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RISE 30: Choo v Svyatogor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ersan Ozdemiroglu (ranked 6081 p4p, 25148 weight class) and Yair Max (ranked 483 p4p, 529 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ersan Ozdemiroglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yair Max!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozdemiroglu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Max tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ozdemiroglu is in Max's guard.
Max lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ozdemiroglu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ozdemiroglu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands some strikes from the bottom.
Max looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ozdemiroglu punching from the bottom - just letting Max know he's still in a fight.
Ozdemiroglu lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ozdemiroglu throws a couple of heel strikes.
Max wants to pass the guard but Ozdemiroglu is keeping the position.
Ozdemiroglu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Max stopping the sweep attempt from Ozdemiroglu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemiroglu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu tries to strike from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ozdemiroglu tries to get out of the position.
Ozdemiroglu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ozdemiroglu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Max working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu trying to strike off his back.
Ozdemiroglu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Max trying to control but Ozdemiroglu is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ozdemiroglu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ozdemiroglu winds up and cracks Max with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu working over Max with some ground and pound. Max looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ozdemiroglu drops an elbow to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozdemiroglu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu with shots to the head and body - Max looks very uncomfortable down there.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Max takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Ozdemiroglu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Ozdemiroglu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Max is working to get back to half guard.
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Ozdemiroglu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes but Max is staying in there.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Ozdemiroglu looking to finish Max with some ground and pound. This is bad for Max!
Ozdemiroglu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max is desperately trying to improve his position but Ozdemiroglu has a good base and remains in mount.
Ozdemiroglu breaks from Max's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ozdemiroglu with good strikes from the mount here!
Max is squirming around, avoiding Ozdemiroglu's attempts to control the action.
Ozdemiroglu working Max over with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu lands a nice shot to the head.
Ozdemiroglu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ozdemiroglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ozdemiroglu working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Max gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ozdemiroglu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ozdemiroglu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Max 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.
Ozdemiroglu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu cracks Max with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemiroglu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Max's head.
Max is looking to sweep but instead, Ozdemiroglu has passed into half guard.
Ozdemiroglu working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
Ozdemiroglu is nestled in close to Max, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Max taking some punishment here, with Ozdemiroglu in his half guard.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ozdemiroglu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max wants to control but Ozdemiroglu is keeping busy.
Ozdemiroglu winds up and cracks Max with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Max has hold of Ozdemiroglu's hands but Ozdemiroglu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max trying to control from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Max with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Max tries to roll over but Ozdemiroglu keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
Ozdemiroglu drops an elbow to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ozdemiroglu lands a nice short elbow.
Ozdemiroglu lands strikes from half guard.
Ozdemiroglu stalling.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Max is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Max has hold of Ozdemiroglu's hands but Ozdemiroglu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Max is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Max on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozdemiroglu cracks Max with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ozdemiroglu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ozdemiroglu landing strikes from the mount.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Ozdemiroglu working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozdemiroglu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ozdemiroglu slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Ozdemiroglu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ozdemiroglu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ozdemiroglu passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Max that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Max wants to control but Ozdemiroglu is having none of it.
Ozdemiroglu unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ozdemiroglu landing strikes from the mount and Max is in trouble!
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes but Max is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ozdemiroglu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ozdemiroglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of good shots and Max has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ozdemiroglu lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozdemiroglu softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Max takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Max is looking for a way out.
Max covers up after that shot from Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ozdemiroglu is landing with strikes. Max can't take much more of this.
Ozdemiroglu throwing damaging strikes from the back! Max could be in trouble here!
Ozdemiroglu punches Max on the ear.
The referee is taking a good look at Max as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ozdemiroglu!
Ozdemiroglu scores with punches from the back.
Max is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Max. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ozdemiroglu. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body.
Max is really stuck here.
Ozdemiroglu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ozdemiroglu has Max flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ozdemiroglu lands with a hammerfist to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with punches from the back.
 Max is rocked!
I really don't envy Max right now.
Max covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Ozdemiroglu controlling the position well here. Max rolled but Ozdemiroglu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Max is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body.
Ozdemiroglu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ozdemiroglu is working the ground and pound. Can Max escape?
Ozdemiroglu is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Max covers up after that shot from Ozdemiroglu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozdemiroglu throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Max!
