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JF 77 - A Song for a Captain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joo Sang Yoo (ranked 2257 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Hector Molina (ranked 202 p4p, 357 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joo Sang Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Molina!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoo lands a nice hook to Molina's body. Molina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molina misses with a leg kick
and Yoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoo moves away from the strike by Molina.
Molina wants to clinch.
Molina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molina misses with a left hand
and Molina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molina misses with a double jab
and Yoo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina throws a right hand that misses
and Yoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoo scrambles back to his feet.
Molina throws a right and a left that Yoo avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoo misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina misses with a left hand
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molina throws a right and a left that Yoo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Molina lands a left hand.
Molina presses Yoo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Molina tries to bum rush Yoo with a series of wild strikes but Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hector Molina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molina throws a combination that misses
and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molina lands a really nice looking cross but Yoo seems unphased.
Molina misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molina throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molina throws a hook but Yoo avoids it easily.
Yoo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Molina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Molina throws a head kick that half lands.
Molina throws a head kick that misses.
Yoo gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.
Yoo is looking for a takedown.
Molina breaks the clinch.
Molina connects with a crisp jab.
Yoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Molina.
Yoo checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Molina tries to clinch but Yoo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo shoots for a takedown but Molina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Molina catches Yoo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molina missing with a left hand there. Yoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Molina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Yoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molina misses with an uppercut.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Molina misses.
Molina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Molina thuds his right hand into Yoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 Yoo is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Molina.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
Oh Yoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Yoo seems to have got his legs back now.
Molina misses with a right hand
and Yoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Molina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina lands with a hook. Yoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Molina looks to land a combination but Yoo avoids it well.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Yoo's shoulder, as Yoo tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yoo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molina.
Molina is looking to clinch but Yoo is avoiding it.
Yoo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Molina cracks Yoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Molina swings widly with a right hand
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Molina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molina with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoo to score with a decent uppercut.
 Molina is rocked!
Molina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Molina dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Molina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Molina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molina. Molina obviously looking to wear him down.
Molina avoids the head kick by Yoo.
Molina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molina misses with a straight left.
Yoo throws a quick counter head kick but Molina was just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molina. That's going to slow Yoo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina misses the jab.
Yoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Molina misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Molina darts in and clinches Yoo up against the cage.
Molina has hold of one of Yoo's legs. Yoo is fighting the takedown attempt but Molina gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yoo pushes Molina off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Molina stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoo. Yoo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joo Sang Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Molina misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Molina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
and Yoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoo blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoo misses the target.
Hector Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo looks to land a right hand but Molina moved out of range.
Molina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molina gets a clinch.
Molina breaks the clinch.
Molina misses with an uppercut. Yoo saw that one coming.
Yoo misses with a low kick as Molina jumps back.
Molina was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Molina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yoo walks into a straight right hand from Molina.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Yoo's shoulder, as Yoo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
Yoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Molina misses.
Yoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Molina misses with an uppercut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Yoo has cracked Molina with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Yoo lands another huge swinging hook and Molina tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Molina, before Yoo can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joo Sang Yoo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Ertman (ranked 1902 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Justa Fighta (ranked 172 p4p, 236 weight class). Fighta has chosen NO FEAR - Falling in Reverse as his entrance music. Erwin Ertman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157
2 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erwin Ertman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Justa Fighta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ertman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ertman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ertman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ertman jabs Fighta right on the nose. Fighta blinks but takes it well.
Fighta moves into the clinch.
Fighta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ertman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Ertman.
Fighta misses with a punch to the body.
Ertman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighta wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighta.
A left hand lands to the body for Fighta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ertman digs a right hand underneath Fighta's ribcage. Fighta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ertman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ertman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ertman misses with a body punch.
Fighta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ertman lands with a nice body punch.
Fighta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Erwin Ertman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ertman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighta somewhat.
It looked like Ertman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighta tries to clinch but Ertman is having none of it.
Fighta shoots for a double leg takedown but Ertman sprawls well. He's pushed Fighta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ertman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fighta throws a series of punches but Ertman moves out of range.
