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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hafid Lumihi (ranked 4411 p4p, 432 weight class) and Riley Escobar (ranked 4213 p4p, 418 weight class). Escobar has chosen Never Gone Get It as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafid Lumihi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Escobar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hafid Lumihi has been cut.
Lumihi rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lumihi pulls guard successfully.
Lumihi looking for a sweep. Not yet Lumihi, not yet.
Lumihi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escobar on the ground.
Escobar working some strikes from top position.
Escobar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lumihi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar lands a couple of digs.
Lumihi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Escobar controls the pace.
Lumihi is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Lumihi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escobar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lumihi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lumihi tries to get out of the position.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lumihi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Lumihi.
Escobar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Lumihi.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Escobar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Escobar landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumihi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Escobar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Lumihi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Escobar has an Americana. Lumihi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Escobar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Escobar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Riley Escobar!
In his post fight interview, Riley Escobar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Marquez (ranked 2647 p4p, 306 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 5413 p4p, 468 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Edwin Marquez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edwin Marquez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 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
9 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a head kick but Marquez moves out of range.
OShea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marquez walks into a jab.
OShea has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marquez finds it's way round the side to connect with OShea's head.
OShea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OShea tries to counter with a clinch but Marquez shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by OShea.
Jab from Marquez.
OShea lands a head kick!
OShea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marquez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marquez.
Marquez scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OShea ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
OShea is looking for the big counter here.
Marquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OShea misses with the combination.
Marquez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
OShea misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming.
Marquez is looking for a counter combo.
OShea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marquez is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from OShea and Marquez falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by OShea!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor OShea!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Conor OShea waved his t-shirt featuring King Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
Edwin Marquez spoke after the fight, saying 'I hate your face. But, like, really. I really hate your face.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibo Dalamekov (ranked 3984 p4p, 417 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 6847 p4p, 534 weight class). Dalamekov comes to the cage accompanied by Chechen Mob Song. Shane Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibo Dalamekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ibo Dalamekov has been cut.
Dalamekov dives in and scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy 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.
Dalamekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dalamekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy is pulling down on Dalamekov's head to control his posture.
Dalamekov lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy wants to stand up but Dalamekov is controlling him.
Dalamekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalamekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dalamekov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dalamekov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dalamekov landing with the ground and pound.
Dalamekov postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Dalamekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dalamekov is fighting to break Murphy's control of his arms but Murphy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dalamekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dalamekov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dalamekov chips away with some ground and pound.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dalamekov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Murphy throws up his legs and catches Dalamekov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dalamekov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Murphy! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shane Murphy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shane Murphy thanked King Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OJ Pines (ranked 2507 p4p, 293 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 6318 p4p, 519 weight class). Shelby has chosen Peeky Blinder Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, OJ Pines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pines changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shelby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pines working the head and body with strikes.
Pines scores with punches from side control.
Pines working the ground and pound.
Pines working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelby is pushing Pines's head away, looking to escape. Pines manages to hold on to the position though.
Pines working the ground and pound.
Shelby is trying to improve his position.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Pines's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pines landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shelby tries to bench press Pines off him but Pines keeps the position.
Shelby is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shelby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pines looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shelby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pines winds up and cracks Shelby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shelby landing small, sideways elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pines lands a nice short elbow.
Shelby is rocked!
Pines lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shelby is still in real trouble! Can Pines finish him?
Pines is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pines scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pines is trying to control the action in half guard but Shelby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shelby seems to have recovered his senses.
Shelby has hold of Pines's hands but Pines slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pines working over Shelby with some ground and pound. Shelby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shelby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shelby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pines pulls his head out easily.
Pines scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pines lands a nice short elbow.
Shelby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pines pulls his head out easily.
Shelby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pines pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pines.
Pines seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pines lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pines 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.
Pines seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shelby is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). OJ Pines!
OJ Pines was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Myres (ranked 1389 p4p, 179 weight class) and Dragomir Savic (ranked 7038 p4p, 541 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savic.
Savic connects with a single shot there.
Savic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savic lands a jab to Myres's midsection.
Savic is looking to land body kicks.
Savic lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Savic.
Savic throws a hook to the side of Myres's head but Myres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savic digs a good hook to Myres's body.
Dragomir Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but Myres slips the punch.
Myres is looking to counter the offense by Savic and move into the clinch.
Savic misses with a hook.
Savic connects with a body shot that sends Myres's belly button to the back.
Savic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Savic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres ducks right into an uppercut from Savic.
Savic has Myres up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Savic - that landed with a thud.
Savic tries to work over Myres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
Savic leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic lands a body punch.
Savic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Myres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Myres avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Myres lands a right hand.
Savic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myres's elbow.
Nice body punch from Savic.
Savic lands a left hand.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savic manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Savic.