Yair Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max is still in real trouble! Can Ozdemiroglu finish him?
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ozdemiroglu.
Max tries to roll but Ozdemiroglu sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ersan Ozdemiroglu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ozdemiroglu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ersan Ozdemiroglu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thad Thayer (ranked 21013 p4p, 23331 weight class) and Silver Bullion (ranked 113 p4p, 242 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Silver Bullion!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer misses with a takedown attempt - Bullion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bullion throws a right hand that Thayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Thayer also avoids with ease.
Bullion throws a shot from downtown. Thayer moves away and avoids it.
Thayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bullion shoots in for a double leg but Thayer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bullion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thayer back to the cage. Bullion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bullion is refusing to be controlled, as Thayer sits in half guard.
Bullion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thayer trying to control the pace.
Thayer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bullion to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullion closes the distance and pushes Thayer back into the cage.
Thayer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thayer looks to land a combination but Bullion avoids it well.
Thayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bullion's waist but Bullion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thayer off to one side.
Bullion gets tackled into the cage by Thayer. Thayer maintains the clinch.
Thayer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bullion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thad Thayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thayer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bullion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bullion is defending well.
Thayer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Thayer throwing shots but Bullion is blocking nicely.
Bullion is refusing to be controlled, as Thayer sits in half guard.
Thayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullion defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thayer trying to control from half guard but Bullion is working away.
Thayer is controlling the pace.
Thayer 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.
Thayer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bullion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thayer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullion wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Bullion as Thayer shoots in.
Bullion is looking to clinch.
Bullion rushes Thayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thayer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bullion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thayer manages to pull guard.
Bullion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thayer's guard.
Bullion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thayer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bullion manages to get himself to full guard.
Bullion wants to get back to his feet but Thayer passes into half guard.
Thayer wants to take a breather but Bullion is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thayer stalling.
Thayer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thad Thayer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bullion forces Thayer back against the cage and clinches.
Thayer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullion closes the distance and clinches.
Thayer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thayer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bullion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bullion tries to pull guard but Thayer holds him up against the cage and eventually Bullion drops back down to his feet.
Bullion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullion moves in looking to clinch but Thayer pushes him off.
Thayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thayer staying out of range there.
Thad Thayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thayer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bullion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullion forces Thayer back against the cage and clinches.
Bullion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullion throws a combination that misses
letting Thayer counter with a right hand.
Bullion forces Thayer back against the cage and clinches.
Bullion is trying to pull guard but Thayer has him pressed against the cage.
Thad Thayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Bullion.
Thayer manages to pull guard.
Thayer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thayer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bullion is looking to stand up but Thayer won't let him.
Bullion is sitting in close to Thayer's body. Thayer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bullion is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bullion is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thayer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thad Thayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 6290 p4p, 6304 weight class) and Roberto Rossi (ranked 661 p4p, 663 weight class). Roberto Rossi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Bonaparte's body.
Nice shot by Rossi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Bonaparte tries to land a front kick but Rossi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonaparte throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberto Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte lands the left hand.
Rossi connects with a leg kick.
Rossi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A leg kick checked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaparte cracks Rossi with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rossi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rossi moves away from the strike by Bonaparte.
A slow jab from Bonaparte misses its intended target.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Bonaparte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonaparte tries to avoid it.
Bonaparte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rossi. Rossi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonaparte lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Bonaparte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi slips a straight right by Bonaparte.
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!
Bonaparte throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
Rossi slips a straight right by Bonaparte.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonaparte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonaparte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi connects with a leg kick.
Bonaparte checks a leg kick.
Rossi scores with a shot to the body.
Rossi defending well as Bonaparte loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi blocks a jab.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick.
Rossi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonaparte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rossi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Bonaparte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonaparte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonaparte defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Bonaparte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Rossi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rossi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonaparte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonaparte misses the target.
Rossi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rossi connects with a jab.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonaparte. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rossi.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte checks the leg kick.
Bonaparte tried to counter with a leg kick but Rossi avoided it.
Rossi is looking to chop away at Bonaparte's legs.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Rossi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonaparte is able to avoid easily.
Rossi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte 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.
Nice shot lands for Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
Bonaparte throwing a counter right hand but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
Bonaparte checks a low kick from Rossi.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossi lands with a cross.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonaparte throws out the jab.
