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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cobb (ranked 7737 p4p, 151 weight class) and Steve Steward (ranked 6993 p4p, 150 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steward's choice of entrance music: CFO% - Worlds Apart. Steve Steward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randall Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Steward!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steward throws a low kick but Cobb moves out of range easily.
Cobb lands with a cross.
It looks like Steve Steward has been cut.
We've been told by Cobb's head coaches at RWB GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobb clobbers Steward with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steward fakes the leg kick and cracks Cobb in the body.
Steve Steward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steward.
Steward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steward. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Steward throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Steward connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Cobb avoids the head kick by Steward.
Good exchange - Steward coming out on top.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Steward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steward has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steward throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Steward.
Steward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Steward to counter with a crisp jab.
Steward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steward rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobb's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Steward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steward misses with a body punch.
Steward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Steward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steward jerks Cobb's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cobb drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Steward goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Steward because Cobb was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Steve Steward!
Steve Steward gave a mention to Thomspon 90% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 4788 p4p, 130 weight class) and Lazlo Ofique (ranked 4497 p4p, 126 weight class). Zavurov comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - The Rain. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Zavurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazlo Ofique!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ofique takes a swing at Zavurov's ribcage but misses.
Zavurov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zavurov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ofique.
Zavurov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ofique's calf.
Zavurov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ofique.
Ofique cracks Zavurov with a good jab.
Ofique shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zavurov but Zavurov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ofique shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zavurov but Zavurov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Zavurov. Those never looked like landing.
Zavurov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ofique at a distance.
Zavurov misses the jab.
Zavurov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ofique.
Zavurov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zavurov jabs Ofique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Zavurov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ofique looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Zavurov slams his shin into Ofique's torso.
Zavurov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shamil Zavurov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ofique drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ofique on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Lazlo Ofique has been cut.
Zavurov lands the left hand.
Ofique misses with a looping left.
Zavurov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ofique needs to keep his hands up - Zavurov had a free shot at his head there.
Zavurov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ofique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zavurov pushes Ofique away with a front kick.
Zavurov thuds his right hand into Ofique's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ofique has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ofique there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lazlo Ofique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ofique in his tracks.
Zavurov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zavurov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Zavurov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofique misses with a body shot.
Ofique takes one on the button.
Zavurov lands a front kick.
Zavurov scores with a body shot.
Zavurov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ofique's calf.
Zavurov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ofique gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zavurov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ofique walks into a left hand.
Zavurov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ofique steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zavurov. That one must have hurt.
Zavurov is looking to slow Ofique down with leg kicks.
Zavurov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zavurov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ofique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Zavurov.
Zavurov works Ofique's body with a nice hook.
Zavurov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ofiques jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zavurov throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Lazlo Ofique's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Zavurov.
Nice straight punches there by Zavurov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zavurov.
Zavurov lands with a straight right. Ofique didn't see that one coming.
Ofique is rocked!
Zavurov lands a big head kick that sends Ofique to the canvas! Zavurov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Zavurov!
Shamil Zavurov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrith Ungol (ranked 22147 p4p, 617 weight class) and Don Petersen (ranked 2028 p4p, 232 weight class). Ungol's entrance music is Warriors of the world. A fine choice. 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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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrith Ungol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungol misses the shot to the body.
Ungol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen fails to land the takedown.
Petersen lands with an overhand left.
Ungol gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Petersen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ungol has his foot on Petersen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petersen works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petersen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petersen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ungol working for a triangle but Petersen defends it easily.
Petersen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen trying to control but Ungol is working from the bottom.
Petersen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersen trying to control but Ungol is working from the bottom.
Ungol throws his legs up looking for a submission but Petersen uses it to pass to side control.
Ungol is trying to buck Petersen off.
Ungol is looking to regain half guard here but Petersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Ungol sneaks back into half guard.
Ungol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ungol's coaches at Grind Time (Double Elite Coaches {$950} have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is trying to work for a kimura but Ungol is defending well.
Ungol actively working from the bottom here.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Ungol is having none of it.
Ungol looking for submissions off his back.
Petersen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Petersen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ungol could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Petersen has cracked it and Ungol is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Petersen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Petersen!
Don Petersen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paea Talanoa (ranked 1351 p4p, 152 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 22807 p4p, 591 weight class). Talanoa's entrance music is Tonga. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paea Talanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talanoa pushes Manowaru up against the cage in a clinch.
Manowaru lands with a right to the head.
Manowaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talanoa wants to take the fight to the mat but Manowaru manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Manowaru misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Manowaru.
Manowaru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Manowaru.
Talanoa is breathing heavily.
Talanoa looking for a takedown.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manowaru presses Talanoa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manowaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Manowaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manowaru is working Talanoa over against the cage.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Manowaru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manowaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru pushes Talanoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Manowaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manowaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manowaru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Talanoa or not.
Manowaru digs a right hand into Talanoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Talanoa's gas tank.
Manowaru lands with a right to the head.
Manowaru is leaning against Talanoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manowaru cracks Talanoa with a nice body shot.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manowaru lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Manowaru as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Manowaru.
Manowaru is working Talanoa over against the cage.
A short right from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talanoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands with a light punch inside.
Manowaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Manowaru on the inside.
Manowaru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manowaru pushes Talanoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manowaru lands a shot to the body.
Manowaru lands a body shot.
Manowaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Manowaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Manowaru.
Manowaru'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.
Still in the clinch, Manowaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Manowaru as the two fighters clinch.
Manowaru works on Talanoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Manowaru cracks Talanoa with a nice body shot.
Manowaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manowaru stalling.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Manowaru.
A body shot lands from Manowaru.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manowaru.
Talanoa takes a shot to the head.
Manowaru is leaning against Talanoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manowaru drops Talanoa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Talanoa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Talanoa is rocked!
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!
Manowaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Talanoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manowaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manowaru creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Talanoa drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiro Manowaru!
After the fight, Hiro Manowaru was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Maybetter (ranked 1178 p4p, 166 weight class) and Hal Dol (ranked 4199 p4p, 482 weight class). Maybetter comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop The Funk. Floyd Maybetter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hal Dol's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Floyd Maybetter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hal Dol!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dol throws a lazy right hand but Maybetter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Maybetter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dol throws a hook but Maybetter avoids it easily.
Maybetter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dol lands with an overhand left.
Dol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maybetter.
Maybetter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dol slips under a jab.
Maybetter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dol to score with a decent uppercut.
Maybetter misses with a hook. Dol ducked under it nicely.
Dol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maybetter is rocked!
Maybetter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dol keeps the fight on the outside.
Maybetter needs to keep his hands up - Dol had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Maybetter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maybetter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maybetter seems to have got his legs back now.
Dol is looking to control Maybetter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dol avoid being mounted?
Dol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maybetter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maybetter's back!
Dol is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Maybetter is in bad spot here.
Dol just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Maybetter is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maybetter wants to control his opponent's hands but Dol gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Maybetter right now.
Dol is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Dol the control monster continue. Boring.
Maybetter rolls, trying to escape but Dol keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is working hard here to advance position.
Dol keeps control of the position easily here as Maybetter tries to buck him off.
Maybetter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dol keeps control of the position as Maybetter tries to break free.
Good control from Dol.
Dol trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Maybetter is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Dol dominated that round.
That's time! Maybetter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maybetter misses the shot to the body.
Maybetter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Dol there.
Hal Dol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maybetter jabs Dol right on the nose. Dol blinks but takes it well.
Dol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dol in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maybetter's calf.
Dol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dol throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dol.
Dol thows a leg kick but Maybetter checks it
and Dol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maybetter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dol gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maybetter looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dol seems keen to control Maybetter's posture.
Maybetter trying to control but Dol is working from the bottom.
Dol is controlling Maybetter's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dol trying to keep a closed guard but Maybetter is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dol moves into the clinch.
Maybetter swings wildly with an uppercut but Dol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maybetter effectively controlling the action here.
Maybetter jumps guard but Dol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maybetter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maybetter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dol fails to land.
Maybetter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dol prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Maybetter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dol working aggressively here.
Maybetter looking to throw knees to the head but Dol is blocking nicely.
Maybetter lands with a light punch inside.
Dol is leaning against Maybetter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is working Dol over against the cage.
Maybetter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maybetter or not.
Maybetter jumps guard but Dol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maybetter misses with a punch on the inside.
Dol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maybetters head.
Maybetter tries to stall but Dol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Dol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dol misses with some punches.
Dol throws a head punch that misses.
Maybetter working aggressively here.
Dol lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Maybetter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dol presses Maybetter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dol tries to throw a body punch but Maybetter avoids it by throwing Dol back against the cage.
Maybetter breaks from the clinch.
Dol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maybetter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dol has closed the distance and engaged Maybetter in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Dol has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maybetter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dol can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dol fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dol.
Dol scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maybetter.
