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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Symons.
Symons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghetto.
Ghetto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Symons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Symons is struggling to control the position.
Ghetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Symons throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghetto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Symons's guard.
Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symons pulls Ghetto in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons 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.
Symons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ghetto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Symons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghetto postures up in Symons's guard and throws a big left but Symons blocks it.
Ghetto is looking to work some ground and pound but Symons has wrist control.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghetto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Symons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Symons pulls Ghetto in close to prevent any damage.
Ghetto trying to control but Symons is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Project Ghetto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Symons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Symons misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto throws a right hand that misses
and Symons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetto shoots and misses
and Symons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Symons.
Symons is in close to Ghetto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Symons landing some decent shots from guard.
Symons landing with the ground and pound.
Ghetto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghetto wants to stand but Symons is controlling the position.
Ghetto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Symons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Symons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghetto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Symons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Symons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ghetto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Symons!
Ghetto punching from mount but Symons doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ghetto looking to finish with strikes here!
Symons is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Graeme Symons will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Symons misses.
Symons catches Ghetto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Symons thuds a left hand into Ghetto's body.
Ghetto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Symons defends it nicely.
Symons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Symons lands a really nice looking cross but Ghetto seems unphased.
Ghetto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Symons defends well and Ghetto ends up having to push Symons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Symons misses with some punches.
Ghetto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Symons just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Project Ghetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symons lands a shoulder strike.
Symons pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghetto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Symons is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ghetto, into his guard.
Symons distracts Ghetto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ghetto pulls Symons in close to prevent any damage.
Symons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Symons trying to control but Ghetto is working from the bottom.
Symons seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Symons distracts Ghetto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Symons trying to control but Ghetto is working from the bottom.
Symons scoring with some ground and pound.
Symons trying to control but Ghetto is working from the bottom.
Symons stopping the sweep attempt from Ghetto.
Ghetto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Symons defends it easily.
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!
Ghetto wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto looking for a triangle here. Symons is fighting it but it looks tight! Ghetto pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Symons is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Project Ghetto!
A victorious Project Ghetto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Stroke It. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Davies throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Davies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Davies's defenses.
Davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davies in his tracks.
Lee is looking to slow Davies down with leg kicks.
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!
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Davies counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davies throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davies has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davies is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Davies passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Davies sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davies passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davis Davies!
A victorious Davis Davies thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meat Beater 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pip Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater staying out of range there.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beater.
Beater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Beater is predictable there
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beater takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beater in his tracks.
Beater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beater slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Beater looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
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!
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Beater looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Beater takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beater.
Beater throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beater's hands.
Beater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Beater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Beater looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beater keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beater pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Beater blocks nicely.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Beater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Beater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pip Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Beater as he checks the leg kick.
Beater avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Beater saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Beater down.
Gonzalez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Beater counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater connects with the punch.
Beater tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
enabling Beater to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beater manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pip Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
We've been told by Beater's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Beater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Beater enables Gonzalez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beater manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Beater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez won't allow Beater to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Beater trying to control the position.
Beater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez prevents Beater from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater trying to control the position.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Beater is retaining full guard.
Pip Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Beater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to control but Beater is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Beater is keeping the position.
Beater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Beater is retaining full guard.
Beater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Beater avoids it.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater swinging wildly here.
Beater blocks a leg kick.
Beater throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Beater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beater takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beater circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pip Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Beater both land. Nice combination.
Beater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez content to stall in guard here.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beater uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Beater misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beater takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Beater throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beater lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beater looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Beater lands with an overhand left.
Beater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
A clash of legs there as Beater blocks the low kick.
Beater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Beater keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beater moves away.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Beater lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Beater down with leg kicks.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Beater takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beater jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beater on his heels. He'll look to pass Beater's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pip Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gonzalez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez passes Beater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez stops Beater from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is trying to control the action in half guard but Beater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pip Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pip Gonzalez!
Pip Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by El Toro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Montoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montoya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Montoya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montoya advances to half guard.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua trying to control here.
Rua might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montoya haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua gets full guard.
Rua trying to control the position.
Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Montoya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Montoya is having none of it.
