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NYF Fight Night 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolas Conner (ranked 2878 p4p, 5020 weight class) and Baron Welch (ranked 239 p4p, 339 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Welch's choice of entrance music: Red Light. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch blocks a leg kick.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Welch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conner pinned against the cage. Conner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Welch scores with a takedown into Conner's guard.
Welch lands a couple of digs.
Welch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conner's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Welch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Welch drops back looking for a leg! Conner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conner manages to kick Welch off! Welch jumps back into Conner's guard.
Conner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Welch controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner wants to sweep but no luck.
Welch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Welch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welch working over Conner with some ground and pound. Conner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Conner trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch not doing much here.
Welch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Welch working the head and body with strikes.
Welch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to get back to full guard.
Conner has hold of Welch's hands but Welch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Welch working Conner over with strikes.
Welch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Conner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Conner wants to get back to full guard.
Welch winds up and cracks Conner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Welch lands strikes from half guard.
Welch trying to control the pace.
Welch slips a nice elbow through Conner's hands, connecting with Conner's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Welch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Conner taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Welch is trying for a kimura here. Conner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Welch wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baron Welch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Russo (ranked 2154 p4p, 25344 weight class) and Edmund Betz (ranked 222 p4p, 442 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmund Betz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo scores with a body shot.
Betz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Russo as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Betz.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Russo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russo darts in and clinches Betz up against the cage.
Russo is pressed up against the cage. Betz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russo down to the mat. Russo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dillon Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Betz.
Betz walks into a left hand.
Betz looks for a takedown but Russo sprawls well.
Russo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Russo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Betz, pushing him back against the cage.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betz looking for a takedown.
Russo gets underhooks to prevent Betz's takedown attempt.
Betz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Russo as the two fighters clinch.
Betz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Russo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Russo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Betz up against the cage.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betz's elbow.
Russo effectively controlling the action here.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Russo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betz.
Betz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Russo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Betz can turn it around.
Russo stalls.
Russo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Russo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a nice uppercut.
Betz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Betz.
Betz looking for a takedown.
Betz looks winded!
Russo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Betz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russo after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betz.
Russo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Russo scores with a shoulder strike.
Betz tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Russo.
Nice body punch from Russo - that landed with a thud.
Russo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Russo.
Good body shot from Russo.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo stops a takedown attempt from Betz.
Russo is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Betz is looking for a takedown.
Betz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Russo is defending well.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Russo.
Russo stalls.
Russo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russo avoiding damage.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Betz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Russo to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russo.
Russo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russo just leaning against Betz, taking a breather.
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!
Russo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo slowing the pace effectively.
Betz is working for takedown but Russo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Russo.
Russo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Betz or not.
Russo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betz is working for takedown but Russo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Betz prevents a body shot from Russo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Russo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Betz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Betz shoots in but Russo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russo cracks Betz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Russo lands a glancing blow to the side of Betz's head.
Betz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Russo lands a nice shot that snaps Betz's head back.
Betz shoots for a double leg takedown but Russo sprawls well. He's pushed Betz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dillon Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Betz.
Betz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Russo sprawls well. Russo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Betz gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo clinches up with Betz and pushes him back against the cage.
Betz is breathing heavily.
Betz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Russo avoiding damage.
Betz goes for a takedown attempt but Russo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Russo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Betz can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo lands with an uppercut that bounces Betz off the cage and back into range.
Russo darts in and clinches Betz up against the cage.
Russo has Betz pressed against the cage.
Betz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Russo is pushing Betz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Betz wants a takedown but no success here.
Russo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russo is leaning against Betz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Betz letting Russo take a breather here.
Russo is leaning against Betz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Russo gets through Betz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Russo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Russo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betz has Russo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Russo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Betz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russo pushes Betz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Betz being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Russo is leaning against Betz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo works on Betz's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillon Russo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Betz or not.
Nice body punch from Russo - that landed with a thud.
Russo lands a shot to the body.
Russo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Russo lands with a short shot to the head.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Betz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo lands with a shot to the body.
Russo works Betz's body with a nice hook.
Russo is looking to wear down Betz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Russo lunges at Betz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Betz's hand.
Russo works the jab nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo cracks a nice hook into Betz's ribs.
Russo throws out a powerful jab.
Russo scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Russo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Russo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo stalling against the cage.
Russo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Betz prevents a body shot from Russo.
Betz tries for a takedown but Russo manages to get underhooks.
Russo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Russo scores with a shot to the side of Betz's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Betz tries to score a body lock takedown but Russo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Russo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betz.
