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RISE 113 HeavyWeight v Buckets PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kostrov (ranked 1912 p4p, 249 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 1137 p4p, 158 weight class). Sergey Kostrov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kostrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakanian works the jab nicely.
Kostrov closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kostrov.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Kostrov blocking some punches.
Sirakanian pushes Kostrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Kostrov's head.
Sirakanian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian scores with a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostrov tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Kostrov.
Sirakanian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian loads up on a big right hand but Kostrov slips the punch.
Sirakanian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirakanian throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostrov is just out of range.
Kostrov throws a lazy right hand but Sirakanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Sirakanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kostrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostrov.
Sirakanian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kostrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian tries to bum rush Kostrov with a series of wild strikes but Kostrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sergey Kostrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian cracks Kostrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sirakanian misses with a straight left.
Kostrov throws the left hand but Sirakanian avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kostrov throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostrov lands a leg kick that knocks Sirakanian off balance momentarily.
Kostrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Sirakanian.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sirakanian misses its intended target.
Kostrov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sirakanian.
Kostrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kostrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostrov throws a right hand that Sirakanian ducks under and follows up with a left that Sirakanian also avoids with ease.
Sirakanian avoids the head kick by Kostrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostrov misses with a few strikes there.
Sirakanian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sirakanian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sirakanian cracks the inside of Kostrov's front leg.
Kostrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kostrov throws a head kick but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirakanian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostrov.
Sirakanian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kostrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kostrov lands a nice shot that snaps Sirakanian's head back.
Sirakanian lands a glancing blow to the side of Kostrov's head.
Sirakanian thuds his right hand into Kostrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut
and Kostrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Kostrov is predictable there
and Sirakanian counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirakanian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Kostrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kostrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Kostrov ducks down to avoid it.
Kostrov scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostrov missing with a left hand there. Sirakanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirakanian throws out the jab.
Sirakanian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kostrov throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirakanian circles away.
Kostrov misses with a low kick.
Kostrov throws a leg kick but Sirakanian moved away.
A nice side step and Sirakanian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kostrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Kostrov misses with a low kick.
Kostrov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Kostrov throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kostrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sirakanian defending well as Kostrov loads up on a big left hand.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sirakanian has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostrov tries to move into range but Sirakanian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lunges at Kostrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kostrov's hand.
Sirakanian throws a one two combo.
Sirakanian looks to land a left hand but Kostrov moved out of range nicely.
Sirakanian works Kostrov's body with a nice hook.
Kostrov misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Sirakanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sirakanian tests Kostrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Kostrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostrov.
A jab from Sirakanian does it's job there.
Kostrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirakanian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kostrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sirakanian is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirakanian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kostrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian closes the distance and clinches.
Kostrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Kostrov throws a leg kick
and Sirakanian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Kostrov misses.
A slow jab from Kostrov misses its intended target.
Kostrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sirakanian wants to counter the offense by Kostrov and move into the clinch position.
Kostrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostrov misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Sirakanian misses.
Kostrov throws a looping overhand right but Sirakanian ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Sirakanian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kostrov clinches with his opponent.
Kostrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Kostrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sirakanian avoiding damage as Kostrov throws knees to the body.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kostrov backwards.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kostrov is looking to control Sirakanian's arms but Sirakanian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kostrov has his back to the cage.
Kostrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sirakanian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostrov's elbow.
Kostrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirakanian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostrov.
A short left from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian gets through Kostrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kostrov backwards.
Sirakanian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sirakanian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sirakanian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sirakanian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sirakanian lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Kostrov.
Sirakanian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kostrovs head.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostrov.
Kostrov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Kostrov can't break the clinch.
Sirakanian can't find room to land a body shot as Kostrov controls the action.
Sirakanian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kostrovs head.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostrov tries a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Kostrov's head.
Sirakanian pushes Kostrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostrov tries a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Still in the clinch, Sirakanian scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostrov blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirakanian is defending well for now.
Kostrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sirakanian misses with an elbow over the top.
Kostrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Kostrov blocks a body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Kostrov.
Sirakanian lands with a left to the head.
Kostrov missing with knees to the body.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Kostrov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostrov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sirakanian 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 Kostrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kostrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kostrov misses with a low kick as Sirakanian jumps back.
Kostrov is looking to clinch.
Sirakanian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kostrov at a distance.
Kostrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kostrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sirakanian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kostrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirakanian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kostrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Sirakanian throws a jab but it's blocked by Kostrov.
