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HFC 22:Sage vs Thompson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagga Lagga (ranked 5811 p4p, 5260 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 190 p4p, 179 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flagga Lagga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lagga.
Lagga avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe avoids a kick to the body.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lagga throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Lagga.
Lagga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lagga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lagga sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Lagga avoids it this time.
Lagga throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Lagga shakes him off and moves away.
Lagga tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick from Lagga.
Flagga Lagga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Lagga and move into the clinch position.
Lagga slips under a jab.
Lagga throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Joe has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
Joe wants to counter with a clinch but Lagga pushes him away.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lagga. Lagga obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe swings for the body but Lagga moves out of range.
Joe blocks a low kick nicely.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Lagga has him pressed against the cage.
Joe pulls guard successfully.
Lagga is sitting in close to Joe's body. Joe has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lagga is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lagga is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Joe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buddah Joe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandro Uson Villaruz (ranked 4783 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Taisto Thai (ranked 473 p4p, 323 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandro Uson Villaruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Thai!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Villaruz tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villaruzs head.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villaruz looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Thai.
 It looks like Alexandro Uson Villaruz has been cut.
Villaruz is breathing heavily.
Thai lands an elbow just above Villaruz 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villaruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandro Uson Villaruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villaruz tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a shot to the body.
Villaruz wants a takedown.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai drops Villaruz with a beautiful combination! Villaruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thai is looking for the KO!
Villaruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Villaruz shoots in.
Villaruz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thai gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Villaruz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Thai!
Post fight, Taisto Thai took to the microphone: 'Drinks on me! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Valo (ranked 2736 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Buck Wagner (ranked 116 p4p, 139 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 super 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, Ville Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo tries to keep at a distance but Wagner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wagner pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valo wants to stand but Wagner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Valo postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo postures up.
Wagner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wagner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.
Valo wants to pass the guard but Wagner is keeping the position.
Valo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valo stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
Wagner is still trying to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wagner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagner is keeping the position for now.
Valo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wagner tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Valo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wagner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valo looking to finish Wagner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wagner!
Valo controlling his opponent.
Wagner wants to control but Valo is having none of it.
Wagner is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wagner tries to hold on but Valo postures up.
Valo with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wagner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wagner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valo.
Valo trying to control from half guard but Wagner is working away.
Wagner is doing well to control the position and prevent Valo from advancing to side control.
Wagner tries to get to full guard but Valo has control of the leg.
Valo is trying to control. Wagner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valo prevents Wagner from improving his position.
Valo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Valo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wagner trying to control here.
Wagner moves into full guard.
Wagner lands a decent punch to the body there.
Valo lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valo stands up and waves to Wagner to follow him.
Wagner clinches up with Valo and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Valo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wagner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ville Valo has been cut.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Valo wants to take the fight to the mat but Wagner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wagner.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner is trying to trip Valo. He has hold of a leg but Valo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wagner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner gets to his feet. Valo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wagner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner stops Valo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Wagner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Valo is positioning himself well to prevent Wagner advancing to mount.
Wagner stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wagner slaps away a takedown attempt from Valo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valo misses with a takedown attempt - Wagner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Valo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valo enables Wagner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wagner stands and steps away. Valo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Valo shoots in and drives through. Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wagner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Valo quickly recovers to half guard.
Wagner decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wagner escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wagner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a takedown into Valo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner controlling from the top position.
Wagner tries to free his leg and advance position but Valo is retaining full guard.
Valo managing to control the position.
Wagner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wagner decides to stand back up. Wagner steps back and let's Valo get back to his feet.
Wagner shoots in and gets a takedown into Valo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo trying to control the position.
Valo is working an open guard so Wagner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wagner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ville Valo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner tries to bum rush Valo with a series of wild strikes but Valo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wagner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valo's half guard.
Wagner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ville Valo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wagner drives through and clinches with Valo against the cage.
Valo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wagner goes for a takedown attempt but Valo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wagner swivels and escapes.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
Valo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wagner fails to pull guard.
Wagner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagner controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Valo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner clinches.
Wagner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wagner drops Valo with a right and a left! Wagner comes rushing in but Valo regains his composure and manages to keep Wagner in guard.
Valo has a closed guard, preventing Wagner from standing up.
Wagner trying to control but Valo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo wants to stand but Wagner is controlling the position.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Valo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wagner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valo keeping full guard, as Wagner tries to pass.
Wagner gets to his feet - Valo follows without any prompting.
