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BLAZE 7 - HARMS VS HOFFMAN PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Urbina (ranked 5940 p4p, 24920 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 433 p4p, 518 weight class). Urbina comes into the arena with This Calling blaring out of the sound system. Sean O Malley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Urbina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by O Malley.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley scores with a sloppy right hand. Urbina should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Antonio Urbina has been cut.
O Malley is stalking Urbina. Urbina circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from O Malley, and it's lights out! Urbina really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean O Malley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean O Malley made sure he mentioned HARDCORE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 5314 p4p, 25119 weight class) and Ben Hornby (ranked 486 p4p, 619 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Hornby!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlos swivels and escapes.
Carlos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hornby sprawls and moves away.
Carlos takes a swing at Hornby's ribcage but misses.
Hornby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Hornby's temple.
Hornby pushes Carlos off looking to stand but Carlos dives back in and keeps control.
Hornby tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carlos is keen to just control but Hornby is a slippery customer.
Carlos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos wants to free his trapped foot but Hornby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlos is looking to advance position but Hornby won't allow it.
Hornby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hornby trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Hornby's head.
Hornby is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
Carlos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Hornby has hold of Carlos's hands but Carlos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlos working over Hornby with some ground and pound. Hornby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is just content to waste time from the top position. Hornby takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Carlos distracts Hornby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hornby controls Carlos momentarily but Carlos frees himself.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a solid left hand.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos advances to half guard.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hornby keeps working.
Hornby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hornby taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Carlos is nestled in close to Hornby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos works his way into side control.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big elbow.
Carlos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big right hand but Hornby just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carlos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hornby some visible discomfort.
Carlos lands an elbow.
Carlos is putting a hurting on Hornby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos trying to control the position but Hornby is working away.
Carlos tries for a kimura but Hornby is defending well.
Hornby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Hornby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hornby down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hornby slaps away a takedown attempt from Carlos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hornby tries a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carlos lands in his opponent's guard.
Hornby is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Carlos lands a couple of elbows.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Carlos advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby is trying to get back to half guard.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hornby can do to turn this around?
Carlos wants to control but Hornby is keeping him busy.
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Carlos controlling from side mount.
Hornby sneaks back into half guard.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a head shot. Hornby uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carlos is working Hornby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hornby is retaining full guard.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos won't allow Hornby to get back to his feet.
Hornby is trying to keep Carlos in close.
Carlos works over Hornby with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlos connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hornby's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hornby has momentary wrist control but Carlos slips an elbow through the middle.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlos passes Hornby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Hornby trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos passes to side control.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big elbow.
Hornby is looking for a sweep.
Hornby is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hornby prevents Carlos from moving into mount.
Carlos landing a few strikes.
Carlos lands a nice forearm strike.
Hornby can't do much from the bottom here.
Hornby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos working the body and head with strikes.
Carlos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hornby some visible discomfort.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Carlos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carlos is putting a hurting on Hornby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hornby tries to pull guard but Carlos won't allow it.
Hornby gets underhooks to prevent Carlos's takedown attempt.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Hornby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carlos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hornby struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Carlos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos working the head and body with strikes.
Carlos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hornby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos working the ground and pound from side control.
Hornby is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carlos working the body and head with strikes.
Carlos scoring with punches and elbows.
Carlos wants to control but Hornby is keeping him busy.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hornby taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
Carlos scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos working the ground and pound from side control.
Hornby is trying to improve his position.
Hornby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hornby seems a little lost for a moment, as Carlos dominates the positioning.
Hornby is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hornby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Hornby defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hornby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying to control but Hornby is having none of it.
Carlos is landing with some decent strikes but Hornby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carlos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hornby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
Hornby is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Carlos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hornby squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Carlos lands a couple of good shots and Hornby has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
 Hornby is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Carlos is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hornby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hornby is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
Hornby is trying to remain composed but Carlos is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos lands strikes from the back and Hornby isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eradius Aquiles (ranked 5301 p4p, 7155 weight class) and Brad Incons (ranked 538 p4p, 655 weight class). Brad Incons 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eradius Aquiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Incons!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquiles throws a head kick that Incons semi-blocks.
Aquiles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aquiles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aquiles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Incons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Incons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aquiles lands a head kick. Incons smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Incons is looking to score with low kicks.
Incons blocks a head kick by Aquiles.
Incons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Incons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aquiles. Aquiles obviously looking to wear him down.
Aquiles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Incons.
An inside leg kick lands from Aquiles.
Aquiles scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aquiles.
Aquiles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aquiles tries to land a front kick but Incons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aquiles scores with a head kick. Incons tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aquiles throws a sloppy head kick and Incons moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Incons 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.
