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HFC 27:Taranin vs Sage 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 4135 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Jeff The (ranked 340 p4p, 345 weight class). Terrell Yates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrell Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff The!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates lands a jab to The's midsection.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Yates tenderised The's leg. The is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yates tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Yates's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The has Yates pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The can turn it around.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
The throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Yates prevents a body shot from The.
The misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
The is stalling here.
The lands a shoulder strike.
Yates is looking to control The's arms but The gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yates has his back to the cage.
The takes a shot to the head.
The gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The is trying to pull guard but Yates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The or not.
The stalling against the cage.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
The working aggressively here.
Yates lands a right hand.
Yates gets through The's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The effectively controlling the action here.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
Yates misses with some punches.
The manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
The lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by The.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is looking for a takedown.
Yates dodges an elbow strike from The.
A bit of stalling here from Yates.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The prevents a body shot from Yates.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by The.
Come on The - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates 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.
The shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
The walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeff The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yates as he avoids it easily.
The tries to clinch up.
Yates lands with a straight right. The didn't see that one coming.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The moves to clinch but Yates breaks away
and Yates counters with a nice leg kick.
The closes the distance and clinches up with Yates, looking for a takedown. The pushes Yates against the cage but Yates circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff The.
The closes the distance and clinches.
The prevents Yates from breaking the clinch.
The prevents a body shot from Yates.
The will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.
Yates breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates lands a slapping body shot.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The scrambles back to his feet.
Terrell Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yates stuffs the takedown.
As The backs away, Yates returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The darts in trying to clinch
and The takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The closes the distance but Yates moves to the side
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The tries for a takedown but Yates circles away easily
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
The avoids the body shot from Yates.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Yates presses The against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates prevents the takedown attempt.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates stalling in the clinch but The improves position.
Yates misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
The tries to pull guard but Yates won't allow it.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrell Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
The content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The slows down the pace here.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
The throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from The.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
The misses with a punch to the body.
Yates tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates delivers a nice body kick.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.
The clinches.
A head punch on the inside from The fails to land.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates lands a left hand.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
A short right from Yates on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates blocking some punches.
The slows down the pace here.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
The content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yates taking a breather.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
The throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a body shot.
The blocks a body shot from Yates.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from The, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The slows down the pace here.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The wants to take the fight to the mat but Yates manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
The swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates has had enough of the clinch but The keeps him there for the moment.
Jeff The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Yates.
A frustrated look appears on Yates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The is looking to take this one to the mat.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff The.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
Terrell Yates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yates 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Yates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bentley (ranked 5284 p4p, 3336 weight class) and Hunter Weaver (ranked 367 p4p, 305 weight class). Weaver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cassius Clay - Avelino. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bentley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bentley.
Weaver throws a counter combo.
Weaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bentley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Weaver.
Weaver connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Buck Bentley has been cut.
Weaver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weaver misses with a combination
and Bentley counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Hunter Weaver has been cut.
Weaver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Weaver throws a combination that misses
and Bentley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bentley misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Bentley.
Bentley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weaver.
Weaver lands a nice hook to Bentley's body. Bentley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weaver misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Bentley's head coaches at 1% Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weaver or perhaps it was just good defense by Bentley, which made it look bad.
Bentley is looking to counter punch.
Weaver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Weaver does it's job there.
Weaver throws a series of punches but Bentley moves out of range.
Bentley throws a big counter combination but Weaver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weaver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bentley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weaver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weaver stands and throws Bentley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weaver happy to just control the position for now.
Bentley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver trying to control the action but Bentley is working from the bottom.
Weaver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bentley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weaver happy to just control the position for now.
Weaver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bentley keeps working.
Weaver staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More stalling from Weaver.
Weaver is looking to take a break and control but Bentley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bentley struggling a bit here.
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.
Weaver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bentley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Weaver seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Weaver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Weaver lands a few punches from side control.
Weaver taking a breather here.
Weaver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bentley is not content to let Weaver control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Weaver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weaver misses with a body shot
and Bentley counters with a stiff right hand.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bentley was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
A low kick from Weaver is predictable there
and Bentley counters with a stiff right hand.
