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HFC 61:Yamasaki vs Standifer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hope Restless (ranked 4432 p4p, 4821 weight class) and Angel Reyes (ranked 209 p4p, 215 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hope Restless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angel Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Restless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Restless lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reyes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Restless sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hope Restless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reyes is trying to work for a kimura but Restless is defending well.
Restless definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reyes is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes is keen to just control but Restless is a slippery customer.
Reyes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Restless's head.
Reyes seems to be looking for submissions.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Restless. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Restless is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reyes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reyes's back!
Restless is looking for the choke from the back position but Reyes is controlling his hands well.
Restless is trying to stick to Reyes's back but Reyes is turning into Restless. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Restless's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reyes.
Reyes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Restless is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reyes, into his guard.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Restless controlling him for the moment.
Restless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Restless is proving a slippery customer.
Reyes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Restless defends it easily.
Restless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reyes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Restless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Restless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Restless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Restless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Restless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Restless defends well.
Restless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Restless might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Restless drops back looking for a leg! Reyes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reyes manages to kick Restless off! Restless jumps back into Reyes's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes looking for subs off his back but Restless has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to roll over but Restless keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Restless is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reyes is looking to improve his position.
Restless is working for a kimura but Reyes is defending it quite comfortably.
Restless is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reyes is just riding it out for now. Restless eventually gives up the hold.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reyes is still trying to improve position.
Reyes manages to get to full guard.
Restless postures up.
Restless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Restless defends well.
Restless 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.
Restless sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reyes's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes keeping hold of Restless's head, controlling as best he can.
Reyes looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hope Restless will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Restless, which made it look bad.
Restless wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Angel Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Restless looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Restless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes with the counter takedown but Restless avoids it easily.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Restless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Restless throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Restless tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Restless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Restless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Restless thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reyes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Restless counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Restless to acknowledge the strikes.
Hope Restless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Restless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Restless.
Restless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Restless leaves Reyes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Restless.
Restless rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes has Restless pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Reyes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Restless tumbling to the mat - Reyes dives into Restless's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes looking to improve position, pressing down on Restless's thigh with his hand. Restless seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Reyes paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Reyes's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Restless picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hope Restless!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emir Bosnic (ranked 3972 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Morse Carson (ranked 428 p4p, 353 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carson's choice of entrance music: You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Bosnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morse Carson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Bosnic misses its target.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosnic closes the distance and clinches.
Carson breaks the clinch.
Bosnic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Morse Carson has been cut.
Carson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carson connects with a right hand. Bosnic shakes it off.
Bosnic wants to clinch.
Bosnic dodges the punch combination from Carson.
Morse Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosnic doesn't manage to clinch there - Carson circles away.
Carson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosnic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carson unleashes a big counter combination but Bosnic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bosnic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson dips to his left and cracks Bosnic with an uppercut!
Bosnic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosnic lands a right hook to the body.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosnic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carson misses with a wild combination.
Bosnic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carson lands a left and a right that send Bosnic crashing to the mat, dazed. Carson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosnic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosnic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosnic moves in looking to clinch but Carson pushes him off.
Carson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carson connects with a body shot that sends Bosnic's belly button to the back.
Bosnic is breathing heavily.
Bosnic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands with a nice body punch.
Carson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bosnic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carson lands a jab to the head.
Bosnic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosnic tries to score with a low kick but Carson moves his leg out of the way.
As Bosnic backs off Carson throws a huge counter combo but Bosnic manages to avoid it all.
Oooooh!!! Carson has knocked Bosnic down with a huge combo! Carson steps away and waves a wobbly Bosnic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bosnic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Carson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bosnic. Carson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morse Carson!
Morse Carson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Andersson (ranked 2195 p4p, 24773 weight class) and Shred Kaczynski (ranked 334 p4p, 646 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shred Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaczynski.
A big right from Andersson misses.
Kaczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andersson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kaczynski 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.
Andersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andersson throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Shred Kaczynski has been cut.
A lazy left from Andersson finds it's target.
Andersson sizes up Kaczynski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaczynski walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson .
Kaczynski forces Andersson back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Andersson blocks an uppercut.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Kaczynski avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaczynski controls his hands.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Andersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaczynski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andersson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski blocks a body shot from Andersson .
Andersson tries a body shot but Kaczynski blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Andersson .
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaczynski's elbow.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaczynski controls his hands.
Andersson lands with a left to the head.
Andersson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andersson misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson digs a right hand into Kaczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaczynski's gas tank.
Kaczynski looks winded!
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Kaczynski controls the action.
Andersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Kaczynski avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Andersson pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andersson as Kaczynski tries to tie him up.
Andersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaczynski backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson .
Kaczynski misses with the head strike.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersson has double underhooks.
Andersson tries a body shot but Kaczynski blocks it.
Kaczynski breaks the clinch.
Andersson moves into range and clinches up with Kaczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Kaczynski avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson digs a right hand into Kaczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaczynski's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andersson cracks Kaczynski with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andersson is leaning against Kaczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson .
 Kaczynski is rocked!
Andersson scores with a shot to the side of Kaczynski's head.
Kaczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Andersson .
Andersson lands a big right hand that drops Kaczynski! The killer instinct kicks in and Andersson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Andersson !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Andersson !
Abraham Andersson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 1519 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Kimo Apolo (ranked 194 p4p, 146 weight class). Nemkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Сектор газа - Лирика. Kimo Apolo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduradr Nemkov's chin.
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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 8 - 4 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov swings for the body but Apolo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Apolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nemkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nemkov lands the left hand.
Nemkov misses with a straight left.
Nemkov throws a right and a left that Apolo avoids nicely.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
Apolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nemkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apolo thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Apolo counter with a right hand.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apolo throws a body punch but Nemkov moves out of range.
Apolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nemkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Apolo swinging wildly here.
Apolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemkov.
Apolo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nemkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Nemkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Apolo moves away from the strike by Nemkov.
Apolo throws out a counter right but Nemkov avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Nemkov.
A slow jab from Nemkov misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Apolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov jabs at Apolo's body.
Apolo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Apolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolo needs to keep his hands up - Nemkov had a free shot at his head there.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Nemkov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Apolo tests Nemkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nemkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nemkov throws a hook but Apolo avoids it easily.
Apolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nemkov with a body shot.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Apolo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Apolo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Apolo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nemkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolo moves away.
Apolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nemkov misses with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a right hand to the body.
Apolo misses with a body shot.
Nemkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Apolo should have avoided that one.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov sizes up Apolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Nemkov catches Apolo right on the button with a cross.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Apolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nemkov with a body shot.
Apolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemkov has Apolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Apolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apolo avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
It seemed like Apolo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Apolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
Nemkov takes the fight into the clinch.
Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduradr Nemkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apolo slips a straight right by Nemkov.
A cross from Nemkov lands.
Nemkov misses with a straight right.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Apolo drops Nemkov with a beautiful combination! Nemkov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Apolo is looking for the KO!
Nemkov throws the left hand but Apolo avoids the punch easily.
Nemkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Apolo's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemkov cracks Apolo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Apolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov is looking to counter punch.
Apolo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Apolo misses the target.
Apolo jabs at Nemkov's body.
Apolo moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolo moves away.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Apolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
A little jabbing left from Apolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apolo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
Nemkov misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apolo! But no joy.
Apolo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Nemkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apolo cracks Nemkov with a good jab.
Nemkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nemkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apolo misses with a straight left.
Apolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apolo blocks a jab.
Nemkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nemkov thinking.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a straight right hand.
 Nemkov is rocked!
Apolo throws a right and a left that Nemkov avoids nicely.
Apolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nemkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Apolo scrambles back to his feet.
Apolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nemkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nemkov throws a jab when Apolo was well out of range.
Nemkov misses with a shot to the body
and Apolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Nemkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apolo punishes Nemkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nemkov misses with a left hand
and Apolo counters with a huge left! Nemkov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Apolo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nemkov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Apolo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Apolo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kuzmitch (ranked 1176 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Jerome Spong (ranked 154 p4p, 148 weight class). Spong has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - In Loving Memory as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Kuzmitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Spong!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Kuzmitch misses with an uppercut.