A head punch on the inside from Dol fails to land.
Dol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dol working aggressively here.
Maybetter tries to pull guard but Dol forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dol has a couple of punches blocked by Maybetter.
Dol prevents a body shot from Maybetter.
Dol misses with the head strike.
Maybetter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maybetter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dol clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Dol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dol throws a shot from downtown. Maybetter moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Dol finds it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maybetter.
Hal Dol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dol misses with a wild body shot.
Dol throws a lazy uppercut
and Maybetter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dol throws a chopping leg kick but Maybetter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dol cracks the inside of Maybetter's front leg.
Maybetter throws the left hand but Dol avoids the punch easily.
Maybetter slips a jab and a cross from Dol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maybetter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dol swivels and escapes.
Dol lands a head kick. Maybetter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maybetter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maybetter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dol moves away.
Maybetter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dol!
Dol can't do much from the bottom here.
Maybetter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dol is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maybetter working away.
Dol is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maybetter is staying active.
Dol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maybetter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dol gets back to half guard.
Maybetter is looking for a kimura but Dol is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maybetter to get the leverage.
Maybetter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dol is controlling Maybetter's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Maybetter is looking to take a break and control but Dol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maybetter shoots for a takedown but Dol saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Maybetter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maybetter moves away.
Maybetter throwing a counter right hand but Dol manages to avoid it.
Floyd Maybetter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maybetter has closed the distance and engaged Dol in a clinch.
Dol tries to throw a body punch but Maybetter avoids it by throwing Dol back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dol fails to land.
Maybetter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dol takes a swing at Maybetter's ribcage but misses.
Maybetter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maybetter has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dol.
Hal Dol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dol lands with a nice body punch.
Maybetter tries to clinch there but Dol circles away.
Jab, jab by Dol - just one landing.
Maybetter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dol throws out the jab.
Maybetter misses with a body shot
enabling Dol to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maybetter misses with an uppercut. Dol saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dol.
A combination from Dol does no damage.
Maybetter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dol connects with an inside leg kick.
Dol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dol works the jab nicely.
Hal Dol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Dol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Dol!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 2173 p4p, 113 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 3301 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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139 lbs
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145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a low kick but Gaspar moves out of range easily.
Dominguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gaspar gets tackled into the cage by Dominguez. Dominguez maintains the clinch.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominguez.
Gaspar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Gaspar avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaspar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez jumps into guard, dragging Gaspar to the mat.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Dominguez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaspar is one step ahead there.
Gaspar has gone for a leg lock! Dominguez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaspar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaspar's head.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Gaspar keeps moving.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaspar is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaspar's head.
Gaspar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaspar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dominguez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control but Gaspar is working from the bottom.
Dominguez postures up.
Gaspar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dominguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gaspar pulls Dominguez in to control the position.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaspar trying to control the position.
Dominguez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez trying to control but Gaspar is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dominguez postures up in Gaspar's guard and throws a big left but Gaspar blocks it.
Dominguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaspar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaspar throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez dodges an elbow strike from Gaspar.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominguez digs a right hand into Gaspar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaspar's gas tank.
Dominguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaspar backwards.
Dominguez slows down the pace here.
Gaspar taking a breather.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaspar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez stalks Gaspar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaspar's face. Gaspar staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaspar slips a jab from Dominguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez 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.
Dominguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspar.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Gaspar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaspar to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Gaspar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez forces Gaspar back against the cage and clinches.
Gaspar trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Gaspar breaks the clinch.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez connects with a body shot that sends Gaspar's belly button to the back.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspar.
Dominguez has Gaspar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaspar slowing the pace effectively.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspar uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez avoiding damage as Gaspar throws knees to the body.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Gaspar blocks it.
Gaspar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gaspar misses with an elbow strike.
Gaspar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaspar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominguez up against the cage.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez stalling.
Gaspar blocking some punches.
Gaspar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Gaspar.
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaspar's efforts to push away.
Gaspar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rico Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar is trying to maintain a safe position but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns Gaspar into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gaspar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gaspar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominguez up against the cage.
Gaspar trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Gaspar.
Gaspar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dominguez moves out of range as Gaspar strikes.
Dominguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominguez connects with the punch.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez swinging wildly here.
Dominguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gaspar's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target.
Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the side of Gaspar's head.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to work over Gaspar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspar.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaspar misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaspar keeps control of Dominguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaspar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez 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!
Gaspar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominguez tries to clinch up.
