clinch but Ratt pushes him off.
Belly looks to land a left hand but Ratt moved out of range nicely.
Ratt dodges the punch combination from Belly.
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Belly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ratt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ratt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ratt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Belly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ratt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ratt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Ratt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ratt trying desperately to get to his feet.
Belly is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ratt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ratt scores with a jab. Belly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belly tries to clinch up but Ratt circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belly loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
A nice side step and Ratt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belly misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belly doesn't manage to clinch there - Ratt circles away.
Ratt is looking for the big counter here.
Belly throws a right hand that Ratt ducks under and follows up with a left that Ratt also avoids with ease.
Belly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Belly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt misses with an uppercut. Belly saw that one coming.
Ratt scores with a nice strike.
Ratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belly on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Ratt slams his shin into Belly's torso.
Belly misses with a hook
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belly lands a jab to Ratt's midsection.
Ratt blocks a jab.
Ratt with a jab.
Belly slips a jab from Ratt.
Belly throws a big shot that misses.
Ratt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belly looks to throw a body kick
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Belly has closed the distance and engaged Ratt in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ratt as the two fighters clinch.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
Ratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ratt tries to work over Belly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ratt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belly misses with a left hand
enabling Ratt to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belly misses with a combination
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly misses with a looping right.
Ratt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Ratt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belly throws out a loose jab but Ratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belly throws a poor cross that misses
and Ratt counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Belly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Belly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ratt lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belly moves into the clinch.
Ratt has a couple of punches blocked by Belly.
Belly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratt lands a leg kick that knocks Belly off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belly doesn't seem bothered though.
Belly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belly dives in for a single leg takedown but Ratt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belly breaks the clinch.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ratt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Belly.
Ratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ratt momentarily.
Ratt connects with a looping right hand.
Ratt connects with a looping right hand.
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belly misses with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a stiff right hand.
Ratt throws a push kick but Belly slaps the foot to one side.
Belly throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Belly fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Belly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Belly misses
enabling Ratt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ratt slips under a jab from Belly.
Belly tries to clinch up
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt is having none of it.
Ratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Belly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ratt doesn't seem phased though.
Belly misses with a looping left.
Belly jabs at Ratt's body.
Belly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belly misses with the combination.
Ratt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belly.
Belly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratt counters with a left and a right that stings Belly.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belly looks to land a combination but Ratt avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Belly misses
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belly.
Ratt throws a jab when Belly was well out of range.
Belly thuds a left hand into Ratt's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ratt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belly misses with a double jab
and Ratt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ratt scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ratt misses the target.
Belly closes the distance but Ratt moves to the side
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belly.
Ratt slips a straight right by Belly.
Ratt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belly with a body shot.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ratt throws a nice looking combination but Belly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly jabs Ratt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belly misses with a looping right.
Ratt lands with a straight right. Belly didn't see that one coming.
Belly shoots and misses
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly misses with a body punch
and Ratt counters with a left to the body.
Belly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ratt tries to keep at a distance but Belly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Belly has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ratt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Belly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belly wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Belly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Ratt.
Belly is working for takedown but Ratt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratt wants to stand and escape but Belly is having none of it.
Ratt kicks Belly off and gets to his feet.
Ratt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belly misses with a right hand
and Ratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Belly.
Ratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belly throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Belly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt missing with a left hand there. Belly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belly slips under a jab from Ratt.
Ratt clobbers Belly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratt.
Belly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt is having none of it.
Belly misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ratt lands a head shot.
Belly misses with a lunging right hand
and Ratt counters with a body kick.
Ratt staying out of range there.
That kick from Ratt tenderised Belly's leg. Belly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratt lands a body shot.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
and Ratt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belly on the side of the head.
Belly swings widly with a right hand
and Ratt counters with an outside leg kick.
Ratt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belly's head backwards.
Belly misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly tries to clinch up.
Belly tries for a takedown but Ratt circles away easily
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Belly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ratt lands a lovely overhand right.
Ratt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Belly.
