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BLAZE 10 - ANDERSSON VS VOLKOV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaidar Nabiev (ranked 6206 p4p, 6417 weight class) and Freddy Salamanca (ranked 555 p4p, 570 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salamanca's choice of entrance music: Watch Me Rise. Freddy Salamanca is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaidar Nabiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabiev closes the distance and clinches up with Salamanca, looking for a takedown. Nabiev pushes Salamanca against the cage but Salamanca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca unleashes a big counter combination but Nabiev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nabiev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salamanca swivels and escapes.
Nabiev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Salamanca kicks Nabiev off and gets back to his feet.
Nabiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salamanca circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaidar Nabiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabiev dives in for a single leg takedown but Salamanca sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nabiev looking for a takedown.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nabiev but Nabiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nabiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
Salamanca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabiev trying to control from the bottom.
Nabiev is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nabiev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabiev trying to control here.
Nabiev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salamanca is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nabiev is trying to control but Salamanca passes into side control!
Salamanca sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nabiev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Salamanca scores with punches from side control.
Nabiev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nabiev wants to control but Salamanca postures up.
Nabiev throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Salamanca working away.
Salamanca takes a little break here. Nabiev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Salamanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nabiev keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Salamanca misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nabiev tries to buck Salamanca off but Salamanca is having none of it.
Nabiev throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Nabiev holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nabiev is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Salamanca is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nabiev wants to hold on but Salamanca pushes him away.
Salamanca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nabiev reaches up to try and control the position but Salamanca seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Nabiev rolls and tries to escape and now Salamanca has his back!
Salamanca is not going to allow Nabiev to sit and survive in this position.
Salamanca really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nabiev.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salamanca avoiding Nabiev 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nabiev tries to break free.
Nabiev is keeping busy.
Nabiev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Despite being in a bad position, Nabiev is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Nabiev manages to stand up with Salamanca still on his back. Eventually Salamanca drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Nabiev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salamanca looks winded!
Nabiev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salamanca defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabiev has a closed guard, preventing Salamanca from standing up.
Nabiev has Salamanca pulled in close to control his posture.
Nabiev keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Salamanca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salamanca is looking to work some ground and pound but Nabiev has wrist control.
Salamanca trying to control but Nabiev is working from the bottom.
Salamanca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nabiev's guard.
Salamanca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nabiev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nabiev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Salamanca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nabiev shoots for a double leg takedown but Salamanca sprawls well. He's pushed Nabiev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nabiev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salamanca quickly recovers to half guard.
Salamanca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nabiev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salamanca sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabiev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salamanca keeps working.
Salamanca felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Salamanca is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca won't allow Nabiev to pass to mount.
Salamanca gets back to full guard.
Salamanca can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nabiev controls the pace.
Freddy Salamanca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nabiev'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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salamanca holds on and takes a little breather.
Salamanca wants to stand but Nabiev is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salamanca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nabiev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nabiev content to stall in guard here.
Nabiev looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salamanca controls Nabiev momentarily but Nabiev frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freddy Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nabiev or perhaps it was just good defense by Salamanca, which made it look bad.
Salamanca darts in looking for a takedown but Nabiev gets double underhooks and turns Salamanca into the cage.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nabiev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Salamanca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nabiev is in Salamanca's guard.
Nabiev advances to half guard.
Nabiev is looking to advance position but Salamanca won't allow it.
Nabiev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Salamanca!
Nabiev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Salamanca is surviving well by controlling Nabiev's body position as best he can.
Nabiev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabiev with good strikes from the mount here!
Nabiev lands a nice shot to the head.
Nabiev unloading with bombs!
Nabiev looking to control but Salamanca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Salamanca gets back to half guard.
Salamanca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nabiev is working away from the top position though.
Salamanca won't allow Nabiev to pass to mount.
Salamanca tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabiev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Salamanca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nabiev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nabiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nabiev wants to control but Salamanca is keeping him busy.
Salamanca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nabiev is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nabiev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaidar Nabiev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nabiev tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nabiev tries to avoid it but Salamanca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nabiev to the ground. Nabiev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nabiev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Salamanca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nabiev is in Salamanca's guard.
