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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Marais (ranked 5412 p4p, 412 weight class) and Danish Ali (ranked 24095 p4p, 478 weight class). Marais comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - Come Out And Play. Danish Ali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Marais's chin.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Marais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danish Ali!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali shoots in and gets a takedown into Marais's guard.
Marais is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marais controlling the position.
Marais trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marais is looking to stand up but Ali isn't so interested in that idea.
Marais pulls Ali in close to prevent any damage.
Marais wants to sweep here but Ali controlling him for the moment.
Ali being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marais is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marais throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marais not doing much here.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marais thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marais has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ali tries to kick Marais off but Marais keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marais has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Marais trying to pass the guard but Ali defending well.
Marais perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marais has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marais wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marais with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marais working over Ali with some ground and pound. Ali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marais drops an elbow to the side of Ali's head.
Marais seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marais wants to work for an arm triangle but Ali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marais with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali has a hand on Marais's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marais takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Marais takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marais looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marais looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marais prevents Ali from getting the reversal.
Marais tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marais tries to control but Ali wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marais looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ali is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Marais dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marais manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ali on his heels. He'll look to pass Ali's guard now, I'm sure.
Marais forces his way into half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marais here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marais is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ali!
Ali taking shots to the head.
Marais putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marais sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Marais's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Marais locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ali is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Marais!
A victorious Brian Marais thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Danish Ali was interviewed post fight and said 'will try my best next '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 3251 p4p, 384 weight class) and Markus Androula (ranked 22648 p4p, 587 weight class). Markus Androula told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Androula!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Androula tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mack stalling.
Mack avoiding damage.
Androula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Androula avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Androula swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Androula's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Androula jabs at Mack's body.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Androula.
Androula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves out of range.
Androula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mack gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries a knee to the head but Androula blocks it.
Androula prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Androula throws an elbow but misses.
Mack stalling in the clinch but Androula improves position.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Androula.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Androula.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Androula blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Androula's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack stalling in the clinch but Androula improves position.
Androula breaks from the clinch.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Androula avoids it.
Mack motions for Androula to come forward. Mack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Androula swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Androula. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack tried to counter with a leg kick but Androula avoided it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula wants to counter the offense by Mack and move into the clinch position.
Mack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Androula throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Androula keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Androula lands with a hook. Mack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Androula.
Androula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Androula feints the counter takedown.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Androula.
Androula's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Androula duly obliges.
Craig Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Androula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack has Androula up against the cage in a clinch.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack tries to circle away but Androula has him pinned against the cage.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Androula misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack slips under a jab.
Androula takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Androula lands a jab to the head.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Androula tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mack.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Androula lands an elbow just above Mack 's eye.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Androula's elbow.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Androulas head.
A bit of stalling here from Mack.
Androula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack stalls.
Mack lands an elbow that stopped Androula in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Androula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Androula throws out a counter right but Mack avoids it with no problem.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Androula fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Androula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves out of range.
Mack misses with a hook. Androula ducked under it nicely.
Androula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves away
and Androula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Androula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Mack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula is having none of it.
Mack moves into the clinch.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Androula's head.
Mack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Androula.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Androula breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Androula lands with a good body shot.
Mack closes the distance and pushes Androula back into the cage.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Androula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
Androula is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mack pounces like a tiger and cracks Androula with a vicious hook! Androula is down but not out! Mack follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Mack!
An intense looking Craig Mack took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im kicking new flavor in ya ear'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Armstrong (ranked 2996 p4p, 325 weight class) and Hafid Lumihi (ranked 3854 p4p, 391 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. The key to victory for Henry Armstrong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafid Lumihi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumihi throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Lumihi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumihi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Armstrong bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Armstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lumihi stuffs the takedown attempt from Armstrong. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lumihi wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armstrong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lumihi's head.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Armstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Lumihi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumihi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.
Armstrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lumihi is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lumihi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.
Lumihi trying to control from the bottom.
Armstrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lumihi defending well though.