Rua avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua cracks Montoya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua throws a push kick but Montoya slaps the foot to one side.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Montoya does it's job there.
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!
Rua walks into a jab.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Montoya off balance momentarily.
Montoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rua checks it well.
Montoya slips a straight right by Rua.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Montoya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.
Montoya trying to control the position but Rua is working away.
Rua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montoya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rua sees it coming and defends easily.
Montoya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Montoya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montoya is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.
Montoya wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montoya avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Rua.
Rua slips a straight right by Montoya.
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montoya.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Montoya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Montoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Montoya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Montoya on that attempt.
Montoya lands with a cross.
Montoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montoya cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Rua walks into a left hand.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua thumps Montoya with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Montoya.
Montoya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montoya misses with a low kick as Rua jumps back.
Rua throws a head kick but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rua's half guard.
Montoya is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Rua wants to improve his position but Montoya is controlling well.
Rua gets back to full guard.
Rua keeping full guard, as Montoya tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Montoya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua can't keep his opponent in guard - Montoya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montoya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Montoya content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Montoya looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Montoya controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hidalgo Montoya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Montoya cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montoya lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya scores with a jab.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montoya is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Rua slips a jab from Montoya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Montoya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montoya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
Montoya misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montoya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rua is trying to defend but Montoya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rua won't allow Montoya to pass to mount.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Montoya sits in half guard.
Hidalgo Montoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montoya wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montoya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya advances to half guard.
Montoya seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
Montoya has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rua defend it? Montoya steps over the head and cranks it - Rua is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Montoya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hidalgo Montoya!
Hidalgo Montoya bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Gabriel Rua stepped up to the mic, saying 'For Fucks sake.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruut has chosen Taree - Soundgarden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gim Ruut told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
145 lbs
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149 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Crash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruut 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.
Crash leaves Ruut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruut blocks the leg kick.
Ruut moves into the clinch.
Ruut tries to pull guard but Crash holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruut drops back down to his feet.
Ruut successfully pulls guard.
Crash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skull Crash has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruut closes the distance and pushes Crash back into the cage.
Crash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruut's elbow.
Ruut is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crash to keep the fight standing.
Skull Crash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gim Ruut.
Crash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruut is keeping busy.
Ruut has Crash pushed against the cage.
Ruut is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crash is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crash prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Ruut controls the action.
Ruut fails to pull guard.
Crash lands a nice uppercut.
Ruut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruut.
Crash lands a body punch.
Ruut goes for a takedown attempt but Crash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crash as he avoids it easily.
Crash throws a head kick but Ruut moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut blocks a low kick nicely.
Crash ducks right into an uppercut from Ruut.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruut thows a body shot but no joy.
Crash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruut drives through with a takedown into Crash's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crash wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruut won't allow Crash to sweep him here.
Crash managing to control the position.
Ruut throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruut tries to free his leg and advance position but Crash is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut postures up in Crash's guard and throws a big left but Crash blocks it.
Ruut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruut is one step ahead there.
Crash being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruut looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruut throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crash - that will leave a mark!
Crash throws a head kick but Ruut moves out of range.
Ruut is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Ruut blocks the body kick.
Ruut connects with a single shot there.
Crash lands a right hook to the body.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
Ruut tries to clinch up.
Ruut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Jab, jab by Ruut - just one landing.
Crash throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ruut checks a low kick from Crash.
Ruut checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruut lands an overhand right.
Skull Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash is looking to slow Ruut down with leg kicks.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Crash misses
and Ruut counters by clinching up.
Crash misses with a punch to the body.
Ruut is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruut tries to pull guard but Crash forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crash just leaning against Ruut, taking a breather.
Crash tries a body shot but Ruut blocks it.
Ruut lands an uppercut.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruut's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruut controls his hands.
Ruut jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crash walks away with a smile on his face. Ruut gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skull Crash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gim Ruut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Crash.
Crash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruut drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crash is trying to get back to half guard.
Ruut is trying to get an arm triangle but Crash is defending well.
Ruut working away.
Ruut tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruut has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crash, who protects the arm well.
Ruut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crash, who protects the arm well.
Ruut tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruut has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut swings around for an armbar but Crash sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ruut's guard.