Nabiev trying to control but Salamanca is working from the bottom.
Nabiev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nabiev wants to control from the top but Salamanca keeps moving.
Nabiev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salamanca trying to keep a closed guard but Nabiev is proving a slippery customer.
Salamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nabiev wants to pass the guard but Salamanca is keeping the position.
Nabiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabiev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nabiev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nabiev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nabiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nabiev works over Salamanca with some ground and pound from guard.
Nabiev pushes down on Salamanca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nabiev is pressing down on Salamanca's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salamanca is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nabiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nabiev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nabiev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salamanca defends it well.
Nabiev wants to work for an arm triangle but Salamanca is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salamanca actively working from the bottom here.
Nabiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nabiev controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nabiev content to control rather than advance.
Nabiev prevents Salamanca from improving his position.
Nabiev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salamanca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nabiev trying to pass the guard but Salamanca defending well.
Nabiev content to control rather than advance.
Nabiev is thwarting Salamanca's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salamanca taking some punishment here, with Nabiev in his half guard.
Nabiev controlling the action here.
Nabiev working over Salamanca with some ground and pound. Salamanca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nabiev is controlling the pace.
Nabiev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salamanca for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salamanca wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaidar Nabiev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nabiev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Gaidar Nabiev!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Gaidar Nabiev!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Gaidar Nabiev!
Gaidar Nabiev wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Gabriel (ranked 5585 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Antonio Bertarelli (ranked 597 p4p, 557 weight class). Gabriel comes to the cage accompanied by New Orleans Is Sinking. Antonio Bertarelli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Bertarelli!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel misses with a hook.
Gabriel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gabriel throws an off balance right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Bertarelli throws out a loose jab but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Bertarelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gabriel.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bertarelli misses.
Gabriel throws a shot from downtown. Bertarelli moves away and avoids it.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bertarelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel misses the jab.
Bertarelli throws a shot to the body.
Gabriel lands a jab.
Gabriel throws a right hand that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Bertarelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bertarelli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bertarelli throws a lazy right hand but Gabriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarelli slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a looping overhand right but Bertarelli ducks down to avoid it.
Bertarelli lands a jab to the nose.
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Bertarelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bertarelli loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Bertarelli slips a straight right by Gabriel.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Bertarelli slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel staying out of range there.
Gabriel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gabriel misses with a left hand
and Bertarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bertarelli's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertarelli digs a good body shot into Gabriel's ribs.
Bertarelli moves away from the strike by Gabriel.
Gabriel missing with a left hand there. Bertarelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Bertarelli misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a hook
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bertarelli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bertarelli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gabriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bertarelli misses the jab.
Gabriel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bertarelli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bertarelli throws a big shot that misses.
Bertarelli slips under a jab.
Gabriel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bertarelli misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Bertarelli.
Gabriel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on Bertarelli's shoulder, as Bertarelli tries to avoid the shot.
Bertarelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bertarelli misses with a hook. Gabriel ducked under it nicely.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bertarelli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bertarelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabriel misses with a hook
and Bertarelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a left hand
and Bertarelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertarelli blocks a jab.
Bertarelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gabriel throws a hook but Bertarelli avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bertarelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bertarelli.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bertarelli scores with a hook.
Bertarelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bertarelli slips a jab from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel missing with a left hand there. Bertarelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Gabriel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Gabriel.
Bertarelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bertarelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Gabriel throws out a loose jab but Bertarelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacques Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gabriel misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertarelli slips a jab from Gabriel.
Bertarelli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gabriel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bertarelli slips under a jab.
Bertarelli staying out of range there.
Bertarelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Bertarelli moves out of range as Gabriel strikes.
Bertarelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gabriel misses with a straight right.
Gabriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bertarelli misses with a hook.
Bertarelli stuns Gabriel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gabriel throws a hook to the side of Bertarelli's head but Bertarelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bertarelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertarelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bertarelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gabriel on the side of the head.
Gabriel throws out a loose jab but Bertarelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel throws out a loose jab but Bertarelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Bertarelli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gabriel loads up on a big right hand but Bertarelli slips the punch.
