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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allan John Villanil (ranked 2229 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Bruno Dias (ranked 153 p4p, 129 weight class). Bruno Dias will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan John Villanil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias slaps away a takedown attempt from Villanil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Villanil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dias follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Villanil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dias scores with a nice head shot.
Villanil goes for a double leg but Dias avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dias continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan John Villanil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias misses with a body punch.
Villanil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dias lands an elbow just above Villanil 's eye.
Villanil pulls guard successfully.
Dias trying to control but Villanil is working from the bottom.
Dias is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Villanil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dias has managed to get both his arms back between Villanil's legs - danger averted.
Dias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villanil is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias trying to control the position from guard on top but Villanil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Villanil pulls Dias in to control the position.
Dias looking to pass the guard.
Villanil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villanil keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dias tries to free his leg and advance position but Villanil is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Dias lands with a kick to the temple. Villanil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Villanil shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Villanil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villanil shoots in for a takedown but Dias shows good takedown defense.
Villanil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dias tries to avoid it but Villanil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dias to the ground. Dias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Villanil moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDias.
Villanil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dias.
Dias leaves Villanil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dias scores with a kick to the midsection.
Villanil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Villanil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dias finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Dias.
Villanil has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a big head kick but Villanil shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dias counters with a body kick.
Villanil tries for a takedown but Dias circles away easily
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Villanil is breathing heavily.
Dias rushes Villanil and presses him up against the cage.
Dias stalling.
Dias lands a knee to the head.
Dias leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dias tries to throw a body punch but Villanil avoids it by throwing Dias back against the cage.
Villanil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villanil has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dias uses from the top position.
Villanil looking to control.
Dias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanil keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias is posturing up here but Villanil has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dias tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dias has to tap! Slick submission there by Villanil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Allan John Villanil!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Diego (ranked 2107 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Maksim Taranin (ranked 152 p4p, 87 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maksim Taranin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taranin moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego tries to keep at a distance but Taranin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taranin manages to pull guard.
Taranin is looking for a triangle but Diego pushes his legs off easily.
Taranin 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.
Taranin controlling Diego's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taranin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diego has managed to get both his arms back between Taranin's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego won't allow Taranin to sweep him here.
Diego has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taranin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taranin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diego manages to get himself to full guard.
Diego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diego trying to control the position here.
Diego avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin controlling from the top position.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taranin gets a takedown into half guard.
Taranin wants to take a breather but Diego is having none of it.
Taranin wants to pass to mount but Diego is defending the position.
Taranin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin wants to pass the guard but Diego is defending well.
Taranin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diego doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taranin.
Diego is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taranin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taranin's back!
You can see the frustration on Taranin's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Taranin trying to control the hands but Diego breaks the grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Taranin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taranin shoots in and bounces Diego off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diego wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Taranin manages to pass to side control.
Taranin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diego sees it coming and defends easily.
Taranin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diego sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin seems to be working for a kimura but Diego defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taranin is looking for a kimura here.
Diego tries to roll over but Taranin keeps him under control.
Diego is refusing to be controlled, as Taranin sits in half guard.
Taranin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diego has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diego keeping hold of Taranin's head, controlling as best he can.
Taranin is working for a kimura but Diego is defending it quite comfortably.
Taranin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego won't allow Taranin to pass to mount.
Taranin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taranin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diego doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taranin.
Taranin working over Diego with some ground and pound. Diego looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taranin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diego defends it well.
Taranin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin trying to control from half guard but Diego is working away.
Diego wants to get back to full guard.
Taranin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taranin on the ground.
Taranin is looking to take a break and control but Diego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Taranin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taranin shoots in and gets a takedown into Diego's guard.
Taranin is in close to Diego's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diego not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taranin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taranin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin stands up over Diego, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Diego has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin postures up.
Diego wants to get back to his feet but Taranin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taranin works over Diego with some ground and pound from guard.
Taranin wants to pass the guard but Diego is keeping the position.
Diego can't keep his opponent in guard - Taranin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taranin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taranin is looking for a kimura here.
Dan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is working for a submission of some sort.
Diego is not content to let Taranin control the position.
Taranin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin wants to pass to mount but Diego is defending the position.
Taranin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taranin working over Diego with some ground and pound. Diego looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taranin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taranin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diego trying to control here.
Taranin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diego sees it coming and defends easily.
Taranin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taranin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diego wants to get back to full guard.
Taranin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taranin content to control rather than advance.
Diego blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taranin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maksim Taranin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taranin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Taranin!
During a confident post fight interview, Maksim Taranin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 608 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Chad Hammer (ranked 83 p4p, 149 weight class). Kruglov comes to the cage accompanied by МИХАИЛ КРУГ - Владимирский централ. Viktor Kruglov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kruglov counters with a nice body kick.
Hammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammer swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov tried to counter with a leg kick but Hammer avoided it.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
It looked like Kruglov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hammer.
A big left from Kruglov misses.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruglov dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
Hammer misses with a hook to the body
letting Kruglov counter with a right hand.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruglov rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Kruglov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kruglov digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Kruglov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Hammer swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
As Hammer tries to get set, Kruglov tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammer manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kruglov does no damage.