Aquiles connects with a solid leg kick.
Aquiles blocks a leg kick.
Incons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aquiles checks a leg kick nicely.
Aquiles lands with a nice body kick.
Aquiles misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aquiles. That's going to slow Incons down.
Aquiles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aquiles misses with a head kick.
Aquiles tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Incons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Incons looks winded!
Aquiles throws a push kick but Incons slaps the foot to one side.
Incons misses with a looping right.
Aquiles moves out of range of the strikes.
Aquiles lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aquiles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Incons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aquiles - the referee stops the clock and Incons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aquiles. Incons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aquiles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aquiles thows a body kick. Incons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aquiles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Incons tries to work over Aquiles's front leg with a kick but Aquiles checks it.
Aquiles feints and then cracks Incons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Incons down.
Aquiles keeps Incons at a distance using the push kick.
Aquiles throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Aquiles.
Aquiles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aquiles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Incons moves out of range of the body kick from Aquiles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aquiles!
Incons blocks a low kick nicely.
Aquiles scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aquiles.
Incons throws a right hand that Aquiles ducks under and follows up with a left that Aquiles also avoids with ease.
Incons has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aquiles.
Aquiles misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquiles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Incons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Incons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aquiles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aquiles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Incons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aquiles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eradius Aquiles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Incons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Incons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aquiles throws a body kick that misses.
Aquiles lands a high kick!
Aquiles tries to land a front kick but Incons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Incons tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aquiles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Incons throws an overhand right that lands on Aquiles's shoulder, as Aquiles tries to avoid the shot.
Incons loads up on a big right hand but Aquiles slips the punch.
Aquiles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Incons if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquiles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Incons's head.
Eradius Aquiles is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Incons 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 Aquiles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aquiles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aquiles misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Aquiles slams his shin into Incons's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquiles lands with a nice body kick.
Incons is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Incons.
Aquiles looks to land a body kick but Incons moved away.
Incons feints the counter takedown.
Aquiles scores with a head kick.
Aquiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Incons can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Aquiles.
An inside leg kick lands from Aquiles.
Aquiles lands a leg kick that knocks Incons off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aquiles.
Incons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aquiles. That one must have hurt.
Incons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aquiles is out of range.
Aquiles tries a head kick but it misses.
Eradius Aquiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquiles tries to score with a low kick but Incons moves his leg out of the way.
Aquiles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Incons with the counter takedown but Aquiles avoids it easily.
Incons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aquiles throws a head kick but Incons moves out of range.
Aquiles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Incons tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aquiles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aquiles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aquiles checks a low kick from Incons.
Aquiles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Incons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Incons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aquiles counters with a good low kick that Incons was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquiles misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aquiles.
Aquiles lands with a nice body kick.
Aquiles throws a head kick but Incons moves out of range.
Incons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aquiles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Incons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aquiles. Aquiles obviously looking to wear him down.
Aquiles looks to land a body kick but Incons moved away.
Incons blocks a head kick by Aquiles.
Aquiles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aquiles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Incons misses with a hook. Aquiles ducked under it nicely.
Incons throws a combination that misses
and Aquiles counters with a good, hard body kick but Incons shrugs it off.
Aquiles throws a push kick but Incons slaps the foot to one side.
Incons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aquiles connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquiles slips a jab from Incons.
Incons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brad Incons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Incons avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eradius Aquiles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aquiles scores with a nice body kick.
Incons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aquiles tries a head kick but it misses.
Aquiles throws a nice head kick!
Aquiles looks to land a body kick but Incons moved away.
Incons drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aquiles defends it well.
A big left from Incons misses.
Incons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aquiles. Aquiles obviously looking to wear him down.
Incons fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Aquiles.
Good leg kick by Aquiles.
Incons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Incons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aquiles - the referee stops the clock and Incons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aquiles. Incons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquiles lands a head kick!
Aquiles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aquiles throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aquiles. That's going to slow Incons down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aquiles.
Aquiles thuds his shin into the meat of Incons's side.
Aquiles keeps Incons at a distance using the push kick.
Incons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aquiles.
Incons misses with a looping left.
Incons throws a jab but it's blocked by Aquiles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquiles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Incons throws a hook but Aquiles avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Aquiles blocks the leg kick.
Incons fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Aquiles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Incons blocks the body kick.
Aquiles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aquiles.
A slow jab from Incons misses its intended target.
Aquiles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Incons avoids a kick to the body.
Incons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquiles misses with a body kick.
Aquiles thuds his shin into the meat of Incons's side.
Aquiles slips a jab from Incons.
Incons throws a hook but Aquiles blocks it.
Aquiles lands a head kick!
Incons scores with a leg kick.
Aquiles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aquiles throws a head kick but Incons moves out of range.