Savic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Savic breaks away and moves out of range.
Savic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Savic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic thuds a left hand into Myres's body.
Savic forces Myres back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
Savic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Myres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savic lands a body shot.
Savic misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Myres.
Savic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Savic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic 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.
Savic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myres.
Savic cracks a nice hook into Myres's ribs.
Savic lands a nice looking body kick.
Myres slips a jab from Savic.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Savic breaks away and moves out of range.
Myres blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Savic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savic cracks the inside of Myres's front leg.
Myres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savic.
Savic thuds a left hand into Myres's body.
Savic darts in and clinches Myres up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Savic.
Savic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic lands a hook that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Savic scores with a shot to the side of Myres's head.
Savic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Savic.
Savic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
A hook to the body from Savic.
Still in the clinch, Savic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Savic.
Savic pushes Myres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Myres.
Savic digs a right hand underneath Myres's ribcage. Myres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savic lands a left hand.
Savic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savic breaks the clinch.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Myres moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myres. That did some damage!
Savic just misses with a punch to the body.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Savic breaks away and moves out of range.
Savic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savic throws out a powerful jab.
Savic lands a jab to the head.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but Myres slips the punch.
Savic misses with a looping right.
Myres seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savic. Myres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savic cracks a nice hook into Myres's ribs.
Myres drops his hands momentarily and Savic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Myres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Myres is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Myres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dragomir Savic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic 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. This is the final round!
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Savic breaks away and moves out of range.
Savic lands a head kick!
Myres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Savic. Beautiful body shot.
Myres defending well as Savic loads up on a big left hand.
Myres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Savic.
Cody Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic connects with a right hand. Myres shakes it off.
Savic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Savic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic works the jab nicely.
Savic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myres at a distance.
Myres on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic takes a swing at Myres's ribcage but misses.
Myres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Savic.
Savic scores with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Savic!
Savic scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Myres will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic scores with a sloppy right hand. Myres should have avoided that one.
Savic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savic scores with a leg kick.
Savic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Myres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Savic. That one must have hurt.
Savic throws the left hand but Myres avoids the punch easily.
Savic instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic struggles to land a body shot inside as Myres controls his hands.
Savic presses Myres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Savic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Savic lands a nice shot to the body.
Savic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savic throws a looping overhand right but Myres ducks down to avoid it.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good exchange - Savic coming out on top.
Savic misses with a kick to the body.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragomir Savic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Savic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
A less than humble Dragomir Savic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ventura (ranked 1895 p4p, 241 weight class) and Aegon Targaryen (ranked 4328 p4p, 439 weight class). Targaryen has chosen Game of Thrones Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aegon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Targaryen.
Targaryen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
Ventura shoots in but no luck this time.
Targaryen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ventura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Targaryen's calf.
Ventura moves out of range of the body kick.
Targaryen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ventura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ace Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ventura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Targaryen takes one on the button.
Targaryen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Targaryen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a body shot.
Ventura moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTargaryen.
Ventura looks to throw the jab but Targaryen is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Targaryen misses.
Targaryen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ventura.
Targaryen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ventura with a body shot.
Ventura looks to score with a jab to the body but Targaryen is just out of range.
Ventura throws a leg kick
and Targaryen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Targaryen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Targaryen slowing the pace effectively.
Targaryen lands with a left to the head.
Ventura is trying to force a seperation but Targaryen has the dominant position.
Targaryen has Ventura pressed against the cage.
Targaryen's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Targaryen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Targaryen misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Targaryen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ventura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aegon Targaryen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
Targaryen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Targaryen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ventura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Targaryen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Targaryen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ventura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Targaryen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Targaryen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ventura's efforts to push away.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Targaryen has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen misses with some punches.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Targaryen lands with a right to the head.
Targaryen lands a body punch.
Ventura is trying to break the clinch but Targaryen has him pressed against the cage.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Ventura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Targaryen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ventura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Targaryen misses with a body punch.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.
Ventura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Targaryen has him pressed against the cage.
Targaryen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ventura.
A right hook to the body lands for Targaryen.
Targaryen lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Targaryen misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Targaryen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Targaryen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ventura's elbow.
Ventura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Targaryen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Targaryen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Targaryen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Targaryen 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.
Good leg kick by Ventura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ventura throws a nice looking combination but Targaryen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Targaryen blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Ventura.
It looks like Aegon Targaryen has been cut.
Ventura misses with a wild body shot.
Targaryen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Targaryen throws a body shot but no joy.
Targaryen blocks a head kick by Ventura.
Ventura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Targaryen avoids the head kick by Ventura.
Ventura throws a big shot that misses.
Targaryen throws a big counter head kick but Ventura avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ventura misses the target.
Ventura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Targaryen swivels and escapes.
