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RSE 17: Chaos Fury PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth OBreen (ranked 3856 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Nate Pawn (ranked 299 p4p, 300 weight class). Seth OBreen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth OBreen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBreen just misses with a punch to the body.
OBreen throws a head kick that misses.
Pawn lands with a nice body punch.
Pawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OBreen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pawn.
OBreen is looking for a counter combo.
Pawn's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pawn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OBreen tries to clinch up but Pawn circles away and keeps his distance.
Pawn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
OBreen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pawn backs up against the cage.
Pawn stuns OBreen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OBreen closes the distance but Pawn moves to the side
and Pawn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OBreen checks a leg kick.
OBreen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pawn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seth OBreen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBreen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pawn.
OBreen moves into the clinch.
Pawn tries to circle away but OBreen has him pinned against the cage.
Pawn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OBreen tries to clinch up
and Pawn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pawn swats away the attempt to clinch by OBreen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBreen throws a nice outside leg kick.
OBreen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pawn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
OBreen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pawn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
OBreen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OBreen tries to clinch up
letting Pawn counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Seth OBreen has been cut.
Pawn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn scores with a shot to the body.
Pawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OBreen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pawn.
Pawn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down OBreen rather than just go for the knockout.
OBreen blocks a jab.
Pawn swats away the attempt to clinch by OBreen.
No joy there for OBreen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pawn tries to counter with a clinch but OBreen shakes him off and moves away.
OBreen wants to clinch but Pawn slips to the side
and Pawn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OBreen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OBreen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pawn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBreen wants to clinch
enabling Pawn to counter with a crisp jab.
 OBreen is rocked!
A head kick by OBreen misses
and Pawn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OBreen is breathing heavily.
Pawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OBreen misses with a head kick.
OBreen throws an off balance right hand
and Pawn counters with a big right hand! Oh OBreen is in trouble here! Pawn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Pawn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohan Draxinger (ranked 2324 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Yuanwei Fenfang (ranked 277 p4p, 314 weight class). Yuanwei Fenfang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohan Draxinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuanwei Fenfang!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draxinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fenfang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fenfang moves out of range of the leg kick from Draxinger.
Draxinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Draxinger swinging wildly here.
Fenfang moves out of range as Draxinger throws a body kick.
Fenfang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draxinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draxinger lands with a nice body kick.
Draxinger thows a leg kick but Fenfang checks it
and Fenfang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fenfang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Draxinger looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draxinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenfang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Draxinger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fenfang, into his guard.
Fenfang keeping full guard, as Draxinger tries to pass.
Our spies down at at Hellfire Academy inform us that Fenfang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fenfang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fenfang is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Draxinger frees his head nicely. Oh but Fenfang has switched to an armbar! Draxinger is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yuanwei Fenfang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Holmes (ranked 912 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 137 p4p, 295 weight class). Michael Holmes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wylde connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wylde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Wylde keeps it at a distance.
Wylde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
Wylde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde scores with a decent looking hook.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Wylde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
Holmes lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wylde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes is looking to counter the offense by Wylde and move into the clinch.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes pushes Wylde up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes punishes Wylde's body with a nice straight punch.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Holmes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wylde doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Holmes.
Wylde throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde slowing the pace effectively.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Wylde looks to move away, Holmes throws a big counter combo but Wylde just gets out of the way.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Wylde's front leg but catches the back leg as Wylde tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wylde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wylde appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wylde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Wylde gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Wylde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wylde.
Wylde manages to break the clinch.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde throws out a counter right but Holmes avoids it with no problem.
Wylde lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes is looking to counter with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holmes.
Wylde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wylde manages to circle out of the way.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Wylde in the body.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Wylde sees coming a mile off.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
Holmes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wylde looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
Holmes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wylde lands a right hook to the body.
Wylde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes is looking to counter the offense by Wylde and move into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Holmes.
Donk. Wylde catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes motions for Wylde to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Wylde 's knee.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wylde.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Wylde into the cage.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde wants to stall.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Wylde looking to stall.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
Wylde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde takes a shot to the head.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes is leaning against Wylde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Wylde's ribcage.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wylde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wylde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath Wylde's ribcage. Wylde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Wylde avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Holmes is working Wylde over against the cage.
A short right from Holmes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Wylde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wylde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Holmes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes gets a clinch.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Wylde is blocking nicely.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Wylde's ribcage.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes working Wylde over with knees to the body.
Wylde is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Holmes pushes Wylde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Holmes.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes working Wylde over with knees to the body.