A slow jab from Sirakanian misses its intended target.
Kostrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kostrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sirakanian lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostrov scores with a head kick. Sirakanian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sirakanian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kostrov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kostrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sirakanian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kostrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kostrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirakanian.
Kostrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a jab but it's blocked by Kostrov.
Kostrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kostrov missing with a left hand there. Sirakanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostrov.
Kostrov throws out a powerful jab.
Sirakanian misses with a looping right.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kostrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kostrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kostrov takes a swing at Sirakanian's ribcage but misses.
Kostrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Sirakanian finds it's target.
Sirakanian connects with a nice looking jab.
Sirakanian checks a low kick from Kostrov.
Nice uppercut there from Sirakanian.
Kostrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut.
Kostrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sirakanian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostrov.
Kostrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirakanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Kostrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostrov misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Sirakanian punishes Kostrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sirakanian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kostrov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kostrov slips under a jab.
Kostrov is looking to slow Sirakanian down with leg kicks.
Sirakanian with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Kostrov avoids the punch easily.
Kostrov throws a lazy right hand but Sirakanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sirakanian throws out a counter right but Kostrov avoids it with no problem.
Sirakanian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sirakanian jabs Kostrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Kostrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kostrov misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Kostrov's head but Kostrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian dips to his left and cracks Kostrov with an uppercut!
Kostrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kostrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kostrov tries to keep at a distance but Sirakanian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kostrov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Kostrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sirakanian scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sirakanian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sirakanian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sergey Kostrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Kostrov.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Kostrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirakanian avoids it.
Kostrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kostrov misses with a knee to the head.
Kostrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirakanian is defending well for now.
Kostrov looking to stall.
Sirakanian lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kostrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostrov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sirakanian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kostrov backwards.
Kostrov misses with a knee strike.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kostrov.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sirakanian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sirakanian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sergey Kostrov has been cut.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Kostrov looking to throw knees to the head but Sirakanian is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narek Sirakanian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sirakanian 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
A very excited looking Narek Sirakanian 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Maan (ranked 2254 p4p, 258 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 1562 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Hill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hill's arms.
Hill tightening his grip on Maan, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Maan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hill trying to control momentarily.
Hill is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hill looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hill gets his way!
Maan tries to escape the position.
Maan is taking damage to the body and head.
Maan takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Maan tries to break free.
Maan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hill's arms.
I really don't envy Maan right now.
Hill is looking for the choke from the back position but Maan is controlling his hands well.
Hill has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Maan.
Hill is persistently looking for the submission but Maan is defending it well.
Hill doesn't have the hooks in and Maan manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maan throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Maan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maan has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Maan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Maan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maan manages to get himself to full guard.
Maan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Maan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Maan defending well.
Maan is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hill wants to finish this one by submission but Maan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hill.
Hill blocks Maan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Maan can't escape the position.
Hill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Maan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan tries to reverse the position but Hill maintains control.
Hill is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Maan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Maan has given up his back here. Will Hill look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Maan showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is looking to control Maan but Maan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hill looking for the choke but no joy.
Hill has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Maan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maan tries to escape but Hill has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maan gets a clinch.
Maan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maan prevents it.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maan prevents it.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Maan working aggressively here.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill looking for a takedown.
Ian Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.
Maan lands with a light punch inside.
Hill has Maan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maan as Hill tries to tie him up.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Hill misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maan is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Maan circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ian Maan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Maan on the inside.
Maan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maan scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Maan misses with a punch on the inside.
Maan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maan wants to clinch.
Hill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hill has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maan prevents Hill from taking his back.
Maan can't escape the position.
Hill fails to move to back control.
Maan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Maan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hill seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Maan is holding on tight.
Maan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hill blocks Maan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Maan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maan hang on?
Maan is rocked!
Hill postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Maan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hill and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hill!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Hill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 2765 p4p, 315 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 2079 p4p, 240 weight class). Gamzatov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Entrance Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krnacova shoots for a double leg takedown but Gamzatov sprawls well. He's pushed Krnacova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Felix Krnacova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamzatov dives in and grabs Krnacova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krnacova pushes down on Gamzatov's head and hops out.
Krnacova gets the takedown into side control.
Krnacova with the ground and pound but Gamzatov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Krnacova drops an elbow to the side of Gamzatov's head.
Krnacova looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Krnacova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krnacova controlling the pace.
Krnacova slips a nice elbow through Gamzatov's hands, connecting with Gamzatov's forehead.