Bertarelli blocks a jab.
Bertarelli loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Gabriel scores with a nice right hand.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bertarelli blocks a jab.
Gabriel throws a looping overhand right but Bertarelli ducks down to avoid it.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut. Bertarelli saw that one coming.
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bertarelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertarelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut
and Bertarelli counters with a three punch combo that has Gabriel backing up. Gabriel nods at Bertarelli to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bertarelli.
Gabriel misses the jab.
Antonio Bertarelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gabriel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bertarelli throws out the jab.
Gabriel throwing a counter right hand but Bertarelli manages to avoid it.
Bertarelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabriel throws out the jab.
Bertarelli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bertarelli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gabriel with a jab.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gabriel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bertarelli misses with a hook.
Gabriel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bertarelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gabriel.
Gabriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabriel scores with the left hand. Bertarelli knows he should have avoided that one.
Bertarelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Bertarelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bertarelli lands a really nice looking cross but Gabriel seems unphased.
Gabriel misses with a left hand
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gabriel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertarelli slips under a jab.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bertarelli counter with a right hand.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on Bertarelli's shoulder, as Bertarelli tries to avoid the shot.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel misses with a left hand
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bertarelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a hook but Bertarelli blocks it.
Gabriel throws a jab when Bertarelli was well out of range.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut. Bertarelli saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bertarelli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabriel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gabriel throws a hook but Bertarelli blocks it.
Bertarelli with a jab.
Gabriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bertarelli.
Gabriel throws a right hand that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Bertarelli.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertarelli throws a good cross that connects.
Bertarelli moves out of range as Gabriel strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bertarelli! But no joy.
Bertarelli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bertarelli duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertarelli lunges at Gabriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gabriel's hand.
Bertarelli slips a straight right by Gabriel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Gabriel misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Bertarelli misses.
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bertarelli lands a jab-cross combination.
Gabriel throws an off balance right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel misses with a hook. Bertarelli ducked under it nicely.
Bertarelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bertarelli ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on Bertarelli's shoulder, as Bertarelli tries to avoid the shot.
Bertarelli throws a series of strikes that have Gabriel backpedaling.
Bertarelli cracks Gabriel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Bertarelli misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bertarelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gabriel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Bertarelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bertarelli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bertarelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bertarelli moves out of range as Gabriel strikes.
It seemed like Bertarelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut.
Bertarelli throws out a counter right but Gabriel avoids it with no problem.
Bertarelli slips a straight right by Gabriel.
A nice side step and Bertarelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bertarelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.
Bertarelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabriel throws out the jab.
Bertarelli misses with a straight right.
Gabriel is looking to counter punch.
Bertarelli jabs at Gabriel's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bertarelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabriel loads up on a big right hand but Bertarelli slips the punch.
Gabriel throws a right hand that misses
and Bertarelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bertarelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bertarelli.
Gabriel throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Bertarelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bertarelli misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel takes one to the side of the head.
Gabriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gabriel jabs Bertarelli right on the nose. Bertarelli blinks but takes it well.
Bertarelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gabriel walks into a straight right hand from Bertarelli.
Gabriel misses with a hook
enabling Bertarelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabriel moves forwards but Bertarelli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertarelli ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
Bertarelli lands a lovely overhand right.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on Bertarelli's shoulder, as Bertarelli tries to avoid the shot.
Jacques Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertarelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Bertarelli moved out of range nicely.
Bertarelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bertarelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gabriel.
Bertarelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gabriel throws an off balance right hand
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bertarelli lands a right hook to the body.
Bertarelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel throws a hook but Bertarelli blocks it.
Gabriel throws the left hand but Bertarelli avoids the punch easily.
Bertarelli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gabriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bertarelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gabriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Bertarelli coming out on top.
Gabriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bertarelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertarelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bertarelli lands a lovely overhand right.
Bertarelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gabriel throws a big shot that misses.
Bertarelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel misses with a left hand
letting Bertarelli counter with a right hand.
Gabriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bertarelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gabriel swings widly with a right hand
and Bertarelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel misses with a looping left.
Bertarelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gabriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antonio Bertarelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bertarelli moves out of range as Gabriel strikes.
Gabriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bertarelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gabriel at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Gabriel misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bertarelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bertarelli throws a good cross that connects.
Gabriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bertarelli tries to move into range but Gabriel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gabriel throws a lazy right hand but Bertarelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bertarelli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gabriel eats them both and turns towards Bertarelli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel loads up on a big right hand but Bertarelli slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertarelli blocks a jab.
Bertarelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bertarelli slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Bertarelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gabriel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Bertarelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bertarelli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Antonio Bertarelli!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Antonio Bertarelli!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Antonio Bertarelli!
Antonio Bertarelli wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Antonio Bertarelli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gwafa Hazid (ranked 24897 p4p, 24894 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 659 p4p, 660 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gwafa Hazid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hazid on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hazid tries to get out of the position.
Sukarman wants to stand but Hazid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sukarman forces his way into half guard.
Hazid wants to get back to full guard.
Sukarman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukarman is looking to take a break and control but Hazid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarman slows the pace down in half guard.
Hazid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sukarman on the ground.
Sukarman is keen to just control but Hazid is a slippery customer.
Sukarman passes to side control.
Hazid struggling a bit here.
That's two 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.
Sukarman controls the position from side control.
Hazid is trying to get back to half guard.
Sukarman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazid, who protects the arm well.
Hazid is trying to get back to half guard.
Sukarman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazid wants to control but Sukarman postures up.
Hazid looks to move to half guard but instead Sukarman has passed into mount! Damn!
Sukarman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hazid to take his back!
Hazid trying to control the hands but Sukarman breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazid is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sukarman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hazid knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hazid for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman gets his hands free as Hazid looks to control.
Sukarman keeps control of the position as Hazid tries to break free.
Sukarman controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sukarman looking for the choke but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sutarjo Sukarman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hazid fails with a takedown attempt.
Gwafa Hazid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sukarman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hazid's waist but Hazid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sukarman off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Hazid. Those never looked like landing.
Sukarman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hazid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sukarman misses with a wild combination.
Sutarjo Sukarman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazid tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukarman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sukarman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukarman is looking to clinch but Hazid is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sukarman or perhaps it was just good defense by Hazid, which made it look bad.
Gwafa Hazid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sutarjo Sukarman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukarman blocks a head kick by Hazid.
Sukarman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sukarman.
Sukarman is looking to clinch.
Hazid tries to counter with a takedown but Sukarman is quick to defend against it.
Sukarman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hazid sprawls well. Hazid wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sukarman gets slowly back to his feet.
Sukarman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hazid wants to control but Sukarman is keeping busy.
Hazid tries to roll over but Sukarman keeps him under control.
Sukarman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazid is looking to improve his position but Sukarman isn't that keen on the idea.
Sukarman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hazid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sukarman looking to secure an arm triangle but Hazid defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hazid tries to hold on but Sukarman pushes him away.
Sukarman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hazid wants to hold on but Sukarman pushes him away.
Sukarman wants to control the pace but Hazid is squirming around nicely.
Hazid's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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.
Sukarman blocks Hazid's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hazid is working to get back to half guard.
Sukarman controlling the pace for now.
Sukarman looking for a guillotine from mount but Hazid is having none of it.
Sukarman trying to control but Hazid is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sukarman lands a big shot there that rocks Hazid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sutarjo Sukarman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sukarman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hazid did well to prevent Sukarman getting side control.
Hazid pushes Sukarman off but Sukarman dives into side control.
Sukarman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sukarman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hazid is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukarman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hazid takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sutarjo Sukarman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazid trying his best to control but Sukarman has mounted him.
Hazid wants to hold on but Sukarman pushes him away.
Sukarman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hazid is looking to escape.
Sukarman controlling the position easily from mount.
Sukarman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hazid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman trying to control but Hazid is having none of it.
Hazid tries to hold on but Sukarman postures up.
Sukarman controlling from mount.
Hazid is trying to stand.