Bonaparte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Bonaparte takes one to the side of the head.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte scores with a body shot.
Rossi throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bonaparte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Bonaparte's knee but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Bonaparte misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossi.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Bonaparte blocks a low kick nicely.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Rossi lands a really nice looking cross but Bonaparte seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a looping left.
Bonaparte backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Rossi takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Bonaparte moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a low kick, looking for Bonaparte's leg but Bonaparte calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bonaparte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonaparte checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonaparte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rossi misses the jab.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi misses with a body punch
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonaparte throws out the jab.
Bonaparte misses with a left hand
and Rossi counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Bonaparte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Bonaparte throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi clobbers Bonaparte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossi.
Rossi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rossi thumps Bonaparte with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rossi is looking to slow Bonaparte down with leg kicks.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonaparte. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte misses with a body kick.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi jabs Bonaparte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonaparte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonaparte misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonaparte blocks the leg kick.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Bonaparte throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi lands with a shot to the body.
Bonaparte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Rossi throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Rossi works Bonaparte's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Rossi misses.
As Rossi backs away, Bonaparte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a hook.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonaparte slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Bonaparte moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Bonaparte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonaparte tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rossis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rossi slips under a jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte lands with a straight right. Rossi didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Roberto Rossi has been cut.
Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi scores with a punch to the head.
Rossi slips a straight right by Bonaparte.
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
Bonaparte throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonaparte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Bonaparte settles back down.
Roberto Rossi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bonaparte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonaparte thuds a left hand into Rossi's body.
A clash of legs there as Bonaparte blocks the low kick.
Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacques Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rossi throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
Bonaparte throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonaparte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossi moves out of range as Bonaparte strikes.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonaparte on the side of the head.
Bonaparte misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonaparte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rossi 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Rossi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 6503 p4p, 6082 weight class) and Fauni Figueroa (ranked 700 p4p, 669 weight class). Fauni Figueroa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fauni Figueroa !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock cracks Figueroa with an open hand slap.
Figueroa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brock throws a body punch but Figueroa moves out of range.
Brock slips a jab from Figueroa .
Figueroa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Figueroa . That snapped Brock's head back.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figueroa .
Figueroa jabs Brock right on the nose. Brock blinks but takes it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Figueroa 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.
Brock leaves Figueroa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figueroa .
Brock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Figueroa misses with a straight left.
Figueroa lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Brock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Figueroa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Figueroa looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brock smiles and moves away.
Figueroa misses with a hook
and Brock counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
Brock slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
Brock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Figueroa regains guard immediately.
Figueroa is looking to stand back up but Brock counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Figueroa .
Brock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock working Figueroa over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Figueroa taking some punishment here, with Brock in his half guard.
Brock slips a nice elbow through Figueroa 's hands, connecting with Figueroa 's forehead.
Brock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brock throwing shots but Figueroa is blocking nicely.
Figueroa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brock.
Figueroa has hold of Brock's hands but Brock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Figueroa is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Figueroa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Figueroa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Figueroa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brock trying to mount his opponent but Figueroa defends it.
Brock wants to take a breather but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa taking some punishment here, with Brock in his half guard.
Brock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Figueroa defending well though.
Figueroa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a strike but Figueroa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brock landing with the ground and pound.
Brock 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.
Figueroa being controlled here, momentarily.
Brock postures up and lands a big shot to Figueroa 's brow.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figueroa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fauni Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock takes a swing at Figueroa 's ribcage but misses.
Figueroa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Figueroa punishes Brock's body with a nice straight punch.
Figueroa throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock throws a big counter combination but Figueroa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Figueroa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Figueroa manages to get himself to full guard.
Brock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock lands a couple of elbows.
Figueroa is still in real trouble! Can Brock finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Figueroa has momentary wrist control but Brock slips an elbow through the middle.
Brock is in close to Figueroa 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brock throws a strike but Figueroa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Figueroa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Figueroa seems to have recovered his senses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brock is on top in guard.
Figueroa is wriggling around but Brock manages to pass to half guard.
Brock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eddie Brock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brock throwing shots but Figueroa is blocking nicely.