Belly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Ratt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Jello Belly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Ratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ratt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
An out of breath Wilbur Ratt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jello Belly was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm hungry'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Knightley (ranked 862 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 124 p4p, 224 weight class). Knightley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Some Bodies Gonna Get It ft. Three-Six Mafia. This should be fireworks!
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone Jr. tries to clinch but Knightley is having none of it.
Corleone Jr. works the jab nicely.
Knightley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corleone Jr. chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Corleone Jr. only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corleone Jr. throws out the jab.
Corleone Jr. takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick which misses Knightley's front leg but catches the back leg as Knightley tries to avoid it.
Knightley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corleone Jr. throws a lazy uppercut
and Knightley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. 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.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Corleone Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Knightley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corleone Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knightley counters with a straight right hand.
Corleone Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Corleone Jr. misses.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. scoring well with a low kick there.
Corleone Jr. throws a solid leg kick but Knightley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
Knightley moves away from the strike by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with an outside leg kick.
Knightley slips under a jab.
Knightley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corleone Jr. lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Knightley there.
Corleone Jr. doesn't manage to clinch there - Knightley circles away.
A low kick lands for Knightley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Corleone Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corleone Jr. looks to land a left hand but Knightley moved out of range nicely.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone Jr. lands with a hook. Knightley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corleone Jr. clinches with his opponent.
Knightley jumps guard but Corleone Jr. turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. wants to clinch up but Knightley keeps it at a distance.
Knightley lands a right hook to the body.
Knightley takes a swing at Corleone Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a push kick but Knightley slaps the foot to one side.
Corleone Jr. throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knightley counters with a left to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a lazy uppercut
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley defending well as Corleone Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Corleone Jr. on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knightley. Knightley obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. throws a low kick but Knightley avoids it.
Knightley checks a leg kick.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Corleone Jr..
Knightley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut even more.
Corleone Jr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corleone Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Knightley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corleone Jr. closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knightley tries to keep at a distance but Corleone Jr. has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knightley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone Jr. scores with a shoulder strike.
Corleone Jr. lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Corleone Jr. is looking to control Knightley's arms but Knightley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corleone Jr. has his back to the cage.
Corleone Jr. tries to stall but Knightley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Corleone Jr..
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Knightley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley lands a right hand.
The cut above Sonny Corleone Jr.'s eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Knightley misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knightley as Corleone Jr. tries to tie him up.
Knightley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Corleone Jr. is trying to stall.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Knightley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley tries to pull guard but Corleone Jr. holds him up against the cage and eventually Knightley drops back down to his feet.
Knightley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
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 Donny Knightley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knightley moves out of range of the body kick from Corleone Jr..
Knightley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that misses
and Corleone Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corleone Jr. goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knightley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone Jr.. That did some damage!
Corleone Jr. throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donny Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knightley gets tackled into the cage by Corleone Jr.. Corleone Jr. maintains the clinch.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Knightley.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
I was talking to Knightley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Corleone Jr..
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Corleone Jr. is leaning against Knightley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Corleone Jr. as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Knightley controls his hands.
Corleone Jr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knightley's elbow.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone Jr. lands a shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Corleone Jr..
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knightley's elbow.
A short left from Knightley.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knightley's elbow.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Knightley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
Knightley fails to pull guard.
Knightley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corleone Jr. to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knightley drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone Jr. stops Knightley from standing up.
Corleone Jr. gets to his feet. Knightley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Corleone Jr. lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knightley tried to score with a low kick but Corleone Jr. checks it.
Knightley moves out of range as Corleone Jr. throws a body kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley moves out of range as Corleone Jr. throws a body kick.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Knightley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corleone Jr. cracks Knightley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corleone Jr. is out of range.
Corleone Jr. looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knightley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone Jr. keeps Knightley at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Corleone Jr. misses.
Corleone Jr. misses with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knightley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corleone Jr. takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Knightley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knightley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Corleone Jr. moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a front kick but Knightley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corleone Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knightley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knightley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Knightley's front leg with a kick but Knightley checks it.
Corleone Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley is looking to counter punch.
Knightley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corleone Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corleone Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Corleone Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Knightley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corleone Jr. tries a low kick but Knightley avoids it.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knightley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Corleone Jr. misses the jab.
