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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 2756 p4p, 4468 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 392 p4p, 567 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
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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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhino throws a fast counter high kick but Hamman manages to duck under it in time.
Rhino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hamman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhino missing with a left hand there. Hamman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hamman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hamman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hamman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamman counters by clinching up.
Rhino goes for a takedown attempt but Hamman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rhino tries for a takedown but Hamman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Didi Hamman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Hamman clinches.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman breaks the clinch.
Rhino tests Hamman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamman jabs Rhino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hamman swings for the body but Rhino moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rhino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rhino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hamman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rhino somewhat.
Rhino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhino clinches.
Rhino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Rhino is blocking nicely.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rhino blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to drag Hamman to the mat but Hamman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hamman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhino takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rhino tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamman scores with a hook to the body.
Rhino looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Rhino won't want to take too many of those.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Rhino won't want to take too many of those.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Rhino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rhino's face.
 Rhino is rocked!
Hamman lands a big knee to the head and Rhino goes down! Hamman pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didi Hamman!
A very excited looking Didi Hamman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 3860 p4p, 2357 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 386 p4p, 257 weight class). Jan comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Bartlomiej Jan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jan fails with the takedown
and Backman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jan drives through with a takedown into Backman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Backman wants to sweep here but Jan controlling him for the moment.
Backman pulls Jan in close to his closed guard and prevents Jan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan trying to control the position from guard on top but Backman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Backman controlling the position.
Jan advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Backman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Backman is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Backman!
Jan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Backman is squirming around, avoiding Jan's attempts to control the action.
Backman gets back to half guard.
Backman told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jan is keen to just control but Backman is a slippery customer.
Backman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jan in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jan is trying to control the action in half guard but Backman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jan throws a head kick that misses.
Backman feints a jab promting Jan to slip. Backman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Backman throws a leg kick which misses Jan's front leg but catches the back leg as Jan tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Backman.
Backman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jan doesn't seem bothered though.
George Backman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jan shoots in for a takedown but Backman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Backman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Backman lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jan is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Backman.
Backman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jan back to the cage. Backman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Backman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jan shoots and misses
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Jan is rocked!
Jan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Backman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jan. Backman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Backman!
George Backman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 3108 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 388 p4p, 368 weight class). Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Phenomenal. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Molotov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reed swivels and escapes.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molotov missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Molotov avoids the head kick by Reed.
Molotov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reed defends it well.
Reed takes a swing at Molotov's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Molotov.
Molotov slips under a jab from Reed.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molotov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Molotov moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Molotov scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Molotov. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed tries to land a front kick but Molotov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molotov.
Molotov slips under a jab from Reed.
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molotov moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Molotov's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Reed's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Molotov misses its intended target.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Molotov.
Both fighters circling a little - Molotov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Molotov throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Ben Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Molotov does it's job there.
Molotov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Reed throws a leg kick
and Molotov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a front kick aimed at Molotov's knee but Molotov avoids it well.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Molotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! Molotov slams his shin into Reed's torso.
Molotov throws a front kick that sends Reed stumbling back into the cage.
Molotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Reed misses with a low kick as Molotov jumps back.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molotov.
Nice cross by Reed.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Molotov.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Molotov is just out of range.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molotov cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed lands the left hand.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Molotov momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Molotov misses.
Nice cross by Reed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Molotov's head backwards.
Molotov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Molotov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Molotov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reed is fending him off so far but Molotov persists. Nope, Reed circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed throws a low kick but Molotov avoids it.
Reed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Molotov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reed tried to counter with a leg kick but Molotov avoided it.
Molotov tries to score with a low kick but Reed moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Reed lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov blocks a jab.
Molotov with the counter takedown but Reed avoids it easily.
Molotov feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Molotov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reed defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Molotov checks it well.
Reed lands with a straight right. Molotov didn't see that one coming.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Molotov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Molotov throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Molotov.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Reed thows a leg kick but Molotov checks it
and Molotov counters with a takedown into side control.
Reed is trying to control Molotov's posture but Molotov avoids it.
Reed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Reed will probably get the nod.
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.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molotov moves away.
Molotov looks to land a body kick but Reed moved away.
Molotov avoids the head kick by Reed.
And Molotov tries to counter it with a takedown but Reed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reed tests Molotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molotov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reed counters with a solid body kick.
Reed blocks a leg kick.
Molotov throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Molotov throws out a counter right but Reed avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Reed, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Molotov scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Molotov as he connects with a hook.