Armstrong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Armstrong moves nicely into side control.
Lumihi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Armstrong is controlling him well.
Armstrong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lumihi, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lumihi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Armstrong creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lumihi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Armstrong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lumihi defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Armstrong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Armstrong advances nicely into full mount.
Armstrong lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Armstrong but it's paid off an Lumihi is forced to tap! Nice work by Armstrong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Armstrong!
After the fight, Henry Armstrong 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 Moses Makwame (ranked 4143 p4p, 366 weight class) and Muchos Gracias (ranked 3527 p4p, 338 weight class). Makwame comes into the arena with House of Pain - Jump Around blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Muchos Gracias enters the cage!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Makwame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muchos Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracias throws a hook to the side of Makwame's head but Makwame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makwame throws a head kick but Gracias moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame throws a right hand that misses
and Gracias counters with a two punch combo.
Gracias throws the left hand but Makwame avoids the punch easily.
Makwame fails to land the takedown.
Gracias tries to counter with a clinch but Makwame shakes him off and moves away.
Gracias looks to land a combination but Makwame avoids it well.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracias tries to bum rush Makwame with a series of wild strikes but Makwame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makwame throws a series of punches but Gracias moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makwame takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracias scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Makwame counters by moving into the clinch.
Makwame misses with a knee strike.
Gracias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makwame shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Makwame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Gracias.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muchos Gracias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makwame gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracias manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracias misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makwame tries to clinch up
and Gracias counters with a two punch combo.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias misses with a double jab.
Makwame feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Makwame.
Makwame changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracias throws a body shot but no joy.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame misses with a takedown attempt - Gracias sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracias unleashes a big counter combination but Makwame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Makwame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makwame looks for the body kick but Gracias saw that one coming.
Gracias throws a series of punches but Makwame avoids them all with ease.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracias lands a jab-cross combination.
Muchos Gracias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gracias as Makwame shoots in.
Gracias wants to counter with a clinch but Makwame pushes him away.
Makwame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracias.
Makwame has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gracias.
Gracias misses with a double jab
and Makwame counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Gracias on the inside.
Gracias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracias throws a series of punches but Makwame moves out of range.
Makwame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracias.
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Makwame.
Gracias swinging wildly here.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Makwame misses.
Gracias is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Gracias.
Makwame shoots in and drives through. Gracias sprawls well.
Gracias moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makwame ducks right into an uppercut from Gracias.
Gracias misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makwame circles away quickly and effectively.
Makwame drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracias sprawls and moves away.
Makwame swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracias throws a poor cross that misses
and Makwame counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracias!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makwame tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muchos Gracias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makwame fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracias misses with the combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Gracias misses.
Gracias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makwame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makwame looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makwame throws a right hand that misses
and Gracias counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracias steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makwame. That one must have hurt.
Makwame shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracias tries to sprawl out of it but Makwame keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame throws the left hand but Gracias avoids the punch easily.
Makwame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makwame is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Makwame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracias misses with a wild combination.
Makwame throws a right hand that Gracias ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracias also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Makwame tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makwame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makwame throws out a loose jab but Gracias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracias swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias moves forwards but Makwame connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moses Makwame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makwame closes the distance and clinches up with Gracias, looking for a takedown. Makwame pushes Gracias against the cage but Gracias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Makwame tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Makwame misses with a double jab
and Gracias counters with a one-two to the body.
Makwame shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracias sprawls well. Gracias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makwame gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias gets tackled into the cage by Makwame. Makwame maintains the clinch.
Makwame throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makwame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makwame tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makwame misses with the head strike.
Gracias breaks from the clinch.
Gracias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Gracias looks to move away, Makwame throws a big counter combo but Gracias just gets out of the way.
Makwame is looking to clinch.
Makwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Makwame throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracias throws a shot to the body.
Gracias misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gracias.
Makwame appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Makwame.
Gracias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracias tries to sprawl out of it but Makwame keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makwame shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracias pinned against the cage. Gracias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muchos Gracias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makwame is looking to clinch.