Well, if Krnacova 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.
Krnacova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova content to control rather than advance.
Krnacova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gamzatov keeps working.
Krnacova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krnacova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gamzatov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krnacova scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gamzatov is not content to let Krnacova control the position.
Krnacova keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Krnacova throwing shots but Gamzatov is blocking nicely.
Gamzatov tries to roll over but Krnacova keeps him under control.
Gamzatov is refusing to be controlled, as Krnacova sits in half guard.
Krnacova slows the pace down in half guard.
Krnacova looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is taking a breather. Gamzatov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krnacova working Gamzatov over with strikes.
Krnacova is keen to just control but Gamzatov is a slippery customer.
Krnacova content to control rather than advance.
Krnacova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Krnacova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gamzatov wants to get back to full guard.
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but Gamzatov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gamzatov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at UnderGround Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamzatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is taking a breather. Gamzatov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Krnacova throwing shots but Gamzatov is blocking nicely.
Krnacova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gamzatov defending well though.
Krnacova 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.
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but Gamzatov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krnacova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamzatov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krnacova controlling the pace.
Krnacova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to Gamzatov's temple.
Gamzatov wants to get back to full guard.
Krnacova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gamzatov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krnacova.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova trying to control from half guard but Gamzatov is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gamzatov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova is looking to work some ground and pound but Gamzatov has wrist control.
Krnacova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gamzatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krnacova lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gamzatov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krnacova.
Gamzatov stuffs the takedown attempt from Krnacova. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet.
Krnacova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gamzatov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gamzatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gamzatov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krnacova tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck for Krnacova with that takedown attempt.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Krnacova looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gamzatov!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova lands some shots froms side control.
Krnacova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gamzatov wants to control but Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova lands a few punches from side control.
Gamzatov is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gamzatov some visible discomfort.
Krnacova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krnacova taking a breather here.
Krnacova throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Krnacova wants to control but Gamzatov is keeping him busy.
Krnacova throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Krnacova tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Krnacova scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Krnacova are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Krnacova controlling the position.
Krnacova wants to control but Gamzatov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova landing strikes.
Krnacova staying calm.
Krnacova wants to control but Gamzatov is keeping him busy.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gamzatov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krnacova connects with a decent elbow.
Gamzatov tries to improve position but can't.
Gamzatov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krnacova off and has taken his back!
Krnacova tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gamzatov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Krnacova tries to roll but Gamzatov sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gamzatov gets his way!
Gamzatov has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Krnacova is in real trouble here. Gamzatov gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Krnacova is tapping out! Gamzatov wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gamzat Gamzatov!
Gamzat Gamzatov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 1497 p4p, 175 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 1311 p4p, 157 weight class). Bayushi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scorpions - Always Somewhere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Sergey Burenkov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergey Burenkov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
170 lbs
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25
163 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burenkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bayushi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Burenkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bayushi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burenkov cracks Bayushi with a nice body shot.
Burenkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bayushi gets through Burenkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burenkov has clasped his hands together around Bayushi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burenkov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bayushi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Burenkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bayushi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bayushi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burenkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bayushi wants to control but Burenkov postures up.
Burenkov tries for a kimura but Bayushi is defending well.
Bayushi is not content to let Burenkov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi prevents Burenkov from moving into mount.
Burenkov is trying to get an arm triangle but Bayushi is defending well.
Bayushi prevents Burenkov from improving position.
Bayushi is looking for a sweep.
Burenkov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bayushi tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayushi working to try and regain half guard.
Burenkov fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi is squirming around, avoiding Burenkov's attempts to control the action.
Burenkov scoring with strikes but Bayushi is staying in there.
Bayushi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bayushi tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burenkov breaks from Bayushi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burenkov is working for a guillotine from mount but Bayushi frees his head quite easily.
Bayushi can't escape the position.
Bayushi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burenkov trying to control but Bayushi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bayushi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bayushi is trying desperately to improve position.
Burenkov working for a submission but Bayushi is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayushi is trying desperately to improve position.
Burenkov looking to control but Bayushi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bayushi is bucking up trying to escape but Burenkov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burenkov lands a heavy elbow.
Bayushi is controlling an arm, preventing Burenkov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bayushi tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burenkov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bayushi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bayushi is letting Burenkov control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Bayushi. No joy for Burenkov on that attempt.
Burenkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sergey Burenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bayushi.
Burenkov scores with a nice head shot.
Burenkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bayushi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bayushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burenkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayushi.