Crash pushes down on Ruut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ruut tries to roll over but Crash keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruut does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Ruut throws a right hand that misses
and Crash counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruut is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crash throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruut.
Ruut is trying to pull guard but Crash has him pressed against the cage.
Ruut is trying to pull guard but Crash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruut tries to pull guard but Crash won't allow it.
Skull Crash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gim Ruut.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruut controls his hands.
Ruut is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crash just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crash prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruut controls his hands.
Crash wants to stall.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Ruut controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruut tries for a takedown but Crash manages to get underhooks.
Ruut tries to pull guard but Crash forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruut drags the fight down to the ground.
Crash wants to control from the top but Ruut keeps moving.
Ruut is looking for a triangle but Crash pushes his legs off easily.
Crash looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash is working hard here to advance position.
Skull Crash has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruut throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Ruut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruut shoots in looking for a takedown but Crash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruut's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crash is looking to chop away at Ruut's legs.
We've been told by Crash's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Crash slams his shin into Ruut's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Ruut moved away.
Crash throws a series of punches but Ruut avoids them all with ease.
Ruut moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crash takes a swing at Ruut's ribcage but misses.
Ruut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruut is defended easily by Crash.
Crash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruut throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Ruut goes for a double leg but Crash avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crash continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash gets underhooks to prevent Ruut's takedown attempt.
Ruut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Ruut controls the action.
Crash's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gim Ruut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruut's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skull Crash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruut is trying to pull guard but Crash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruut jumps guard but Crash stands there with Ruut around his waist. Ruut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crash is leaning against Ruut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crash, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
A relieved looking Skull Crash thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gim Ruut was interviewed post fight and said 'Disappointing, but maybe it's time for me to think twice before fighting again... I had a great career, but I can't seem to get back to my spot amongst the best of the world.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi has chosen Magic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tommy Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Nebi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Price misses
and Nebi counters with a shoot takedown. Price fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price pulls Nebi in close to his closed guard and prevents Nebi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nebi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Price wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nebi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Price fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nebi connects with a right hand. Price shakes it off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nebi 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.
Nebi misses with a double jab
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
Price throws a head kick but Nebi moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nebi.
Price cracks the inside of Nebi's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nebi.
Nebi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Price takes a step back to recover.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nebi was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price misses with a hook to the body
and Nebi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nebi throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nebi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Nebi does it's job there.
Price checks a leg kick.
Price feints and then cracks Nebi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nebi down.
Nebi lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Price does it's job there.
Price 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.
Price misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nebi counters with a good low kick that Price was not able to check.
A big right from Price misses.
Nebi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nebi connects with a nice looking jab.
Nebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Nebi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Nebi avoids it.
A head kick misses from Nebi.
Nebi cracks Price with a good jab.
Nebi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nebi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Price has time to react.
Price connects with a high kick.
Price throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nebi.
Price throws a body punch but Nebi moves out of range.
Nebi throws a good cross that connects.
Price takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nebi throws a head kick that Price semi-blocks.
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!
Nebi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price lands a leg kick that knocks Nebi off balance momentarily.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Price.
Nebi looks winded!
Price cracks the inside of Nebi's front leg.
Nebi throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Nebi misses with a wild body shot.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nebi is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nebi looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.
Nebi avoids a kick to the body.
Nebi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Nebi misses.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nebi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nebi throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Nebi lands with a good body shot.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters circling a little - Price finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nebi throws a leg kick but Price checks it.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
Nebi blocks a head kick by Price.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price lands a head kick. Nebi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Nebi had a free shot at his head there.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nebi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniyel Nebi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nebi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Nebi.
Price is looking to wear down Nebi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nebi throws a lazy uppercut
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Nebi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Price tries to avoid it but Nebi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Price to the ground. Price escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Price scores with a takedown into Nebi's guard.
Nebi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nebi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nebi is keeping the position for now.
Nebi has a closed guard, preventing Price from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniyel Nebi.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nebi's sensitive parts.
Price scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
Nebi slips under a jab.
Price avoids the head kick by Nebi.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Price throws a body punch but Nebi moves out of range.