Molotov moves out of range of the body kick from Reed.
Molotov moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed lands an overhand right.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed slips a jab from Molotov.
Molotov wants to slow Reed down by chopping away at his legs.
Reed blocks a jab.
Molotov blocks a low kick nicely.
Reed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reed misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Molotov feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Molotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov looks to land a body kick but Reed moved away.
Molotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reed's sensitive parts.
Molotov moves away from the strike by Reed.
Molotov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Molotov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reed throws a lazy head kick
and Molotov counters with a takedown into side control.
Molotov working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Reed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov landing a few strikes.
Reed sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Molotov prevents Reed from improving his position.
Reed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Molotov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Molotov's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Reed controlling from the full mount.
Molotov can't escape the position.
Reed looking to control but Molotov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reed with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed controlling the position easily from mount.
Molotov tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reed stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Molotov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molotov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Molotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Molotov is out of range.
Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Molotov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Molotov moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Reed feints and then cracks Molotov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molotov down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reed is out of range and Molotov settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Molotov moved away.
Donk. Molotov catches Reed right on the button with a cross.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Molotov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reed as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Reed misses.
Molotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Molotov moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molotov misses with a straight right.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molotov. Molotov obviously looking to wear him down.
Molotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reed counters with a good low kick that Molotov was not able to check.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but Molotov seems unphased.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Molotov on the side of the head.
Molotov throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed throws a low kick but Molotov moves out of range easily.
Molotov throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Molotov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Molotov.
Reed pushes Molotov away with a front kick.
Reed throws a lazy body kick
and Molotov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Molotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed is looking to stand up but Molotov isn't so interested in that idea.
Alexey Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed has Molotov pulled in close to control his posture.
Molotov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reed has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reed continues to stall.
Molotov trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Molotov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reed pulls Molotov in close to prevent any damage.
Molotov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov works over Reed with some ground and pound from guard.
Reed is pulling down on Molotov's head. It's preventing any offense from Molotov, at least for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Molotov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Molotov wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Molotov fails to land the takedown.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molotov moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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.
Molotov looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Molotov.
Reed scores with a nice head shot.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Molotov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Molotov just manages to avoid it.
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Molotov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molotov's head.
Molotov avoids the head kick by Reed.
Molotov feints the counter takedown.
Molotov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molotov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reed throws a leg kick that misses.
Molotov takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Reed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Battle Avatar (ranked 1028 p4p, 1660 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 158 p4p, 250 weight class). Avatar comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Battle Avatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Draven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Draven.
Avatar staying out of range there.
Draven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Avatar throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
A jab from Draven misses.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Avatar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avatar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Draven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Avatar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Avatar slips under a jab.
Avatar slips a jab from Draven.
Avatar moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Avatar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Avatar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avatar throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avatar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avatar staying out of range there.
Draven throws a one two combo.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Avatar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Draven blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avatar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Draven there.
Avatar feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
A jab from Draven finds it's way through Avatar's defenses.
Draven misses with a combination
letting Avatar counter with a right hand.
Draven 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.
A punch lands to the side of Avatar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Avatar misses its intended target.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Avatar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avatar misses with a looping right.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Avatar counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Avatar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avatar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Avatar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draven throws an off balance right hand
and Avatar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draven is rocked!
The fighters circling - Draven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avatar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Draven avoids it.
Draven is still on wobbly legs! Can Avatar finish him?
Draven throws a hook to the side of Avatar's head but Avatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draven seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a straight left.
Draven lands a two punch combo.
Avatar staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Avatar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avatar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Draven avoids it.
Avatar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avatar.
A left lands for Draven.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
Avatar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Draven gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cruz (ranked 1985 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 285 p4p, 291 weight class). Tony Vazzappo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Vazzappo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vazzappo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cruz looks to clinch
enabling Vazzappo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vazzappo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazzappo throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oooooh!!! Vazzappo has knocked Cruz down with a huge combo! Vazzappo steps away and waves a wobbly Cruz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cruz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vazzappo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Cruz's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Vazzappo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Vazzappo!
Tony Vazzappo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Michael Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kurlaev (ranked 1685 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 228 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Denis Kurlaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurlaev throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurlaev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
Kurlaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kurlaev misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson with a hook.
Donk. Watson catches Kurlaev right on the button with a cross.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurlaev at a distance.
Kurlaev misses with a straight right.
Kurlaev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurlaev wants it to stay on the feet.