Sukarman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sukarman is working for a guillotine from mount but Hazid frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazid tries to hold on but Sukarman pushes him away.
Sukarman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sukarman avoids the attempt from Hazid to control.
Hazid is trying to reverse the position but instead Sukarman has taken his back - oops!
Hazid defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sukarman's arms.
Hazid is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hazid knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hazid for a finish.
Sukarman is working for a rear naked choke. Hazid is not defending it well and Sukarman has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hazid refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hazid's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sutarjo Sukarman!
Sutarjo Sukarman made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scotty DeGuardio (ranked 6775 p4p, 6820 weight class) and Rally Cross (ranked 585 p4p, 588 weight class). Scotty DeGuardio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rally Cross's chin.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty DeGuardio!
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, Rally Cross!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross feints and as DeGuardio raises his hands in defense, Cross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeGuardio wants to get back to his feet but Cross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DeGuardio's guard.
Cross not doing much here.
DeGuardio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeGuardio wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeGuardio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cross stops DeGuardio from getting back to his feet.
Cross trying to control the pace.
DeGuardio wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
DeGuardio scores with a head kick. Cross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Scotty DeGuardio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeGuardio lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheers as DeGuardio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cross doesn't seem phased though.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross has a takedown stuffed.
Cross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by DeGuardio.
Cross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 Cross is rocked!
DeGuardio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross is looking to clinch but DeGuardio is avoiding it.
DeGuardio lands with a kick to the temple. Cross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can DeGuardio finish him?
Cross misses with a right hand
and DeGuardio counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Cross badly! DeGuardio follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Cross out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as DeGuardio finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scotty DeGuardio!
Scotty DeGuardio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tut Kaman (ranked 6191 p4p, 6668 weight class) and Phony Phontana (ranked 553 p4p, 580 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tut Kaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phony Phontana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phontana throws a lazy right hand but Kaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phontana throws a right hand that misses
and Kaman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phontana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaman in his tracks.
Phontana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaman.
Phontana misses with a wild body shot.
Phontana misses with an uppercut. Kaman saw that one coming.
Kaman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phontana was covering up waiting for the punch and Kaman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaman wants to control from the top but Phontana keeps moving.
Phontana 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.
Phontana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaman trying to control but Phontana is working from the bottom.
Phontana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kaman wants to control from the top but Phontana keeps moving.
Phontana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaman manages to get himself to full guard.
Phontana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Phontana pushing down on Kaman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaman is defending against the submission attempts here by Phontana.
Kaman wants to improve his position but Phontana is controlling well.
Kaman is working hard here to advance position.
Phontana throwing shots but Kaman is blocking nicely.
Phontana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaman is trying to control but can't.
Phontana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaman defending well though.
Phontana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phontana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phontana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phontana with the ground and pound but Kaman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phontana trying to control but Kaman is working from the bottom.
Phontana stands and throws Kaman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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Kaman parries the strikes from Phontana easily there. Phontana is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaman to escape.
Kaman is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Phontana seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kaman trying to remain calm as Phontana controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaman tries to buck Phontana off but Phontana is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Phontana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Phontana is looking to take a break and control but Kaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaman trying to remain calm as Phontana controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Phontana.
Phontana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaman keeps working.
Phontana landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phontana is looking to take a break and control but Kaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phontana working the ground and pound but Kaman is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phony Phontana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Phontana.
Phontana dips to his left and cracks Kaman with an uppercut!
Phontana lands a leg kick that knocks Kaman off balance momentarily.
Phontana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaman momentarily.
Phontana cracks Kaman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phontana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phony Phontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Phontana misses.
Phontana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phontana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaman defending well as Phontana loads up on a big left hand.
Phontana scoring well with a low kick there.
Phontana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana with the inside leg kick.
Phony Phontana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phontana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Phontana takes a swing at Kaman's ribcage but misses.
Phontana with a jab.
Phontana stuns Kaman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phontana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phontana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaman slips under a jab.
Kaman ducks under a wild hook from Phontana.
Phontana jabs Kaman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phontana jabs at Kaman's body.
Phontana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phontana clinches up against the cage.
Kaman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phontana after a bit of a struggle.
