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Slavic FL 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier DeJesus (ranked 24953 p4p, 4959 weight class) and Maverick Scott (ranked 696 p4p, 556 weight class). DeJesus's entrance music is Fond my mind. A fine choice. Xavier DeJesus 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier DeJesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maverick Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DeJesus tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DeJesus to the ground. DeJesus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scott throws a series of punches but DeJesus moves out of range.
DeJesus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scott on the side of the head.
DeJesus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeJesus throws out the jab.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeJesus.
DeJesus misses with a double jab.
DeJesus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Maverick Scott has been cut.
DeJesus throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott controls the position from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Scott tries to move to full mount but DeJesus actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott is thwarting DeJesus's attempts to control the position.
Scott prevents DeJesus from standing back up.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but DeJesus defends it.
Scott controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott is looking for submissions but instead, DeJesus has regained full guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but DeJesus keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
DeJesus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and DeJesus dives on top into guard.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but DeJesus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scott is striking from the bottom but DeJesus uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pushes DeJesus off but DeJesus dives into side control.
Scott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
DeJesus is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Scott is looking for a kimura but DeJesus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scott to get the leverage.
DeJesus is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeJesus defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeJesus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott won't allow DeJesus to get back to his feet.
DeJesus keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but DeJesus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeJesus throwing strikes but missing.
DeJesus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeJesus wanted to stand there but Scott had control of the position.
DeJesus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead DeJesus passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier DeJesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - DeJesus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavier DeJesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but DeJesus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xavier DeJesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Scott.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DeJesus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
DeJesus cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeJesus misses with the combination.
DeJesus swinging wildly here.
DeJesus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeJesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
Xavier DeJesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott is breathing heavily.
DeJesus cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by DeJesus!
DeJesus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeJesus misses with a hook.
DeJesus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeJesus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeJesus finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeJesus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Scott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but DeJesus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeJesus scores with a punch to the head.
DeJesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeJesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - DeJesus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DeJesus connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus lands a jab-cross combination.
DeJesus stalks Scott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scott's face. Scott staggers backwards, shaken.
DeJesus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DeJesus misses with a low kick.
DeJesus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
DeJesus tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from DeJesus.
 Scott is rocked!
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!
DeJesus jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
Scott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can DeJesus finish him?
DeJesus with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeJesus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DeJesus fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeJesus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeJesus throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DeJesus defends it nicely.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
DeJesus cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
DeJesus misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as DeJesus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from DeJesus does no damage.
DeJesus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
DeJesus throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier DeJesus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DeJesus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeJesus throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott has a takedown stuffed.
Scott shoots for a takedown but DeJesus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeJesus.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but DeJesus circles away.
Xavier DeJesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Scott.
Scott dives in for a single leg takedown but DeJesus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
DeJesus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeJesus throws a series of strikes that have Scott backpedaling.
DeJesus cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for DeJesus.
DeJesus thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott tries to clinch up but DeJesus circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeJesus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scott in his tracks.
DeJesus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DeJesus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeJesus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeJesus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeJesus jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
Scott dodges the punch combination from DeJesus.
Scott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from DeJesus.
DeJesus tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from DeJesus misses.
DeJesus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from DeJesus.
Xavier DeJesus is winning the standup battle so far.
DeJesus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott gets the takedown into side control.
DeJesus tries to buck Scott off but Scott is having none of it.
Scott lands an elbow.
Xavier DeJesus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
DeJesus sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
DeJesus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scott is working for a kimura here but DeJesus manages to reverse the position and he's now in Scott's guard.
Scott throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott has an active guard here but DeJesus has managed to pass into half guard.
DeJesus wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
DeJesus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from DeJesus there.
Xavier DeJesus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeJesus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier DeJesus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeJesus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier DeJesus!
Xavier DeJesus looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'YESSIR, VIVA LA MEXICO'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Reynolds (ranked 3883 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Yorge Hidal (ranked 362 p4p, 387 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kai Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yorge Hidal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hidal leaves Reynolds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hidal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hidal cracks Reynolds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds walks straight into a right hand from Hidal - that's dropped him! Hidal jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Reynolds from any more punishment! Reynolds complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yorge Hidal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Beer (ranked 3353 p4p, 5800 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 429 p4p, 606 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Beer!
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, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holliday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beer is breathing heavily.
Holliday lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holliday, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Tony Beer has been cut.
Holliday drops Beer with a big left hand! Beer is injured, injured bad! Holliday jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry Holliday!