Burenkov darts in and clinches Bayushi up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Bayushi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burenkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burenkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayushi breaks from the clinch.
Bayushi lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov lands a head shot.
Bayushi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burenkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burenkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Burenkov digs a good body shot into Bayushi's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Bayushi has knocked Burenkov down with a huge combo! Bayushi steps away and waves a wobbly Burenkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Burenkov is rocked!
It looks like Sergey Burenkov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi lands a nice hook to Burenkov's body. Burenkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bayushi cracks a nice hook into Burenkov's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burenkov is defended easily by Bayushi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Burenkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayushi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burenkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Bayushi works Burenkov's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burenkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burenkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayushi.
Burenkov gets the takedown into side control.
Bayushi dodges the ground and pound from Burenkov.
Bayushi struggling a bit here.
Burenkov trying to control the action but Bayushi is working from the bottom.
Bayushi is trying to get back to half guard.
Burenkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi tries to bench press Burenkov off him but Burenkov keeps the position.
Burenkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bayushi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bayushi is trying to control but Burenkov manages to pass to mount!
Bayushi tries to hold on but Burenkov pushes him away.
Burenkov has hold of Bayushi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bayushi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bayushi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Burenkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bayushi is looking to escape.
Bayushi tries to hold on but Burenkov pushes him away.
Burenkov fails to take his opponent's back.
Burenkov landing strikes from the mount and Bayushi is in trouble!
Burenkov trying to control but Bayushi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shoju Bayushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Burenkov'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!
Burenkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayushi misses with a looping right.
Burenkov jabs at Bayushi's body.
Bayushi misses with a double jab.
Burenkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Bayushi misses its intended target.
Burenkov shoots for a takedown but Bayushi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burenkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bayushi tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Burenkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayushi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burenkov gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi tries to buck Burenkov off but Burenkov is having none of it.
Burenkov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi is trying to control Burenkov's posture but Burenkov avoids it.
Sergey Burenkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burenkov working the head and body with strikes.
Bayushi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burenkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burenkov controls Bayushi momentarily but Bayushi frees himself.
Bayushi throwing strikes from guard but Burenkov blocks nicely.
Burenkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bayushi won't allow Burenkov to sweep him here.
Bayushi throws an elbow that misses. Burenkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bayushi's guard. Nice move by Burenkov!
Bayushi keeping full guard, as Burenkov tries to pass.
Bayushi is looking to sweep but instead, Burenkov has passed into half guard.
Bayushi is looking to control Burenkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bayushi avoid being mounted?
Burenkov wants to control but Bayushi is keeping him busy.
Bayushi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bayushi is just riding it out for now. Burenkov eventually gives up the hold.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bayushi defends it well.
Burenkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bayushi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burenkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burenkov's back!
Bayushi doesn't have the hooks in and Burenkov manages to turn into his guard.
Bayushi pulls Burenkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Burenkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burenkov passes Bayushi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayushi keeps working.
Burenkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bayushi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bayushi is trying to get back to full guard.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bayushi defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergey Burenkov.
I think Burenkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Burenkov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Burenkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Shoju Bayushi had this to say: 'The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning is better.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 968 p4p, 115 weight class) and Leto Camille (ranked 1468 p4p, 161 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leto Camille!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camille lands with a slapping head kick.
Camille's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Camille's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Camille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camilles head.
Camille manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camille swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego pushes Camille back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camille tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Camille is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Camille.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camille moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego throws the left hand but Camille avoids the punch easily.
Camille blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camille throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Camille digs a good body shot into Diego's ribs.
Jab by Diego.
Camille moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camille tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camille scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Camille misses.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Camille's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Camille will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Camille misses with a leg kick.
Camille chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camille scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camille uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camille thows a leg kick but Diego checks it
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camille throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Camille lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camille misses with a straight right.
Diego checks the leg kick.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camille lands a jab to the nose.
Camille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camille blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Camille.
Diego lands a body punch.
Camille breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camille.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Camille.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camille scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Camille misses.
Camille uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camille.
Camille pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Camille throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leto Camille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camille throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Camille misses.
Camille steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego blocks a head kick by Camille.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camille throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camille ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camille moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camille.
Camille throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Camille tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camille lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camille connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Camille has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camille's corner calls for a 1-2. Camille obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camille connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Camille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camille throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camille cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camille throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camille misses with a wild body shot.
Camille lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Camille does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Camille dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Camille throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Camille.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Camille misses with a leg kick.