Wylde is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wylde has his back to the cage.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes presses Wylde against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wylde takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Wylde blocks with his arms.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Holmes tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Wylde.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
Wylde tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Wylde's head.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Wylde avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wylde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Wylde's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Wylde takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Wylde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes is leaning against Wylde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Wylde is blocking nicely.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde trying to control the position but instead, Holmes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wylde into the cage.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Holmes had his way with Gunnar Wylde in that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes clinches up with Wylde and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wylde.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wylde blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Holmes lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Wylde blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
A short left from Holmes.
Wylde taking a breather.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Wylde as the two fighters clinch.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Wylde is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Holmes.
Wylde takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Wylde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wylde scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Wylde manages to break the clinch.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wylde misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wylde manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
As Wylde backs away, Holmes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Wylde misses
and Holmes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wylde checks a leg kick.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmes throws a low kick but Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Wylde tries to get set, Holmes tries to push him back and clinch up but Wylde manages to avoid the attempt.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Holmes is looking to counter the offense by Wylde and move into the clinch.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Holmes!
Michael Holmes is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Michael Holmes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bolkvadze (ranked 940 p4p, 975 weight class) and Maman Suraman (ranked 130 p4p, 136 weight class). Maman Suraman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Bolkvadze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maman Suraman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suraman lands in his opponent's guard.
Bolkvadze is trying to control the position but Suraman postures up.
Bolkvadze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suraman on the ground.
Suraman 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.
Bolkvadze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suraman defends it easily.
Suraman is working Bolkvadze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suraman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolkvadze being controlled here, momentarily.
Bolkvadze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bolkvadze looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Suraman has picked Bolkvadze up and slammed him! Bolkvadze can't keep hold of the triangle and Suraman manages to pass to side control!
Suraman has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bolkvadze is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Suraman yanks on the arm and Bolkvadze is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Suraman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maman Suraman! Maman Suraman retains his welterweight title!
Maman Suraman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Matson (ranked 1861 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 218 p4p, 118 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar dives in and grabs Matson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matson pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Matson ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Matson misses with an uppercut.
Matson gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Matson manages to retain guard.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matson controlling Lesnar's posture.
Matson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Matson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Matson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is working an open guard so Matson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Primal Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lesnar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lesnar, into his guard.
Matson wants to stand but Lesnar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson stands and steps away. Lesnar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lesnar connects with the punch.
It looks like Tommy Matson has been cut.
Matson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matson slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Matson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar goes for a double leg but Matson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matson continues to drive forward.
Tommy Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnar.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Matson tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar feints the counter takedown.
Matson misses with an uppercut
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Matson connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Matson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lesnar.
Matson throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matson avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Matson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Matson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Matson'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.
Lesnar dives in for a single leg takedown but Matson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matson scores with a nice strike.
Matson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Matson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lesnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Matson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tommy Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Matson saw that one coming.
Lesnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Lesnar looks to move away, Matson throws a big counter combo but Lesnar just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Matson misses with a wild body shot.
Matson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Matson misses the target.
Tommy Matson is winning the standup battle so far.
Matson lands with a cross.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Matson avoids them all with ease.
Matson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lesnar is in Matson's guard.
Lesnar 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matson is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Matson manages to get to full guard.
Lesnar trying to control but Matson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Matson wants to sweep but no luck.
Matson is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lesnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matson is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matson pinned against the cage. Matson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matson misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice shot by Matson.
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Matson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab, jab by Lesnar - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Matson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Matson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Matson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Matson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar tests Matson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tommy Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matson.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar throws out a counter right but Matson avoids it with no problem.
Matson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Matson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Matson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matson but Matson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matson steps in with a hook that catches Lesnar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Matson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lesnar looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Matson!
Tommy Matson is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Tommy Matson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Bohn (ranked 3544 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Michel Blanc (ranked 440 p4p, 399 weight class). Bohn comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart - One Blade (Noisecontrollers RMX). Michel Blanc is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc throws a body shot but no joy.
Blanc swings for the body but Bohn moves out of range.
Blanc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bohns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bohn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blanc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohn.
Bohn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bohn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blanc.
Sloppy strikes from Blanc. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bohn misses the target.
Blanc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohn misses with a wild body shot.
Bohn moves out of range as Blanc throws a body kick.
Bohn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blanc.
Bohn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Bohn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blanc.
Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bohn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohn lands a body shot.
Blanc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohn.