Kaman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Phontana.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phontana is working Kaman over against the cage.
Phontana digs a right hand underneath Kaman's ribcage. Kaman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phontana gets through Kaman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phontana breaks from the clinch.
Kaman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phontana.
Phontana throws out a powerful jab.
Phontana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaman on the side of the head.
Phontana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phontana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phontana scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaman should have avoided that one.
Phontana scores with a hook to the body. Kaman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Phontana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phontana fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaman in the body.
Phontana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phontana finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaman's head.
Phontana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phontana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 Kaman is rocked!
Phontana connects with the punch.
Oh Kaman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phontana throws an overhand right that drops Kaman like a sack of potatoes! Phontana dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phony Phontana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carcarah Catartes (ranked 5639 p4p, 6449 weight class) and Jermaine The Lazer (ranked 528 p4p, 574 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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159
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159
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carcarah Catartes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine The Lazer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catartes looks to land a body kick but The Lazer moved away.
Catartes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Catartes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catartes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Catartes misses with an uppercut
and The Lazer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carcarah Catartes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catartes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Catartes.
Catartes misses with a jab to the body
and The Lazer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Catartes lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Lazer doesn't seem phased though.
The Lazer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catartes misses with a two punch combination.
The Lazer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Catartes looks to score with a jab to the body but The Lazer is just out of range.
Catartes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling The Lazer to counter with a crisp jab.
Catartes defending well as The Lazer loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lazer slips a straight right by Catartes.
The Lazer misses with a hook
letting Catartes counter with a right hand.
Catartes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Lazer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Lazer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Catartes.
The Lazer blocks a head kick by Catartes.
The Lazer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Catartes with a body shot.
Catartes connects with a nice looking jab.
Catartes scores with a decent looking hook.
Catartes missing with a left hand there. The Lazer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on The Lazer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Catartes throws a body kick that misses
and The Lazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Catartes misses
letting The Lazer counter with a right hand.
Catartes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Catartes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catartes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Lazer scores with a punch to the head.
Catartes slips a straight right by The Lazer.
Catartes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Catartes. Beautiful body shot.
The Lazer throws a jab but it's blocked by Catartes.
The Lazer blocks a head kick by Catartes.
The Lazer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Catartes.
The Lazer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Jermaine The Lazer has been cut.
Catartes throws a body punch but The Lazer moves out of range.
Catartes misses with a hook. The Lazer ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from The Lazer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lazer looks to land a right hand but Catartes moved out of range.
Catartes cracks a nice hook into The Lazer's ribs.
Catartes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catartes misses with a head kick.
The Lazer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Lazer connects with a body shot that sends Catartes's belly button to the back.
Catartes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Lazer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Catartes tries to land a front kick but The Lazer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Catartes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Lazer backs up against the cage.
Catartes falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Lazer counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Catartes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Lazer throws out a counter right but Catartes avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Catartes slams his shin into The Lazer's torso.
Catartes throws a head kick but The Lazer moves out of range.
Catartes throws a nice head kick!
The Lazer is rocked!
Catartes cracks The Lazer with a hook to the temple - The Lazer is on wobbly legs here! Catartes swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! The Lazer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Catartes wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carcarah Catartes!
A relieved looking Carcarah Catartes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daymon Kurtz (ranked 3756 p4p, 6433 weight class) and Ville Jukola (ranked 384 p4p, 534 weight class). Daymon Kurtz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daymon Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Ville Jukola has been cut.
Jukola scores with a takedown into Kurtz's guard.
Jukola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jukola keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kurtz's head.
Jukola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jukola has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jukola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola with shots to the head and body - Kurtz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jukola is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kurtz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kurtz shrugs it off.
Jukola looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kurtz tries to hold on but Jukola postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola controlling the pace for now.
Jukola has hold of Kurtz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kurtz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jukola content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jukola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Jukola might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jukola lands a couple of good shots and Kurtz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jukola keeps control of the position easily here as Kurtz tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jukola.
Jukola has good solid back control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jukola is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kurtz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Jukola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Jukola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jukola pushes Kurtz up against the cage in a clinch.