A very excited looking John Henry Holliday made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 5668 p4p, 2883 weight class) and Rebel Jones (ranked 555 p4p, 358 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a big uppercut that knocks Jones off his feet! Graves dives into side control looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to escape but Graves is in control.
Check out the look on Graves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Graves.
Graves working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Graves in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Graves in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves taking a breather here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Graves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Graves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Graves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Graves cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Graves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Graves working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Graves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graves.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Graves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Graves in particular looking to stall.
Graves 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Graves not doing much here.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Graves throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Graves trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Graves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Graves throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrance Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Jones misses.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Graves lands a jab.
Rebel Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a solid body kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a big right hand! Oh Jones is in trouble here! Graves follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
A victorious Terrance Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 3061 p4p, 4436 weight class) and Jorge Masvidal (ranked 338 p4p, 459 weight class). De Rossi comes to the ring accompanied by Thousand Foot Krutch: War of Change. Masvidal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarface. Jorge Masvidal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giuseppe De Rossi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal throws the kick towards the body but De Rossi avoids it.
Masvidal connects with a leg kick.
Masvidal throws a lazy body kick
and De Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Masvidal misses with a double jab
and De Rossi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Rossi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masvidal misses with the combination.
Masvidal lands a leg kick that knocks De Rossi off balance momentarily.
Masvidal tries a head kick but it misses.
Masvidal throws a wild body kick that De Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Masvidal.
We've been told by De Rossi's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a sloppy head kick and De Rossi moves out of range easily.
As Masvidal looks to move away, De Rossi throws a big counter combo but Masvidal just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Masvidal misses the target.
De Rossi is looking for a counter combo.
Masvidal throws a combination that misses
and De Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Masvidal.
Masvidal moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but De Rossi is controlling him.
De Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masvidal's face.
Masvidal can't break the clinch.
De Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Rossi.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Masvidal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Rossi gets through Masvidal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
De Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Masvidal's ribcage.
De Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
De Rossi wants to take the fight to the mat but Masvidal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Rossi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masvidal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe De Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Rossi taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from De Rossi.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
De Rossi keeps control of Masvidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
De Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
De Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head.
De Rossi with a knee to the head.
Masvidal is rocked!
De Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal is still on wobbly legs! Can De Rossi finish him?
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Rossi lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes.
De Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Rossi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.
De Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masvidal is keeping busy.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
Masvidal prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Rossi with a knee to the head.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
De Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Masvidal.
De Rossi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Masvidal avoids it.
De Rossi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masvidal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masvidal seems to have recovered his senses.
De Rossi moves out of range as Masvidal strikes.
Masvidal lands with an uppercut that bounces De Rossi off the ropes and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masvidal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Rossi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal misses with a combination
and De Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
De Rossi throws a big counter combination but Masvidal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masvidal throws a head kick that misses
and De Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Rossi dodges the punch combination from Masvidal.
It looked like De Rossi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Masvidal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Rossi blocks a head kick by Masvidal.
De Rossi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masvidal.
De Rossi avoids the head kick by Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but De Rossi avoids them all with ease.
De Rossi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Rossi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
De Rossi clinches with his opponent.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but De Rossi is controlling him.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masvidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Rossi.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Rossi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Masvidal got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Rossi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Masvidal has managed to get both his arms back between De Rossi's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal gets to his feet - De Rossi follows without any prompting.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Masvidal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Masvidal lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Rossi takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masvidal is looking to land body kicks.
Masvidal blocks a head kick by De Rossi.
De Rossi blocks a head kick by Masvidal.
De Rossi is looking for a counter combo.
De Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
Masvidal tries to break free but De Rossi pushes him back against the ropes.
De Rossi prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
De Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
De Rossi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
De Rossi keeps control of Masvidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
Giuseppe De Rossi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Rossi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Rossi with a knee to the head.
De Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal is trying to push De Rossi away but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giuseppe De Rossi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a head kick that misses
and De Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
Masvidal tries a head kick but it misses.
De Rossi is looking for a counter combo.
Masvidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Rossi.
As Masvidal looks to move away, De Rossi throws a big counter combo but Masvidal just gets out of the way.
De Rossi moves out of range as Masvidal throws a body kick.
Masvidal throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Rossi counters with a series of strikes. Masvidal will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Masvidal moves out of range easily.
Masvidal unleashes a big counter combination but De Rossi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masvidal.
Masvidal connects with a high kick.
It looks like Giuseppe De Rossi has been cut.