Valo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wagner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wagner gets to his feet - Valo follows without any prompting.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt - Valo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wagner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valo on his heels. He'll look to pass Valo's guard now, I'm sure.
Valo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valo being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner gets to his feet - Valo follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wagner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wagner has managed to clinch.
Wagner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valo regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Valo keeps moving.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valo is working an open guard so Wagner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wagner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Wagner!
Ville Valo spoke after the fight, saying 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 2712 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Sebastiao Dias (ranked 318 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao Dias!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrosavljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobrosavljevic.
Dias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dias tests Dobrosavljevic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Dias misses.
Dobrosavljevic misses with an uppercut. Dias saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias throws out a loose jab but Dobrosavljevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobrosavljevic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dobrosavljevic.
 It looks like Sebastiao Dias has been cut.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Dobrosavljevic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dobrosavljevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dobrosavljevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dias doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
Dobrosavljevic throws a jab when Dias was well out of range.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dobrosavljevic throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias.
Dobrosavljevic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrosavljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dobrosavljevic punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
Dobrosavljevic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dias's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dias staying out of range there.
Dobrosavljevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dias throws a hook but Dobrosavljevic avoids it easily.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to counter punch.
Dobrosavljevic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Dias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a looping left.
Dobrosavljevic cracks Dias with a good jab.
Dobrosavljevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a jab. Dias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dias swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a nice right hand that sends Dias toppling to the canvas! Dias scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dobrosavljevic finish him?!
 Dias is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrosavljevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dias.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dias! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Dias.
Dobrosavljevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias cracks Dobrosavljevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dobrosavljevic slips under a jab from Dias.
An attempted straight right counter from Dobrosavljevic misses the target.
Good exchange - Dobrosavljevic coming out on top.
Dias might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Dias releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobrosavljevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dias throws a poor cross that misses
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dobrosavljevic has got the better of the exchanges.
Dobrosavljevic cracks Dias with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dias looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dobrosavljevic finish him?
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobrosavljevic finish him?
Dobrosavljevic measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Dias! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abasi Njagi (ranked 2826 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Rikz Monkey (ranked 156 p4p, 146 weight class). Njagi comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). Monkey has chosen Unbecoming as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey scores with a jab. Njagi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Njagi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monkey's guard.
Njagi preventing the sweep.
Njagi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Njagi forces his way into half guard.
Njagi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Monkey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Njagi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monkey sees it coming and defends easily.
Monkey wants to get back to full guard.
Njagi is keen to just control but Monkey is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Njagi trying to control the action but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Njagi is looking for a kimura here.
Njagi is working for a submission of some sort.
Njagi is trying to work for a kimura but Monkey is defending well.
Njagi trying to control from half guard but Monkey is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njagi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Monkey is in trouble now - Njagi has advanced to mount!
Monkey tries to improve his position but Njagi has taken his back! Njagi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Monkey tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Njagi pushes Monkey away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abasi Njagi!
Rikz Monkey spoke after the fight, saying 'how?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nakula Sadewa (ranked 1474 p4p, 5227 weight class) and Abdi Hassan (ranked 86 p4p, 221 weight class). Abdi Hassan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakula Sadewa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdi Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadewa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sadewa throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sadewa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hassan counters with a shoot takedown. Sadewa fights it but they end up in guard.
Hassan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sadewa controls Hassan momentarily but Hassan frees himself.
Sadewa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hassan on the ground.
Hassan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sadewa trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan is pushing down on Sadewa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sadewa is fighting to maintain full guard but Hassan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hassan blocks the strikes from Sadewa.
Hassan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sadewa sees it coming and defends easily.
Hassan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sadewa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abdi Hassan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Johnson (ranked 3131 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 367 p4p, 216 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson walks into a jab.
John lands a jab.
John staying out of range there.
Oooh a lovely combination from Johnson sends John down but not out. Johnson dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Chris John has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson stands up and beckons John to his feet.
John scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Johnson is rocked!
John and Johnson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. John throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Johnson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! John knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris John!
Chris John thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tight (ranked 810 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 111 p4p, 200 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tight slips a straight right by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov is having none of it.
Kuznecov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznecov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
Tight closes the distance and clinches.
Tight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuznecov can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov blocks an uppercut.
Tight gets through Kuznecov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuznecov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuznecov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tony Tight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Kuznecov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuznecov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tight.
Kuznecov can't get the takedown.
Tight gets underhooks to prevent Kuznecov's takedown attempt.