Betz tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russo.
Russo lands an uppercut.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Russo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo lands a body shot.
Russo thuds a left hand into Betz's body.
Russo lands a right hook to the body.
Russo cracks Betz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Betz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russo scores with a body shot.
Betz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russo jabs Betz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betz manages to avoid it.
Russo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Russo wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Betz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Russo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Betz somewhat.
Betz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Russo finds it's way round the side to connect with Betz's head.
Jab, jab by Russo - just one landing.
Betz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Betz.
Russo scores with a shot to the body.
Russo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Betz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Russo defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Russo connects with a looping right hand.
A left lands for Russo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo darts in and clinches Betz up against the cage.
Russo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betz backwards.
Betz tries to score a body lock takedown but Russo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betz was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo connects with the punch.
Russo scores with a body shot.
Betz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Betz shoots in for a takedown but Russo shows good takedown defense.
Dillon Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Russo.
Russo stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Russo.
A left hand lands to the body for Russo.
Russo lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Betz avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
Betz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Russo.
A right handed body shot lands from Russo.
Russo is working Betz over against the cage.
Russo has Betz pressed against the cage.
Betz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Russo prevents it.
Betz wants to take the fight to the mat but Russo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Russo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russo.
Russo scores with a hook to the body. Betz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russo lands with a good body shot.
Betz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Betz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Betz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a shoulder strike.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo cracks Betz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Betz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Edmund Betz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russo connects with a right hand. Betz shakes it off.
Russo connects with a jab.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
Betz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Russo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Betz.
Betz pushes Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
Russo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betz.
Russo is working Betz over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Russo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dillon Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Russo!
A relieved looking Dillon Russo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Vice (ranked 3167 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Dexter Mallin (ranked 369 p4p, 287 weight class). Vice comes to the cage accompanied by Mojo. Dexter Mallin 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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice tries for a takedown but Mallin circles away easily
letting Mallin counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Martin Vice has been cut.
Mallin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mallin lands a big head kick that sends Vice tumbling to the mat! Mallin takes a step backwards and waves Vice back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Vice is rocked!
Vice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mallin cracks Vice with a left hook right on the temple and Vice goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Mallin lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Vice is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dexter Mallin!
A relieved looking Dexter Mallin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Eaton (ranked 3428 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 392 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezequiel Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton misses with a hook to the body
and Krueger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Eaton.
Krueger 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.
Eaton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eaton misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eaton.
Eaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krueger moves into the clinch.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eaton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Eaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Eaton is just out of range.
Krueger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eaton sprawling to the canvas! Eaton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krueger finish him?!
It looks like Ezequiel Eaton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger looks to land a right hand but Eaton moved out of range.
Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eaton jabs Krueger right on the nose. Krueger blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Krueger misses.
Eaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice body shot.
Krueger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eaton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krueger rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.
Krueger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eaton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Krueger coming out on top.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eaton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krueger throws a jab but it's blocked by Eaton.
Eaton is looking to counter punch.
Krueger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eaton backs up against the cage.
Krueger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eaton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ezequiel Eaton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eaton throws out a loose jab but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eaton throws a right and a left that Krueger avoids nicely.
Krueger forces Eaton back against the cage and clinches.
Eaton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut.
Ezequiel Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eaton throws the left hand but Krueger avoids the punch easily.
Krueger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eaton misses with a hook.
Krueger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eaton sprawling to the canvas! Eaton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krueger finish him?!
Eaton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton throws a combination that misses
and Krueger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drew Krueger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorden Anders (ranked 3343 p4p, 4220 weight class) and Roger Allan (ranked 335 p4p, 389 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lord Knows/Fighting Stronger. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roger Allan enters the cage!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorden Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Allan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders avoids the body shot from Allan.
Anders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Allan lands with a straight right. Anders didn't see that one coming.
Allan wants to clinch up but Anders keeps it at a distance.
Anders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allan looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Allan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anders counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allan is trying to escape back to his feet but Anders uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders grinds an elbow into Allan's temple.
Anders in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Anders.
Anders grinds an elbow into Allan's temple.
Allan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders landing a few strikes.
Allan dodges the ground and pound from Anders.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allan can't do much from the bottom here.
Anders scores with a couple of short elbows.
Anders cracks Allan with a big elbow.
Anders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anders cracks Allan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Allan tries to buck Anders off but Anders is having none of it.
Anders throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anders working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allan taking a bit of punishment here - Anders scoring with strikes.
Anders lands a few punches from side control.
Anders lands a decent elbow from side control.