As Watson tries to get set, Kurlaev tries to push him back and clinch up but Watson manages to avoid the attempt.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurlaev counters with a left to the body.
We've been informed that Watson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kurlaev misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurlaev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kurlaev misses with a body shot.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Kurlaev's shoulder, as Kurlaev tries to avoid the shot.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurlaev throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Kurlaev moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Denis Kurlaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Joseph Watson.
Kurlaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kurlaev eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Denis Kurlaev has been cut.
Jab, jab by Kurlaev - just one landing.
Kurlaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kurlaev sprawls well initially but Watson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurlaev kicks off Watson and gets to his feet.
Kurlaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurlaev misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Kurlaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurlaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watson.
Kurlaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson connects with a jab.
Watson lands with a straight right. Kurlaev didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Kurlaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Kurlaev.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Kurlaev. Beautiful body shot.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurlaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kurlaev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kurlaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurlaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Kurlaev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watson.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Watson throws a hook but Kurlaev avoids it easily.
Kurlaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurlaev misses the shot to the body.
Kurlaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watson throws a hook but Kurlaev avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
Kurlaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurlaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denis Kurlaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watson catches Kurlaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson lands a jab to Kurlaev's midsection.
Watson connects with the punch.
Watson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Kurlaev misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Watson scores with a one two! Kurlaev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson stuns Kurlaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurlaev. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Kurlaev misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurlaev as he avoids it easily.
Kurlaev wants to clinch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Watson shoots and misses
and Kurlaev counters by clinching up.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurlaev tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Kurlaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Denis Kurlaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurlaev tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Kurlaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurlaev misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a head shot.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurlaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurlaev misses the body punch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurlaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Kurlaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurlaev misses with a body shot.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurlaev as he avoids it easily.
Denis Kurlaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Joseph Watson.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurlaev.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Jab by Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook but Kurlaev blocks it.
Kurlaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Kurlaev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watson.
Kurlaev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kurlaev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watson avoids the body shot from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev misses with a few strikes there.
Watson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurlaev with a body shot.
Kurlaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kurlaev should have avoided that one.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurlaev swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurlaev looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Kurlaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurlaev throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson lands an overhand right.
Kurlaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurlaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Kurlaev's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Joseph Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denis Kurlaev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurlaev is looking to clinch.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Kurlaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurlaev misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurlaev throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurlaev with a body shot.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kurlaev swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurlaev is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurlaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson walks into a left hand.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurlaev missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson connects with a jab.
Kurlaev tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Kurlaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Kurlaev is looking to counter punch.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Kurlaev's head back.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurlaev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watson manages to circle out of the way.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurlaev lands a jab-cross combination.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kurlaev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Denis Kurlaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Kurlaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurlaev throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson takes a swing at Kurlaev's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Kurlaev.
Denis Kurlaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Joseph Watson.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurlaev as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab to Kurlaev's midsection.
Kurlaev avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson cracks Kurlaev with an open hand slap.
Watson scores with a jab. Kurlaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurlaev.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurlaev's head.
Watson with a nice cross.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Kurlaev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Kurlaev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson tests Kurlaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson moves away from the strike by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurlaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurlaev throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurlaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Joseph Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Kurlaev ducks down to avoid it.
Kurlaev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watson manages to circle out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Joseph Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Joseph Watson!
In his post fight interview, Paul Joseph Watson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 1086 p4p, 768 weight class) and Charlie Chaplin (ranked 137 p4p, 100 weight class). Krawlee's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. Chaplin has chosen The Champion - Charlie Chaplin as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chaplin slips under a jab from Krawlee.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaplin lands a jab to the head.
Krawlee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krawlee looks to land a combination. Chaplin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Charlie Chaplin has been cut.
We've been informed that Chaplin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chaplin swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee attempts a counter takedown but Chaplin avoids it well and moves away.
Krawlee moves out of range of the strikes.
Krawlee misses with a wild combination.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krawlee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaplin slips a jab and a cross from Krawlee.
Krawlee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaplin throws a shot from downtown. Krawlee moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Chaplin.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaplin with a jab.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee slips under a jab.
Chaplin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krawlee slips a straight right by Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krawlee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaplin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krawlee sizes up Chaplin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Chaplin.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Some wild striking there from Krawlee.
Chaplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaplin moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawlee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chaplin is defending well.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Krawlee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaplin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown.
Chaplin is pressed up against the cage. Krawlee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chaplin down to the mat. Chaplin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chaplin tests Krawlee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krawlee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaplin circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaplin punishes Krawlee's body with a nice straight punch.