Spong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Spong.
Kuzmitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spong.
The fighters circling - Spong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spong lands with a nice body punch.
Kuzmitch connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong throws a nice looking combination but Kuzmitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuzmitch moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Kuzmitch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kuzmitch scores with a nice head shot.
Kuzmitch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuzmitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Kuzmitch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Spong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Spong misses with a hook. Kuzmitch ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Spong misses
and Kuzmitch counters with a straight right hand.
Spong lands with an overhand left.
Spong works the jab nicely.
Jerome Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Spong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmitch moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
Kuzmitch throws a right hand that misses
and Spong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuzmitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Kuzmitch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuzmitch looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
Kuzmitch moves out of range as Spong strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kuzmitch.
Kuzmitch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuzmitch misses with a straight right.
Kuzmitch scores with a jab to the head.
Spong with the inside leg kick.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Spong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuzmitch throws a good cross that connects.
Kuzmitch blocks a head kick by Spong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuzmitch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spong slips under a jab.
Kuzmitch digs a good hook to Spong's body.
Spong lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Spong.
A swing and a miss from Kuzmitch.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Kuzmitch slips the punch.
Kuzmitch slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuzmitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuzmitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuzmitch misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmitch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spong connects with a jab.
Kuzmitch avoids the head kick by Spong.
A head kick by Spong misses
and Kuzmitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuzmitch throws a shot from downtown. Spong moves away and avoids it.
Kuzmitch misses with a body shot.
Kuzmitch avoids a kick to the body.
Kuzmitch misses with an uppercut. Spong saw that one coming.
Spong throws a looping overhand right but Kuzmitch ducks down to avoid it.
Spong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzmitch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spong throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuzmitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spong takes a swing at Kuzmitch's ribcage but misses.
Kuzmitch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Spong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Spong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuzmitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuzmitch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuzmitch.
Spong throws the left hand but Kuzmitch avoids the punch easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kuzmitch might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
Spong misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuzmitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Kuzmitch misses.
Spong throws out a loose jab but Kuzmitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Kuzmitch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kuzmitch.
Spong moves out of range of the strikes.
Spong misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Kuzmitch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuzmitch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spong tries to bum rush Kuzmitch with a series of wild strikes but Kuzmitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Kuzmitch has knocked Spong down with a huge combo! Kuzmitch steps away and waves a wobbly Spong back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spong is rocked!
It looks like Jerome Spong has been cut.
Kuzmitch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spong is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuzmitch finish him?
Spong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuzmitch circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Spong to the canvas! Spong doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kuzmitch keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Kuzmitch!
An out of breath Petr Kuzmitch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fleming (ranked 1542 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 236 p4p, 225 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by Killa Cam - Cam'Ron. McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Methodios McIntyre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 9 - 3 - 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming fails to land the takedown.
Fleming has his takedown stuffed
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleming looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fleming is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McIntyre.
It looks like Cam Fleming has been cut.
McIntyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fleming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre wants to control but Fleming postures up.
McIntyre is looking for a sweep.
McIntyre manages to get back to half guard.
Fleming working McIntyre over with strikes.
Fleming landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fleming working McIntyre over with strikes.
McIntyre is trying to get back to full guard.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Fleming is nestled in close to McIntyre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre gets full guard.
McIntyre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fleming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fleming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McIntyre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McIntyre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fleming defends well.
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
McIntyre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fleming has passed into half guard!
McIntyre gets full guard.
McIntyre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fleming can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fleming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McIntyre is keeping the position for now.
Fleming works over McIntyre with some ground and pound from guard.
McIntyre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre looking for a guillotine here but Fleming defends easily.
Fleming tries to free his leg and advance position but McIntyre is retaining full guard.
McIntyre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McIntyre has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming distracts McIntyre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McIntyre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fleming is controlling him.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McIntyre's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McIntyre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
McIntyre has his foot on Fleming's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fleming works his way back into a safe position though.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McIntyre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McIntyre working for a triangle but Fleming defends it easily.