Weaver shoots in looking for a takedown but Bentley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weaver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Bentley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bentley misses with a straight left.
Bentley stuffs the takedown.
Bentley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bentley was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Bentley misses with a straight left.
Weaver misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Bentley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver misses with a body shot
and Bentley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Weaver! Bentley lets Weaver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Weaver is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weaver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bentley counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Weaver out cold! What a finish! Bentley is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buck Bentley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calidale Holiday (ranked 3233 p4p, 5337 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 385 p4p, 490 weight class). Holiday comes to the cage accompanied by Stranger Things Theme Song. Miguel Garces struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Miguel Garces 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calidale Holiday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces fails with the takedown
and Holiday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holiday gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holiday lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garces is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holiday scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garces is not content to let Holiday control the position.
Garces has hold of Holiday's hands but Holiday slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garces is trying to stand.
Holiday trying to control from half guard but Garces is working away.
Garces is trying to control but can't.
Holiday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holiday lands with a punch from half guard.
Holiday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garces with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garces is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holiday 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.
Garces is still in real trouble! Can Holiday finish him?
Holiday wants to work for an arm triangle but Garces is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holiday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garces seems to have recovered his senses.
Holiday trying to control the action but Garces is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garces manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holiday postures up and lands a big shot to Garces's brow.
Holiday lands a couple of elbows.
Garces is trying to control the position but Holiday postures up.
Holiday tries to free his leg and advance position but Garces is retaining full guard.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Garces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holiday distracts Garces with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday cracks Garces with a solid left hand.
Garces keeping moving, preventing Holiday from controlling successfully.
Holiday gets to his feet and stands over Garces, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Garces felt that one! Holiday unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Garces from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calidale Holiday!
Calidale Holiday decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hunter (ranked 2740 p4p, 3472 weight class) and Max Termassus (ranked 368 p4p, 441 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Termassus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Termassus throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Termassus.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Derek Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Termassus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Termassus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Termassus misses its intended target.
Termassus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Termassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Termassus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Termassus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Termassus keeps the fight on the outside.
Termassus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Termassus keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Termassus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Termassus circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Termassus keeps it at a distance.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Termassus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Termassus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Hunter throws a lazy head kick
and Termassus counters with a shoot takedown. Hunter fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunter has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Termassus should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hunter has tightened it up now! Termassus should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derek Hunter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Muller (ranked 2922 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 165 p4p, 113 weight class). Njagi has chosen The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T) as his entrance music. Abasi Njagi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Muller 's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njagi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Muller !
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.
Njagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muller , who protects the arm well.
Muller 's coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Njagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Njagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Njagi is trying to get an arm triangle but Muller is defending well.
Njagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njagi in side control, throwing shots but Muller defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to control but Njagi postures up.
Njagi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njagi wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Njagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Njagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muller , who protects the arm well.
Muller is not content to let Njagi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njagi working away.
Njagi advances to mount.
Muller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Njagi.
Njagi wants to control the pace but Muller is squirming around nicely.
Njagi working for a guillotine from mount but Muller is in no mood to give up.
Njagi trying to control but Muller is having none of it.
Njagi has control of Muller 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Muller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njagi looking for a guillotine from mount but Muller is having none of it.
Njagi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Njagi has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Muller is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abasi Njagi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 2310 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Jack Lawson (ranked 294 p4p, 275 weight class). Eduradr Nemkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nemkov connects with a jab.
Nemkov leaves Lawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Nemkov misses the target.
Lawson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nemkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawson blocks a jab.
And Lawson tries to counter it with a takedown but Nemkov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nemkov lands a jab.
Lawson closes the distance and clinches up with Nemkov, looking for a takedown. Lawson pushes Nemkov against the cage but Nemkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eduradr Nemkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lawson.
Nemkov sizes up Lawson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lawson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Nemkov misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nemkov there.
Lawson is rocked!
It looks like Jack Lawson has been cut.
Nemkov catches Lawson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nemkov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov cracks Lawson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduradr Nemkov!
Eduradr Nemkov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Hassan (ranked 1625 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Nakula Sadewa (ranked 93 p4p, 129 weight class). Nakula Sadewa 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdi Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakula Sadewa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadewa dips to his left and cracks Hassan with an uppercut!