Chaplin lunges at Krawlee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krawlee's hand.
Krawlee lands a glancing blow to the side of Chaplin's head.
Chaplin stuns Krawlee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Chaplin.
Krawlee defending well as Chaplin loads up on a big left hand.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown but Chaplin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawlee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chaplin throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Krawlee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaplin scores with a hook.
Chaplin moves in looking to clinch but Krawlee pushes him off.
Chaplin closes the distance and pushes Krawlee back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Krawlee blocks an uppercut.
Chaplin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaplin.
Krawlee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaplin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chaplin as he jumps to the side.
Krawlee is breathing heavily.
Chaplin jabs Krawlee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Chaplin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chaplin.
Chaplin scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaplin connects with a right hand. Krawlee shakes it off.
Chaplin misses with a hook. Krawlee ducked under it nicely.
Chaplin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krawlee's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krawlee.
Krawlee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaplin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krawlee on the side of the head.
Chaplin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaplin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krawlee drops his hands momentarily and Chaplin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaplin throws out a powerful jab.
Chaplin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
Krawlee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaplin sprawls and moves away.
Krawlee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chaplin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.
Chaplin lands an overhand right.
Chaplin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaplin connects with a body shot that sends Krawlee's belly button to the back.
Chaplin slips a jab from Krawlee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
Chaplin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawlee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krawlee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chaplin looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Chaplin is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chaplin catches Krawlee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krawlee looks to land a right hand but Chaplin moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chaplin'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.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaplin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krawlee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Chaplin is quick to defend against it.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Chaplin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaplin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krawlee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaplin.
Chaplin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaplin wants it to stay on the feet.
Chaplin clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Krawlee wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaplin misses with some punches.
Chaplin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaplin prevents it.
Chaplin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Krawlee can't break the clinch.
Chaplin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krawlees head.
Chaplin misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaplin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaplin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Chaplin tries to throw a body punch but Krawlee avoids it by throwing Chaplin back against the cage.
Chaplin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaplin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
Krawlee looking for a takedown.
Krawlee wants a takedown but no success here.
Krawlee has Chaplin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaplin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krawlee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krawlee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krawlee dives in and grabs Chaplin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chaplin pushes down on Krawlee's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Krawlee with that takedown attempt.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krawlee motions for Chaplin to come forward. Krawlee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaplin lands a glancing blow to the side of Krawlee's head.
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chaplin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaplin tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaplin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krawlee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaplin.
Nice straight punches there by Chaplin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a head shot.
Krawlee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chaplin takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaplin prevents the takedown attempt.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaplin is working Krawlee over against the cage.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chaplin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Chaplin on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krawlee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chaplin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin digs a right hand underneath Krawlee's ribcage. Krawlee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaplin lands a hook that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krawlee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin gets through Krawlee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Krawlee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaplin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Krawlee to his knees! Chaplin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prohor Georgiev (ranked 612 p4p, 427 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 78 p4p, 55 weight class). Georgiev comes to the cage accompanied by Oxxxymiron - City under the sole. Crawler has chosen World Ender as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler moves into the clinch.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Georgiev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crawler misses with a punch to the body.
Crawler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Crawler scores with a shoulder strike.
Georgiev breaks from the clinch.
Georgiev avoids the body shot from Crawler.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawler.
Georgiev misses with an uppercut
and Crawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Georgiev misses with a hook to the body
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Prohor Georgiev has been cut.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Crawler slips a straight right by Georgiev.
Crawler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crawler moves out of range as Georgiev strikes.
Crawler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Georgiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev looks to throw the jab but Crawler is out of range.
A nice side step and Crawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Georgiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawler throws out the jab.
Georgiev half committed to a counter leg kick.
Georgiev misses with a body shot.
Crawler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Georgiev shoots in for a takedown but Crawler shows good takedown defense.
A low kick lands for Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a body kick that misses.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Georgiev misses with the body kick
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Crawler counters by clinching up.
Georgiev dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Georgiev's elbow.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawler prevents Georgiev from breaking the clinch.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawler misses with a body punch.
Georgiev swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Georgiev controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crawler as Georgiev tries to tie him up.
Georgiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Georgiev is trying to pull guard but Crawler has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prohor Georgiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Georgiev is trying to stall.
Crawler lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler lands a damaging elbow.
Crawler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Georgiev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Crawler can turn it around.
Crawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Georgiev backwards.
Crawler lands a body punch.
Crawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Georgiev's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crawler clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crawler trying to control the hands but Georgiev breaks the grip.