McIntyre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McIntyre working for a triangle but Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming 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.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McIntyre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fleming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fleming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McIntyre has his foot on Fleming's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fleming works his way back into a safe position though.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fleming is working McIntyre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fleming has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McIntyre working a defensive guard here.
McIntyre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming lands a couple of digs.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fleming trying to control but McIntyre is working from the bottom.
Fleming cracks McIntyre with a solid left hand.
Fleming engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fleming is working McIntyre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cam Fleming'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.
McIntyre tries to clinch there but Fleming circles away.
Fleming shoots in looking for a takedown but McIntyre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fleming's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McIntyre throws out a counter right but Fleming avoids it with no problem.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
Fleming misses with a hook to the body
and Fleming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McIntyre as he avoids it easily.
McIntyre thows a body kick. Fleming tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fleming takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McIntyre closes the distance and clinches.
Fleming wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIntyre presses Fleming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fleming changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McIntyre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McIntyre lands with a cross.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McIntyre as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Fleming takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from McIntyre as Fleming shoots in.
McIntyre replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fleming blocks it well.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McIntyre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McIntyre wants it to stay on the feet.
Fleming has his takedown stuffed
and McIntyre counters with a low kick, right behind Fleming 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McIntyre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McIntyre punishes Fleming's body with a nice straight punch.
McIntyre scores with a punch to the head.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McIntyre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick lands for McIntyre.
Fleming closes this distance looking for a takedown but McIntyre circles away.
McIntyre misses with a kick to the body.
McIntyre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming with a lazy takedown attempt
and McIntyre counters with a nice uppercut.
McIntyre clobbers Fleming with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like McIntyre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fleming shoots in for a double leg but McIntyre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fleming darts in looking for a takedown but McIntyre gets double underhooks and turns Fleming into the cage.
McIntyre is looking to control Fleming's arms but Fleming gets an underhook and turns him. Now McIntyre has his back to the cage.
McIntyre scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleming.
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flemings head.
Fleming takes a shot to the head.
McIntyre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
Still in the clinch, McIntyre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fleming tries to break the clinch but McIntyre is controlling the position.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McIntyre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McIntyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McIntyre lands a nice uppercut.
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McIntyre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McIntyre landing knees to the head.
McIntyre works on Fleming's body with a couple of short punches.
Fleming takes a knee right on the jaw!
McIntyre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
McIntyre landing knees to the body.
McIntyre gets through Fleming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
A knee to the head by McIntyre.
Cam Fleming's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from McIntyre - that landed with a thud.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McIntyre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike.
McIntyre scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre landing knees to the head.
Fleming is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
Oh Fleming is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McIntyre pushes Fleming back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre'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.
Fleming looking for a takedown.
McIntyre scores with a knee to the head.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
Stalling in the clinch from McIntyre.
McIntyre prevents a takedown attempt there.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fleming seems to have got his legs back now.
McIntyre presses Fleming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
McIntyre controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cam Fleming's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fleming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fleming dives in for a single leg takedown but McIntyre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McIntyre prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McIntyre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleming.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleming.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
McIntyre pushes Fleming back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIntyre connects with a knee to the head.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike.
Fleming is trying to drag McIntyre to the mat but McIntyre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
McIntyre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McIntyre lands an uppercut.
McIntyre lands with a short shot to the head.
McIntyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fleming is trying to drag McIntyre to the mat but McIntyre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fleming is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from McIntyre - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from McIntyre.
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
Knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McIntyre lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McIntyre lands a left hand.
McIntyre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre lands with a light punch inside.
McIntyre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
McIntyre is pressed up against the cage. Fleming has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McIntyre down to the mat. McIntyre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fleming takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fleming tries to score a power double leg takedown but McIntyre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fleming somewhat.
Cam Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fleming misses with a takedown
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
Methodios McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIntyre lands a glancing blow to the side of Fleming's head.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McIntyre gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but McIntyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIntyre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
McIntyre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fleming stacks McIntyre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fleming!