Kruglov throws a wild body kick that Hammer sees coming a mile off.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov catches Hammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruglov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hammer avoids it.
Kruglov scores with a jab. Hammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Hammer's body. Hammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Kruglov's body. Kruglov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Kruglov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Kruglov. Beautiful body shot.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Kruglov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruglov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruglov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruglov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Kruglov connects with a high kick.
Kruglov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
Kruglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer takes a swing at Kruglov's ribcage but misses.
Kruglov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruglov - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a double jab.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruglov moves away.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Kruglov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruglov misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Kruglov - just one landing.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Hammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov lands with a good body shot.
Chad Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Kruglov is looking to counter the offense by Hammer and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that round.
That's time! Kruglov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kruglov.
Hammer takes one on the button.
Hammer digs a good hook to Kruglov's body.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruglov moves away.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Kruglov's body.
Kruglov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruglov.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kruglov misses.
A shot to the liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Kruglov delivers a nice body kick.
Kruglov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Hammer is rocked!
Kruglov scores with a jab.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruglov finish him?
Hammer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Kruglov finds it's target.
Hammer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kruglov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hammer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kruglov!
An out of breath Viktor Kruglov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mer Lo (ranked 2096 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Worf Mogh (ranked 151 p4p, 101 weight class). Mogh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimme The Loot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Worf Mogh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mer Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Lo connects with a looping right hand.
Mogh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lo. Mogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mogh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Worf Mogh has been cut.
Lo lands a jab to Mogh's midsection.
Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lo misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo lands a glancing blow to the side of Mogh's head.
Lo misses with a looping right.
Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Mogh counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mogh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away.
Lo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mogh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mogh.
A left lands for Mogh.
Mogh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lo rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Lo there.
Lo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lo scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Mer Lo has been cut.
Mogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lo lunges at Mogh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mogh's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mogh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mogh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lo moves to clinch but Mogh breaks away
and Mogh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lo's guard.
Mogh 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.
Lo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mogh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mogh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mogh throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Lo keeps moving.
Mogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mogh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mogh trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Lo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Mogh as he connects with a hook.
 Lo is rocked!
Lo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Lo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lo is breathing heavily.
Mogh is stalking Lo. Lo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Mogh, and it's lights out! Lo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Worf Mogh!
During a confident post fight interview, Worf Mogh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Bartosiński (ranked 527 p4p, 955 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 28 p4p, 60 weight class). Bartosiński comes to the cage accompanied by H4J4 - Walka z cieniem. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomasz Bartosiński!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Bartosiński.
Bartosiński waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Bartosiński uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
It looks like Buddah Joe has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartosiński.
Joe with the counter takedown but Bartosiński avoids it easily.
Bartosiński smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartosiński throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Bartosiński throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Bartosiński didn't expect that.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Bartosiński seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bartosiński keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Bartosiński 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.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Bartosiński has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartosiński is keeping the position for now.
Joe wants to control from the top but Bartosiński keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bartosiński instigates a clinch.
Bartosiński tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Bartosiński back against the cage.
Joe tries to pull guard but Bartosiński forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bartosiński's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartosiński gets a clinch.
Joe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Joe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Joe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Bartosiński from controlling successfully.
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartosiński wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartosiński controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joe has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bartosiński doesn't defend quickly enough and Joe has managed to lock this one up! Can Bartosiński escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Joe on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Buddah Joe!
Buddah Joe is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Camacho (ranked 1916 p4p, 4697 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 109 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ville Valo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valo avoids it really well and circles away.
Valo throws a counter combo.
Camacho looks for the body kick but Valo saw that one coming.
Valo drops Camacho with a right and a left! Valo comes rushing in but Camacho regains his composure and manages to keep Valo in guard.
It looks like Toni Camacho has been cut.
Valo wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Camacho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valo passes into side control.
Camacho can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Camacho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Camacho trying to control here.
Camacho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Camacho looking for submissions off his back.
Camacho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valo pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Camacho looking for submissions off his back.
Camacho trying to control from the bottom.
Valo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Valo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Camacho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho wants to control but Valo is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Camacho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Camacho tries to hold on but Valo pushes him away.
Camacho is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Valo working for a triangle but Camacho defends it easily.
Valo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Camacho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valo has momentary wrist control but Camacho slips an elbow through the middle.
Camacho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camacho controls the pace.
Camacho throws an elbow that misses. Valo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Camacho's guard. Nice move by Valo!
Camacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camacho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camacho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Camacho working for a triangle but Valo defends it easily.
Camacho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.
Camacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Valo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toni Camacho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Valo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valo defends it nicely.
Valo swats away the attempt to clinch by Camacho.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valo.
Valo pulls guard.
Camacho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo grinds an elbow into Camacho's temple.
Camacho tries to bench press Valo off him but Valo keeps the position.
Valo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Camacho tries to improve position but can't.
Camacho is working hard here to advance position.
Camacho is holding Valo down, trying to stall.
Camacho looking for a sweep but Valo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Camacho is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo avoids the attempt from Camacho to control.
Valo tries to control but Camacho wriggling away.
Valo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Camacho! More shots from Valo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Valo!
A relieved looking Ville Valo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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