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FFS 6: Bunnell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Gazbinski (ranked 7280 p4p, 530 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 6435 p4p, 505 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Gazbinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings for the body but Gazbinski moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gazbinski misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Gazbinski lands a big right hand that sends Murphy crashing to the mat! Gazbinski stays standing though and waves Murphy back to his feet!
It looks like Patrick Murphy has been cut.
Gazbinski cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murphy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gazbinski finish him?
Murphy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gazbinski finish him?
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Gazbinski. Murphy falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Gazbinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oleg Gazbinski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Ukkonen (ranked 5893 p4p, 580 weight class) and Tank Wank (ranked 25755 p4p, 715 weight class). Tank Wank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Wank!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ukkonen as Wank shoots in.
Ukkonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wank takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ukkonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ukkonen scores with a jab. Wank acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ukkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ukkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wank takes one to the side of the head.
Ukkonen lands a big right hand that sends Wank crashing to the mat! Ukkonen stays standing though and waves Wank back to his feet!
Wank is rocked!
Ukkonen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Wank flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wank is out cold! Ukkonen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tauno Ukkonen!
Tauno Ukkonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Silva (ranked 6161 p4p, 493 weight class) and Brian Aston (ranked 7334 p4p, 535 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Money Man - Exotic. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rock Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Aston!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Aston.
Brian Aston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Aston wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Aston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aston throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a nice hook to Aston's body. Aston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aston lands a lovely overhand right.
Aston catches Silva with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Silva forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Aston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolae Budescu (ranked 5468 p4p, 535 weight class) and Izo Yamada (ranked 7234 p4p, 606 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolae Budescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izo Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Budescu as he avoids it easily.
Budescu lands a jab to the head.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown but Budescu shows good takedown defense.
Budescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Budescu avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Budescu lands with a right hand.
Yamada fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicolae Budescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izo Yamada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada looks for a takedown but Budescu sprawls well.
Budescu sizes up Yamada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada dives in for a single leg takedown but Budescu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Budescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
Yamada gets the takedown into side control.
Budescu bucks up and tries to throw Yamada off but instead Yamada has got his back!
Budescu tries to escape but Yamada has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Budescu is trying to defend against the choke here but Yamada has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Yamada Tightens the hold and Budescu taps out furiously! Yamada displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Izo Yamada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armie Aiden (ranked 6979 p4p, 642 weight class) and Abubakar Haram (ranked 5139 p4p, 539 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armie Aiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abubakar Haram!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haram lands a jab to the head.
Haram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiden.
Haram throws out a counter right but Aiden avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Aiden's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haram.
Haram scores with a hook to the body. Aiden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aiden thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Aiden misses
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
Aiden lands a big head kick that sends Haram tumbling to the mat! Aiden takes a step backwards and waves Haram back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Haram is rocked!
It looks like Abubakar Haram has been cut.
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!
Aiden throws a head kick that misses.
Haram is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiden finish him?
Aiden missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haram.
Aiden throws a big shot that misses.
Haram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aiden throws a head kick that misses
and Haram counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aiden missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aiden just misses with a punch to the body.
Haram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Aiden throws an overhand right that lands on Haram's shoulder, as Haram tries to avoid the shot.
Haram let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haram seems to have recovered his senses.
Aiden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haram slips a straight right by Aiden.
Aiden misses with a left hand
and Haram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haram can't find room to land a body shot as Aiden controls the action.
Haram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiden manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haram trying to control the position from guard on top but Aiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aiden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aiden has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Haram doesn't defend quickly enough and Aiden has managed to lock this one up! Can Haram escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Aiden on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armie Aiden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Killian Hassan (ranked 5805 p4p, 481 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 5720 p4p, 476 weight class). Hassan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Killian Hassan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killian Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hassan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fritz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hassan momentarily.
Hassan fails with a takedown attempt.
Fritz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fritz.
Hassan misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Fritz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fritz cracks Hassan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fritz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Fritz.