Tight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tight.
Tight is pressed up against the cage. Kuznecov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tight down to the mat. Tight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tight is looking to clinch but Kuznecov is avoiding it.
Kuznecov tries to bum rush Tight with a series of wild strikes but Tight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov looks to land a right hand but Tight moved out of range.
Tony Tight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznecov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tight defends it well.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznecov circles away.
Kuznecov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tight defends it well.
Tight moves in looking to clinch but Kuznecov pushes him off.
Kuznecov misses with a takedown attempt
and Tight counters with a right hand to the body.
Tight moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Tight.
Kuznecov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznecov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznecov looks winded!
Kuznecov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuznecov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuznecov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tight.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznecov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov is having none of it.
Tight is looking to clinch.
Tight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznecov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tight pushes Kuznecov up against the cage in a clinch.
Tight trying to land knees to the body.
Tight tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznecov avoids the damage to the body.
Tight trying to control the position but instead, Kuznecov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tight into the cage.
Tight lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tight cracks Kuznecov with a nice body shot.
Tight digs a right hand underneath Kuznecov's ribcage. Kuznecov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tight.
Kuznecov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov is having none of it.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov feints the counter takedown.
Tight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuznecov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznecov is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuznecov.
A swing and a miss from Kuznecov.
Tight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuznecov.
Tight lands a nice looking body shot.
Tight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuznecov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tight's guard.
Tight wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznecov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egor Kuznecov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznecov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tight defends it well.
Kuznecov throws a looping overhand right but Tight ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov misses with a takedown
and Tight counters with a nice uppercut.
Tony Tight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Kuznecov.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony Tight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tight gets a clinch.
Kuznecov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuznecov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuznecov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznecov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tight wants to clinch
and Kuznecov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tight is looking to clinch but Kuznecov is avoiding it.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznecov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tight scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tight closes the distance but Kuznecov moves to the side
and Kuznecov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznecov throws an off balance right hand
and Tight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuznecov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tight!
Tight wants to get back to his feet but Kuznecov is dominant here and he's now got Tight's back!
Tight is trying to get back to his feet but Kuznecov has full control of the position and if anything, Tight has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kuznecov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Tight is trying to stand back up.
Tight trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov has good solid back control here.
Kuznecov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kuznecov biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kuznecov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
It looks like Tony Tight has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tight is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kuznecov is working the ground and pound. Can Tight escape?
Kuznecov cracks Tight with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tight from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Egor Kuznecov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Tight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
Kuznecov shoots in and drives through. Tight sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Tight.
It looked like Tight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznecov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tight wants to clinch
and Kuznecov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tight moves in looking to clinch but Kuznecov pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznecov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tight.
Tight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuznecov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tight is looking to clinch but Kuznecov is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight moves in looking to clinch but Kuznecov pushes him off.
Kuznecov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tight defends it well.
Tight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznecov.
Tight cracks Kuznecov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Kuznecov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tight doesn't seem phased though.
Tony Tight's cut is getting worse.
Kuznecov has his takedown stuffed
and Tight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznecov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznecov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tight defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Kuznecov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuznecov misses with a takedown
and Tight counters with a straight right hand.
Tony Tight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Kuznecov.
Kuznecov misses with a takedown
and Tight counters with a left to the body.
Kuznecov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov misses with an uppercut
and Tight counters by clinching up.
Kuznecov is trying to force a seperation but Tight has the dominant position.
Kuznecov tries for a takedown but Tight manages to get underhooks.
Kuznecov looking for a takedown.
Tight misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tight.
Kuznecov takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tight digs a right hand underneath Kuznecov's ribcage. Kuznecov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight gets through Kuznecov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tight stalls.
Tight scores with a hook to the body.
Tight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuznecov is defending well for now.
Tight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuznecov tries to break free but Tight pushes him back against the cage.
Tight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tight stops a takedown attempt from Kuznecov.
Tight misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tight prevents the takedown attempt.
Tight is struggling to control the position.
Tight can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznecov controls the action.
Tight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuznecov up against the cage.
Tight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznecov avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight gets underhooks to prevent Kuznecov's takedown attempt.
Kuznecov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tight clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Tight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuznecov wants to get back to striking at distance but Tight won't allow it.
Tight looking to stall.
Tight working aggressively here.
Tight is pressed up against the cage. Kuznecov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tight down to the mat. Tight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tight tries to clinch there but Kuznecov circles away.