Aquiles thows a body kick. Incons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aquiles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eradius Aquiles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquiles feints and then cracks Incons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Incons down.
Aquiles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Incons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brad Incons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Incons looks to land a left hand but Aquiles moved out of range nicely.
Aquiles is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aquiles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Incons drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aquiles defends it well.
Incons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aquiles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Aquiles.
Incons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Incons misses with an uppercut.
Aquiles looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Incons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eradius Aquiles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aquiles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Eradius Aquiles!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Eradius Aquiles!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Eradius Aquiles!
Eradius Aquiles wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Eradius Aquiles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Perseu (ranked 5308 p4p, 6329 weight class) and Gwafa Hazid (ranked 538 p4p, 604 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Perseu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gwafa Hazid!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perseu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Perseu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perseu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perseu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perseu advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perseu in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perseu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hazid!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hazid can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two 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.
Perseu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hazid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perseu is trying to take his opponent's back.
Perseu controlling his opponent.
Hazid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perseu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perseu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Perseu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hazid manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perseu controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perseu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hazid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Perseu controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perseu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazid has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Perseu 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.
Perseu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Perseu stays in close to Hazid's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perseu wants to get up but he can't break Hazid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perseu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perseu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perseu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perseu moves into range and clinches up with Hazid.
Hazid has hold of one of Perseu's legs. Perseu is fighting the takedown attempt but Hazid gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Perseu is looking for a triangle but Hazid pushes his legs off easily.
Perseu controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseu continues to stall.
Hazid won't allow Perseu to get back to his feet.
Perseu looking for a guillotine here but Hazid defends easily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perseu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hazid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hazid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perseu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazid can do to turn this around?
Perseu has closed the distance and engaged Hazid in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseu pulls guard.
Perseu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hazid is one step ahead there.
Perseu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perseu pulls Hazid in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perseu punching from the bottom - just letting Hazid know he's still in a fight.
Perseu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perseu slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Perseu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Perseu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Perseu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perseu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perseu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hazid is proving hard to escape from.
Hazid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perseu is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perseu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hazid takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Darius Perseu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perseu tries to stand but Hazid is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perseu lands a few punches from side control.
Perseu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perseu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hazid will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Perseu is trying to get an arm triangle but Hazid is defending well.
Perseu takes a little break here. Hazid wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Perseu advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perseu controlling from mount.
Perseu is working for a guillotine from mount but Hazid frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perseu lands a big shot there that rocks Hazid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hazid working to try and regain half guard.
Perseu content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perseu with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Perseu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perseu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Darius Perseu!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Darius Perseu!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Darius Perseu!
Darius Perseu wins by unanimous decision!
Darius Perseu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Sutton (ranked 4957 p4p, 6699 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 529 p4p, 628 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooklyn Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sutton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sukarman on his heels. He'll look to pass Sukarman's guard now, I'm sure.
Sukarman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sutton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sutton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sutton wants to pass the guard but Sukarman is keeping the position.
Sukarman wants to control the position but Sutton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukarman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sutton stalling.
Sukarman trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarman wants to improve his position but Sutton is controlling well.
Sukarman is not content to let Sutton control the position.
Sutton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sukarman sees it coming and defends easily.
Sukarman trying to control but Sutton postures up.
Sutton is pressing down on Sukarman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sukarman is holding on for now.
Sutton wants to take a breather but Sukarman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sutton tries to pass to full mount but Sukarman defends it.
Sutton slows the pace down in half guard.
Sutton is thwarting Sukarman's attempts to control the position.
Sutton is looking to take a break and control but Sukarman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sutton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sukarman moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sukarman.
Sukarman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman is pressed up against the cage. Sutton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sukarman down to the mat. Sukarman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sukarman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sutton looking to score a takedown here. Sukarman is defending well but Sutton drives through and ends up in Sukarman's guard.
Sutton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sutton trying to control but Sukarman is working from the bottom.
Sutton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sutton wants to pass to mount but Sukarman is defending the position.
Sutton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sukarman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sutton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton content to control rather than advance.
Sukarman wants to improve his position but Sutton is controlling well.
Sukarman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sutton wants to control but Sukarman is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sutton wants to control but Sukarman is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Sutton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sukarman stuffs the takedown.
Sutton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sukarman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sutton controls Sukarman momentarily but Sukarman frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sutton is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukarman is trying to keep Sutton in close.
Sukarman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutton stays in close to Sukarman's body and controls the position.
Sutton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton advances nicely into full mount.
Sutton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sutton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sukarman is surviving well by controlling Sutton's body position as best he can.
Sutton has isolated one of Sukarman's arms. Sukarman looking to fight him off but Sutton twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brooklyn Sutton!