Brock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brock lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Figueroa quite badly. Figueroa pulls Brock in close trying to recover. Brock postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Figueroa on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Figueroa doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Litas Lewis Moe (ranked 5857 p4p, 4915 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 673 p4p, 601 weight class). Litas Lewis Moe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Giro Inhanamoto's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Litas Lewis Moe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis Moe tries to clinch up but Inhanamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Litas Lewis Moe has been cut.
Lewis Moe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis Moe. Lewis Moe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis Moe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto with a hook.
Inhanamoto leaves Lewis Moe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Inhanamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lewis Moe gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Inhanamoto gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lewis Moe is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Inhanamoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nilly (ranked 4160 p4p, 5648 weight class) and Malub Tretyakova (ranked 503 p4p, 604 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Nilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malub Tretyakova!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tretyakova closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nilly's guard.
Nilly trying to keep a closed guard but Tretyakova is proving a slippery customer.
Tretyakova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tretyakova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilly controls Tretyakova momentarily but Tretyakova frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilly keeping full guard, as Tretyakova tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nilly darts in trying to clinch
and Tretyakova counters with a single leg into guard. Nilly didn't expect that.
Nilly being controlled here, momentarily.
Nilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tretyakova is one step ahead there.
Tretyakova 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Tretyakova 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.
Tretyakova tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilly is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tretyakova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tretyakova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tretyakova tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilly is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretyakova working some strikes from top position.
Tretyakova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tretyakova is stalling in the full guard.
Tretyakova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tretyakova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tretyakova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nilly's head.
Tretyakova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tretyakova lands a couple of digs.
Tretyakova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tretyakova really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nilly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tretyakova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tretyakova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tretyakova is pushing down on Nilly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nilly is fighting to maintain full guard but Tretyakova has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nilly is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tretyakova wants to pass to mount but Nilly is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malub Tretyakova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nilly is looking to clinch.
Tretyakova fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nilly to the ground. Tretyakova is now in Nilly's guard.
Tretyakova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malub Tretyakova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tretyakova slips nicely into half guard.
Tretyakova drops an elbow to the side of Nilly's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilly is looking to control Tretyakova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nilly avoid being mounted?
Tretyakova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tretyakova trying to pass the guard but Nilly defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretyakova is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nilly trying to control but Tretyakova postures up.
Tretyakova with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nilly has hold of Tretyakova's hands but Tretyakova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tretyakova content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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.
Tretyakova is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tretyakova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tretyakova seems to be working for a kimura but Nilly defends the submission attempt.
Tretyakova is nestled in close to Nilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretyakova content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tretyakova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilly is defending against the submission attempts here by Tretyakova.
Tretyakova is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tretyakova trying to control the pace.
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.
Tretyakova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tretyakova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tretyakova slips a nice elbow through Nilly's hands, connecting with Nilly's forehead.
 Nilly is rocked!
Tretyakova trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tretyakova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malub Tretyakova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nilly looks for a takedown but Tretyakova sprawls well.
Nilly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nilly dives in and grabs Tretyakova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tretyakova pushes down on Nilly's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Nilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tretyakova feints and as Nilly raises his hands in defense, Tretyakova changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tretyakova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Tretyakova has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nilly is looking to stand up but Tretyakova isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tretyakova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tretyakova passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilly is looking to regain half guard here but Tretyakova keeps moving and retains side control.
Nilly is letting Tretyakova control him for a moment.
Tretyakova working the head with strikes.
Tretyakova is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nilly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tretyakova controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretyakova is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nilly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tretyakova is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nilly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tretyakova taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretyakova lands a nice forearm strike.
Tretyakova takes a little break here. Nilly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tretyakova is continuing to stall.
Tretyakova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nilly down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tretyakova working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tretyakova is working Nilly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tretyakova is staying tight to Nilly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Malub Tretyakova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tretyakova 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 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malub Tretyakova!
After the fight, Malub Tretyakova was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Watson (ranked 3605 p4p, 3210 weight class) and Kosami Akagawa (ranked 483 p4p, 438 weight class). Kosami Akagawa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Watson's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson swings for the body but Akagawa moves out of range.
Akagawa misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Akagawa.
Akagawa misses with a head kick.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson cracks Akagawa with an open hand slap.
Akagawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Akagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Akagawa.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akagawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akagawa scores with a leg kick.
Akagawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Akagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Akagawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akagawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Akagawa moved out of range.
And Akagawa responds with a good body kick, but Watson manages to step out the way in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akagawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Akagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Akagawa pushes Watson away with a front kick.
Akagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Max Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akagawa slips a jab from Watson.
Watson throws a hook but Akagawa avoids it easily.
Akagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Akagawa moves into the clinch.
Akagawa prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akagawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Watson won't want to take too many of those.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akagawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Watson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Akagawa controls the action.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Akagawa.
Akagawa moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Akagawa misses with a body shot.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Akagawa slips a jab from Watson.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Akagawa slips the punch.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akagawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson slips a straight right by Akagawa.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
Akagawa wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson stuns Akagawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Akagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akagawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akagawa rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akagawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson tries to break the clinch but Akagawa is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akagawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Watson avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson blocks an elbow strike.
Akagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Akagawa prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Akagawa manages to pull guard.
Akagawa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa 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.
Akagawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akagawa scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akagawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watson.
Akagawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Akagawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Akagawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akagawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akagawa ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Akagawa connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Akagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Akagawa's head but Akagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkagawa.
Akagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson thuds his right hand into Akagawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akagawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watson gets tackled into the cage by Akagawa. Akagawa maintains the clinch.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Akagawa has the dominant position.
Akagawa scores with a knee to the head.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kosami Akagawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akagawa keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akagawa prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Akagawa is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Akagawa is controlling the position.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Akagawa.
Watson wants to break free but Akagawa has control.
Watson tries to circle away but Akagawa has him pinned against the cage.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Akagawa fails to land.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Akagawa keeps him there for the moment.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson tries to break free but Akagawa pushes him back against the cage.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Akagawa keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Akagawa has double underhooks.
Akagawa prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Akagawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Akagawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akagawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Akagawa won't allow it.
Akagawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Akagawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
Watson wants to break free but Akagawa has control.
Akagawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akagawa can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson tries to circle away but Akagawa has him pinned against the cage.
Akagawa tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Akagawa has the dominant position.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa 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. This is the final round!
Akagawa throws a head kick that half lands.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akagawa. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Akagawa counters with a solid body kick.
Akagawa takes one on the button.
Watson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson misses with a left hand
and Akagawa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watson really felt that one!
Max Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Akagawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Akagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Akagawa slips a straight right by Watson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagawa tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akagawa slips under a jab.
Akagawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Akagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Watson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkagawa.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Akagawa is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Akagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Akagawa missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson jabs at Akagawa's body.
Akagawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akagawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson throws a body punch but Akagawa moves out of range.
Akagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Akagawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Akagawa manages to avoid it.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akagawa.
Akagawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watson.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Akagawa slips the punch.
Akagawa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akagawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Max Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Akagawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akagawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akagawa throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Akagawa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watson's corner calls for a 1-2. Watson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Watson does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akagawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akagawa throws a head kick that half lands.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akagawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akagawa. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Akagawa's shoulder, as Akagawa tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Watson misses.
A jab from Watson misses.
Akagawa thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
That kick from Akagawa tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akagawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akagawa tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Akagawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akagawa.
Akagawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akagawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson thuds his right hand into Akagawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akagawa ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Akagawa scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson is trying to push Akagawa away but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akagawa lands a shoulder strike.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Akagawa has double underhooks.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson is trying to push Akagawa away but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akagawa is trying to drag Watson to the mat but Watson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kosami Akagawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akagawa lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosami Akagawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akagawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosami Akagawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 3524 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Gabriel Read (ranked 461 p4p, 412 weight class). Lancaster's entrance music is Slipknot - I Am Hated. A fine choice. Gabriel Read acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Read!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read misses with an uppercut.
Read misses with a straight left.
Read misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lancaster controlling the action here.
Lancaster is keen to just control but Read is a slippery customer.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Gabriel Read has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That has opened up Gabriel Read's cut even more.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lancaster in particular looking to stall.
Read is trying to get back to full guard.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The cut above Gabriel Read's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Read's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Lancaster!
Our winner, Shane Lancaster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Wiener (ranked 1917 p4p, 2586 weight class) and Tom Breedon (ranked 41 p4p, 55 weight class). Breedon has chosen Quiet Riot - Come On Feel The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Walter Wiener could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Breedon'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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tom Breedon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Breedon.