Nebi slips a straight right by Price.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nebi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Nebi.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Nebi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nebi. Nebi obviously looking to wear him down.
Nebi misses with a body kick.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nebi. That did some damage!
Nebi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nebi throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Price scores with the left hand. Nebi knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Nebi is breathing heavily.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price cracks Nebi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nebi is rocked!
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
Nebi is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
An inside leg kick from Price misses.
Price throws a hook but Nebi blocks it.
Nebi seems to have recovered his senses.
Price avoids the body shot from Nebi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi 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.
Oooooh!!! Price has knocked Nebi down with a huge combo! Price steps away and waves a wobbly Nebi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tommy Price is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nebi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price slips under a jab.
Nebi throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
Price lands a big uppercut and Nebi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nebi looks OK. Price waves Nebi back to his feet!
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nebi checks it well.
A low kick from Price misses
and Nebi counters with a thumping low kick.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Price drops Nebi with a huge uppercut! Nebi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Price is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Price!
Tommy Price seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Incan Bulb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins has chosen big in japan as his entrance music. Incan Bulb is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incan Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Bulb there.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins stuns Bulb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Bulb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bulb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Atkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins moves into the clinch.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Bulb tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bulb lands a left hand.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulb tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Atkins slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins is pressed up against the cage. Bulb has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atkins down to the mat. Atkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bulb. That's going to slow Atkins down.
Bulb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atkins. Atkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bulb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulb stalling.
Atkins lands a body punch.
Bulb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Atkins to keep the fight standing.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulb is trying to pull guard but Atkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Incan Bulb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins digs a right hand into Bulb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bulb's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulb takes a shot to the head.
Bulb blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bulb.
Bulb blocks an uppercut.
Bulb throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulb controls his hands.
Bulb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulb.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins stalling.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulb.
Bulb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Bulb is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bulb lands with a nice body punch.
Atkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Atkins lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bulb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulb throws the left hand but Atkins avoids the punch easily.
Atkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Bulb circles away and keeps his distance.
Bulb looks for the body kick but Atkins saw that one coming.
Bulb keeps Atkins at a distance using the push kick.
Atkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bulb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Atkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulb misses with a hook. Atkins ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins blocks a leg kick.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Bulb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Atkins lands with a nice body punch.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Bulb pushes him off.
Atkins throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bulb blocks a low kick nicely.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
Atkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bulb's head.
Atkins misses with a few strikes there.
Bulb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atkins in his tracks.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bulb, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bulb is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Atkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speedy Atkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Bulb controls the action.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb has Atkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Atkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Bulb.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bulb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulb is defending well for now.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulb controls his hands.
Atkins presses Bulb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Bulb blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Bulb lands a shoulder strike.
Atkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Bulb into the cage.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkins controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Bulb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
A head punch on the inside from Bulb fails to land.
A short left from Bulb.
Atkins tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulb effectively controlling the action here.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins is struggling to control the position.
Atkins continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulb backwards.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Atkins both land. Nice combination.
Atkins pushes Bulb up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Atkins.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bulb's elbow.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Bulb.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.
I was talking to Bulb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Atkins 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!
Atkins tries to stall but Bulb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Atkins throws an elbow but misses.
Atkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb is pushing Atkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atkins taking a breather.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulb jumps guard but Atkins stands there with Bulb around his waist. Bulb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atkins is pressed up against the cage. Bulb has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atkins down to the mat. Atkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Incan Bulb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atkins stalling in the clinch but Bulb improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bulb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atkins throws a head kick but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb lands with a right hand.
Atkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atkins misses with a double jab.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bulb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bulb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Bulb.
Speedy Atkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulb throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
Atkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bulb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atkins clinches up against the cage.
Bulb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins tries a body shot but Bulb blocks it.
Bulb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Bulb.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulb manages to break the clinch.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Bulb misses.
Bulb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bulb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Incan Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Atkins - just one landing.
Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins lands with a nice body punch.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bulb keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins moves into range and clinches up with Bulb.
Bulb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinss head.
Bulb blocking some punches.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but Bulb blocks it.
Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Bulb trying to control the position but instead, Atkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bulb into the cage.