Camille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camille.
Camille will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camille.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camille throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Leto Camille seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camille throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Leto Camille has been cut.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camille misses with a leg kick
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Camille.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camille throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camille throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camille cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Camille throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camille.
Camille throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Camille stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camille lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diego backs up against the cage.
A cross from Camille lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camille connects with a high kick.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego throws a hook but Camille avoids it easily.
Leto Camille is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camille slips under a jab.
Diego connects with the punch.
Camille throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diego.
Camille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Camille manages to avoid it.
Camille tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Camille lands a glancing blow to the side of Diego's head.
Diego throws a hook but Camille blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Camille.
Camille ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Camille's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Camille throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego misses with a two punch combination.
Camille cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camille throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Camille has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camille lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diego gets a clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Camille.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camille breaks the clinch.
Diego throws a hook but Camille avoids it easily.
Camille misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camille turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camille is looking to chop away at Diego's legs.
Camille lands a two punch combo.
Camille avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camille throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Camille's shoulder, as Camille tries to avoid the shot.
Camille cracks Diego with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego moves away from the strike by Camille.
Camille scores with a jab to the head.
Camille lands a jab to the nose.
Camille ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Camille lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camille swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Camille.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camille lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Camille showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leto Camille's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Diego.
Camille throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camille throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Camille throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Camille gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camille looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego tries to bum rush Camille with a series of wild strikes but Camille uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camille thumps Diego with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Camille throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Camille will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Camille misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Camille misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camille swings widly with a right hand
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Camille moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego throws a big counter combination but Camille scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Camille is rocked!
Camille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Camille connects with a crisp jab.
Camille throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camille wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Camille swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camille is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego drops Camille with a big left hand! Camille is injured, injured bad! Diego jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Diego!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonkei Oloishona (ranked 889 p4p, 113 weight class) and Inspektor Dee (ranked 1358 p4p, 152 weight class). Oloishona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Keleya. 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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263 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonkei Oloishona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Oloishona. That snapped Dee's head back.
Dee works Oloishona's body with a nice hook.
Dee clinches up against the cage.
Oloishona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dee swings for the body but Oloishona moves out of range.
Oloishona throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Oloishona should have avoided that one.
Oloishona 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.
Dee doesn't manage to clinch there - Oloishona circles away.
Oloishona is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oloishona throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Jab from Dee.
It looks like Tonkei Oloishona has been cut.
A big right from Dee misses.
It looked like Oloishona was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dee throws a hook but Oloishona blocks it.
Dee looks to land a combination but Oloishona avoids it well.
Oloishona is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a shot to the body
and Oloishona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oloishona moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Dee has managed to clinch.
Oloishona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oloishona crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dee - the referee stops the clock and Oloishona gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dee. Oloishona manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee scores with a head kick. Oloishona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dee drives through and clinches with Oloishona against the cage.
Dee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oloishona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dee tries to throw a body punch but Oloishona avoids it by throwing Dee back against the cage.
Oloishona is trying to push Dee away but Dee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dee.
Oloishona is breathing heavily.
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!
Oloishona misses with the head strike.
Dee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dee.
Oloishona takes a shot to the head.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oloishona.
Oloishona blocks a body shot from Dee.
Oloishona can't find room to land a body shot as Dee controls the action.
Dee tries to work over Oloishona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Dee.
Come on Oloishona - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oloishona blocks a body shot from Dee.
Dee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee misses with a knee strike.
Dee tries a knee to the head but Oloishona blocks it.
Dee has Oloishona pressed against the cage, preventing Oloishona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oloishona's elbow.
Oloishona breaks the clinch.
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dee to score with a decent uppercut.
Dee misses with a hook. Oloishona ducked under it nicely.
Oloishona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dee.
Oloishona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee instigates a clinch.
Oloishona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oloishona swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oloishona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oloishona looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee looks for the body kick but Oloishona saw that one coming.
Dee darts in and clinches Oloishona up against the cage.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Oloishona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oloishona scores with a shot to the side of Dee's head.
Dee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oloishona avoids it.
Oloishona blocks an uppercut.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Oloishona blocks a body shot from Dee.
Dee lands a knee to the body.
Oloishona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oloishona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee crunches a lovely knee into Oloishona's ribcage.
Dee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee lands with a right to the head.
Dee tries to work over Oloishona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oloishona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dee scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonkei Oloishona's cut.