It looks like Abdi Hassan has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Sadewa.
Sadewa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hassan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sadewa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sadewa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hassan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sadewa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hassan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdi Hassan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fleming (ranked 1796 p4p, 2974 weight class) and Vincenzo Oliveira (ranked 260 p4p, 389 weight class). Fleming's entrance music is Killa Cam - Cam'Ron. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming gets the takedown into side control.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fleming. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fleming has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliveira to see if he's OK.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira tries to buck Fleming off but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming cracks Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet.
Fleming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
Fleming tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming cracks Oliveira with a big elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fleming looks up at the clock and then as Oliveira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fleming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fleming's best efforts.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is refusing to be controlled, as Fleming sits in half guard.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Fleming is very close to passing his half guard.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Oliveira is doing well to control the position and prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Fleming is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fleming winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleming 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.
Fleming lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Fleming looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fleming 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.
Fleming seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fleming seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Fleming there.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliveira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Fleming moves into full mount! Oliveira won't be happy about that!
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Fleming breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fleming lands with some strikes.
Oliveira is rocked!
Fleming lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Fleming finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Fleming! Oliveira is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cam Fleming!
In his post fight interview, Cam Fleming 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 2046 p4p, 762 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 262 p4p, 98 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruglov.
Maldita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with a leg kick
and Maldita counters with a series of strikes. Kruglov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Maldita moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita lands a nice shot that snaps Kruglov's head back.
Kruglov blocks a jab.
Kruglov is looking to land body kicks.
Maldita throws a good cross that connects.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldita checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Maldita misses.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldita throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
Maldita stuns Kruglov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldita slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Maldita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Maldita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldita throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Kruglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruglov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita.
Kruglov throws a sloppy body shot
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldita thuds his right hand into Kruglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kruglov misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruglov misses with a leg kick.
Maldita misses the body punch
and Maldita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov throws a wild body kick that Maldita sees coming a mile off.
Kruglov cracks Maldita with a good jab.
Kruglov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruglov throws a hook but Maldita blocks it.
A jab from Maldita finds it's way through Kruglov's defenses.
Kruglov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldita counters with a nice right hand that sends Kruglov toppling to the canvas! Kruglov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maldita finish him?!
 Kruglov is rocked!
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
and Maldita counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Kruglov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Velha Maldita! Velha Maldita retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Taranin (ranked 1035 p4p, 998 weight class) and Devon Sage (ranked 111 p4p, 104 weight class). Devon Sage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Taranin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Sage!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sage rushes Taranin and presses him up against the cage.
Taranin tightens his grip and picks Sage up, before dumping him to the ground. Sage manages to land in guard.
Taranin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sage keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
Taranin works over Sage with some ground and pound from guard.
Taranin preventing the sweep.
Sage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taranin stopping the sweep attempt from Sage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Taranin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taranin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sage defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin keeping moving, preventing Sage from controlling successfully.
Taranin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taranin has his foot on Sage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sage works his way back into a safe position though.
Taranin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sage is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sage looking to pass the guard.
Taranin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Taranin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sage defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sage looking to pass the guard.
Taranin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sage's guard.
Taranin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taranin looking to pass the guard.
Taranin trying to control but Sage is working from the bottom.
Sage is looking for a triangle but Taranin pushes his legs off easily.
Sage keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sage is on top in guard.
Taranin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taranin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taranin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taranin wants to control from the top but Sage keeps moving.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Sage has wrist control.
Sage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin wants to pass the guard but Sage is keeping the position.
Sage working a defensive guard here.
Sage working a defensive guard but Taranin passes into half guard.
Taranin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sage manages to get to full guard.
Taranin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taranin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sage trying to control the position.
Sage looking for a sweep. Not yet Sage, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Taranin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taranin looks to throw the jab but Sage is out of range.
Taranin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sage wants to sweep but no luck.
Sage looking for a guillotine here but Taranin defends easily.
Taranin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sage is keeping the position for now.
Sage is looking to cinch up a triangle. Taranin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sage's body to avoid the submission. Sage has instead reached around Taranin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sage arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Devon Sage!
Devon Sage is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Devon Sage 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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pop
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