Allan taking a bit of punishment here - Anders scoring with strikes.
Allan tries to escape but Anders is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Allan wants to control but Anders postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders is working Allan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Allan can't do much from the bottom here.
Anders lands a decent elbow from side control.
Allan tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Anders lands an elbow.
Anders is putting a hurting on Allan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Allan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Allan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anders cracks Allan with a big elbow.
Allan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anders is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders working the head with strikes.
Allan taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anders working the ground and pound.
Anders is putting a hurting on Allan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anders looks up at the clock and then as Allan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anders smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anders is chipping away with strikes.
Allan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anders connects with a decent elbow.
Allan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Allan tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Anders working the head with strikes.
Anders misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anders working away.
Anders lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been informed that Allan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Allan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allan defending well though.
Anders looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Allan trying to control from the bottom.
Allan is looking to improve his position.
Allan is looking to control Anders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allan avoid being mounted?
Anders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Allan is looking to escape.
Allan tries to roll over but Anders keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorden Anders dominated that round.
That's time! Anders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders looks to land a combination but Allan avoids it well.
Allan lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Allan. Beautiful body shot.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allan.
Jorden Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
Allan feints a jab promting Anders to slip. Allan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anders slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Allan is looking to clinch.
Anders drives through and clinches with Allan against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allan scores with a shot to the side of Anders's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allan.
Anders has Allan pressed against the cage, preventing Allan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roger Allan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allan throws out a counter right but Anders avoids it with no problem.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allan lands a glancing blow to the side of Anders's head.
Allan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anders throws a hook but Allan avoids it easily.
Allan misses with a head kick.
Anders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allan connects with a body shot that sends Anders's belly button to the back.
Anders looks to land a combination but Allan avoids it well.
Anders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anders has time to react.
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!
Anders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allan throws a nice head kick!
Allan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Allan lands with a shot to the body.
Allan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allan lands a nice shot that snaps Anders's head back.
Roger Allan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Allan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anders is rocked!
Anders throws a series of punches but Allan moves out of range.
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Allan pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allan lands a slapping body shot.
Allan connects with a solid leg kick.
Allan lands a leg kick that knocks Anders off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Allan there.
A punch lands to the side of Anders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allan throws a right and a left that Anders avoids nicely.
Allan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anders rather than just go for the knockout.
Anders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allan lands a big head kick that sends Anders tumbling to the mat! Allan takes a step backwards and waves Anders back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Anders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Anders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allan steps in with a hook that catches Anders right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Allan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Anders looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Allan!
A very excited looking Roger Allan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Jorden Anders had this to say: 'Not the outcome i wanted, but that's the game.Hats off to my opponent for bringing it. Ill take the loss,rebuild, and come back better. The journey continues.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Monroe (ranked 2216 p4p, 2345 weight class) and Tre Davis (ranked 267 p4p, 283 weight class). Tre Davis 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isiah Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davis is defending well.
Monroe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Monroe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Monroe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monroe fails with the takedown
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Davis is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe 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.
Monroe working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monroe distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Monroe stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monroe trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis is looking to stand up but Monroe isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Monroe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Monroe connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monroe trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Monroe lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is standing up over Davis. Davis looks to escape but Monroe dives into side control.
Monroe working the ground and pound.
 Davis is rocked!
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monroe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis pushes Monroe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monroe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Monroe trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis taking a bit of punishment here - Monroe scoring with strikes.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Monroe finish him?
Monroe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Monroe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis is pushing Monroe's head away, looking to escape. Monroe manages to hold on to the position though.
Davis looks winded!
Monroe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Monroe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Davis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Monroe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isiah Monroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Strickland (ranked 1233 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Shawn Dean (ranked 148 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deangelo Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dean!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Shawn Dean has been cut.
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Strickland displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Strickland.
Strickland is looking to slow Dean down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Strickland.
Strickland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strickland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strickland 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.
Strickland lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Strickland.
Strickland scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Strickland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Strickland scores with a push kick.
Strickland misses with a few strikes there.
Dean throws out a counter right but Strickland avoids it with no problem.
Deangelo Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dean moves out of range as Strickland strikes.
Strickland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
A jab lands there for Strickland.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Strickland works the jab nicely.
Strickland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dean on the side of the head.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland lands a head kick!
Dean is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Strickland finish him?
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Strickland cracks Dean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strickland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strickland catches Dean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strickland.
Dean takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Strickland feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strickland scores with a jab to the body.
Strickland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dean if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean moves into the clinch.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean misses with the head strike.