De Rossi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Rossi avoids the body shot from Masvidal.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Masvidal backing up. Masvidal nods at De Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.
De Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Masvidal raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Masvidal scores with a sloppy right hand. De Rossi should have avoided that one.
Masvidal throws a body shot but no joy.
Masvidal throws a sloppy head kick
and De Rossi counters with a two punch combo.
Masvidal looks to land a combination but De Rossi avoids it well.
De Rossi is looking for a counter combo.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masvidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Masvidal.
A combination from Masvidal does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Masvidal backing up. Masvidal nods at De Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rossi gets a clinch.
De Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masvidal's face.
De Rossi has Masvidal pressed against the ropes, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes.
De Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Masvidal wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
De Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
De Rossi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masvidal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jorge Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Rossi has Masvidal pressed against the ropes, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Rossi stalling in the clinch.
De Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Rossi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masvidal prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is working for takedown but Masvidal is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe De Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal trying to land knees to the body.
De Rossi lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal tries to break free but De Rossi pushes him back against the ropes.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but De Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
De Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
De Rossi has Masvidal pressed against the ropes, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Rossi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Rossi keeps control of Masvidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Rossi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Rossi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Rossi prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.
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!
De Rossi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Masvidal pushes De Rossi off and gets back to his feet.
Masvidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Masvidal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masvidal tries to land a body kick
and De Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Masvidal backing up. Masvidal nods at De Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.
Masvidal throws a lazy head kick
and De Rossi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe De Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Rossi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
Giuseppe De Rossi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I wanna thank everyone that cheered me up and believed in me, I wanna thank Slavic FL for putting up as much effort as they can to put fights together and before I leave one last thing
Ryan Locke is a bitch, thank you everyone'.
In defeat, Jorge Masvidal stepped up to the mic, saying 'Been choked out, knocked out, split decisioned, robbed on the cards. Where I’m from that only makes you more of a dog. The world don’t care about your L’s. Wake up and get to work cause nobody gonna do it for you'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1504 p4p, 4292 weight class) and East Eat (ranked 85 p4p, 236 weight class). Asai comes to the ring accompanied by Grand Sword. Yoshihiro Asai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, East Eat!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eat throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Asai with a nice calf kick.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eat.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Eat.
Eat misses with a straight left.
Eat misses with a lunging right hand
and Eat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Asai .
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eat throws a right hand that misses
and Asai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asai jabs at Eat's body.
Jab from Asai .
Nice cross by Asai .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai throws a one two combo.
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asai cracks Eat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eat throws a big shot that misses.
Asai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asai finds it's way round the side to connect with Eat's head.
Eat is rocked!
Eat throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Eat is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai throws a head kick but Eat moves out of range.
Eat seems to have recovered his senses.
Eat missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asai thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai . Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Eat misses the shot to the body.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai lands a nice hook to Eat's body. Eat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eat. That did some damage!
Eat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Asai lands with an uppercut that bounces Eat off the ropes and back into range.
Asai keeps Eat at a distance using the push kick.
Eat throws a lazy uppercut
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eat.
East Eat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eat misses with a body shot
and Asai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eat thinking.
Eat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Eat misses.
Eat misses with a straight left.
Asai throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eat.
Eat swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eat throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Eat takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Asai slips a jab from Eat.
Eat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eat looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Eat misses with a looping right.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Eat off balance momentarily.
Eat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
Eat swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Eat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Asai counters with a straight right hand.
Eat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eat walks into a left hand.
Asai lands a nice looking body shot.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eat looks winded!
Eat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asai digs a good hook to Eat's body.
Asai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eat.
Eat just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Asai misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai cracks Eat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Asai cracks Eat with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Eat tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Asai pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Eat is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 415 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 57 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev throws a series of strikes that have Lynar backpedaling.
It looks like Sebastion Lynar has been cut.
Lynar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynar walks into a straight right hand from Dudayev.
Dudayev misses with a double jab.
Lynar is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Dudayev misses
and Lynar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dudayev tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudayev throws a sloppy head kick
and Lynar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynar lands a body shot.
Lynar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudayev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynar lands a nice looking body shot.
Dudayev throws a sloppy head kick and Lynar moves out of range easily.
Lynar takes one to the side of the head.
Dudayev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lynar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lynar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dudayev connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar misses with a few strikes there.
Dudayev raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudayev tries to keep at a distance but Lynar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dudayev regains guard immediately.