McIntyre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McIntyre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fleming connects with a decent elbow.
Cam Fleming overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fleming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but McIntyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fleming connects with a decent elbow.
McIntyre tries to bench press Fleming off him but Fleming keeps the position.
Fleming working the ground and pound.
McIntyre taking a bit of punishment here - Fleming scoring with strikes.
McIntyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Fleming thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fleming working the head with strikes.
McIntyre is not content to let Fleming control the position.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McIntyre is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Methodios McIntyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McIntyre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Methodios McIntyre!
Our winner, Methodios McIntyre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Gurgel (ranked 1637 p4p, 1779 weight class) and Aslan Krabutov (ranked 251 p4p, 278 weight class). Aslan Krabutov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Gurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslan Krabutov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krabutov lands a jab to Gurgel's midsection.
Gurgel throws a body punch but Krabutov moves out of range.
Fabio Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Krabutov there.
Krabutov slips a jab from Gurgel.
Gurgel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krabutov avoids it really well and circles away.
Gurgel shoots and misses
and Krabutov counters with a single leg into guard. Gurgel didn't expect that.
Gurgel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krabutov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krabutov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel is looking for a triangle here but Krabutov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Krabutov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Krabutov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krabutov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Krabutov scoring with punches from side control.
Krabutov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Krabutov working away.
Gurgel tries to buck Krabutov off but Krabutov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov working the body and head with strikes.
Gurgel is trying to get back to half guard.
Krabutov is putting a hurting on Gurgel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gurgel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krabutov takes a little break here. Gurgel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Krabutov wants to control but Gurgel is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurgel tries to buck Krabutov off but Krabutov is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Krabutov trying to control the action but Gurgel is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov cracks Gurgel with a big right hand but Gurgel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gurgel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krabutov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gurgel looking for submissions off his back.
Krabutov trying to pass the guard but Gurgel defending well.
Krabutov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel is staying active underneath Krabutov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krabutov lands with a punch from half guard.
Krabutov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gurgel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krabutov wants to free his trapped foot but Gurgel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gurgel wants to improve his position but Krabutov is controlling well.
Krabutov not doing much here.
Gurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krabutov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krabutov controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Krabutov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Krabutov.
Gurgel takes a swing at Krabutov's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gurgel misses the target.
Krabutov with the counter takedown but Gurgel avoids it easily.
Krabutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurgel.
Krabutov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gurgel is trying to control Krabutov's posture but Krabutov avoids it.
Gurgel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krabutov off and has taken his back!
Krabutov can't escape the position.
Gurgel is not going to allow Krabutov to sit and survive in this position.
Gurgel looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel controlling well, preventing Krabutov from escaping the position.
Gurgel gets his hands free as Krabutov looks to control.
Gurgel looking to break Krabutov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Krabutov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gurgel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gurgel tries to keep control of the position but Krabutov is staying busy.
Krabutov can't escape the position.
Gurgel is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Krabutov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gurgel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gurgel looking to break Krabutov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Krabutov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gurgel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gurgel is hanging on to Krabutov's back as he tries to escape.
Krabutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov is still trying to improve position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gurgel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gurgel looking to break Krabutov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Krabutov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gurgel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Krabutov is trying to break free.
Gurgel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
A lull in the action here.
Gurgel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Krabutov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gurgel's guard. Nice work there by Krabutov.
Gurgel looking for a guillotine here but Krabutov defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov lands a couple of digs.
Gurgel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krabutov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krabutov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krabutov trying to control but Gurgel is working from the bottom.
Krabutov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aslan Krabutov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gurgel looking for a guillotine here but Krabutov defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krabutov pushes down on Gurgel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krabutov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krabutov drops an elbow to the side of Gurgel's head.
Krabutov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Krabutov is looking to take a break and control but Gurgel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krabutov 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aslan Krabutov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krabutov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gurgel's guard.
Gurgel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Krabutov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gurgel.
Krabutov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Krabutov scoring with punches from side control.
Krabutov lands an elbow.
Krabutov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gurgel keeps working.