Gaspar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaspar circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaspar. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaspar loads up on a big right hand but Dominguez slips the punch.
Dominguez tries to clinch up.
It looked like Gaspar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dominguez.
Gaspar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaspar blocks an elbow strike.
Gaspar blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaspar misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Gaspar has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez presses Gaspar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gaspar letting Dominguez take a breather here.
Dominguez cracks Gaspar with a nice body shot.
Dominguez breaks the clinch.
Gaspar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Diego Gaspar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Gaspar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Gaspar saw that one coming.
Dominguez misses with a body kick.
Dominguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dominguez as Gaspar tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gaspar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
Gaspar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Gaspar throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dominguez slips a straight right by Gaspar.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Gaspar circles away.
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!
Dominguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Gaspar is having none of it.
Diego Gaspar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaspar counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Gaspar misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dominguez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaspar checks a leg kick.
Dominguez throws a combination that misses
and Gaspar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Gaspar misses.
Gaspar misses with a straight left.
Dominguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaspar checks a leg kick.
Gaspar is looking to counter punch.
Dominguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaspar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gaspar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominguez defends it easily.
Gaspar looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gaspar can't do much from the bottom here.
Dominguez trying to control the position but Gaspar is working away.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaspar keeps working.
Dominguez working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspar tries to buck Dominguez off but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dominguez cracks Gaspar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gaspar down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
A victorious Rico Dominguez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1879 p4p, 97 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 1663 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Narz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Metharom counters with a big head kick but Narz shrugs it off.
We've been told by Narz's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Narz swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Narz slips a straight right by Metharom.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Metharom misses with a straight right.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Metharom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Metharom coming out on top.
Metharom lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Narz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Metharom lands with a cross.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom scores with a hook.
Narz cracks a nice hook into Metharom's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Narz blocks it well.
Narz misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Narz is looking to wear down Metharom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Metharom.
Metharom cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Narz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Narz misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom counters with a left to the body.
Metharom scores with a nice head shot.
Metharom scores with a push kick.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Narz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Metharom doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom with a hook.
Metharom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Narz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Narz takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Narz moved out of range.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Narz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Metharom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Metharom digs a good hook to Narz's body.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Narz.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Metharom. Metharom obviously looking to wear him down.
Metharom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz misses with a wild combination.
Metharom slips a jab and a cross from Narz.
A left lands for Metharom.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Narz's calf.
Metharom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Metharom.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Metharom
and Narz counters with a left to the body.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Narz throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Narz takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Narz swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Metharom can pounce on him.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Narz takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Metharom. Metharom obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narz.
Narz misses with a body shot
and Metharom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Narz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metharom throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Narz is looking to counter punch.
Narz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narz tries to clinch there but Metharom circles away.
Narz throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz lands a jab to Metharom's midsection.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narz staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narz throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klahan Metharom dominated that round.
That's time! Narz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Narz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Narz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Narz misses.
Metharom flicks out a counter leg kick but Narz steps away.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Narz.
Metharom feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down.
Narz connects with a body shot that sends Metharom's belly button to the back.
Metharom has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
Metharom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metharom throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Metharom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz tries to clinch up.
Narz tries to move into range but Metharom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Narz.
Metharom throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz walks into a jab.
Narz lands a nice hook to Metharom's body. Metharom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz misses with a body shot
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom slips a straight right by Narz.
Good exchange - Narz coming out on top.
Narz works Metharom's body with a nice hook.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom misses the jab.
Metharom scores with a body shot.
Klahan Metharom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Metharom lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on Metharom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Metharom sprawls well. Metharom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Narz gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Metharom is looking to slow Narz down with leg kicks.
Metharom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narz.
A quick step to the side and Narz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Metharom catches Narz right on the button with a cross.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz jabs Metharom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Narz.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Metharom.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a nice looking combination but Metharom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom shapes to counter with a head kick.
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Narz.
Metharom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Metharom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Narz at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom throws a low kick but Narz avoids it.
Metharom dodges the punch combination from Narz.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Narz misses with a body shot.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. Narz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom leaves Narz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klahan Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Metharom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Narz misses with a jab to the body
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Narz swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom misses with a wild combination.
Metharom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz closes the distance and clinches.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Metharom. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metharom misses with an uppercut. Narz saw that one coming.
Narz misses with a hook to the body
and Metharom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Metharom cracks the inside of Narz's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metharom swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Metharom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Metharom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Narz will feel that in the morning.
