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HFC Fight Night1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 5530 p4p, 5473 weight class) and Tyreke Wilson (ranked 250 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyreke Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Moorehead misses.
Moorehead rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Moorehead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead working aggressively here.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Moorehead working aggressively here.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Moorehead avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moorehead throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
A head punch on the inside from Moorehead fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Moorehead working aggressively here.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson stalling.
Moorehead lands with a left to the head.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moorehead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Moorehead has him pressed against the cage.
Moorehead working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to circle away but Moorehead has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Moorehead blocks it.
Moorehead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moorehead is keeping busy.
Moorehead working aggressively here.
Moorehead blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Moorehead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moorehead throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moorehead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moorehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson is looking to control Moorehead's arms but Moorehead gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moorehead fails to land.
Moorehead misses with the head strike.
Moorehead misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moorehead scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson effectively controlling the action here.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Moorehead wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Moorehead cracks Wilson with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Moorehead clinches.
Moorehead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Wilson tries to circle away but Moorehead has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moorehead misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Moorehead.
Moorehead lands with a left to the head.
Moorehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Moorehead throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Moorehead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moorehead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craven Moorehead has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moorehead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Tyreke Wilson has been cut.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moorehead.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Moorehead lands with a left to the head.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Moorehead scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Moorehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Moorehead misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyreke Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moorehead closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Moorehead - just one landing.
 Wilson is rocked!
Moorehead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Moorehead finish him?
Wilson throws a push kick but Moorehead slaps the foot to one side.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Moorehead moved out of range nicely.
Moorehead closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moorehead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moorehead has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson cracks Moorehead with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moorehead has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Moorehead is controlling the position.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Moorehead has the dominant position.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to break free but Moorehead has control.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Wilson tries to stall but Moorehead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moorehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Moorehead blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries a body shot but Moorehead blocks it.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Wilson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moorehead.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moorehead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Moorehead has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Moorehead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Moorehead has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Tyreke Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moorehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyreke Wilson.
I think Moorehead has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craven Moorehead!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garces (ranked 4649 p4p, 24394 weight class) and Dell McGhee (ranked 536 p4p, 603 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dell McGhee !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGhee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garces rushes McGhee and presses him up against the cage.
Garces has McGhee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Garces pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McGhee tumbling to the mat - Garces dives into McGhee 's guard.
McGhee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garces postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garces trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGhee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGhee trying to keep a closed guard but Garces is proving a slippery customer.
McGhee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garces pushing down on McGhee 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGhee is looking for a sweep. Garces is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGhee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garces.
Garces works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGhee is working to get back to half guard.
McGhee wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Garces has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! McGhee taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Garces!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Gervasio Artigas (ranked 5508 p4p, 5222 weight class) and Cam Fleming (ranked 550 p4p, 536 weight class). Fleming has chosen Killa Cam - Cam'Ron as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Gervasio Artigas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fleming.
Gervasio Artigas looks to land a left hand but Fleming moved out of range nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fleming.
Fleming tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fleming has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fleming in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gervasio Artigas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fleming on the ground.
Gervasio Artigas pushes Fleming away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fleming gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fleming scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fleming cracks Gervasio Artigas with a big right hand but Gervasio Artigas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fleming scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fleming advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gervasio Artigas is bucking up trying to escape but Fleming cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 Gervasio Artigas is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fleming! Gervasio Artigas is hurt baaadly! Fleming is firing away with more strikes - Gervasio Artigas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cam Fleming!
A very excited looking Cam Fleming rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Milo Morbius (ranked 5565 p4p, 4837 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 252 p4p, 230 weight class). Morbius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is milo dancing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Morbius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Morbius.
Akutagawa is trying to break the clinch but Morbius is controlling him.
Akutagawa has a couple of punches blocked by Morbius.
Still in the clinch, Akutagawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morbius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akutagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morbius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akutagawa or not.
Morbius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akutagawa.
Morbius missing with knees to the body.
Morbius is stalling here.
Akutagawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Morbius.
Morbius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Akutagawa lands.
Morbius clinches.
Morbius breaks from the clinch.
Morbius misses with a jab to the body
and Akutagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Morbius misses with a head kick.
A big right from Morbius misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akutagawa misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Akutagawa.
Morbius really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akutagawa, as that shot connected.
Morbius checks a leg kick.
Morbius moves into the clinch.
Morbius just leaning against Akutagawa, taking a breather.