Hassan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hassan shoots in and gets a takedown into Fritz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz controls Hassan momentarily but Hassan frees himself.
Hassan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fritz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hassan is controlling him.
Hassan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hassan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fritz, up you get!
Hassan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fritz.
A cross from Fritz lands.
Hassan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan tries to move into range but Fritz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hassan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fritz connects with a single shot there.
Hassan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fritz lunges at Hassan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hassan's hand.
Hassan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fritz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fritz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan tries to bum rush Fritz with a series of wild strikes but Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fritz throws out a counter right but Hassan avoids it with no problem.
Fritz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hassan is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fritz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hassan to the canvas! Hassan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fritz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Fritz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 5304 p4p, 453 weight class) and Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa (ranked 5751 p4p, 472 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Leipa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wick counters with a right hand to the body.
Of Leipa tries a low kick but Wick avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Of Leipa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wick - the referee stops the clock and Of Leipa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wick. Of Leipa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Of Leipa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wick is looking to counter punch.
Wick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Of Leipa 's half guard.
Wick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Of Leipa is staying active underneath Wick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Leipa actively working from the bottom here.
Wick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Leipa keeps working.
Of Leipa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Leipa is refusing to be controlled, as Wick sits in half guard.
Of Leipa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Of Leipa is pressing down on Wick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wick is posturing up here but Of Leipa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wick tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wick has to tap! Slick submission there by Of Leipa !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Costa (ranked 6459 p4p, 503 weight class) and Peshek Fence (ranked 5671 p4p, 455 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peshek Fence!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Fence scores with a four punch combination!
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fence circles away quickly and effectively.
Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fence counters with a three punch combo that has Costa backing up. Costa nods at Fence to acknowledge the strikes.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Fence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fence lands a lovely overhand right.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Fence counters with a nice uppercut.
Fence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
A jab from Fence does it's job there.
Costa throws a series of punches but Fence moves out of range.
A combination from Costa does no damage.
Paulo Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fence lands a lovely overhand right.
Fence scores with a jab. Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
Fence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Costa throws a series of punches but Fence moves out of range.
Fence is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Costa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fence connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Costa is rocked!
Fence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fence throws a monster overhand right that drops Costa! Fence follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peshek Fence!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslam Kuznetsov (ranked 4456 p4p, 526 weight class) and Esteban Mondragon (ranked 5771 p4p, 595 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslam Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Mondragon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kuznetsov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuznetsov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mondragon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mondragon can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuznetsov cracks Mondragon with a big right hand but Mondragon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mondragon sneaks back into half guard.
Mondragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuznetsov.
Mondragon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuznetsov connects with a couple of short punches.
Mondragon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuznetsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses. Mondragon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuznetsov's guard. Nice move by Mondragon!
Kuznetsov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Kuznetsov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Mondragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuznetsov is retaining full guard.
Kuznetsov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Kuznetsov keeps moving.
Mondragon looking to pass the guard.
Kuznetsov working a defensive guard here.
Kuznetsov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mondragon on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuznetsov wants to sweep here but Mondragon controlling him for the moment.
Mondragon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuznetsov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuznetsov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuznetsov!
Mondragon holding on.
You can see the frustration on Mondragon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuznetsov throws a strike aimed at the side of Mondragon's head but Mondragon avoids it well.
Kuznetsov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mondragon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mondragon sneaks back into half guard.
Mondragon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslam Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuznetsov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslam Kuznetsov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Ayobi (ranked 4828 p4p, 510 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 5084 p4p, 520 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Ayobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battaglia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ayobi defends well and Battaglia ends up having to push Ayobi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Battaglia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Battaglia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christian Ayobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
Ayobi stuffs the takedown attempt from Battaglia. Battaglia gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia goes for a double leg but Ayobi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ayobi continues to drive forward.
Battaglia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ayobi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ayobi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Battaglia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Battaglia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ayobi keeps working.
Ayobi tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia is looking to take a break and control but Ayobi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ayobi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Battaglia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ayobi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Battaglia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Battaglia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Battaglia 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Battaglia!
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