Narz shoots in and drives through. Metharom sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Metharom, right into the meat.
Narz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Narz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Metharom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
An inside leg kick lands from Metharom.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Metharom throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Metharom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Metharom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metharom catches Narz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Narz misses with a body shot.
Metharom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Narz walks into a stiff left hand from Metharom.
Narz swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Metharom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Narz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Metharom finds it's way round the side to connect with Narz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a kick to the body
and Narz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Metharom misses with a hook. Narz ducked under it nicely.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Metharom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Narz if he has to take too many more of those.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Metharom looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metharom.
Metharom looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
It looked like Narz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Metharom.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Narz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Metharom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metharom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Metharom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narz, as that shot connected.
Metharom tries to keep at a distance but Narz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Metharom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Metharom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klahan Metharom!
After winning the bout, Klahan Metharom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tragic Visions (ranked 974 p4p, 53 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 937 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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25
135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tragic Visions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visions with a hook.
Friman throws a lazy right hand but Visions sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Visions is looking to counter the offense by Friman and move into the clinch.
Friman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Visions.
Visions throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Visions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friman.
Friman misses with a wild body shot.
Visions clinches.
Friman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Visions backwards.
Friman pushes Visions back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Friman avoiding damage.
Visions avoiding damage.
Visions blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Friman 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.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Visions cracks Friman with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Visions fails to land.
Friman blocks a body shot from Visions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visions scores with a shoulder strike.
Visions throws a head punch that misses.
Visions scores with a shot to the side of Friman's head.
Visions tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Visions lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Friman scores with a shoulder strike.
Friman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visions's elbow.
Friman lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Friman.
Friman lands with a light punch inside.
Friman tries a body shot but Visions blocks it.
Friman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Visionss head.
The referee calls for Friman to work.
Visions lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Visions up against the cage.
Visions misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Visions swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visions goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Friman tries a body shot but Visions blocks it.
Come on Friman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friman.
Still in the clinch, Visions scores with a nice short uppercut.
Visions goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Visions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Visions has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Friman is working Visions over against the cage.
Friman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Friman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Visions tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Visions back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Friman.
Visions misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Visions.
A short right from Visions on the inside.
Friman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Visions swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visions is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Visions struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
The referee calls for Friman to work.
Visions goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Friman taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Friman.
A left hand lands to the body for Friman.
Friman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Visions is looking to control Friman's arms but Friman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Visions has his back to the cage.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Visions fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visions tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Visions tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Visions back against the cage.
Visions misses with some punches.
Friman prevents a body shot from Visions.
Friman effectively controlling the action here.
Visions lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Visions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friman is struggling to control the position.
Friman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visions's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Friman on the inside.
Visions misses with a hook to the ribs.
Visions throws a head punch that misses.
Visions fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oskar Friman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Visions's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Visions.
Friman avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Visions misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Visions. That snapped Friman's head back.
Friman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Visions.
Visions tries to keep at a distance but Friman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Visions misses with a punch to the body.
Friman lands a left hand.
Visions swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visions is trying to maintain a safe position but Friman gets an underhook and turns Visions into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Friman.
Oskar Friman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman lands with a short shot to the head.
Visions misses with a punch on the inside.
Friman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Visions misses with a body punch.
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!
Visions lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Visions backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Friman.
A short right from Friman on the inside.
Visions tries to stall but Friman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Visions goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Visions throws a punch but it's blocked by Friman.
Friman lands a left hand.
Friman'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.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Visions tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Visions.
Friman working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Friman.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Visions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friman lands with a left to the head.
Visions lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Friman.
Friman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Friman misses with a body punch.
Visions cracks Friman with a nice body shot.
Friman tries to work over Visions's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Friman as the two fighters clinch.
Visions prevents a body shot from Friman.
Friman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Visions is trying to stall.
Friman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Visions backwards.
Friman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Visions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Friman blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Friman.
Visions misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman tries to work over Visions's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Visions.
Friman stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Friman.
Friman is working Visions over against the cage.
Friman lands with a left to the head.
Visions using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman lands with a light punch inside.
Friman is leaning against Visions and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Visions gets through Friman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Visions lands with a left to the head.
Visions misses with some punches.
Friman lands with a left to the head.
Friman misses with a body punch.
Visions doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Visions swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Visions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Friman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman lands a shot to the body.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Visions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman scores with a shoulder strike.
Friman slows down the pace here.