Gurgel trying to remain calm as Krabutov controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurgel tries to bench press Krabutov off him but Krabutov keeps the position.
Krabutov trying to control the action but Gurgel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krabutov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gurgel is looking for a sweep.
Krabutov trying to control the position but Gurgel is working away.
Gurgel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krabutov's best efforts.
Gurgel won't allow Krabutov to pass to mount.
Krabutov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gurgel.
Krabutov is staying tight to Gurgel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gurgel is looking for a sweep.
Krabutov tries for a kimura but Gurgel is defending well.
Krabutov grinds an elbow into Gurgel's temple.
Gurgel is looking to regain half guard here but Krabutov keeps moving and retains side control.
Krabutov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krabutov working the head with strikes.
Krabutov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Krabutov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gurgel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Krabutov's guard! Nice work there by Gurgel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabutov looking for a sweep. Not yet Krabutov, not yet.
Gurgel tries to free his leg and advance position but Krabutov is retaining full guard.
Krabutov controlling the position.
Krabutov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gurgel preventing the sweep.
Krabutov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gurgel's guard.
Krabutov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gurgel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krabutov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gurgel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krabutov defends it easily.
Krabutov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krabutov distracts Gurgel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Krabutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krabutov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslan Krabutov!
Aslan Krabutov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 1041 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Marlon Raynard (ranked 138 p4p, 178 weight class). Kruglov comes to the cage accompanied by МИХАИЛ КРУГ - Владимирский централ. 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov loads up on a big right hand but Raynard slips the punch.
Kruglov misses with a left hand
and Raynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raynard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
Raynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raynard with the counter takedown but Kruglov avoids it easily.
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruglov throws a body punch but Raynard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruglov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raynard at a distance.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raynard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raynard shoots and misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruglov with a hook.
Kruglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Kruglov.
It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
Kruglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
Kruglov leaves Raynard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Viktor Kruglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Raynard.
Kruglov gets tackled into the cage by Raynard. Raynard maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
Raynard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruglov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Kruglov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Raynard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kruglov finds it's way through Raynard's defenses.
Viktor Kruglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raynard has closed the distance and engaged Kruglov in a clinch.
Kruglov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruglov avoids the elbow strike from Raynard, against the cage.
Kruglov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raynard manages to break the clinch.
Raynard shoots in but Kruglov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kruglov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raynard misses with a takedown attempt
and Kruglov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruglov lands with a right hand.
Kruglov lands a jab.
Kruglov throws a lazy head kick
and Raynard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raynard jumps guard but Kruglov stands there with Raynard around his waist. Raynard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kruglov breaks the clinch.
Kruglov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raynard moves into the clinch.
Kruglov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruglov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruglov sets himself, and Raynard steps forward looking for the clinch! Kruglov avoids it this time.
That kick from Kruglov tenderised Raynard's leg. Raynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Kruglov does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Raynard saw that one coming.
Raynard throws out a counter right but Kruglov avoids it with no problem.
Kruglov scores with a jab.
Kruglov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raynard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raynard shoots in for a takedown but Kruglov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raynard looks to land a combination but Kruglov avoids it well.
Kruglov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kruglov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raynard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Raynard down.
Kruglov throws out a powerful jab.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Raynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Raynard moved out of range nicely.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Kruglov counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
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.
Kruglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raynard wants to slow Kruglov down by chopping away at his legs.
Raynard needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Raynard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruglov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Raynard down.
Raynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kruglov but Kruglov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raynard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruglov scores with a spinning back kick!
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Raynard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a shot to the body.
Kruglov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Raynard tries to counter it with a takedown but Kruglov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raynard closes the distance and clinches.
Raynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raynard can do to turn this around?
Kruglov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raynard wants to clinch up but Kruglov keeps it at a distance.
Raynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruglov throws out the jab.
Kruglov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRaynard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruglov.
Kruglov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raynard's hands.
Raynard shoots in and drives through. Kruglov sprawls well.
Viktor Kruglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Raynard.