Knightley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corleone Jr..
Knightley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corleone Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley throws a leg kick but Corleone Jr. sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knightley throws a looping overhand right but Corleone Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
Knightley throws a hook but Corleone Jr. blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone Jr. showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Corleone Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
Knightley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone Jr. manages to avoid it.
Knightley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knightley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knightley throws out the jab.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley takes one to the chin there.
Knightley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corleone Jr. moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. connects with a body shot that sends Knightley's belly button to the back.
Corleone Jr. takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone Jr. tries to clinch there but Knightley circles away.
Knightley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knightley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knightley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Corleone Jr. lands a jab to Knightley's midsection.
Corleone Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corleone Jr. is looking to score with low kicks.
Knightley throws a leg kick but Corleone Jr. moved away.
Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corleone Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corleone Jr. closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knightley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but Knightley moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone Jr.. Knightley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone Jr. throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone Jr. instigates a clinch.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
Corleone Jr.'s head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone Jr. lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone Jr. avoiding damage.
Donny Knightley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corleone Jr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley is trying to pull guard but Corleone Jr. turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corleone Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley cracks Corleone Jr. with a nice body shot.
Come on Corleone Jr. - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Corleone Jr. looking to slow down the pace here.
Knightley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knightley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. stops Knightley from standing up.
Knightley manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Knightley controls the action.
Corleone Jr. lands with a short shot to the head.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Come on Corleone Jr. - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Corleone Jr. is leaning against Knightley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Knightley as the two fighters clinch.
Corleone Jr. takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knightley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corleone Jr..
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knightley manages to pull guard.
Knightley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knightley looks to land a right hand but Corleone Jr. moved out of range.
Corleone Jr. on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corleone Jr. throws a low kick, looking for Knightley's leg but Knightley calmly moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley is looking to counter punch.
Corleone Jr. is looking to land body kicks.
Knightley throws a head kick but Corleone Jr. moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick that misses.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corleone Jr..
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knightley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 611 p4p, 932 weight class) and Kano Sicarius (ranked 54 p4p, 87 weight class). Ulysses Battleby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kano Sicarius's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicarius misses with a double jab.
Battleby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sicarius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battleby scrambles back to his feet.
Sicarius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battleby in his tracks.
Sicarius throws a poor cross that misses
and Battleby counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kano Sicarius has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sicarius is defended easily by Battleby.
It looked like Battleby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sicarius.
Sicarius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sicarius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sicarius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sicarius shoots for a takedown but Battleby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battleby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Battleby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sicarius to score with a decent uppercut.
Sicarius digs a good body shot into Battleby's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicarius misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Battleby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby slips a straight right by Sicarius.
Sicarius punishes Battleby's body with a nice straight punch.
Sicarius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sicarius gets a double leg takedown into Battleby's guard.
Battleby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sicarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Battleby is looking to slow Sicarius down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Sicarius. Beautiful body shot.
Battleby leaves Sicarius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ulysses Battleby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Sicarius.
Battleby slips a straight right by Sicarius.
Battleby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) in the buildup to the fight.
Sicarius throws out a loose jab but Battleby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sicarius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Battleby tries to avoid it but Sicarius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Battleby to the ground. Battleby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battleby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sicarius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battleby gets tackled into the cage by Sicarius. Sicarius maintains the clinch.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sicarius digs a good body shot into Battleby's ribs.
Sicarius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sicarius misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Sicarius misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Battleby misses the target.
Sicarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sicarius loads up on a big right hand but Battleby slips the punch.
Battleby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sicarius misses with a right hand
and Battleby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sicarius thinking.
Battleby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Sicarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius shoots in for a takedown but Battleby shows good takedown defense.
Battleby lands a right hook to the body.
Battleby moves forwards but Sicarius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sicarius throws out a loose jab but Battleby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Battleby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sicarius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Battleby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sicarius misses with a lunging right hand
and Battleby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battleby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sicarius connects with the punch.
Kano Sicarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battleby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Battleby wants it to stay on the feet.
Sicarius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Battleby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sicarius throws a jab but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battleby.