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.
Dee connects with a leg kick. Oloishona looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oloishona misses with a jab to the body
and Dee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Dee lands.
Oloishona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dee can pounce on him.
Oloishona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dee moves into the clinch.
Oloishona breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Oloishona misses the target.
Oloishona takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee connects with a single shot there.
Dee clinches up with Oloishona and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oloishona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oloishona can't find room to land a body shot as Dee controls the action.
Dee can't find room to land a body shot as Oloishona controls the action.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oloishona prevents a body shot from Dee.
Oloishona can't break the clinch.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Oloishona.
Dee can't find room to land a body shot as Oloishona controls the action.
Oloishona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dee digs a right hand underneath Oloishona's ribcage. Oloishona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dee lands a nice uppercut.
Dee tries to work over Oloishona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee landing knees to the body.
Dee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Dee scores with a knee to the head.
Dee tries to land a knee to the head but Oloishona blocks with his arms.
Oloishona tries to break the clinch but Dee is controlling the position.
Dee tries a knee to the head but Oloishona blocks it.
Inspektor Dee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dee.
Oloishona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
Oloishona wants to get back to striking at distance but Dee won't allow it.
Dee tries a knee to the head but Oloishona blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee pushes Oloishona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Oloishona controls his hands.
Dee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oloishona avoids it.
Dee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oloishona avoids it.
Dee tries a body shot but Oloishona blocks it.
Dee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oloishona managing to block the knees to the body from Dee.
Dee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oloishona backwards.
Dee lands a hook that snaps the head of Oloishona backwards.
Dee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dee tries a body shot but Oloishona blocks it.
Oloishona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dee.
As Dee backs away, Oloishona returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dee tries to land a leg kick but Oloishona saw it coming and moves away.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oloishona misses with a left hand
and Dee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inspektor Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oloishona checks a low kick from Dee.
Dee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oloishona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dee is looking to clinch.
Oloishona slips a jab from Dee.
Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oloishona. Oloishona circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona swats away the attempt to clinch by Dee.
A lazy body kick from Dee
and Oloishona counters with a nice leg kick.
Dee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee cracks Oloishona with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Oloishona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oloishona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dee instigates a clinch.
Dee lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonkei Oloishona's cut.
That's time! Oloishona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oloishona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oloishona throws a quick counter head kick but Dee was just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dee!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee connects with a combination that backs up Oloishona into the cage. Dee lands a flurry of punches that gets past Oloishona's guard. Oloishona is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Dee bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Dee!
A victorious Inspektor Dee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 879 p4p, 133 weight class) and Scotty Bapp (ranked 753 p4p, 118 weight class). Silva Jr's entrance music is Sleeping Giant. A fine choice. Scotty Bapp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Silva Jr's chin.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
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, Scotty Bapp!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bapp slips the punch.
Bapp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Silva Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bapp counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bapp.
Silva Jr rushes Bapp and presses him up against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Bapp avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bapp blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr fails to pull guard.
Bapp manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva Jr wants to pass the guard but Bapp is keeping the position.
Silva Jr is posturing up here but Bapp has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva Jr tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva Jr has to tap! Slick submission there by Bapp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scotty Bapp!
During a confident post fight interview, Scotty Bapp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rich Silva Jr had this to say: 'Me hungry!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 555 p4p, 82 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 1023 p4p, 153 weight class). Smith Jr has chosen You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr works Slayin's body with a nice hook.
Slayin is looking to land body kicks.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but Slayin is out of range.
Smith Jr jabs at Slayin's body.
Slayin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slayin throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Smith Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Slayin misses with a looping right.
Slayin moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin lands with a left to the head.
Smith Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Slayin controls the action.
I was talking to Slayin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Slayin fails to land.
Slayin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Slayin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Slayin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith Jr is working Slayin over against the cage.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slayin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith Jr blocks a body shot from Slayin.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayin throws a head punch that misses.
Slayin misses with a knee to the head.
Smith Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smith Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Smith Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Slayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slayin in his tracks.
Slayin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith Jr throws out a counter right but Slayin avoids it with no problem.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slayin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slayin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slayin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Slayin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Slayin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slayin moves out of range of the strikes.
Slayin is looking to clinch.
Smith Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slayin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slayin looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
Smith Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Slayin is wise to it.
Slayin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith Jr's hands.
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slayin throws a right and a left that Smith Jr avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Slayin.
Slayin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith Jr takes one on the button.
Smith Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slayin's hands.
Smith Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slayin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Slayin steps away.