Lynar looking to sit in guard and control but Dudayev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lynar has a closed guard, preventing Dudayev from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynar has his feet on Dudayev's thighs here. He's pushed Dudayev off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dudayev screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar is the new lightweight champion!
Sebastion Lynar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 843 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Joe Irwin (ranked 127 p4p, 168 weight class). Andrianakis comes to the ring accompanied by The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Irwin has chosen Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin tries to clinch but Andrianakis is having none of it.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin throws a jab when Andrianakis was well out of range.
Andrianakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irwin tries to keep at a distance but Andrianakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irwin.
Irwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andrianakis lands a nice uppercut.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Andrianakis - that landed with a thud.
Andrianakis takes a shot to the head.
Andrianakis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irwin working aggressively here.
Andrianakis blocking some punches.
Andrianakis lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrianakis lands a shoulder strike.
Andrianakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrianakis can't find room to land a body shot as Irwin controls the action.
Andrianakis misses with some punches.
Andrianakis tries to throw a body punch but Irwin avoids it by throwing Andrianakis back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
Irwin tries a body shot but Andrianakis blocks it.
Irwin blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Andrianakis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Andrianakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Irwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrianakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Andrianakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Andrianakis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irwin throws a body punch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Irwin throws out a powerful jab.
Irwin misses with a takedown attempt
and Andrianakis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Joe Irwin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Irwin finds it's way through Andrianakis's defenses.
Irwin thows a leg kick but Andrianakis checks it
and Andrianakis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrianakis scores with a jab.
Andrianakis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andrianakis throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrianakis staying out of range there.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Irwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irwin.
Andrianakis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrianakis ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Andrianakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Andrianakis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Andrianakis just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin tries a quick counter leg kick but Andrianakis is wise to it.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin tries to clinch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianakis.
Irwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrianakis under the eye.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis is looking to counter punch.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrianakis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrianakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Andrianakis shakes it off.
Irwin slips a straight right by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Irwin. That one must have hurt.
Andrianakis is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andrianakis scores with a jab.
Andrianakis throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Andrianakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin jabs Andrianakis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrianakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Andrianakis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irwin swings for the body but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Irwin throws a leg kick which misses Andrianakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrianakis tries to avoid it.
Irwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrianakis misses with an elbow over the top.
Andrianakis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianakis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrianakis.
Irwin lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Milo Andrianakis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Irwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrianakis misses with a straight left.
Andrianakis takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Irwin.
Andrianakis throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin misses with the head strike.
Andrianakis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
Andrianakis blocks an uppercut.
Irwin misses with some punches.
Irwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irwin scores with a shot to the side of Andrianakis's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrianakis.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianakis manages to break the clinch.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin misses with a body shot
and Andrianakis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrianakis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Irwin with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a hook but Andrianakis avoids it easily.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianakis manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Andrianakis.
Andrianakis slips under a jab from Irwin.
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
Irwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrianakis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irwin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrianakis lands with a shot to the body.
Andrianakis jabs at Irwin's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Irwin catches Andrianakis right on the button with a cross.
Irwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andrianakis, as that shot connected.
Andrianakis slips under a jab from Irwin.
Andrianakis misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianakis.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianakis.
Andrianakis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrianakis lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrianakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses with a jab to the body
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irwin lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Andrianakis. Beautiful body shot.
Irwin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Andrianakis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot
and Andrianakis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrianakis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Irwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
Irwin throws a combination that misses
and Andrianakis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrianakis cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.
Andrianakis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Irwin misses with a leg kick
and Andrianakis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a body shot.
Irwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrianakis moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Andrianakis throwing a counter right hand but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Andrianakis avoids it with no problem.
Irwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irwin slips under a jab.
Andrianakis closes the distance and clinches.
Andrianakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Irwin working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis blocks an uppercut.
Milo Andrianakis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andrianakis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Irwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Irwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrianakis in his tracks.
Irwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrianakis cracks a nice hook into Irwin's ribs.
Irwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andrianakis moves out of range of the body kick.
Irwin clobbers Andrianakis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrianakis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
A cross from Andrianakis lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin throws a body punch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis misses the shot to the body.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Andrianakis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Andrianakis moved out of range.
Andrianakis looks to throw the jab but Irwin is out of range.
A shot to the body from Irwin misses
and Andrianakis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andrianakis throws a good cross that connects.
Andrianakis scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Andrianakis.
Irwin is rocked!
Andrianakis drops Irwin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Irwin! Andrianakis dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Andrianakis!
After winning the bout, Milo Andrianakis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
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