Fighta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fighta is rocked!
Ertman grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Fighta takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Ertman cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Erwin Ertman!
Erwin Ertman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Justa Fighta spoke after the fight, saying 'I WANT THE REMATCH'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Cooper (ranked 2215 p4p, 25771 weight class) and The Viktor (ranked 153 p4p, 310 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by Honey Bear. The Viktor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, The Viktor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Viktor wants to control but Cooper postures up.
Viktor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cooper working the ground and pound.
Cooper scores with punches from side control.
Cooper landing a few strikes.
Viktor is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper cracks Viktor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Viktor is rocked!
Cooper in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Viktor looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cooper turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Cooper!
Bo Cooper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Talan Wu (ranked 2502 p4p, 3983 weight class) and Elisha Hopkins (ranked 288 p4p, 425 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talan Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elisha Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Wu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins moves out of range as Wu strikes.
Wu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wu lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
Hopkins rushes Wu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wu is trying to break free.
Hopkins decides to pull guard.
Wu wants to stand but Hopkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wu lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Wu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wu.
Talan Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Wu keeps it at a distance.
Wu throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Wu sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wu catches Hopkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wu connects with a jab.
Hopkins is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Hopkins has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Wu smells blood and charges in for the finish! Wu unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hopkins sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Talan Wu!
Talan Wu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lyons (ranked 3567 p4p, 3367 weight class) and Gideon Massey (ranked 416 p4p, 393 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gideon Massey!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey cracks Lyons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Lyons.
Lyons lands a jab.
A big right from Massey misses.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
Massey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Lyons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyons in his tracks.
Lyons misses with a combination
and Massey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lyons! Massey lets Lyons back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lyons is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! Massey connects with the perfect overhand right and Lyons falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Massey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gideon Massey!
A relieved looking Gideon Massey 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 Umar Hagmedov (ranked 3473 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Slava Claus (ranked 406 p4p, 350 weight class). Slava Claus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Hagmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slava Claus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claus throws a big shot that misses.
Hagmedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Claus throws out a counter right but Hagmedov avoids it with no problem.
Claus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Claus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claus lands a nice shot that snaps Hagmedov's head back.
Claus thuds his right hand into Hagmedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Claus throws a right hand that Hagmedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagmedov also avoids with ease.
Claus lands a nice hook to Hagmedov's body. Hagmedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Claus lands an overhand right.
Claus rushes Hagmedov and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claus is trying to push Hagmedov away but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claus working hard to break the clinch.
Claus is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagmedov has double underhooks.
Claus has had enough of the clinch but Hagmedov keeps him there for the moment.
Claus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Claus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus cracks a nice hook into Hagmedov's ribs.
Claus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Claus forces Hagmedov back against the cage and clinches.
Hagmedov looking to stall.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus tries to break free but Hagmedov pushes him back against the cage.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Claus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagmedov throws out the jab.
Hagmedov swings widly with a right hand
and Claus counters with a straight right hand.
Claus scores with a one two! Hagmedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Umar Hagmedov has been cut.
Hagmedov misses with a body shot.
Claus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagmedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hagmedov takes one to the side of the head.
Hagmedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagmedov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Claus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Claus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Claus lands a jab.
Claus slips under a jab from Hagmedov.
Claus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Hagmedov misses the target.
Hagmedov takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Claus.
Hagmedov is rocked!
Claus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claus takes the fight into the clinch.
Claus tries to circle away but Hagmedov has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hagmedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claus after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umar Hagmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claus is trying to break the clinch but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Hagmedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Claus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Claus tries to break free but Hagmedov pushes him back against the cage.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Hagmedov lands with a light punch inside.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Claus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hagmedov.
Claus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claus breaks from the clinch.
Hagmedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Claus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hagmedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hagmedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Claus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Claus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Claus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hagmedov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some wild striking there from Hagmedov.
Claus connects with a crisp jab.
Slava Claus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus looks to land a combination but Hagmedov avoids it well.