Despite being in a bad position, Crawler is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Georgiev not allowing Crawler to control his hands.
Crawler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Georgiev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Crawler is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Georgiev is staying active.
Even with his hooks in, Georgiev manages to miss with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Crawler's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Crawler knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Crawler for a finish.
Crawler trying to control the hands but Georgiev breaks the grip.
We've been hearing good reports from Georgiev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Georgiev tries to get the hooks in deep but Crawler pushed the leg off.
Crawler trying to control the hands but Georgiev won't let him.
Crawler showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Crawler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prohor Georgiev'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.
A big right from Crawler misses.
Georgiev misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Crawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Georgiev staying out of range there.
Georgiev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Georgiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Georgiev manages to avoid it.
Georgiev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Crawler sprawls and moves away.
Crawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Georgiev moves away from the strike by Crawler.
Georgiev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Georgiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev misses with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Georgiev.
Good standup being displayed there by Georgiev as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Crawler misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Georgiev.
Crawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Georgiev with a body shot.
Georgiev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawler defends well and Georgiev ends up having to push Crawler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgiev throws a looping overhand right but Crawler ducks down to avoid it.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Georgiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Georgiev there.
Night Crawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Georgiev to score with a decent uppercut.
Georgiev shoots in and drives through. Crawler sprawls well.
Crawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawler works Georgiev's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler swings for the body but Georgiev moves out of range.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawler stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prohor Georgiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Georgiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawler's sensitive parts.
Georgiev misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Crawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Georgiev throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Georgiev throws a right hand that misses
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp 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!
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Georgiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
Georgiev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crawler lands a nice hook to Georgiev's body. Georgiev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Georgiev.
Georgiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgiev.
Georgiev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Georgiev.
A shot to the liver by Crawler. Beautiful body shot.
Crawler throws out a loose jab but Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler connects with a body shot.
Georgiev misses with a jab to the body
and Crawler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Georgiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Georgiev works the jab nicely.
Crawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Georgiev rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Georgiev.
Georgiev is looking to chop away at Crawler's legs.
Crawler checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev slips under a jab.
Georgiev staying out of range there.
Georgiev throwing a counter right hand but Crawler manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Georgiev as he connects with a hook.
Georgiev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawler keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawler is trying to maintain the position but Georgiev is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Prohor Georgiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Prohor Georgiev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crawler lands a big uppercut and Georgiev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Georgiev looks OK. Crawler waves Georgiev back to his feet!
Georgiev looks for the body kick but Crawler saw that one coming.
Crawler misses with a body shot.
Crawler throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Georgiev.
As Crawler backs away, Georgiev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Georgiev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawler cracks Georgiev with a hook to the temple - Georgiev is on wobbly legs here! Crawler swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Georgiev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Crawler wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Night Crawler!
The defeated Prohor Georgiev had this to say: 'I'll be back motherfuckers! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 804 p4p, 628 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 34 p4p, 14 weight class). Pauke Murhapuro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mad Onion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhapuro momentarily.
Murhapuro clinches up against the cage.
Murhapuro effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion stalling in the clinch but Murhapuro improves position.
Mad Onion misses with a body punch.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
Mad Onion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhapuro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro prevents Mad Onion from breaking the clinch.
Murhapuro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhapuro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Onion backwards.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhapuro.
Mad Onion breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mad Onion defends it nicely.
Murhapuro moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mad Onion goes down! Can Murhapuro finish him!?
Mad Onion is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro advances to half guard.
Murhapuro is trying to control. Mad Onion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murhapuro is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mad Onion is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pauke Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tverdovskiy (ranked 197 p4p, 622 weight class) and Renat Dadasov (ranked 24 p4p, 77 weight class). Tverdovskiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oxxxymiron - Tentacles. Renat Dadasov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Tverdovskiy's chin.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Tverdovskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renat Dadasov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch but Dadasov is having none of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tverdovskiy.
Dadasov 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.
Alexander Tverdovskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dadasov misses its intended target.
Dadasov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice shot that snaps Dadasov's head back.
Dadasov avoids the head kick by Tverdovskiy.
Dadasov misses with a hook
and Tverdovskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Tverdovskiy throws a wild body kick that Dadasov sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadasov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick from Tverdovskiy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick that misses.
Dadasov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tverdovskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tverdovskiy - just one landing.
Tverdovskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Dadasov off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Dadasov.