Tight is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov lands with a straight right. Tight didn't see that one coming.
Kuznecov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznecov on the side of the head.
Tight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznecov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznecov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznecov circles away.
Tight wants to clinch.
Tight connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuznecov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tight throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tight gets caught flat footed, as Kuznecov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kuznecov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznecov postures up.
Tight wants to get back to his feet but Kuznecov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuznecov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov is working Tight over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuznecov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kuznecov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tight wants to clinch.
Kuznecov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tight is looking to counter the offense by Kuznecov and move into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Kuznecov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuznecov lands with a nice body punch.
Tight tries to clinch up but Kuznecov circles away and keeps his distance.
Tight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuznecov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznecov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuznecov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tight darts in and clinches Kuznecov up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight misses with the head strike.
Kuznecov tries for a takedown but Tight manages to get underhooks.
Tight misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Egor Kuznecov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Tight's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tight misses with a double jab.
Tight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznecov circles away.
And Kuznecov tries to counter it with a takedown but Tight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznecov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tight momentarily.
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Kuznecov tries to counter it with a takedown but Tight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznecov throws a hook but Tight avoids it easily.
Tight tries to counter by clinching up but Kuznecov breaks away and moves out of range.
Tight tests Kuznecov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznecov throws out the jab.
A big right from Kuznecov misses.
Kuznecov shoots in for a takedown but Tight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Tight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznecov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Tight to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznecov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kuznecov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tight appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Kuznecov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kuznecov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tight wants to clinch.
A jab from Kuznecov misses.
Tight moves in looking to clinch but Kuznecov pushes him off.
Kuznecov feints the counter takedown.
Tight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tight is looking to clinch but Kuznecov is avoiding it.
Kuznecov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov connects with a right hand. Tight shakes it off.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Tight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tight wants to clinch up but Kuznecov keeps it at a distance.
Kuznecov with a poor takedown
and Kuznecov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony Tight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Kuznecov.
Tight wants to clinch.
Tight tries to clinch but Kuznecov is having none of it.
Kuznecov feints the counter takedown.
Kuznecov swings widly with a right hand
and Tight counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznecov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight slaps away a takedown attempt from Kuznecov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznecov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
Tight tries to clinch up but Kuznecov circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuznecov with the counter takedown but Tight avoids it easily.
Tight tries to clinch
and Kuznecov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuznecov.
Tight is looking to stand back up but Kuznecov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tight showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tight!
Tony Tight retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tony Tight gave a big smile as he said 'Respect to my opponent but I'm on another level. These guys just can't handle what I bring to the table. This belt is staying right here for a long long time. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 1559 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Mark Clarke (ranked 198 p4p, 135 weight class). Dave Handerson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Handerson lands an overhand right.
Clarke with a poor takedown
and Handerson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke shoots and misses
and Handerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Handerson enables Clarke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Handerson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Handerson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Clarke throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Handerson's body to avoid the submission. Handerson has instead reached around Clarke's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Handerson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Handerson!
A very excited looking Dave Handerson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Sage (ranked 1345 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Dave Thompson (ranked 142 p4p, 175 weight class). Thompson has chosen Emmure - Nemesis as his entrance music. Devon Sage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Sage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sage closes the distance and clinches.
Sage blocking some punches.
Sage blocks an uppercut.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sage tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sage has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thompson uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Sage.
Sage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Sage isn't so interested in that idea.
Sage trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thompson pushes Sage off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sage takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sage.
Sage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Sage successfully pulls guard.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sage trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson is trying to stand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Sage is controlling him
Sage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Sage has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sage seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
Sage stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Sage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Sage is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sage manages to mount him!
Sage working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sage controlling his opponent.
Sage is looking to work his way around to Thompson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sage has hold of Thompson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thompson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sage working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
Sage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sage is working for a guillotine from mount but Thompson frees his head quite easily.
Sage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Sage dominated that round.
That's time! Sage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sage moves into the clinch.
Sage tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sage fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sage pulls guard successfully.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson wants to stand but Sage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Sage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
Sage trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
Sage stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Sage is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sage stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Sage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Devon Sage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sage trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Sage is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Sage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Sage is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sage is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Sage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Sage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage controlling the action here.
Sage wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thompson tries to kick Sage off but Sage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sage trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Sage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Sage is really struggling to control Thompson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sage is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage is trying for a kimura here. Thompson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sage wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devon Sage!
After winning the bout, Devon Sage 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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