Strickland scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Strickland tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Strickland back against the cage.
Strickland blocks an uppercut.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Strickland tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strickland.
Dean being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strickland.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Strickland controls his hands.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Dean.
Strickland scores with a hook to the body.
Strickland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dean.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strickland.
Strickland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strickland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean looks winded!
Strickland scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
Strickland lands a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Dean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A hook to the body from Strickland.
Strickland stalling in the clinch.
Strickland trying to stall but Dean improves his position.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strickland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
Strickland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strickland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strickland works on Dean's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strickland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strickland has Dean pressed against the cage.
Strickland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strickland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Strickland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Dean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strickland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Strickland finds it's way through Dean's defenses.
Dean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strickland is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Dean like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Dean from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deangelo Strickland!
A very excited looking Deangelo Strickland rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 1435 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Eusebio Montoya (ranked 186 p4p, 145 weight class). Janowski comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down. Stevie Janowski 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eusebio Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya lands with a shot to the body.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Janowski closes the distance and clinches.
Janowski has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janowski throws an elbow but misses.
Montoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Janowski digs a right hand underneath Montoya's ribcage. Montoya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Janowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montoya can't break the clinch.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Janowski avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Janowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski tries to work over Montoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montoya prevents a body shot from Janowski.
Janowski keeps control of Montoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Janowski lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Montoya is trying to break the clinch but Janowski has him pressed against the cage.
Montoya manages to break the clinch.
Janowski throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Montoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Janowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montoya.
Montoya slips a jab from Janowski.
Montoya checks the leg kick.
Montoya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montoya takes one to the chin there.
Montoya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Janowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Montoya is looking for the big counter here.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janowski.
It seemed like Montoya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski tries to clinch there but Montoya circles away.
Montoya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Janowski slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
Janowski scores with a head kick.
It looks like Eusebio Montoya has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janowski. That's going to slow Montoya down.
Janowski rushes Montoya and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janowski throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Montoya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montoya breaks the clinch.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Janowski tries to clinch up but Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.
Janowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski throws a looping overhand right but Montoya ducks down to avoid it.
Montoya is looking for the big counter here.
Janowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Montoya catches Janowski right on the button with a cross.
Montoya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janowski lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Janowski finds it's way through Montoya's defenses.
Janowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montoya is rocked!
Janowski lands with a nice body punch.
Janowski throws a low kick but Montoya moves out of range easily.
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Donk. Janowski catches Montoya right on the button with a cross.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Janowski finish him?
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!
Janowski drops Montoya with a huge uppercut! Montoya drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Janowski is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Janowski!
Stevie Janowski very nearly forgot to thank 30th Century Beer Store amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Graves (ranked 1382 p4p, 2085 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 142 p4p, 209 weight class). Graves's entrance music is THE ZOO. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Graves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Graves misses.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.
Alvarez landing knees to the head.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Graves takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ricky Alvarez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Graves's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Graves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thumps Graves with a low kick.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graves tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Graves tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Graves misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses the jab.
Alvarez throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves drops his shoulder and cracks Alvarez with a huge uppercut! Alvarez goes down! Can Graves finish him?
Alvarez is rocked!
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Graves finish him?
Graves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Graves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves has an Americana. Alvarez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Graves is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Graves hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Deon Graves!
After winning the bout, Deon Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Saragih (ranked 443 p4p, 543 weight class) and Pablo Blades (ranked 45 p4p, 53 weight class). Blades comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Blades.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saragih lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blades throws a push kick but Saragih slaps the foot to one side.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Saragih sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saragih looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saragih to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saragih avoids the body shot from Blades.
Blades takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saragih connects with a leg kick.
Blades is looking to clinch but Saragih is avoiding it.
Blades is looking to clinch but Saragih is avoiding it.
Saragih swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blades tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saragih swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Saragih.
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!
Blades has managed to clinch.
Saragih tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Saragih fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades tries to land knees in the clinch but Saragih avoids the damage to the body.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Saragih is blocking nicely.
Saragih is stalling here.
Saragih avoiding damage as Blades throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saragih.
Saragih lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saragih manages to break the clinch.
Blades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saragih connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blades scrambles back to his feet.
Saragih swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blades is looking for the big counter here.
Blades throws a hook but Saragih blocks it.
Saragih takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blades tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saragih swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saragih swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saragih jabs Blades right on the nose. Blades blinks but takes it well.
Blades is rocked!
Saragih finds Blades's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Blades flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Saragih lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Blades will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Saragih!
Jack Saragih decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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