Gracias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makwame throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracias's head.
Gracias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makwame's head backwards.
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Gracias tries to get set, Makwame tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracias manages to avoid the attempt.
Makwame misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Gracias's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracias duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Makwame. That snapped Gracias's head back.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makwame thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracias if he has to take too many more of those.
Makwame misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame wants to clinch.
Makwame throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracias counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracias throws a jab but it's blocked by Makwame.
Makwame looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Makwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracias misses with a series of wild punches.
Makwame throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makwame throws a head kick but Gracias moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Makwame 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makwame throws a body punch but Gracias moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gracias misses.
Gracias slips a jab from Makwame.
Gracias misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Makwame misses its target.
Makwame throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makwame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracias swings for the body but Makwame moves out of range.
Muchos Gracias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makwame has Gracias up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracias fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makwame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makwame looks for a takedown but Gracias sprawls well.
Makwame slips a straight right by Gracias.
Makwame seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracias throws a right hand that Makwame ducks under and follows up with a left that Makwame also avoids with ease.
It appears Makwame was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makwame.
Gracias lands with an uppercut that bounces Makwame off the cage and back into range.
Gracias misses with the combination.
Makwame lands a head kick. Gracias smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Makwame loads up on a big right hand but Gracias slips the punch.
Moses Makwame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makwame on the side of the head.
Makwame moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makwame. Gracias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracias is looking for the big counter here.
Gracias fails to land with a series of punches.
Makwame quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gracias misses with an uppercut. Makwame saw that one coming.
Donk. Gracias catches Makwame right on the button with a cross.
Gracias leaves Makwame with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracias scores with a four punch combination!
Gracias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracias thuds his right hand into Makwame's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muchos Gracias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracias 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muchos Gracias!
In defeat, Moses Makwame stepped up to the mic, saying 'The strongest man won today.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Marquez (ranked 3461 p4p, 398 weight class) and Sandee Gorgrip (ranked 4009 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandee Gorgrip!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgrip wants to clinch.
Marquez scores with a nice right hand.
Gorgrip shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marquez as he avoids it easily.
Gorgrip wants to clinch.
Marquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorgrip. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Marquez. That snapped Gorgrip's head back.
Gorgrip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorgrip tries to clinch but Marquez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorgrip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marquez scores with a hook to the body. Gorgrip takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gorgrip on the side of the head.
Marquez jabs Gorgrip to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorgrip fails with the takedown.
Marquez jabs at Gorgrip's body.
Marquez sizes up Gorgrip with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorgrip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez lands a big right hand that sends Gorgrip crashing to the mat! Marquez stays standing though and waves Gorgrip back to his feet!
Gorgrip is rocked!
Marquez is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Gorgrip flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gorgrip is out cold! Marquez holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Marquez!
A very excited looking Edwin Marquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Sandee Gorgrip was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Coolidge (ranked 4220 p4p, 450 weight class) and Brian Baggs (ranked 3042 p4p, 364 weight class). Coolidge comes to the cage accompanied by twenty one pilots - Stressed Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Coolidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baggs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coolidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baggs.
Coolidge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baggs throws a chopping leg kick but Coolidge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baggs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coolidge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Coolidge misses.
Baggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coolidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Baggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baggs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Baggs misses.
A big right from Coolidge misses.
Baggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coolidge is able to avoid easily.
Coolidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Coolidge throws a big shot that misses.
Coolidge throws a poor cross that misses
and Baggs counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coolidge.
Coolidge throws a hook but Baggs blocks it.
Coolidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Coolidge.
Baggs throws out a counter right but Coolidge avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Baggs.
Baggs throws a hook but Coolidge avoids it easily.
Coolidge looks to throw the jab but Baggs is out of range.
Baggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut. Baggs saw that one coming.
Donk. Baggs catches Coolidge right on the button with a cross.
Coolidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coolidge misses with a looping right.
Coolidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butch Coolidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baggs. Coolidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coolidge looks to throw the jab but Baggs is out of range.