Atkins lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bulb looking to stall.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
Atkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Atkins works on Bulb's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Bulb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Bulb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb lands with a short shot to the head.
Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkins controls his hands.
Bulb lands with a light punch inside.
Bulb can't break the clinch.
Atkins stalling against the cage.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Bulb tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulb tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Bulb's ribcage. Bulb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bulb's elbow.
Bulb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atkins.
Speedy Atkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atkins lands with a left to the head.
Atkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atkins 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
A less than humble Speedy Atkins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari checks a low kick from Winchester.
Imanari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironfist Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Winchester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Imanari dives in for a single leg takedown but Winchester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Imanari trying to stall but Winchester improves his position.
Winchester pulls guard.
Imanari trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Imanari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winchester controls Imanari momentarily but Imanari frees himself.
Imanari trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Yoshihiro Imanari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winchester thuds his right hand into Imanari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winchester dives in and scores a takedown into Imanari's guard.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
Imanari pulls Winchester in close to prevent any damage.
Imanari looking for a sweep. Not yet Imanari, not yet.
Winchester controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winchester stays in close to Imanari's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean Winchester has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Imanari moves out of range of the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Imanari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Winchester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Winchester.
Imanari is looking to regain half guard here but Winchester keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Winchester.
Winchester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Imanari keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester landing a few strikes.
Winchester misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Imanari tries to control but Winchester manages to take his back.
Imanari covers up after that shot from Winchester.
Winchester lands punches and elbows.
Imanari is trapped and Winchester is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Imanari is trying to remain composed but Winchester is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Winchester avoiding Imanari 's attempts to control his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester throwing sloppy strikes.
Winchester is landing with strikes. Imanari can't take much more of this.
Our spies down at at Condor Training inform us that Winchester has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester has good solid back control here.
Imanari avoids the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester keeps control of the position as Imanari tries to break free.
Winchester doesn't have the hooks in and Imanari manages to turn into his guard.
Imanari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Imanari won't allow Winchester to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imanari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winchester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Imanari does no damage.
Winchester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winchester throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Winchester throws a lazy right hand but Imanari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imanari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Imanari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winchester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Imanari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshihiro Imanari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imanari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winchester defends well and Imanari ends up having to push Winchester into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right from Imanari.
Winchester lands a left hand.
Imanari is trying to drag Winchester to the mat but Winchester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Winchester - that landed with a thud.
Imanari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari is looking to take this one to the mat.
Winchester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Imanari up against the cage.
Winchester is trying to break the clinch but Imanari has him pressed against the cage.
Imanari has a couple of punches blocked by Winchester.
Winchester is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Imanari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Winchester misses with a punch to the body.
Imanari tries to score a body lock takedown but Winchester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Imanari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Winchester is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Winchester lands an uppercut.
Imanari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winchester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winchester scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari slips under a jab from Winchester.
Winchester is looking to slow Imanari down with leg kicks.
Winchester shoots in and bounces Imanari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Imanari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winchester throwing strikes from guard but Imanari blocks nicely.
Winchester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Winchester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Imanari keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Winchester throws a strike but Imanari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winchester pulls Imanari in close to prevent any damage.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winchester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Imanari has managed to get both his arms back between Winchester's legs - danger averted.
Imanari postures up.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester looking for a guillotine here but Imanari defends easily.
Winchester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Imanari tries to free his leg and advance position but Winchester is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Imanari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Imanari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imanari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winchester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imanari was well out of range. Poor timing from Winchester.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Imanari enables Winchester to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Imanari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Winchester postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Imanari is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winchester, into his guard.
Winchester trying to keep a closed guard but Imanari is proving a slippery customer.
Imanari stopping the sweep attempt from Winchester.
Winchester is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Imanari has his hands clasped together but Winchester extends and breaks Imanari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Winchester.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes into the arena with Nightingale - The Glory Days blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Camacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Victorio's chin.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming.
Victorio is looking to land body kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Victorio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Camacho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victorio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Camacho's guard now.
Camacho looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Victorio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Camacho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Victorio has Camacho in his guard.
Victorio trying to keep a closed guard but Camacho is proving a slippery customer.
Camacho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Victorio is trying to keep Camacho in close.
