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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lubor Straka (ranked 4646 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Cam Cartwright (ranked 547 p4p, 556 weight class). Lubor Straka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lubor Straka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cartwright shoots for a takedown but Straka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Straka.
A swing and a miss from Straka.
Straka feints and as Cartwright raises his hands in defense, Straka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Straka defends easily.
Straka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright is looking to cinch up a triangle. Straka throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cartwright's body to avoid the submission. Cartwright has instead reached around Straka's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cartwright arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cam Cartwright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 3674 p4p, 3524 weight class) and Hunt Mfer (ranked 426 p4p, 410 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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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunt Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer tries to clinch but Legs moves out of range.
Mfer has managed to clinch.
Legs throws a head punch that misses.
Legs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mfer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Legs.
Mfer pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mfer is on top in guard.
Legs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mfer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Legs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Legs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Legs tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer stopping the sweep attempt from Legs.
Mfer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mfer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mfer won't allow Legs to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Legs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer stays in close to Legs's body and controls the position.
Legs keeping moving, preventing Mfer from controlling successfully.
Mfer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Legs's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
You can see the frustration on Legs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Legs is looking to regain half guard here but Mfer keeps moving and retains side control.
Mfer trying to control the action but Legs is working from the bottom.
Mfer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mfer staying calm.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Legs misses with a hook.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Legs pushes him off.
Crazy Legs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
Mfer with the counter takedown but Legs avoids it easily.
Legs misses with a two punch combination.
Mfer with the counter takedown but Legs avoids it easily.
Legs throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Mfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer slips a straight right by Legs.
A punch combination from Legs misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Legs. No joy for Mfer on that attempt.
Legs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer has Legs pressed against the cage.
Legs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer looking to throw knees to the head but Legs is blocking nicely.
Legs throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legs misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer clinches up with Legs and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Legs.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer shoots for a double leg takedown but Legs sprawls well. He's pushed Mfer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunt Mfer.
Legs scores with a hook to the body. Mfer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legs misses with a two punch combination.
Mfer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch but Legs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Legs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mfer shoots in for a double leg but Legs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mfer tries to clinch up
and Legs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Mfer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Legs blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs 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.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mfer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Legs. No joy for Mfer on that attempt.
Mfer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mfer shoots in but Legs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crazy Legs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mfer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Legs tries to avoid it but Mfer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Legs to the ground. Legs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunt Mfer.
Mfer closes the distance and clinches up with Legs, looking for a takedown. Mfer pushes Legs against the cage but Legs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs looks to land a combination but Mfer avoids it well.
Legs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer closes the distance and clinches up with Legs, looking for a takedown. Mfer pushes Legs against the cage but Legs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Legs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Mfer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Legs.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Nice sprawl there from Legs as Mfer shoots in.
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Legs cracks Mfer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Legs misses.
Legs throws a nice looking combination but Mfer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mfer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Mfer looks to move away, Legs throws a big counter combo but Mfer just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
Legs appears to be looking for a big counter.
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!
Legs takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Legs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Legs both land. Nice combination.
Mfer slips a jab and a cross from Legs.
Legs sets himself, and Mfer steps forward looking for the clinch! Legs avoids it this time.
Legs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mfer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mfer somewhat.
Legs gets tackled into the cage by Mfer. Mfer maintains the clinch.
Mfer manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs looks to land a combination but Mfer avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Mfer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mfer rushes Legs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer jumps guard and drags Legs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Legs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Legs won't allow Mfer to sweep him here.
Legs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mfer on the ground.
Mfer keeps trying to improve his position.
Legs wants to stand and escape but instead Mfer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mfer looking to sit in guard and control but Legs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mfer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Legs stands up and waves to Mfer to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs throws a body shot but no joy.
Legs misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legs thuds a left hand into Mfer's body.
Mfer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Legs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Legs misses with a wild combination.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Legs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Legs!
Legs tries to bum rush Mfer with a series of wild strikes but Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mfer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Legs avoids it really well and circles away.
Legs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mfer.
Legs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mfer slips a jab from Legs.
Legs throws a right and a left that Mfer avoids nicely.
Legs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazy Legs is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legs misses with a few strikes there.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Legs avoids it well.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer shoots for a takedown but Legs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunt Mfer.
Legs looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Legs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mfer is defended easily by Legs.
Mfer has a takedown stuffed.
Legs misses the body punch
and Mfer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Legs misses with a body shot.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legs circles away.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Legs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer pulls Legs into guard.
Legs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mfer looks to clinch
and Legs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer slips a jab and a cross from Legs.
Legs backing away here, and Mfer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Legs misses with the combination.
Mfer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legs throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Mfer throws a head kick but Legs moves out of range.
Legs fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Legs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer tries a quick counter leg kick but Legs is wise to it.
Mfer cracks Legs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legs keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mfer counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt - Legs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Legs is looking for a counter combo.
Mfer clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer jumps guard but Legs stands there with Mfer around his waist. Mfer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Legs misses with the head strike.
Mfer wants a takedown but no success here.
Mfer is trying to pull guard but Legs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legs.
Legs misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer taking a breather.
Mfer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Legs fails to land.
Legs misses with some punches.
Mfer decides to pull guard.
Hunt Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer has a closed guard, preventing Legs from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Legs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Legs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Legs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Takeda (ranked 3844 p4p, 3574 weight class) and Roman Kos (ranked 453 p4p, 434 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Kos tries to get set, Takeda tries to push him back and clinch up but Kos manages to avoid the attempt.
Takeda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kos drives through and clinches with Takeda against the cage.
Takeda pulls guard effortlessly.
Kos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Takeda to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Takeda pulls down on the head and he's put Kos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takeshi Takeda!