Coolidge misses with a hook
and Baggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baggs misses with a few strikes there.
Baggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coolidge eats them both and turns towards Baggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coolidge slips a jab and a cross from Baggs.
Coolidge looks to throw the jab but Baggs is out of range.
Coolidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coolidge throws a right hand that Baggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Baggs also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge looks to land a body kick but Baggs moved away.
Baggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coolidge's calf.
Baggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coolidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baggs throws an off balance right hand
and Coolidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baggs misses the shot to the body.
Baggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coolidge back to the cage. Baggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Butch Coolidge has been cut.
Baggs throws a shot from downtown. Coolidge moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Baggs blocks the leg kick.
Coolidge lunges at Baggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baggs's hand.
Baggs tests Coolidge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coolidge looks to throw the jab but Baggs is out of range.
Baggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coolidge is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baggs's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A swing and a miss from Coolidge.
Coolidge throws the left hand but Baggs avoids the punch easily.
Baggs throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge throws a right and a left that Baggs avoids nicely.
Coolidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coolidge lands with a straight right. Baggs didn't see that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baggs!
Baggs catches Coolidge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coolidge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baggs dips to his left and cracks Coolidge with an uppercut!
Coolidge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coolidge.
Baggs throws a nice looking combination but Coolidge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Baggs.
Coolidge throws a lazy right hand but Baggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baggs connects with a single shot there.
Coolidge is rocked!
Baggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baggs lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Coolidge falls backwards - clearly groggy! Baggs dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Baggs!
A relieved looking Brian Baggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1111 p4p, 160 weight class) and Phil Pollock (ranked 3607 p4p, 404 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wojcik finds it's way through Pollock's defenses.
Pollock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pollock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Wojcik scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Pollock. Beautiful body shot.
Pollock tries to score with a low kick but Wojcik moves his leg out of the way.
Pollock misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wojcik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojcik is looking to counter the offense by Pollock and move into the clinch.
Wojcik moves into the clinch.
Pollock lands a hook that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Pollock's ribcage. Pollock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Wojcik on the inside.
Pollock lands a body punch.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Pollock controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pollock is trying to push Wojcik away but Wojcik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Pollock's ribcage. Pollock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Wojcik as the two fighters clinch.
Pollock looks winded!
Wojcik pushes Pollock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pollock's elbow.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Pollock tries to break the clinch but Wojcik is controlling the position.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Pollock's head.
Wojcik tries to work over Pollock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik pushes Pollock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pollock! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wojcik is unloading with more strikes now! Pollock drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 1818 p4p, 245 weight class) and Jacob De Molay (ranked 2646 p4p, 323 weight class). Trond Asmundsen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacob De Molay!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Molay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Molay jabs at Asmundsen's body.
Nice body punch from De Molay.
De Molay lands with a hook. Asmundsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Molay misses with a two punch combination.
De Molay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asmundsen counters by moving into the clinch.
De Molay misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Molay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, De Molay scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Trond Asmundsen has been cut.
De Molay struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmundsen controls his hands.
Asmundsen tries to stall but De Molay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Asmundsen.
Asmundsen slowing the pace effectively.
Asmundsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asmundsen stalling.
De Molay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asmundsen has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Asmundsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asmundsen.
De Molay can't find room to land a body shot as Asmundsen controls the action.
De Molay blocks a body shot from Asmundsen.
De Molay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asmundsen backwards.
De Molay has Asmundsen pressed against the cage.
Asmundsen looking to stall.
Asmundsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmundsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Molay is keeping busy.
Asmundsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Molay backwards.
De Molay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Molay misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Molay misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Molay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asmundsen has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen stalling in the clinch.
Asmundsen throws a punch but it's blocked by De Molay.
De Molay throws a punch but it's blocked by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen letting De Molay take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Asmundsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Molay tries to break free but Asmundsen pushes him back against the cage.
Asmundsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Asmundsen is trying to maintain a safe position but De Molay gets an underhook and turns Asmundsen into the cage.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike.
Asmundsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asmundsen stalling in the clinch but De Molay improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Molay slowing the pace effectively.
Asmundsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Molay is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trond Asmundsen.
De Molay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asmundsen was well out of range. Poor timing from De Molay.
Asmundsen ducks under a wild hook from De Molay.
Asmundsen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Molay throws a right and a left that Asmundsen avoids nicely.
Asmundsen feinted with a counter takedown.
Asmundsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Molay has time to react.
De Molay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asmundsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asmundsen attempts a counter takedown but De Molay avoids it well and moves away.
Asmundsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asmundsen goes for a double leg but De Molay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Molay continues to drive forward.
De Molay fails to land with a series of punches.
De Molay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asmundsen walks into a jab.
De Molay lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Molay throws an off balance right hand
and Asmundsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asmundsen throws out a loose jab but De Molay uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from De Molay.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asmundsen.
De Molay throws a right and a left that Asmundsen avoids nicely.
De Molay stuns Asmundsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Molay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmundsen moves away.
Asmundsen misses with a wild body shot.
Asmundsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Molay missing with a left hand there. Asmundsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob De Molay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trond Asmundsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Asmundsen or perhaps it was just good defense by De Molay, which made it look bad.
De Molay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Molay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asmundsen.
Good standup being displayed there by Asmundsen as he connects with a hook.
Jacob De Molay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Molay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asmundsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Molay.
De Molay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asmundsen in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Molay swings widly with a right hand
and Asmundsen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Molay's guard.
De Molay is wriggling around but Asmundsen manages to pass to half guard.
De Molay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asmundsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asmundsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Asmundsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asmundsen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! De Molay is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trond Asmundsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Dux (ranked 4062 p4p, 407 weight class) and Oliver Pickering (ranked 4580 p4p, 439 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Pickering!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickering as he avoids it easily.
Pickering changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dux looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pickering decides to stand back up. Pickering steps back and let's Dux get back to his feet.
Dux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pickering but Pickering pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pickering has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dux is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dux tries to sprawl but Pickering drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pickering tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Pickering is trying to control the action in half guard but Dux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pickering prevents Dux from standing back up.
Pickering has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pickering is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering lands strikes from half guard.
Dux is not content to let Pickering control the position.
Well, if Pickering is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pickering wants to free his trapped foot but Dux is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Dux is not content to let Pickering control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dux tries to kick Pickering off but Pickering keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pickering wants to take a breather but Dux is having none of it.
Pickering wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pickering or perhaps it was just good defense by Dux, which made it look bad.
Dux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickering shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dux defends it nicely.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown. Pickering tries to sprawl out of it but Dux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pickering manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickering swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickering as he avoids it easily.
Pickering closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dux tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dux is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickering tries to keep control of the position but Dux is staying busy.
Pickering is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Pickering gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Pickering gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Pickering apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pickering fails to land the takedown.
Dux throws a head kick but Pickering moves out of range.
Pickering bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pickering trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pickering asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Pickering is dominant here and he's now got Dux's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickering is looking for the choke from the back position but Dux is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux staying busy and making it hard for Pickering to control.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Pickering on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dux is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Pickering has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Dux is defending well but eventually Pickering manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Dux has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oliver Pickering!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy McDavid (ranked 485 p4p, 58 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 722 p4p, 90 weight class). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bajafondo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mario Benedetti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy McDavid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Oooooh!!! Benedetti has knocked McDavid down with a huge combo! Benedetti steps away and waves a wobbly McDavid back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McDavid is rocked!
It looks like Roy McDavid has been cut.
McDavid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
McDavid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Oh McDavid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by McDavid.
McDavid seems to have got his legs back now.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid tries to counter with a takedown but Benedetti is quick to defend against it.
McDavid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDavid has managed to clinch.
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!
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDavid takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that McDavid has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McDavid struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
McDavid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
McDavid tries to pull guard but Benedetti won't allow it.
McDavid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDavid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDavid tries to pull guard but Benedetti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
McDavid fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy McDavid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDavid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti lands a hook that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid'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.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by McDavid.