Targaryen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen digs a good body shot into Ventura's ribs.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen scores with a push kick.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura scores with a head kick. Targaryen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Targaryen's corner calls for a 1-2. Targaryen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ventura misses with a hook. Targaryen ducked under it nicely.
Ventura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Targaryen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura blocks the body kick.
A big right from Ventura misses.
Ventura scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Ventura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ventura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Targaryen.
Targaryen is looking to clinch.
Ventura tried to counter with a leg kick but Targaryen avoided it.
Targaryen defending well as Ventura loads up on a big left hand.
Targaryen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ventura.
Targaryen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ventura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Targaryen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Targaryen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ventura rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ventura. Beautiful body shot.
Targaryen checks a low kick from Ventura.
Ventura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Targaryen tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Targaryen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Targaryen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ventura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ventura throws a body shot but no joy.
Ventura loads up on a big right hand but Targaryen slips the punch.
Ventura misses with the combination.
Targaryen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Targaryen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Ventura with that takedown attempt.
Targaryen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Targaryen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Targaryen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ventura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Targaryen moves away.
Ventura misses with a takedown attempt
and Targaryen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Targaryen.
Targaryen tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aegon Targaryen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ventura avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
Ventura fails to land the takedown.
Ventura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Targaryen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ventura swinging wildly here.
Ventura throws a front kick aimed at Targaryen's knee but Targaryen avoids it well.
Targaryen tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen connects with a solid leg kick.
Targaryen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ventura.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Targaryen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ventura, right into the meat.
Targaryen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ventura.
Ventura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Targaryen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ventura misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Targaryen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ace Ventura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ventura throws a sloppy head kick and Targaryen moves out of range easily.
And Targaryen responds with a good body kick, but Ventura manages to step out the way in time.
Targaryen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura misses with a head kick.
Targaryen wants to counter the offense by Ventura and move into the clinch position.
Targaryen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Targaryen takes the fight into the clinch.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with a body punch.
Targaryen has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Targaryen misses with a punch on the inside.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ventura tries to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Targaryen.
Targaryen pushes Ventura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Targaryen on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Nice body punch from Targaryen - that landed with a thud.
Ventura prevents a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Ventura controls the action.
Targaryen scores with a shoulder strike.
Targaryen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Targaryen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ventura tries to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling the position.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.
Ventura blocking some punches.
Ventura prevents a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen has Ventura pressed against the cage, preventing Ventura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen lands a left hand.
Targaryen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Ventura is trying to force a seperation but Targaryen has the dominant position.
Targaryen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ventura controls his hands.
Targaryen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Ventura avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the cage.
Targaryen misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura wants to get back to striking at distance but Targaryen won't allow it.
Targaryen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura prevents a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegon Targaryen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Targaryen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegon Targaryen!
An out of breath Aegon Targaryen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Thighpunch (ranked 2216 p4p, 266 weight class) and Brian Baggs (ranked 2434 p4p, 284 weight class). The key to victory for Butch Thighpunch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baggs!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Baggs does no damage.
Thighpunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baggs.
A big left from Baggs misses.
It looked like Thighpunch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baggs.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baggs misses with a left hand
and Thighpunch counters with a right hand to the body.
Baggs misses with a straight right.
Thighpunch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baggs momentarily.
Thighpunch lands with an uppercut that bounces Baggs off the cage and back into range.
Baggs throws an overhand right that lands on Thighpunch's shoulder, as Thighpunch tries to avoid the shot.
Baggs looks to land a combination but Thighpunch avoids it well.
Baggs misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighpunch throws a hook but Baggs blocks it.
Baggs throws the left hand but Thighpunch avoids the punch easily.
Baggs staying out of range there.
Baggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Baggs.
Baggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Thighpunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thighpunch cracks Baggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Baggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baggs is rocked!
Baggs looks to land a combination but Thighpunch avoids it well.
Baggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Thighpunch finish him?
Baggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Baggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thighpunch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Baggs drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Thighpunch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Baggs's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Thighpunch!
Butch Thighpunch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gokhan Saki (ranked 3109 p4p, 357 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 2088 p4p, 259 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beko . 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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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gokhan Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki misses with a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a takedown into side control.
Saki is pushing Tsuruta's head away, looking to escape. Tsuruta manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saki throws Tsuruta to one side and escapes!
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta gets a takedown into half guard.
Saki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gokhan Saki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saki kicks off Tsuruta and gets to his feet.
Saki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saki thinking.
Saki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Saki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saki 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.
Tsuruta stops Saki from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tsuruta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saki pushes Tsuruta off looking to stand but Tsuruta dives back in and keeps control.
Tsuruta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saki is trying to stand up here but Tsuruta is controlling him well.