Breedon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wiener is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Breedon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Breedon in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet.
Wiener is letting Breedon control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Breedon throws an elbow but Wiener slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wiener is not content to let Breedon control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wiener tries to escape but Breedon is in control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wiener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Breedon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wiener gets caught napping as Breedon dives in and scores a takedown. Wiener manages to retain guard.
Breedon throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breedon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Breedon stops Wiener from standing up.
Breedon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Breedon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wiener will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedon is pushing down on Wiener's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wiener is fighting to maintain full guard but Breedon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Breedon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wiener is just riding it out for now. Breedon eventually gives up the hold.
Breedon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wiener pushes Breedon off looking to stand but Breedon dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiener has hold of Breedon's hands but Breedon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet.
Breedon is taking a breather. Wiener 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.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet.
Breedon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Wiener as Breedon shoots in.
Wiener pushes Breedon away with a front kick.
Wiener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wiener.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breedon feints and as Wiener raises his hands in defense, Breedon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wiener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Breedon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wiener has his feet on Breedon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Breedon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Breedon drives through with a takedown into Wiener's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Breedon won't allow Wiener to get back to his feet.
Wiener keeping moving, preventing Breedon from controlling successfully.
Tom Breedon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wiener is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Breedon slips nicely into half guard.
Wiener is refusing to be controlled, as Breedon sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener is trying to stand up here but Breedon is controlling him well.
Breedon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breedon tries to pass to full mount but Wiener defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiener is trying to stand back up but Breedon is controlling him
Wiener taking some punishment here, with Breedon in his half guard.
Wiener is trying to stand back up but Breedon is controlling him
Wiener is trying to escape back to his feet but Breedon uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Breedon has an Americana. Wiener didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Breedon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Breedon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Breedon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1558 p4p, 894 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 31 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor slips a jab from Choo.
Choo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Choo is looking to counter the offense by Svyatogor and move into the clinch.
Choo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Choo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Svyatogor - just one landing.
Svyatogor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Choo cracks Svyatogor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Choo missing with a left hand there. Svyatogor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svyatogor's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Svyatogor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Choo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svyatogor can pounce on him.
Svyatogor throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor misses the jab.
Choo tries to move into range but Svyatogor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Choo misses with a looping right.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Svyatogor is just out of range.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Choo, as that shot connected.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor walks into a jab.
Svyatogor misses the jab.
Choo loads up on a big right hand but Svyatogor slips the punch.
Choo throws the left hand but Svyatogor avoids the punch easily.
Choo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Choo swings for the body but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Choo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svyatogor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Choo doesn't manage to clinch there - Svyatogor circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svyatogor ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
A little jabbing left from Svyatogor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choo misses with an uppercut.
Svyatogor misses with a wild body shot.
Choo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svyatogor manages to circle out of the way.
Svyatogor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Choo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svyatogor blocks a jab.
Choo throws a hook but Svyatogor blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svyatogor! But no joy.
Svyatogor throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svyatogor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Svyatogor misses.
Svyatogor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Svyatogor avoids the body shot from Choo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor catches Choo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Choo misses with a few strikes there.
Svyatogor has managed to clinch.
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
Svyatogor is stalling here.
Choo avoids the elbow strike from Svyatogor, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choo.
Svyatogor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Choo avoids the elbow strike from Svyatogor, against the cage.
Choo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
A body shot lands from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svyatogor.
Choo drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svyatogor controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svyatogor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Svyatogor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Svyatogor wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Choo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svyatogor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svyatogor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
No joy there for Choo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a three punch combo that has Choo backing up. Choo nods at Svyatogor to acknowledge the strikes.
Svyatogor slips a jab and a cross from Choo.
Choo shoots in but Svyatogor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svyatogor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Svyatogor catches Choo right on the button with a cross.
Svyatogor lands a nice shot to the body.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo throws a jab but it's blocked by Svyatogor.
Choo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Svyatogor to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svyatogor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choo on the side of the head.
Choo misses with a combination
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor forces Choo back against the cage and clinches.
Svyatogor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Choo's defenses.
Choo is rocked!
Choo fails to pull guard.
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svyatogor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mew Choo's cut is getting worse.
Choo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svyatogor smiles and moves away.
and Svyatogor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Choo! He's just covering up as Svyatogor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dimitri Svyatogor waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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