Slayin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Slayin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slayin throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin misses with a hook. Smith Jr ducked under it nicely.
Smith Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Smith Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Smith Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Slayin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Smith Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slayin tries to clinch up.
Smith Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith Jr feints and then cracks Slayin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayin down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slayin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith Jr.
Slayin throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slayin finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith Jr's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Slayin. That snapped Smith Jr's head back.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but Slayin checks it.
Smith Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slayin's head.
Slayin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith Jr. That snapped Slayin's head back.
Slayin misses the jab.
Smith Jr lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Slayin blocks the low kick.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Slayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayin scores with a one two! Smith Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slayin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith Jr's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayin throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith Jr.
Slayin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slayin tries to clinch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr throws out a loose jab but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Smith Jr there.
Smith Jr thumps Slayin with a low kick.
A punch combination from Smith Jr misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slayin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slayin. That's going to slow Smith Jr down.
Smith Jr lands a body shot.
Slayin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Slayin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Slayin blocks it.
Smith Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slayin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayin thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Smith Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slayin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slayin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slayin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith Jr.
Slayin throws a hook but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Slayin misses with an uppercut.
Slayin slips under a jab from Smith Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Slayin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slayin is looking to score with low kicks.
Slayin lands a leg kick that knocks Smith Jr off balance momentarily.
A big left from Slayin misses.
Slayin forces Smith Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
Smith Jr cracks Slayin with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
Slayin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayin tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Smith Jr misses
and Slayin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Slayin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slayin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith Jr.
Slayin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slayin throws a head kick but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Slayin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith Jr throws out a leg kick but Slayin moves out of range and Smith Jr only half commits.
As Smith Jr tries to get set, Slayin tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Slayin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slayin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slayin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slayin.
Smith Jr connects with a body shot that sends Slayin's belly button to the back.
Smith Jr is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayin checks a low kick from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayin.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayin tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith Jr avoided it.
Smith Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayin tries to counter by clinching up but Smith Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin tries to clinch there but Smith Jr circles away.
Smith Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slayin has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slayin as Smith Jr tries to tie him up.
Smith Jr stalls.
Slayin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith Jr lands a shot to the body.
Slayin misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin tries a knee to the head but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith Jr blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Slayin fails to land.
Smith Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith Jr thuds his right hand into Slayin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slayin counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Slayin has closed the distance and engaged Smith Jr in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith Jr.
Slayin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhymin Slayin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Slayin.
Smith Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Smith Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayin prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith Jr as he connects with a hook.
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Slayin throws a looping overhand right but Smith Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Slayin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Slayin as he checks the leg kick.
Slayin ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Slayin tries to clinch up.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Slayin coming out on top.
Smith Jr cracks Slayin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slayin moves forwards but Smith Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slayin connects with a right hand. Smith Jr shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slayin on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr throws the left hand but Slayin avoids the punch easily.
Slayin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Smith Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayin scores with a one two! Smith Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith Jr misses with a hook. Slayin ducked under it nicely.
Slayin is looking to counter the offense by Smith Jr and move into the clinch.
Smith Jr loads up on a big right hand but Slayin slips the punch.
Smith Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slayin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith Jr tries a low kick but Slayin avoids it.
Slayin lands a really nice looking cross but Smith Jr seems unphased.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayin moves away.
Smith Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Corey Smith Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith Jr punishes Slayin's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slayin.
Smith Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Slayin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slayin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Slayin lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Smith Jr can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slayin checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayin.
Smith Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slayin defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr slips a jab from Slayin.
Smith Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayin. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayin's sensitive parts.
Smith Jr connects with a body shot.
Slayin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Slayin tries to clinch
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slayin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slayin tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith Jr with a nice cross.
Smith Jr pushes Slayin away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayin wants to clinch up but Smith Jr keeps it at a distance.
Slayin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slayin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith Jr's head.
Smith Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin tries to bum rush Smith Jr with a series of wild strikes but Smith Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith Jr swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
Slayin misses with a leg kick.
Smith Jr throws a combination. Slayin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith Jr scores with a leg kick.
Slayin tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin rushes Smith Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith Jr.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith Jr. That's going to slow Slayin down.
Slayin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith Jr.
Slayin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slayin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slayin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith Jr takes a swing at Slayin's ribcage but misses.
Slayin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith Jr misses with a head kick.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
Slayin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Slayin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slayin.
Slayin tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Slayin lands an overhand right.
Smith Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Slayin.