It looked like Battleby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sicarius.
Sicarius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sicarius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sicarius blocks the body kick.
Battleby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sicarius.
Sicarius scores with the left hand. Battleby knows he should have avoided that one.
Sicarius throws a lazy right hand but Battleby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battleby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sicarius moves away from the strike by Battleby.
Sicarius misses with a left hand
and Battleby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sicarius ducks under a wild hook from Battleby.
Battleby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sicarius. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sicarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battleby.
Sicarius misses with a takedown attempt
and Battleby counters with a straight right hand.
Sicarius lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kano Sicarius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kano Sicarius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sicarius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kano Sicarius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sicarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battleby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battleby throws a leg kick but Sicarius checks it.
Battleby tries to land a body kick
and Sicarius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sicarius.
Battleby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sicarius.
Battleby looking for a sweep. Not yet Battleby, not yet.
Sicarius wants to pass the guard but Battleby is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby wants to sweep but no luck.
Sicarius cracks Battleby with a solid left hand.
Sicarius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Battleby is keeping the position for now.
Sicarius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius tries to free his leg and advance position but Battleby is retaining full guard.
Sicarius stopping the sweep attempt from Battleby.
Sicarius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sicarius lands a couple of elbows.
Sicarius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Battleby manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sicarius looking to control.
Sicarius wants to improve his position but instead Battleby has moved into half guard.
Sicarius trying to control but Battleby postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Battleby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Battleby preventing the sweep.
Battleby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sicarius wants to sweep but no luck.
Sicarius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sicarius advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby is not content to let Sicarius control the position.
Sicarius working away.
Sicarius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sicarius scores with punches from side control.
Sicarius connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Battleby some visible discomfort.
Sicarius cracks Battleby with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Sicarius crashes against the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sicarius working his ground and pound in the gym.
Sicarius throws an elbow but Battleby slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sicarius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Battleby keeps working.
Sicarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Battleby taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius advances to mount.
Sicarius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Battleby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sicarius.
Sicarius with shots to the head and body - Battleby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sicarius cracks Battleby with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battleby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sicarius.
Sicarius throws a wild left hand from mount and Battleby manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Battleby is looking for a sweep. Sicarius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sicarius stops Battleby from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kano Sicarius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kano Sicarius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Sicarius as he connects with a hook.
Sicarius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sicarius stopping the sweep attempt from Battleby.
Sicarius postures up.
Battleby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sicarius lands a couple of elbows.
Sicarius looking to sit in guard and control but Battleby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Battleby preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicarius keeping moving, preventing Battleby from controlling successfully.
Battleby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sicarius wants to sweep but no luck.
Sicarius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sicarius is trying to control the position but Battleby postures up.
Sicarius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Battleby looking for a sweep. Not yet Battleby, not yet.
Sicarius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Battleby tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sicarius thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Battleby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sicarius.
Sicarius sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius throws some wild stikes that Battleby manages to avoid easily.
Battleby blocking the ground and pound.
Battleby is bucking up trying to escape but Sicarius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sicarius prevents Battleby from getting the reversal.
Sicarius breaks from Battleby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sicarius dominating with strikes here.
Sicarius is landing with some decent strikes but Battleby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sicarius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Battleby because Sicarius loaded up on that one.
Sicarius drops a big elbow. That's hurt Battleby! More shots from Sicarius and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kano Sicarius!
Kano Sicarius is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Kano Sicarius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 426 p4p, 612 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 66 p4p, 93 weight class). Kevin McDade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Niaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade throws a right hand that misses
so Niaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Niaz wants to control from the top but McDade keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz wants to pass the guard but McDade is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade controls Niaz momentarily but Niaz frees himself.
Niaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDade pulls Niaz in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by McDade's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Niaz blocks a jab.
McDade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McDade throws a sloppy head kick
and Niaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Niaz.
Niaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDade can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Niaz controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McDade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Niaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McDade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McDade looks calm but he's in trouble here. Niaz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McDade is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Niaz lets go of the hold and McDade can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Niaz!
Dick Niaz is the new lightweight champion!
Dick Niaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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