Dadasov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dadasov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tverdovskiy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tverdovskiy misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Tverdovskiy lands but Dadasov takes it in his stride.
Dadasov throws the left hand but Tverdovskiy avoids the punch easily.
Tverdovskiy throws a head kick that misses
and Dadasov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dadasov misses with a straight left.
Tverdovskiy with the inside leg kick.
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!
Dadasov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tverdovskiy thows a body kick. Dadasov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tverdovskiy avoids the head kick by Dadasov.
Dadasov looks to throw the jab but Tverdovskiy is out of range.
Dadasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dadasov throws out a counter right but Tverdovskiy avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Tverdovskiy misses.
A little jabbing left from Dadasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dadasov counters with a straight right hand.
Tverdovskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Dadasov's shoulder, as Dadasov tries to avoid the shot.
Dadasov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dadasov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dadasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dadasov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dadasov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tverdovskiy lands with a hook. Dadasov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dadasov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tverdovskiy throws a good cross that connects.
Dadasov tries to move into range but Tverdovskiy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dadasov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tverdovskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tverdovskiy throws a jab when Dadasov was well out of range.
Dadasov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tverdovskiy ducks under a wild hook from Dadasov.
Tverdovskiy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tverdovskiy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tverdovskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dadasov is just out of range.
Tverdovskiy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tverdovskiy.
Dadasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dadasov blocks a leg kick.
Tverdovskiy slips a straight right by Dadasov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dadasov missing with a left hand there. Tverdovskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tverdovskiy - that will leave a mark!
Tverdovskiy with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tverdovskiy.
A head kick misses from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range as Dadasov strikes.
Tverdovskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dadasov under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tverdovskiy dominated that round.
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.
Tverdovskiy misses with a leg kick
and Dadasov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tverdovskiy cracks Dadasov with an open hand slap.
Dadasov misses with a straight right.
Dadasov takes one to the chin there.
Tverdovskiy drives through and clinches with Dadasov against the cage.
Dadasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dadasov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tverdovskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tverdovskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tverdovskiy throws a good cross that connects.
Dadasov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy misses with a double jab
and Dadasov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dadasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tverdovskiy 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 Dadasov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dadasov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tverdovskiy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tverdovskiy with the inside leg kick.
Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick
and Dadasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tverdovskiy clinches up with Dadasov and pushes him back against the cage.
Dadasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dadasov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dadasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Tverdovskiy won't allow it.
Tverdovskiy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dadasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tverdovskiy has Dadasov pressed against the cage.
Dadasov is trying to break the clinch but Tverdovskiy has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov is trying to force a seperation but Tverdovskiy has the dominant position.
Tverdovskiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dadasov's efforts to push away.
Dadasov can't break the clinch.
Dadasov is trying to break the clinch but Tverdovskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Dadasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dadasov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dadasov throws a poor cross that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dadasov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tverdovskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Dadasov circles away.
Tverdovskiy throws out a loose jab but Dadasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dadasov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dadasov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Dadasov misses.
Dadasov throws a shot from downtown. Tverdovskiy moves away and avoids it.
Dadasov checks a low kick from Tverdovskiy.
Dadasov looks to land a left hand but Tverdovskiy moved out of range nicely.
Dadasov looks to throw the jab but Tverdovskiy is out of range.
Tverdovskiy misses with a hook. Dadasov ducked under it nicely.
Tverdovskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dadasov throws out a counter right but Tverdovskiy avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Tverdovskiy coming out on top.
Dadasov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tverdovskiy is looking to land body kicks.
Tverdovskiy darts in trying to clinch
and Dadasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov connects with a jab.
Dadasov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dadasov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander Tverdovskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Tverdovskiy closes the distance and clinches.
Dadasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tverdovskiy missing with a left hand there. Dadasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tverdovskiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dadasov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tverdovskiy.
Dadasov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dadasov staying out of range there.
Dadasov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tverdovskiy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dadasov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tverdovskiy - the referee stops the clock and Dadasov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tverdovskiy. Dadasov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dadasov ducks right into an uppercut from Tverdovskiy.
A big left from Dadasov misses.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Dadasov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch but Dadasov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dadasov! But no joy.
Tverdovskiy is looking to score with low kicks.
Tverdovskiy scores with a leg kick.
Dadasov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dadasov sends Tverdovskiy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dadasov is motioning to the referee to let Tverdovskiy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tverdovskiy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dadasov connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tverdovskiy out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renat Dadasov!
Renat Dadasov is the new lightweight champion!
Renat Dadasov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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