Smith Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slayin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slayin throws a leg kick which misses Smith Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith Jr tries to avoid it.
Smith Jr needs to keep his hands up - Slayin had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Slayin misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith Jr! But no joy.
Slayin looks to land a combination but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Smith Jr scores with a leg kick.
Slayin blocks a jab.
Slayin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slayin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slayin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slayin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith Jr's sensitive parts.
Slayin throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayin is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin walks into a jab.
Slayin walks into a stiff left hand from Smith Jr.
A low kick from Slayin is predictable there
and Smith Jr counters with a good low kick that Slayin was not able to check.
Smith Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayin is out of range.
Slayin throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a jab when Slayin was well out of range.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Slayin moves out of range easily.
Slayin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slayin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith Jr. Smith Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slayin closes the distance and pushes Smith Jr back into the cage.
Slayin is leaning against Smith Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Smith Jr tries to throw a body punch but Slayin avoids it by throwing Smith Jr back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Slayin.
Slayin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
A short right from Slayin.
Smith Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith Jr looking to stall.
Smith Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Corey Smith Jr has been cut.
Slayin connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Slayin on the inside.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayin prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Slayin lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Slayin.
Slayin blocks a body shot from Smith Jr.
Slayin misses with a knee to the head.
Slayin misses with the head strike.
Slayin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Slayin landing knees to the head.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slayin landing knees to the head.
Smith Jr is rocked!
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Smith Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayin finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayin blocks a body shot from Smith Jr.
Corey Smith Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayin lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slayin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith Jr.
Slayin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slayin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith Jr.
Slayin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Slayin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr blocks an uppercut.
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a wild combination.
Slayin swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayin.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slayin.
Slayin is looking to clinch but Smith Jr is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhymin Slayin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Corey Smith Jr!
An out of breath Corey Smith Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 565 p4p, 78 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 861 p4p, 106 weight class). Inarritu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vulcano. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inarritu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Inarritu misses its target.
Franck Kodjia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kodjia lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
Inarritu avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
Inarritu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Kodjia.
Inarritu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kodjia throws a body punch but Inarritu moves out of range.
Kodjia throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kodjia 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 Inarritu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inarritu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inarritu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Inarritu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kodjia throws a push kick but Inarritu slaps the foot to one side.
Kodjia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inarritu 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.
Inarritu misses with a straight left.
Kodjia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Kodjia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Inarritu moves out of range.
Inarritu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inarritu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inarritu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kodjia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kodjia throws a sloppy head kick and Inarritu moves out of range easily.
Kodjia throws a combination that misses
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kodjia slips a jab from Inarritu.
Inarritu lands with an overhand left.
Inarritu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Kodjia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kodjia tries a head kick but it misses.
Kodjia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kodjia blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Inarritu. Beautiful body shot.
Kodjia swings widly with a right hand
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a lazy head kick
and Inarritu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kodjia looks to score with a jab to the body but Inarritu is just out of range.
Inarritu avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
Inarritu scores with a jab. Kodjia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inarritu throws an overhand right that drops Kodjia like a sack of potatoes! Inarritu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Inarritu!
Our winner, Felix Inarritu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 766 p4p, 98 weight class) and Pension Buckets (ranked 1705 p4p, 192 weight class). Buckets has chosen Candyman - Knockin' Boots as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pension Buckets was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy HeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Pension Buckets!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HeavyWeight throws a shot from downtown. Buckets moves away and avoids it.
Buckets throws a head kick that misses.
Buckets bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckets has managed to clinch.
HeavyWeight lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Pension Buckets has been cut.
HeavyWeight lands a right hand.
HeavyWeight blocks a body shot from Buckets.
A short right from HeavyWeight.
A short body shot lands from HeavyWeight as the two fighters clinch.
Buckets looks winded!
HeavyWeight lands with a short shot to the head.
HeavyWeight is leaning against Buckets and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
HeavyWeight drops Buckets onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Buckets is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Buckets is rocked!
That has opened up Pension Buckets's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from HeavyWeight.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buckets has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Buckets misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from HeavyWeight.
I was talking to HeavyWeight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
HeavyWeight scores with a shoulder strike.
HeavyWeight dips a shoulder and cracks Buckets with a mighty uppercut! Buckets falls back against the cage and HeavyWeight unloads with a barrage of strikes! Buckets is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - HeavyWeight screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy HeavyWeight!
Heavy HeavyWeight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Pension Buckets was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh, well that was stupid of me. Womp womp!'.
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