Akutagawa is trying to force a seperation but Morbius has the dominant position.
Akutagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akutagawa tries to break the clinch but Morbius is controlling the position.
Morbius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akutagawa backwards.
Morbius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akutagawa dips to his left and cracks Morbius with an uppercut!
Akutagawa punishes Morbius's body with a nice straight punch.
Akutagawa throws a body punch but Morbius moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akutagawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morbius's hands.
Morbius is rocked!
Akutagawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Morbius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morbius fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbius walks straight into a right hand from Akutagawa - that's dropped him! Akutagawa jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Morbius from any more punishment! Morbius 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 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryu Akutagawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Hampton (ranked 23441 p4p, 4558 weight class) and Janos Robsteck (ranked 504 p4p, 445 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janos Robsteck!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robsteck fails to land with a series of punches.
Robsteck should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Robsteck stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Robsteck with that takedown attempt.
Hampton throws a big counter combination but Robsteck scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robsteck has his takedown stuffed
and Hampton counters with a straight right hand.
Robsteck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hampton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hampton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hampton stops Robsteck from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hampton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hampton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robsteck is trying to control but Hampton passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hampton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hampton throws a strike aimed at the side of Robsteck's head but Robsteck avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robsteck is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hampton off and has taken his back!
Hampton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robsteck keeps control of the position as Hampton tries to break free.
Hampton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hampton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Robsteck trying to pass the guard but Hampton defending well.
Hampton is trying to get back to full guard.
Hampton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hampton tries to get to full guard but Robsteck has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton looking for submissions off his back.
Robsteck decides to return to a standing position.
Hampton thumps Robsteck with a low kick.
Hampton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robsteck defends well and Hampton ends up having to push Robsteck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hampton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robsteck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton gets underhooks to prevent Robsteck's takedown attempt.
Hampton successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robsteck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hampton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hampton wants to sweep here but Robsteck controlling him for the moment.
Robsteck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robsteck lands a couple of elbows.
Robsteck wants to control from the top but Hampton keeps moving.
Robsteck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hampton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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 Rocky Hampton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hampton or perhaps it was just good defense by Robsteck, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Hampton. No joy for Robsteck on that attempt.
Robsteck stuffs the takedown.
Robsteck darts in looking for a takedown but Hampton gets double underhooks and turns Robsteck into the cage.
Robsteck tries to sprawl but Hampton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Robsteck pushes Hampton off and gets back to his feet.
Rocky Hampton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robsteck as he jumps to the side.
Robsteck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton slaps away a takedown attempt from Robsteck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hampton closes the distance and clinches up with Robsteck, looking for a takedown. Hampton pushes Robsteck against the cage but Robsteck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Robsteck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robsteck is just content to waste time from the top position. Hampton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robsteck throws a strike but Hampton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robsteck wants to sweep here but Hampton controlling him for the moment.
Hampton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robsteck's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hampton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hampton stands up over Robsteck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hampton looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hampton with a nice head shot there.
Hampton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hampton tries to free his leg and advance position but Robsteck is retaining full guard.
Hampton is working Robsteck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hampton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hampton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Robsteck for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton lands a couple of digs.
Hampton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robsteck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robsteck working for a triangle but Hampton defends it easily.
Hampton sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robsteck throws a body kick that misses.
Janos Robsteck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robsteck tries to avoid it but Hampton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robsteck to the ground. Robsteck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robsteck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hampton counters with a one-two to the body.
Hampton fails with a takedown attempt.
Robsteck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hampton to counter with a crisp jab.
Robsteck is breathing heavily.
Hampton clinches up against the cage.
Hampton has Robsteck pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hampton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Robsteck tumbling to the mat - Hampton dives into Robsteck's guard.
Hampton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Hampton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hampton.
Hampton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robsteck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hampton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hampton goes for a double leg but Robsteck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robsteck continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton tries to score a body lock takedown but Robsteck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robsteck is looking for a takedown.
Hampton prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robsteck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hampton after a bit of a struggle.
Robsteck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hampton after a bit of a struggle.
Robsteck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robsteck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hampton has Robsteck pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hampton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Robsteck tumbling to the mat - Hampton dives into Robsteck's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton trying to control but Robsteck is working from the bottom.
Hampton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hampton cracks Robsteck with a solid left hand.
Hampton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hampton chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robsteck working a defensive guard but Hampton passes into half guard.
Hampton slips a nice elbow through Robsteck's hands, connecting with Robsteck's forehead.
Hampton working the head and body with strikes.