McDavid moves into the clinch successfully.
McDavid blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti tries to break the clinch but McDavid is controlling the position.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
McDavid is trying to pull guard but Benedetti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
McDavid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDavid wants to stall.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDavid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDavid moves away.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDavid tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
McDavid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy McDavid's cut.
That's time! McDavid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDavid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooh!!! Benedetti has knocked McDavid down with a huge combo! Benedetti steps away and waves a wobbly McDavid back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McDavid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDavid tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
McDavid is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benedetti's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti controlling the position well.
Benedetti trying to control but McDavid postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti controlling the position well.
McDavid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDavid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benedetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDavid.
Benedetti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Benedetti wants to get back to full guard.
McDavid works his foot free and advances to mount.
Benedetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid content just to control the position here.
Benedetti tries to lock up and control but McDavid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benedetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benedetti regains half guard.
McDavid is looking for a kimura but Benedetti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McDavid to get the leverage.
Benedetti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDavid is working away from the top position though.
McDavid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDavid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to improve his position.
McDavid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benedetti defends it well.
McDavid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Benedetti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDavid is working away from the top position though.
Benedetti is refusing to be controlled, as McDavid sits in half guard.
Benedetti is concentrating on defense, preventing McDavid from advancing position.
McDavid trying to control from half guard but Benedetti is working away.
McDavid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
McDavid is trying to control. Benedetti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benedetti is looking to improve his position.
McDavid trying to pass the guard but Benedetti defending well.
Benedetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDavid tries to pass to full mount but Benedetti defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDavid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benedetti defends it well.
Benedetti tries to roll over but McDavid keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roy McDavid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDavid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDavid slips a straight right by Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
McDavid doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but McDavid ducks down to avoid it.
McDavid moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
McDavid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benedetti avoids it really well and circles away.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
McDavid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benedetti was covering up waiting for the punch and McDavid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McDavid pushes down on Benedetti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McDavid wants to pass to mount but Benedetti is defending the position.
McDavid wants to control but Benedetti is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid tries to pass to full mount but Benedetti defends it.
Benedetti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
McDavid trying to pass the guard but Benedetti defending well.
Benedetti is refusing to be controlled, as McDavid sits in half guard.
Benedetti is looking for a sweep. McDavid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDavid looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benedetti is pressing down on McDavid's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benedetti has McDavid pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benedetti working a defensive guard here.
McDavid preventing the sweep.
McDavid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
McDavid trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Benedetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as McDavid tries to pass.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing McDavid from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benedetti takes a swing at McDavid's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy McDavid's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDavid darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
McDavid jumps guard but Benedetti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
McDavid is trying to pull guard but Benedetti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDavid tries to pull guard but Benedetti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy McDavid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from McDavid.
McDavid taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti wants to get back to striking at distance but McDavid won't allow it.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mario Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDavid misses the jab.
McDavid goes for a double leg but Benedetti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benedetti continues to drive forward.
Benedetti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDavid tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but McDavid avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
McDavid tries to clinch up.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDavid fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. McDavid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDavid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDavid misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDavid tries to clinch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by McDavid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roy McDavid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McDavid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDavid moves out of range of the strikes.
McDavid with a poor takedown
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDavid.
McDavid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
McDavid attempts a counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDavid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
McDavid blocks an uppercut.
McDavid scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid avoiding damage.
Benedetti can't break the clinch.
McDavid has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roy McDavid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid looking to slow down the pace here.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDavid's head.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but McDavid is out of range.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benedetti quickly recovers to half guard.
Benedetti is trying to maintain the position but McDavid is very close to passing his half guard.
McDavid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Benedetti wants to improve his position but McDavid is controlling well.
McDavid is working for a submission of some sort.
McDavid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benedetti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
McDavid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benedetti is concentrating on defense, preventing McDavid from advancing position.
McDavid is keen to just control but Benedetti is a slippery customer.
McDavid tries to pass to full mount but Benedetti defends it.
McDavid is trying to control the action in half guard but Benedetti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McDavid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benedetti defends it well.
Benedetti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDavid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benedetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDavid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benedetti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti is the new lightweight champion!
Mario Benedetti really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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