Bohn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Michel Blanc has been cut.
Bohn avoids the body shot from Blanc.
As Blanc tries to get set, Bohn tries to push him back and clinch up but Blanc manages to avoid the attempt.
Blanc misses with a double jab
letting Bohn counter with a right hand.
Michel Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohn moves away from the strike by Blanc.
Blanc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bohn rather than just go for the knockout.
Bohn misses with a body shot.
Blanc scores with a leg kick.
Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanc stuns Bohn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bohn counters by moving into the clinch.
Blanc takes a shot to the head.
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!
Bohn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohn lands a left hand.
Blanc takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Michel Blanc's cut even more.
Blanc being controlled against the cage.
Blanc blocks a body shot from Bohn.
Blanc wants to break free but Bohn has control.
Bohn misses with a punch to the body.
Bohn scores with a shot to the side of Blanc's head.
The cut above Michel Blanc's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blanc tries to land knees in the clinch but Bohn avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohn stalling.
Blanc working aggressively here.
Bohn lands with a left to the head.
Blanc tries to throw a body punch but Bohn avoids it by throwing Blanc back against the cage.
Blanc has had enough of the clinch but Bohn keeps him there for the moment.
Bohn prevents Blanc from breaking the clinch.
Blanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bohn working aggressively here.
Blanc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bohn pushes Blanc back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bohn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blanc.
Blanc looks winded!
Bohn lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Blanc is rocked!
Michel Blanc's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bohn dips a shoulder and cracks Blanc with a mighty uppercut! Blanc falls back against the cage and Bohn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Blanc is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bohn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabian Bohn!
Fabian Bohn 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biete Delaghomba (ranked 3741 p4p, 4877 weight class) and Pan Thongrak (ranked 423 p4p, 478 weight class). Biete Delaghomba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biete Delaghomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pan Thongrak!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thongrak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delaghomba pinned against the cage. Delaghomba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delaghomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thongrak was well out of range. Poor timing from Delaghomba.
Delaghomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thongrak misses the shot to the body.
Delaghomba misses with a head kick.
Thongrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delaghomba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thongrak tries to close the distance and clinch but Delaghomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delaghomba misses with a kick to the body.
Thongrak drives through with a takedown into Delaghomba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Delaghomba manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Delaghomba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thongrak unleashes a big counter combination but Delaghomba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Delaghomba finds it's target.
A combination from Delaghomba does no damage.
Biete Delaghomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delaghomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thongrak avoids the head kick by Delaghomba.
Thongrak tries a quick counter leg kick but Delaghomba is wise to it.
Thongrak throws a head kick that Delaghomba semi-blocks.
It looks like Biete Delaghomba has been cut.
Thongrak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thongrak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delaghomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Delaghomba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delaghomba throws a sloppy head kick and Thongrak moves out of range easily.
Thongrak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thongrak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thongrak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Delaghomba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biete Delaghomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pan Thongrak.
Thongrak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pan Thongrak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thongrak with a poor takedown
enabling Delaghomba to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Thongrak dives in and grabs Delaghomba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delaghomba pushes down on Thongrak's head and hops out.
Thongrak shoots in but no luck this time.
Delaghomba lands a brutal head kick. Thongrak looks out on his feet and Delaghomba throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Biete Delaghomba!
Biete Delaghomba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Sabel (ranked 4573 p4p, 4891 weight class) and Richard Glass (ranked 525 p4p, 550 weight class). Richard Glass told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Glass!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glass avoids it really well and circles away.
Sabel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sabel avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sabel throws a chopping leg kick but Glass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Glass. No joy for Sabel on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel has his takedown stuffed
and Glass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glass fails with the takedown
letting Sabel counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glass swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Glass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Glass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sabel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sabel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sabel is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sabel.
Sabel lands strikes from half guard.
Sabel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Sabel there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabel lands a nice short elbow.
Glass is trying to stand up here but Sabel is controlling him well.
Sabel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Glass has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Sabel.
Glass wants to get back to his feet.
Glass is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sabel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sabel lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass has hold of Sabel's hands but Sabel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sabel drops an elbow to the side of Glass's head.
Sabel slips a nice elbow through Glass's hands, connecting with Glass's forehead.
Glass wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Sabel seems content to control.
Sabel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Sabel.
Glass is trying to stand.
Sabel controlling the action here.
Sabel working the head and body with strikes.
Glass is rocked!