Robsteck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rocky Hampton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hampton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hampton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robsteck defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Hampton.
Hampton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton content to control rather than advance.
Hampton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hampton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hampton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robsteck tries to kick Hampton off but Hampton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hampton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robsteck can do to turn this around?
Hampton slows the pace down in half guard.
Robsteck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampton.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Janos Robsteck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hampton prevents Robsteck from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Hampton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hampton 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Hampton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Percival (ranked 3634 p4p, 6035 weight class) and Jssa Bdd (ranked 139 p4p, 179 weight class). Jssa Bdd told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Percival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jssa Bdd!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Percival gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bdd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Percival has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bdd regains guard immediately.
Percival looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Percival landing with the ground and pound.
Percival content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Percival postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Percival might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Percival controls from within his opponent's guard.
Percival gets to his feet - Bdd follows without any prompting.
Percival looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Percival looks to score with a jab to the body but Bdd is just out of range.
Bdd connects with a high kick.
Bdd throws a head kick but Percival moves out of range.
Percival cracks Bdd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bdd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Percival finish him?
It looks like Jssa Bdd has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bdd lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bdd misses
and Percival counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bdd tries to kick Percival off in order to stand up. Percival Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Percival in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bdd is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mick Percival!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hattori (ranked 3911 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Johan Kvarnlof (ranked 462 p4p, 482 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanzo Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Kvarnlof!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvarnlof lands a jab.
Kvarnlof misses the jab.
Hattori tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kvarnlof manages to circle out of the way.
Kvarnlof misses with a combination
and Hattori counters with a solid body kick.
Johan Kvarnlof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattori swats away the attempt to clinch by Kvarnlof.
Kvarnlof throws a right hand that misses
and Hattori counters by moving into the clinch.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Kvarnlof won't allow it.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Kvarnlof won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Kvarnlof.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Kvarnlof forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvarnlof slowing the pace effectively.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Kvarnlof holds him up against the cage and eventually Hattori drops back down to his feet.
Kvarnlof lands a body punch.
Hattori prevents Kvarnlof from breaking the clinch.
Hattori successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvarnlof wants to get up but he can't break Hattori's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kvarnlof wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hattori's closed guard. He's half up but Hattori has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hattori pivots and extends the arm, Kvarnlof falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hattori! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanzo Hattori!
After winning the bout, Hanzo Hattori 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Bonkerz (ranked 3929 p4p, 5631 weight class) and John John (ranked 419 p4p, 506 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buddy Bonkerz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John John!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonkerz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
Bonkerz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonkerz throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a counter combo.
John slips a jab from Bonkerz.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonkerz misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bonkerz. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Bonkerz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonkerz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonkerz missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonkerz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonkerz connects with a crisp jab.
Bonkerz cracks John with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonkerz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning John to stand back up!
John looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkerz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Bonkerz connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt John covering up! Bonkerz comes in with a big uppercut and John goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buddy Bonkerz!
Buddy Bonkerz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 3976 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 469 p4p, 502 weight class). Velha Maldita is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target.
Knuckles is looking for a counter combo.
Maldita defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Maldita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldita connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Bobby Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles throws a series of strikes that have Maldita backpedaling.
Maldita misses with a straight left.
Knuckles misses with a hook
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles is rocked!
Maldita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knuckles! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Maldita is unloading with more strikes now! Knuckles drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Sage (ranked 1676 p4p, 3234 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 188 p4p, 318 weight class). Devon Sage 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Sage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Romero coming out on top.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Sage gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Sage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Sage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sage gets a clinch.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Sage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero rushes Sage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sage takes one on the button.
Romero cracks Sage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sage defends it well.
Sage has managed to clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sage tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Romero.
Sage tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sage tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Sage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sage wants to clinch.
Romero feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage blocks a head kick by Romero.
Sage tries to counter by clinching up but Romero breaks away and moves out of range.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sage tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero thuds his right hand into Sage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sage is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sage is looking to clinch.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero gets a clinch.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sage is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sage moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
Sage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sage doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Sage tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Sage clinches with his opponent.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero with a nice cross.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
Sage takes the fight into the clinch.
Sage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Sage in a clinch.
Sage ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sage no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sage won't allow Romero to get back to his feet.
Sage trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Sage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sage is pushing down on Romero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romero is fighting to maintain full guard but Sage has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Sage has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Romero defend it? Sage steps over the head and cranks it - Romero is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devon Sage!
Devon Sage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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