Friman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Visions lands a shoulder strike.
Visions has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Visions is trying to stall.
Friman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman'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.
Friman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Friman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Visions fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Friman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Visions slips a straight right by Friman.
Visions takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Visions looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Visions gets a clinch.
Friman lands with a right to the head.
Friman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Visions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Friman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friman.
Friman lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Visions.
Friman avoiding damage.
Friman blocks an uppercut.
Visions lands an uppercut.
Friman pushes Visions back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman tries to throw a body punch but Visions avoids it by throwing Friman back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Visions.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visions misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Friman.
Visions takes a shot to the head.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Visions tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friman's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Friman.
Visions swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Friman is working Visions over against the cage.
Visions misses with a short punch on the inside.
Friman blocks a body shot from Visions.
Friman lands a left hand.
Friman lands with a short shot to the head.
Visions trying to control the position but instead, Friman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Visions into the cage.
Friman stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Visions tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Visions back against the cage.
Friman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Friman blocking some punches.
Visions throws a head punch that misses.
Visions misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Visions fails to land.
Friman pushes Visions back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Friman stalls.
Visions misses with the head strike.
Visions trying to stall but Friman improves his position.
Friman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Visions lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Friman scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Friman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Friman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Visions tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Friman lands with a short shot to the head.
Visions working aggressively here.
Visions misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman lands with a right to the head.
Visions is rocked!
Friman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Visions is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Friman.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friman gets through Visions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Friman.
Friman dips a shoulder and cracks Visions with a mighty uppercut! Visions falls back against the cage and Friman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Visions is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Friman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Friman!
After the fight, Oskar Friman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 1233 p4p, 119 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 1109 p4p, 111 weight class). Angelo San Diego 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Diego swinging wildly here.
Beliy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
San Diego drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Beliy.
San Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BAD BOY MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Beliy misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from San Diego.
San Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
We've been informed that Beliy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beliy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Diego.
San Diego misses with a few strikes there.
San Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Beliy lands with a thumping leg kick.
San Diego clinches up with Beliy and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Diego breaks the clinch.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Beliy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Beliy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beliy throws a body kick that misses.
San Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beliy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beliy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces San Diego back to the cage. Beliy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Beliy's belly button to the back.
San Diego checks the leg kick.
Beliy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beliy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beliy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
San Diego displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sasha Beliy has been cut.
Beliy throws a lazy uppercut
and San Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beliy is rocked!
San Diego circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beliy to the canvas! Beliy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - San Diego keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 198 p4p, 32 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 366 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez tests Hepple's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Hepple.
Hepple clinches up against the cage.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez tries a body shot but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hepple prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Hepple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Hepple lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hepple.
Hepple scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
Hepple lands a left hand.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Hepple gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Hepple working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Hepple.
Hepple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Hepple's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hepple throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hepple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hepple blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hepple moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Hepple ducks down to avoid it.
Hepple finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hepple lands a nice hook to Chavez's body. Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Hepple moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hepple.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Chavez is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hepple scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez jabs Hepple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chavez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hepple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Domingo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hepple finish him?
Ronnie Hepple is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
Hepple forces Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hepple scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hepple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Hepple takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez thumps Hepple with a low kick.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez throws a hook but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hepple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hepple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Chavez tries to clinch up but Hepple circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
A slow jab from Hepple misses its intended target.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hepple, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Hepple.
Chavez misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely.
Hepple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hepple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hepple throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Chavez clinches up with Hepple and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronnie Hepple has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Hepple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Hepple's head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Chavez presses Hepple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hepple lands an uppercut.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hepple.
Chavez tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Hepple lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez lands a right hand.
Hepple prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hepple or not.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Hepple's head but Hepple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Hepple tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hepple doesn't seem phased though.
Hepple connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Hepple looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hepple is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hepple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hepple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Good work by Hepple as he checks the leg kick.
Hepple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hepple tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple lands the left hand.
Hepple wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Chavez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hepple walks into a jab.
Hepple staying out of range there.
Hepple thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple blocks a jab.
Hepple appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Hepple takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez wants to slow Hepple down by chopping away at his legs.
Hepple throws a big counter combination but Chavez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hepple. Hepple circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hepple.
Hepple on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hepple is rocked!
Hepple misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a low kick, right behind Hepple 's knee.
Oh Hepple is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez throws a monster overhand right that drops Hepple! Chavez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingo Chavez!
Domingo Chavez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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