Sabel lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Glass quite badly. Glass pulls Sabel in close trying to recover. Sabel postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Glass on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Glass doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Sabel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Prilla (ranked 3235 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 411 p4p, 396 weight class). Lane Prilla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Prilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young Stallion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young Stallion blocks the body kick.
Prilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Prilla misses
and Young Stallion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prilla won't be happy with that.
Young Stallion stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla throws a shot from downtown. Young Stallion moves away and avoids it.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla throws an overhand right that lands on Young Stallion's shoulder, as Young Stallion tries to avoid the shot.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla loads up on a big right hand but Young Stallion slips the punch.
Prilla throws a looping overhand right but Young Stallion ducks down to avoid it.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Prilla avoids it easily.
Prilla looks to land a right hand but Young Stallion moved out of range.
Prilla throws a looping overhand right but Young Stallion ducks down to avoid it.
Young Stallion avoids the body shot from Prilla.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
A cross from Prilla lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla jabs at Young Stallion's body.
Lane Prilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young Stallion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prilla.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prilla lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
Prilla throws the left hand but Young Stallion avoids the punch easily.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Prilla is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla thuds his right hand into Young Stallion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a takedown into side control.
Young Stallion tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young Stallion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Prilla tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Young Stallion easily slips into full mount!
Young Stallion thowing shots but they're missing.
Young Stallion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla is trying desperately to improve position.
Young Stallion working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Prilla slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Prilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Prilla gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prilla is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prilla is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prilla misses with a body shot.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Prilla avoids it easily.
Prilla throws a hook but Young Stallion avoids it easily.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Prilla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prilla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Prilla.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla throws a big shot that misses.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prilla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
Young Stallion avoids the body shot from Prilla.
Prilla misses with a hook
and Young Stallion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young Stallion.
Prilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Young Stallion stands and steps away. Prilla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Prilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young Stallion.
Prilla missing with a left hand there. Young Stallion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion slips a straight right by Prilla.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Young Stallion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Young Stallion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prilla.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Prilla throws the left hand but Young Stallion avoids the punch easily.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla throws a leg kick
and Young Stallion counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prilla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Young Stallion's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Young Stallion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Young Stallion stopping the sweep attempt from Prilla.
Prilla throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Prilla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Young Stallion manages to get himself to full guard.
Prilla 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.
Young Stallion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prilla stopping the sweep attempt from Young Stallion.
Prilla stands up and waves to Young Stallion to follow him.
Lane Prilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Prilla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prilla throws a big shot that misses.
Prilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion'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. This is the final round!
Young Stallion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prilla.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Prilla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young Stallion. That did some damage!
Prilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Prilla misses.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Prilla avoids it easily.
Young Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Prilla misses.
Prilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lane Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prilla throws the left hand but Young Stallion avoids the punch easily.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla scores with a jab. Young Stallion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Riptide Young Stallion's cut even more.
Prilla misses with a right hand
and Young Stallion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prilla won't be happy with that.
Prilla is looking for a sweep.
Young Stallion decides to stand up, so the ref orders Prilla to his feet.
Riptide Young Stallion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prilla throws a hook to the side of Young Stallion's head but Young Stallion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Prilla misses.
Prilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prilla lunges at Young Stallion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young Stallion's hand.
Prilla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prilla swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young Stallion at a distance.
Riptide Young Stallion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prilla defends it well.
Prilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young Stallion.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Prilla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prilla - that will leave a mark!
Young Stallion avoids the body shot from Prilla.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prilla takes a swing at Young Stallion's ribcage but misses.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Prilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prilla, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Prilla!
An intense looking Lane Prilla took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That's two wins in my debut week here at CFC. I want Davide Farina in a title eliminator next!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Skull (ranked 3520 p4p, 3209 weight class) and Jason Spartan (ranked 438 p4p, 408 weight class). Skull comes to the cage accompanied by Another one bites the dust. Spartan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Try That in a Small Town. Jack Skull has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Skull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan clinches up against the cage.
Skull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spartan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skull trying to land knees to the body.
Skull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skull throws a wild body kick that Spartan sees coming a mile off.
Spartan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skull quickly recovers to half guard.
Skull knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartan on the ground.
Skull is trying to get back to full guard.
Skull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spartan.
Spartan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spartan wants to stand but Skull has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Skull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spartan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skull trying to control from the bottom.
Skull is not content to let Spartan control the position.
Skull wants to control but Spartan is keeping busy.
Spartan is keen to just control but Skull is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Spartan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Skull is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Spartan!
Jack Skull was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry!'.
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