Sutarjo Sukarman was interviewed post fight and said 'Next i'll win'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Sean (ranked 3968 p4p, 5959 weight class) and Trevor Lowe (ranked 465 p4p, 584 weight class). Trevor Lowe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sawyer Sean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sean does it's job there.
Trevor Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sean.
Sean stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sean throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Sean.
A jab from Sean does it's job there.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Sean.
Sean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowe is rocked!
Lowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sean counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sawyer Sean!
Sawyer Sean made sure to mention his sponsor, Chester in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Downtown Malone (ranked 5279 p4p, 5684 weight class) and Mack Le Grand (ranked 537 p4p, 564 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Downtown Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Le Grand!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Grand throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Malone throws a big counter combination but Le Grand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone jabs at Le Grand's body.
Le Grand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le Grand throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Le Grand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le Grand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Grand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le Grand takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Downtown Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Grand can pounce on him.
Malone throws a head kick but Le Grand moves out of range.
Le Grand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Grand blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Mack Le Grand has been cut.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick
and Le Grand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Grand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Grand lands with a light punch inside.
Le Grand lands a left hand.
Le Grand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Grand lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Grand.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Le Grand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Le Grand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le Grand lands an uppercut.
 Malone is rocked!
Le Grand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Grand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le Grand lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Grand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le Grand is pushing Malone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Le Grand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a shot to the head.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Le Grand.
Malone tries a body shot but Le Grand blocks it.
Malone seems to have got his legs back now.
Malone tries to circle away but Le Grand has him pinned against the cage.
Le Grand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le Grand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Grand.
Le Grand stalling the fight.
Malone being controlled against the cage.
Le Grand continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Malone is looking to control Le Grand's arms but Le Grand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malone has his back to the cage.
Le Grand lands an uppercut.
Le Grand presses Malone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le Grand lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Le Grand.
Le Grand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Grand avoiding damage.
Le Grand digs a right hand underneath Malone's ribcage. Malone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Grand stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Grand.
Le Grand lands a shoulder strike.
Le Grand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le Grand is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Le Grand.
Le Grand drops Malone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Malone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Grand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Grand throws a big uppercut that drops Malone! More strikes from Le Grand and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Malone lies dazed against the cage as Le Grand celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Le Grand!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 3829 p4p, 5784 weight class) and Daniel Palakiko (ranked 457 p4p, 569 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Palakiko's choice of entrance music: DEVILISH TRIO - AIN'T NO TELLIN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Palakiko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palakiko throws a combination. Askren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Askren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palakiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askren avoids the body shot from Palakiko.
Askren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palakiko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Palakiko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Palakiko's head but Palakiko avoids it well.
Palakiko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Palakiko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Askren landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Askren.
It looks like Daniel Palakiko has been cut.
Askren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palakiko is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren unloading with bombs!
Askren won't let Palakiko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Askren punishing his opponent with strikes.
That has opened up Daniel Palakiko's cut even more.
Askren looking to finish Palakiko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palakiko!
The cut above Daniel Palakiko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palakiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daniel Palakiko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Palakiko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Askren!
An intense looking Ben Askren took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wanna thanks all the italians that believed in me, I wanna thanks Saklain, I wanna thanks my coaches, and my manager, TEAM ALTIERI is great, it is givin'me a lot. WHERE U AT DIAZ? WHERE U AT? Come on Saklain, you know I deserve the title shot now'.
The defeated Daniel Palakiko had this to say: 'It is what it is, I'll bounce back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Worish (ranked 2404 p4p, 5393 weight class) and Takashi Murakami (ranked 304 p4p, 547 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Worish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worish instigates a clinch.
Murakami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Worish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Worish has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Worish is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murakami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Worish to the mat. Worish regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Worish holds on and takes a little breather.
Murakami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worish is keeping the position for now.
Worish controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami throws an elbow that misses. Worish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murakami's guard. Nice move by Worish!
Murakami working a defensive guard here.
Worish sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Worish with a nice head shot there.
Murakami looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Worish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murakami is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Worish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Worish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Worish is working Murakami over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murakami trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worish has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Murakami to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Worish is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Murakami pulls down on the head and he's put Worish to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takashi Murakami!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harms (ranked 1862 p4p, 4125 weight class) and Troy Hoffman (ranked 235 p4p, 481 weight class). Hoffman has chosen Stronger by Stonebank as his entrance music. Troy Hoffman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harms is trying to defend but Hoffman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've been hearing good reports from Harms'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.
Harms is trying is best to control the position here.
Harms's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harms is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hoffman is tapping! Great win for Harms!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Harms!
In defeat, Troy Hoffman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well that sucked'.
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