Kruglov slaps away a takedown attempt from Raynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruglov sprawls well. He's pushed Raynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raynard is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruglov throws a front kick aimed at Raynard's knee but Raynard avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Kruglov.
Marlon Raynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kruglov.
Raynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raynard misses with a head kick.
Kruglov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kruglov.
Raynard throws a head kick that misses.
Raynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Marlon Raynard's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruglov.
Kruglov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov scores with a kick to the body.
Raynard fails with the takedown
and Kruglov counters with a body kick that stops Raynard in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Raynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raynard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kruglov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Raynard.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Kruglov tenderised Raynard's leg. Raynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruglov scores with a nice body kick.
Kruglov throws the left hand but Raynard avoids the punch easily.
Raynard tries to counter with a clinch but Kruglov shakes him off and moves away.
Kruglov keeps Raynard at a distance using the push kick.
Kruglov jabs Raynard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raynard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov throws a body kick that misses.
Kruglov throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it.
Raynard moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raynard wants to clinch up but Kruglov keeps it at a distance.
Raynard moves into the clinch.
Kruglov lands with a right to the head.
Raynard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kruglov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raynard can turn it around.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raynard looking for a takedown.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kruglov moves into range and clinches up with Raynard.
Kruglov digs a right hand into Raynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raynard's gas tank.
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov swings for the body but Raynard moves out of range.
Raynard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruglov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raynard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruglov.
Kruglov swinging wildly here.
Kruglov lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Kruglov.
Kruglov closes the distance and clinches.
Kruglov gets through Raynard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard misses with a body punch.
Kruglov scores with a shot to the side of Raynard's head.
Kruglov is trying to break free.
Kruglov is trying to break the clinch but Raynard has him pressed against the cage.
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov scores with a nice head shot.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the head.
Kruglov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raynard moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
Raynard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruglov. That one must have hurt.
Raynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov throws a poor cross that misses
and Raynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raynard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kruglov throws a body punch but Raynard moves out of range.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raynard manages to avoid it.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruglov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruglov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kruglov punishes Raynard's body with a nice straight punch.
Raynard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruglov drives through and clinches with Raynard against the cage.
Kruglov misses with a punch to the body.
Viktor Kruglov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raynard manages to pull guard.
Kruglov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruglov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raynard.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Marlon Raynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raynard is looking to clinch but Kruglov is avoiding it.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
Kruglov cracks Raynard with a good jab.
Kruglov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Raynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raynard unleashes a big counter combination but Kruglov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruglov gets a clinch.
Kruglov taking a breather.
Raynard has Kruglov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kruglov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Viktor Kruglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Raynard.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Kruglov just leaning against Raynard, taking a breather.
Kruglov digs a right hand into Raynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raynard's gas tank.
Kruglov manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Kruglov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov jabs at Raynard's body.
Raynard throws a series of punches but Kruglov moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kruglov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruglov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruglov!
Viktor Kruglov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 192 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 29 p4p, 191 weight class). John's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop Me Now. Tomate has chosen “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomate checks a low kick from John.
John slips under a jab from Tomate.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John misses with a low kick as Tomate jumps back.
John throws a jab when Tomate was well out of range.
Tomate misses with an uppercut.
Tomate throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John throws a leg kick but Tomate moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tomate is rocked!
John measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tomate! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Chris John 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 172 p4p, 644 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 18 p4p, 58 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 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Standifer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Standifer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Standifer lands with a straight right. Yamasaki didn't see that one coming.
Standifer throws an overhand right that lands on Yamasaki's shoulder, as Yamasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Standifer slips a jab from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Standifer misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer takes a swing at Yamasaki's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamasaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Standifer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamasaki.
Yamasaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki prevents Standifer from improving his position.
Standifer is defending against the submission attempts here by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki wants to pass to mount but Standifer is defending the position.
Standifer is not content to let Yamasaki control the position.
Standifer tries to roll over but Yamasaki keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Standifer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yamasaki being controlled here momentarily.
Standifer trying to control the position.
Yamasaki is stalling in the full guard.