Claus lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umar Hagmedov's cut.
That's time! Hagmedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hagmedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Claus misses with an uppercut. Hagmedov saw that one coming.
Claus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Claus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hagmedov eats them both and turns towards Claus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Claus pushes Hagmedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hagmedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Claus controls his hands.
Hagmedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Claus's efforts to push away.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hagmedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hagmedov's head backwards.
Hagmedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Claus. That snapped Hagmedov's head back.
Slava Claus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Claus.
Claus lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Hagmedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagmedov throws out a loose jab but Claus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagmedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Claus connects with a body shot.
Claus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Claus scores with a punch to the head.
Claus moves into the clinch successfully.
Claus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Claus is trying to push Hagmedov away but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hagmedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claus after a bit of a struggle.
Claus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagmedov.
Hagmedov prevents Claus from breaking the clinch.
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus tries to circle away but Hagmedov has him pinned against the cage.
Claus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Claus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hagmedov keeps control of Claus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hagmedov breaks from the clinch.
Claus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Claus as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Claus lands.
Hagmedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Claus tests Hagmedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hagmedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claus wants to clinch.
Hagmedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagmedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Claus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagmedov misses with a wild combination.
Claus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Claus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Claus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Claus.
Claus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hagmedov in his tracks.
Hagmedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Claus jabs Hagmedov right on the nose. Hagmedov blinks but takes it well.
Claus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagmedov.
Claus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hagmedov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Hagmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claus lands with an uppercut that bounces Hagmedov off the cage and back into range.
Claus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hagmedov 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.
Claus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hagmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Claus works over Hagmedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Claus is breathing heavily.
Claus dodges the punch combination from Hagmedov.
Claus tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus swings for the body but Hagmedov moves out of range.
Claus moves away from the strike by Hagmedov.
Claus misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Umar Hagmedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Claus as he connects with a hook.
Hagmedov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claus dips to his left and cracks Hagmedov with an uppercut!
Claus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Claus wants to clinch.
Claus scores with a decent looking hook.
Hagmedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Claus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Claus coming out on top.
Claus lands with a right hand.
Claus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagmedov throws a hook to the side of Claus's head but Claus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claus misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Claus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagmedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Claus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Claus, as that shot connected.
Claus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hagmedov throws a looping overhand right but Claus ducks down to avoid it.
Hagmedov misses with a right hand
and Claus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Claus catches Hagmedov right on the button with a cross.
Hagmedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Claus throws out the jab.
Hagmedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Claus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Claus connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagmedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Claus misses with a few strikes there.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
Claus drops Hagmedov with a beautiful combination! Hagmedov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Claus is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus staying out of range there.
Claus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Claus misses with a looping right.
Hagmedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claus.
Claus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
Hagmedov takes one to the side of the head.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Claus misses with a looping left.
Claus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hagmedov.
Claus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hagmedov with a body shot.
Claus scores with a three punch combo!
Claus slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Claus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Claus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagmedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claus throws the left hand but Hagmedov avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Hagmedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hagmedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hagmedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Claus misses the jab.
Claus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hagmedov.
Claus scores with a jab to the body.
Hagmedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Claus connects with a looping right hand.
Claus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claus connects with a right hand. Hagmedov shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagmedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claus.
Claus ducks under a wild hook from Hagmedov.
Hagmedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hagmedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hagmedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Claus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Hagmedov does no damage.
Claus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Claus tries to clinch but Hagmedov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Claus lands with an uppercut that bounces Hagmedov off the cage and back into range.
Umar Hagmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claus connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Claus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slava Claus!
Slava Claus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Umar Hagmedov spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back sorry to my friend and family for not being able to get a W'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Maine (ranked 963 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 135 p4p, 268 weight class). Jacob Song is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Captain Maine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Maine misses.
Song is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Song clinches up with Maine and pushes him back against the cage.
Maine pulls guard effortlessly.
Maine has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Song should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Maine has tightened it up now! Song should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Captain Maine!
Captain Maine retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Captain Maine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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