A victorious Takeshi Takeda 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wells (ranked 4156 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Murska Mfer (ranked 140 p4p, 105 weight class). Murska Mfer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenneth Wells's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mfer has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wells is trying to break free.
Wells is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Mfer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wells could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mfer prevents Wells from getting back to his feet.
Mfer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer stands and steps away. Wells gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mfer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wells defends it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mfer or perhaps it was just good defense by Wells, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer shoots in but no luck this time.
Wells throws a right and a left that Mfer avoids nicely.
Mfer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Mfer won't allow it.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Mfer drags the fight down to the ground.
Mfer managing to control the position.
Wells knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mfer on the ground.
Wells wants to stand and escape but instead Mfer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer won't allow Wells to get back to his feet.
Mfer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mfer advances to half guard.
Wells blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mfer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mfer in particular looking to stall.
Wells wants to get back to his feet.
Wells is defending against the submission attempts here by Mfer.
Mfer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wells pushes Mfer off looking to stand but Mfer dives back in and keeps control.
Mfer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wells on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wells tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying to stand up here but Mfer is controlling him well.
Mfer content to control rather than advance.
Wells is trying to stand.
Mfer controlling the pace.
Mfer stops Wells from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mfer.
Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenneth Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murska Mfer.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Wells dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer fails with a takedown attempt.
Wells appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wells sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mfer somewhat.
As Mfer looks to move away, Wells throws a big counter combo but Mfer just gets out of the way.
Mfer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wells defends well and Mfer ends up having to push Wells into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wells throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Mfer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wells, pushing him back against the cage.
Mfer tries for a takedown but Wells manages to get underhooks.
Wells letting Mfer take a breather here.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Mfer has the dominant position.
Mfer has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wells is trying to break free.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wells's efforts to push away.
Mfer manages to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murska Mfer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mfer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Wells was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mfer - that will leave a mark!
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Mfer keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt - Wells sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mfer clinches with his opponent.
Wells can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Wells is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mfer clinches.
Mfer is stalling here.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer slips a straight right by Wells.
Wells blocks a head kick by Mfer.
It looked like Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenneth Wells is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wells misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer darts in looking for a takedown but Wells gets double underhooks and turns Mfer into the cage.
Kenneth Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murska Mfer.
Wells misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer darts in looking for a takedown but Wells gets double underhooks and turns Mfer into the cage.
Mfer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wells swivels and escapes.
Wells is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt - Wells sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Mfer moves into range and clinches up with Wells.
Wells has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Mfer lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Wells's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mfer keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wells is trying to break free.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wells.
Mfer shoots in for a takedown but Wells shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a double jab
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wells fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mfer darts in and clinches Wells up against the cage.
Wells gets underhooks to prevent Mfer's takedown attempt.
Wells tries to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling the position.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mfer avoiding damage.
Mfer effectively controlling the action here.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with the combination.
Wells throws a right hand that Mfer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mfer also avoids with ease.
Kenneth Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mfer fails with a takedown attempt.
Wells takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer pulls guard.
Mfer is controlling Wells's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murska Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Wells scores with a sloppy right hand. Mfer should have avoided that one.
Kenneth Wells is winning the standup battle so far.
Wells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer is looking for the big counter here.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mfer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wells looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wells has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Mfer won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer decides to pull guard.
Mfer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wells defends it easily.
Mfer seems keen to control Wells's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wells wants to get back to his feet.
Mfer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murska Mfer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mfer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wells is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Mfer has taken his back!
Wells is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wells is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is persistently looking for the submission but Wells is defending it well.
Wells wants to get back to his feet.
Mfer is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wells is defending well though. Mfer let's go of the attempt for now.
Mfer thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mfer scores with punches and elbows.
Mfer is working for a rear naked choke. Wells is not defending it well and Mfer has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Wells refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Wells's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Murska Mfer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Everett Covington (ranked 2469 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Renato Oliveira (ranked 313 p4p, 429 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Everett Covington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Covington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Covington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Covington lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Covington breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Covington moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Covington moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Covington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Covington. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira wants to counter with a clinch but Covington pushes him away.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oliveira pulls Covington into guard.
Covington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Covington is pushing down on Oliveira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oliveira is fighting to maintain full guard but Covington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Covington trying to control the pace.
Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Covington pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Covington throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Covington pulls his head out easily.
Covington is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Covington works his way into full mount!
Covington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Covington has a good base and remains in mount.
Covington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Covington 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Covington fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Covington wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira keeps trying to improve his position.
Covington trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira can't escape the position.
Covington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliveira is looking to escape.
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliveira regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington is trying for a kimura here. Oliveira looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Covington wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Everett Covington!
Everett Covington is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Everett Covington made sure he mentioned Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 2280 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Krigor Orlov (ranked 279 p4p, 332 weight class). Orlov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Мы Русские...С нами Бог. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krigor Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nowak is defended easily by Orlov.
Nice cross by Nowak.
Nowak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orlov was covering up waiting for the punch and Nowak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orlov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nowak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Orlov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Orlov has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
Nowak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nowak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nowak looking to control.
Nowak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlov is one step ahead there.
Nowak has his foot on Orlov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orlov works his way back into a safe position though.
Orlov postures up.
Orlov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nowak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov with a nice head shot there.
Orlov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Orlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orlov throws a big elbow that misses.
Orlov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nowak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orlov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nowak, into his guard.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Orlov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orlov lands a couple of elbows.
 Nowak is rocked!
Orlov gets to his feet and stands over Nowak, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nowak felt that one! Orlov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nowak from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krigor Orlov!
Krigor Orlov is the new heavyweight champion!
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