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Standifer keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki is pushing down on Standifer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Standifer is fighting to maintain full guard but Yamasaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries to roll over but Yamasaki keeps him under control.
Standifer gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Standifer keeps moving.
Standifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Standifer working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Yamasaki with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamasaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Standifer!
Standifer is not content to let Yamasaki control the position.
Standifer regains half guard.
Yamasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Standifer keeps working.
Yamasaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Standifer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Standifer keeps working.
Yamasaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katsu Yamasaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Standifer leaves Yamasaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Standifer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Standifer takes a swing at Yamasaki's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Standifer circles away.
Standifer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamasaki shoots in for a takedown but Standifer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Standifer lands the left hand.
Standifer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer cracks Yamasaki with a nice body shot.
Yamasaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Standifer pushes Yamasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamasaki gets control of Standifer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yamasaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Standifer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamasaki is trying to control the position but Standifer postures up.
Yamasaki has his foot on Standifer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Standifer works his way back into a safe position though.
Katsu Yamasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Standifer preventing the sweep.
Standifer is stalling in the full guard.
Yamasaki looking for subs off his back but Standifer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Standifer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Let's hope that Standifer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamasaki wants to improve his position but Standifer is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Standifer in particular looking to stall.
Yamasaki is looking for a sweep. Standifer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamasaki is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki wants to control but Standifer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yamasaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Standifer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamasaki somewhat.
Yamasaki throws a sloppy body shot
letting Standifer counter with a right hand.
Yamasaki dips to his left and cracks Standifer with an uppercut!
Standifer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Standifer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamasaki.
A big left from Standifer misses.
Yamasaki tries to counter with a takedown but Standifer is quick to defend against it.
Yamasaki looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
Finlay Standifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Standifer avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
A jab from Standifer finds it's way through Yamasaki's defenses.
Yamasaki looks for a takedown but Standifer sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Standifer lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Standifer lands a shoulder strike.
Standifer lands a nice uppercut.
Standifer cracks Yamasaki with a nice body shot.
Standifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamasaki pulls guard successfully.
Standifer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Standifer stopping the sweep attempt from Yamasaki.
Standifer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Standifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Standifer wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yamasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Standifer misses with a straight left.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
Standifer misses with an uppercut.
Yamasaki needs to keep his hands up - Standifer had a free shot at his head there.
Standifer lands a slapping body shot.
Standifer looks to land a left hand but Yamasaki moved out of range nicely.
Yamasaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Standifer looks to throw the jab but Yamasaki is out of range.
Yamasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Standifer misses with a body punch
and Yamasaki counters with a shoot takedown. Standifer fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Standifer keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Standifer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yamasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Standifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki looking to pass the guard.
Yamasaki is looking to pass into half guard but Standifer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Standifer is in guard.
Standifer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamasaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Standifer escapes and throws Yamasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Yamasaki's face as Standifer controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer working away.
Yamasaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Standifer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Standifer slows the pace down.
Standifer is looking to take a break and control but Yamasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer controls the position.
Yamasaki tries to improve position but can't.
Yamasaki is letting Standifer control him for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Standifer throws a hook but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
Yamasaki attempts a counter takedown but Standifer avoids it well and moves away.
Standifer gets caught flat footed, as Yamasaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Standifer is pulling down on Yamasaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamasaki, at least for the moment.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Standifer keeps moving.
Standifer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamasaki defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki passes Standifer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Standifer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Standifer scores with a shot to the body.
Standifer looks to throw the jab but Yamasaki is out of range.
Standifer works over Yamasaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Standifer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Standifer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Standifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamasaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
and Standifer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer lands with a straight right. Yamasaki didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Standifer. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamasaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Standifer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamasaki.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Standifer lands a jab.
Standifer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki lands an overhand right.
Oh Yamasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Standifer thuds a left hand into Yamasaki's body.
Yamasaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Standifer swivels and escapes.
Standifer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamasaki is holding his hands too far apart here. Standifer throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Yamasaki is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finlay Standifer!
Finlay Standifer is the new featherweight champion!
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