Victorio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Victorio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camacho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camacho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camacho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking for a triangle but Camacho pushes his legs off easily.
Victorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camacho is aware though and is defending well.
Victorio looking to control.
Victorio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Camacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Victorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is working hard here to advance position.
Victorio working for a triangle but Camacho defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio keeping full guard, as Camacho tries to pass.
Camacho sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Victorio working for submissions but it's allowed Camacho to get to half guard.
Victorio wants to control but Camacho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Camacho has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Victorio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Camacho trying to control but Victorio postures up.
Camacho wants to improve his position but Victorio is controlling well.
Camacho has hold of Victorio's hands but Victorio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Victorio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Victorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camacho defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Victorio.
Camacho won't allow Victorio to pass to mount.
Victorio lands with a punch from half guard.
Victorio wants to free his trapped foot but Camacho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Victorio there.
Victorio prevents Camacho from improving his position.
Victorio thows a huge punch but Camacho dodges it nicely.
Victorio is looking to advance position but Camacho won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Camacho has his hands clasped together around Victorio's back. He's all about the action.
Victorio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victorio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Victorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorio wants to free his trapped foot but Camacho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Camacho trying to control but Victorio postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Camacho pulls Victorio in close to his closed guard and prevents Victorio from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Miguel Camacho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Camacho scores with a nice right hand.
Camacho lands a jab to Victorio's midsection.
Victorio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Victorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Camacho tests Victorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victorio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camacho has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio scores with a push kick.
Camacho rushes Victorio and presses him up against the cage.
Victorio scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Victorio is looking for a takedown.
Victorio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Victorio.
Victorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camacho!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.
Victorio scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho is looking to chop away at Victorio's legs.
Victorio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Victorio. Camacho shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Victorio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Victorio checks a leg kick.
Victorio scores with a hook.
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Camacho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Victorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victorio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victorio.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Victorio.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio moves out of range of the body kick.
Victorio slips under a jab from Camacho.
Camacho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victorio.
Victorio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho counters with a nice body kick.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victorio throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho tries to land a leg kick but Victorio saw it coming and moves away.
Camacho walks into a stiff left hand from Victorio.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Victorio catches Camacho right on the button with a cross.
Victorio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camacho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho drops Victorio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Victorio looks back up at him and smiles so Camacho waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That kick from Camacho tenderised Victorio's leg. Victorio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Miguel Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho checks the leg kick.
Camacho moves into the clinch.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Victorio.
A short left from Camacho.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Victorio is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Oh Victorio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho prevents a takedown attempt there.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Victorio backwards.
Camacho lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Victorio to his knees! Camacho keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Camacho!
Miguel Camacho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hong Entrance Song. 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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169 lbs
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156 lbs
14 - 4 - 2 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong thumps Helgi with a low kick.
Hong moves away from the strike by Helgi.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Helgi tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong lands a jab to Helgi's midsection.
Hong blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Helgi misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Hong lands a jab to the head.
Nichi Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi moves out of range of the strikes.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helgi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helgi. Helgi obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Helgi is blocking nicely.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Helgi.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a knee to the head.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Hong on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Helgi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helgi avoids it.
Hong blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Hong landing knees to the head.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helgi managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong blocking some punches.
Helgi avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Hong.
A right hook to the body lands for Helgi.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Helgi's ribcage. Helgi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi lands with a short shot to the head.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi lands with a short shot to the head.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helgi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helgi lands a nice shot to the body.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nichi Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Helgi.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hong misses with a hook. Helgi ducked under it nicely.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helgi.
Helgi gets a clinch.
Helgi avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Helgi takes a shot to the head.
Hong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helgi's face.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helgi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helgi tries to stall but Hong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
Helgi lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Helgi.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helgi.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Helgi.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Helgi is blocking nicely.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong blocks a body shot from Helgi.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Helgi lands with a left to the head.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Bjorn Helgi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Helgi lands a left hand.
Helgi digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
A knee to the head by Hong.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Helgi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Hong blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Hong tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Helgi.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helgi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Helgi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong is rocked!
Hong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Hong is holding his hands too far apart here. Helgi throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hong is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Nichi Hong had this to say: 'Sorry for the poor performance guys. I will comeback and be better than ever, I promise you that...'.
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