Tsuruta slips a nice elbow through Saki's hands, connecting with Saki's forehead.
Tsuruta working over Saki with some ground and pound. Saki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tsuruta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saki is trying to stand.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Saki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saki tries to kick Tsuruta off but Tsuruta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Tsuruta there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saki!
Saki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tsuruta lands a big shot there that rocks Saki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Tsuruta.
Saki is rocked!
Tsuruta postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Saki bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tsuruta and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomisan Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 1981 p4p, 254 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 1576 p4p, 206 weight class). Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Atrevete te. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Troeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Troeng misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Troeng misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Troeng is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troeng takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Troeng misses.
Benedetti is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tor Troeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troeng throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Troeng misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti is looking to slow Troeng down with leg kicks.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Troeng misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a left and a right that stings Troeng.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Troeng jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Troeng.
Troeng scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troeng lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Troeng.
Troeng misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Troeng takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Troeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Troeng was not able to check.
A big right from Troeng misses.
Troeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Troeng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Troeng blocks a jab.
Troeng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benedetti. That one must have hurt.
Troeng is breathing heavily.
Benedetti lands a brutal head kick. Troeng looks out on his feet and Benedetti throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Claudio Benedetti!
After winning the bout, Claudio Benedetti 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 870 p4p, 108 weight class) and Murky McTavern (ranked 823 p4p, 105 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin. Murky McTavern will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murky McTavern!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavern misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with a nice body shot.
McTavern jabs Garuda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garuda. That's going to slow McTavern down.
Crunch! Garuda slams his shin into McTavern's torso.
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and McTavern counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McTavern blocks a head kick by Garuda.
McTavern swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTavern doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Garuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTavern is out of range and Garuda settles back down.
McTavern appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws a sloppy body shot
and McTavern counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
McTavern throws out a powerful jab.
Garuda connects with an inside leg kick.
McTavern defending well as Garuda loads up on a big left hand.
McTavern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garuda lands a really nice looking cross but McTavern seems unphased.
Garuda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Garuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda cracks McTavern with a right hand to the side of the head.
McTavern lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses McTavern's sensitive parts.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTavern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garuda.
McTavern looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Mantak Garuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garuda lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McTavern uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garuda 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.
McTavern doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garuda throws a head kick but McTavern moves out of range.
McTavern misses with a hook
and McTavern takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTavern is rocked!
Garuda throws a low kick but McTavern avoids it.
It seemed like McTavern was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garuda misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from McTavern misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McTavern. Those never looked like landing.
McTavern lands with an overhand left.
Garuda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
McTavern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garuda throws a half hearted mid kick.
McTavern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McTavern, as that shot connected.
Mantak Garuda's cut is getting worse.
Garuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTavern on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garuda. McTavern does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTavern looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTavern counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McTavern misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but McTavern just manages to avoid it.
Garuda throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling McTavern to counter with a crisp jab.
Garuda scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda throws a leg kick which misses McTavern's front leg but catches the back leg as McTavern tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Garuda.
McTavern's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavern tries to move into range but Garuda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTavern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garuda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McTavern checks it well.
A nice side step and McTavern releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Garuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like McTavern was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It looks like Garuda has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McTavern uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garuda has time to react.
Mantak Garuda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McTavern avoids the head kick by Garuda.
McTavern now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garuda lands with a good body shot.
Garuda rushes McTavern and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavern has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garuda is trying to keep an underhook but McTavern manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavern is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garuda has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garuda keeping control of the position.
Garuda wants to control but McTavern is keeping busy.
Garuda is trying is best to control the position here.
Garuda is looking to improve his position.
McTavern is trying to control the action in half guard but Garuda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garuda looks like he's trying to stand up.
McTavern is keen to just control but Garuda is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McTavern is working away from the top position though.
McTavern is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garuda sees it coming and defends easily.
Garuda gets full guard.
Garuda controlling McTavern's posture.
McTavern stands and throws Garuda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McTavern trying to control the action but Garuda is working from the bottom.
McTavern looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McTavern postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavern tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Garuda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McTavern wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McTavern is looking to take a break and control but Garuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTavern thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garuda is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Murky McTavern will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda'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.
McTavern takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garuda.
Garuda misses with a body shot.
McTavern swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTavern can do to turn this around?
McTavern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garuda scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavern.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
You can see that McTavern has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Garuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garuda staying out of range there.
Garuda lands a big head kick that sends McTavern tumbling to the mat! Garuda takes a step backwards and waves McTavern back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McTavern is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Garuda lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as McTavern crumples to the floor! Garuda milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
Mantak Garuda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Murky McTavern stepped up to the mic, saying 'Take me back to the sea and throw me to the fishes'.
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