Jukola misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurtz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jukola tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jukola looking for a takedown.
Daymon Kurtz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Jukola.
Kurtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kurtz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurtz wants it to stay on the feet.
Jukola throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kurtz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jukola is in Kurtz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola is pushing down on Kurtz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kurtz is fighting to maintain full guard but Jukola has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jukola is taking a breather. Kurtz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jukola working the head and body with strikes.
Kurtz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jukola decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kurtz lands with an overhand left.
Kurtz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Ville Jukola's cut even more.
No luck for Jukola with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Kurtz misses its target.
Jukola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jukola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jukola is breathing heavily.
Kurtz looks to move to half guard but instead Jukola has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Jukola throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kurtz has his hands clasped together but Jukola breaks the hold and Kurtz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jukola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ville Jukola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Sean (ranked 3050 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Dany Leblond (ranked 380 p4p, 449 weight class). Sawyer Sean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Leblond!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sean lands with a straight right. Leblond didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Dany Leblond has been cut.
Leblond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leblond fails with a takedown attempt.
Sean misses with a lunging right hand
and Leblond counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leblond wants to pass the guard but Sean is defending well.
Sean looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblond has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leblond controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leblond working for a guillotine from mount but Sean is in no mood to give up.
Leblond controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblond is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Leblond extends the arm and Sean is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dany Leblond!
Dany Leblond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 3309 p4p, 3548 weight class) and Brooklyn Sutton (ranked 401 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
180
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170
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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 4 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren clinches with his opponent.
Sutton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Askren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sutton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Askren is pushing Sutton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Askren gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
Sutton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sutton trying to hold on to Askren's head to control him but Askren postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton manages to get to full guard.
Askren being controlled here momentarily.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sutton has Askren pulled in close to control his posture.
Askren wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Sutton looking for a triangle here. Askren is fighting it but it looks tight! Sutton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Askren is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brooklyn Sutton!
An intense looking Brooklyn Sutton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ben talks so much trash on everyone, so I called him out. I got what I wanted and tonight I beat him. Maybe that will humble you. The future is now!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Andersson (ranked 2506 p4p, 3284 weight class) and Maxim Volkov (ranked 322 p4p, 413 weight class). Stefan Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson staying out of range there.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Andersson moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Andersson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Maxim Volkov has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Andersson or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkov, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson clinches.
Andersson stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
A hook to the body from Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Volkov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersson misses the jab.
Andersson gets a clinch.
Andersson lands with a light punch inside.
Andersson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Volkov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andersson lands a body punch.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
Andersson is stalling here.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to score a body lock takedown but Volkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Andersson.
Andersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkov has hold of one of Andersson's legs. Andersson is fighting the takedown attempt but Volkov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson has momentary wrist control but Volkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Volkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andersson has momentary wrist control but Volkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Volkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andersson's head.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Volkov controlling him for the moment.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stands up over Andersson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov won't allow Andersson to sweep him here.
Volkov with a nice head shot there.
Volkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Volkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Volkov postures up and lands a big shot to Andersson's brow.
Andersson wants to stand up but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andersson's head.
Volkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Volkov is in close to Andersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Volkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Volkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andersson has momentary wrist control but Volkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Volkov controlling him for the moment.
Volkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Volkov works over Andersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Volkov with a nice head shot there.
Andersson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Volkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Volkov landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Volkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Volkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andersson manages to get back to half guard.
Volkov prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andersson tries to get out of the position.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Volkov is keen to just control but Andersson is a slippery customer.
Volkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Volkov passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Andersson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson is trying to escape the mount.
Volkov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Volkov wants to take a breather but Andersson is having none of it.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Volkov passes to full mount!
Volkov prevents Andersson from getting the reversal.
Volkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Volkov avoids the attempt from Andersson to control.
Volkov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Volkov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov unloading with bombs!
Andersson is rocked!
Andersson tries to hold on but Volkov pushes him away.
Volkov landing punches.
Oh Andersson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Volkov! Andersson is hurt baaadly! Volkov is firing away with more strikes - Andersson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Volkov!
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