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ENIGMA 253 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Three (ranked 3817 p4p, 25090 weight class) and Cipriano Cruz (ranked 390 p4p, 488 weight class). Sir Three has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sir Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cipriano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Three fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Three closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Three has him pressed against the cage.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sir Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz throws a counter combo.
Three clinches.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Three as Cruz shoots in.
Three has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three is looking to clinch.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sir Three is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Three moves into the clinch.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Three pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Three, which made it look bad.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three.
Three working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Three definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three letting Cruz take a breather here.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cruz has Three pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Three manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Three to keep the fight standing.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Three, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Three against the cage but Three circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Three. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Three takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Three clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Three but Three pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Three.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Three dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Three moves into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is working for takedown but Three is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Three forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Three working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Three lands an uppercut.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three prevents the takedown attempt.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Sir Three has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Three here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Three on the inside.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Three is blocking nicely.
Three misses with some punches.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Three.
 It looks like Cipriano Cruz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Three scores with a nice short uppercut.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Three pulls his leg out and moves away.
Three has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Three misses with some punches.
Cruz pulls Three into guard.
Three is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Three throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Three throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Three is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Three postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Three postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Three won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Three throws a big right hand that misses.
Three postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Three throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Three is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Three throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Three's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Three throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Three doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Three wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Three tries to strike from the bottom.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Three throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Three manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Three landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Three accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Three dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cipriano Cruz's cut.
That's time! Three's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Three drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Cipriano Cruz's cut even more.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Three wants it to stay on the feet.
Three tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Three closes the distance and clinches.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three misses with some punches.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz is stalling here.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Three working aggressively here.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Three sprawls well.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Three saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Three on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Three doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Three tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Three. Three maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Three throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Three misses with the head strike.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Three is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Three gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Three tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cipriano Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz throws a counter combo.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Three. Three maintains the clinch.
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz trying to stall but Three improves his position.
Three misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Three misses with some punches.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Three tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Three is looking to clinch.
Three blocks the body kick.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Three against the cage.
Cipriano Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Three.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Three showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Three, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Three!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gennari (ranked 4530 p4p, 24418 weight class) and Zack Jackson (ranked 415 p4p, 493 weight class). Bruno Gennari had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gennari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gennari backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Gennari looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gennari misses with a looping right.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gennari's sensitive parts.
Gennari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gennari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gennari manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gennari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gennari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Gennari misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
 It looks like Bruno Gennari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gennari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gennari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zack Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson stalks Gennari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gennari's face. Gennari staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gennari was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jackson.
Gennari looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jackson cracks Gennari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson throws a right hand that Gennari ducks under and follows up with a left that Gennari also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gennari throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gennari is looking to counter punch.
A low kick lands for Jackson.
Gennari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Gennari moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gennari throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gennari throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Gennari avoids it well.
Gennari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Gennari misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gennari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Gennari.
Jackson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gennari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gennari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Gennari misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Gennari's cut.
That's time! Gennari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gennari might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Gennari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Gennari misses.
Gennari backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Gennari's leg but Gennari calmly moves out of range.
Zack Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gennari with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gennari moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Gennari counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gennari moves out of range easily.
Gennari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson is looking to slow Gennari down with leg kicks.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Gennari backs away looking to recover.
Gennari throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gennari's head.
Gennari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gennari's head backwards.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gennari looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Gennari down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Gennari throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Gennari only half commits.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gennari misses the target.
Gennari throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gennari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gennari moves out of range easily.
Gennari throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennari blocks a low kick nicely.
Gennari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a low kick but Gennari avoids it.
The fighters circling - Gennari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson is looking for the big counter here.
Gennari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gennari.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Gennari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson flicks out a counter leg kick but Gennari steps away.
Gennari misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson thumps Gennari with a low kick.
Gennari misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Gennari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gennari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gennari's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Gennari tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Gennari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Gennari is rocked!
Gennari leaves his chin hanging out and Jackson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gennari crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lambe (ranked 4447 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Ferocido Del Toro (ranked 422 p4p, 318 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Lambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferocido Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Toro in his tracks.
Del Toro throws a right hand that misses
and Lambe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Toro lands a front kick.
Lambe misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Del Toro! But no joy.
Del Toro lands a high kick!
It looks like Jason Lambe has been cut.
Lambe misses with a combination
and Del Toro counters with a nice right hand that sends Lambe toppling to the canvas! Lambe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Del Toro finish him?!
Lambe is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Toro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Toro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lambe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Toro throws a fast counter high kick but Lambe manages to duck under it in time.
Lambe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Toro.
Lambe throws a right hand that misses
and Del Toro counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lambe.
Lambe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Del Toro under the eye.
Lambe misses with an uppercut
and Del Toro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Del Toro lands a big uppercut and Lambe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lambe looks OK. Del Toro waves Lambe back to his feet!
Oh Lambe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Toro lands a right hook to the body.
Lambe is breathing heavily.
Lambe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Del Toro counters with a big left hand that crumples Lambe! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferocido Del Toro!
Ferocido Del Toro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Diehard (ranked 2577 p4p, 4546 weight class) and Mike Hecalzag (ranked 284 p4p, 411 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hecalzag!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecalzag with a jab.
Hecalzag steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diehard. That one must have hurt.
Diehard throws a head kick but Hecalzag moves out of range.
Hecalzag misses with a body kick.
Diehard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Diehard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hecalzag paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diehard slips under a jab from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hecalzag ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
No joy there for Hecalzag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hecalzag fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diehard avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard blocks the body kick.
Hecalzag looks to land a body kick but Diehard moved away.
A punch combination from Hecalzag misses.
Diehard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hecalzag moves into the clinch successfully.
Diehard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diehard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Diehard.
Diehard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diehard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hecalzag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diehard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diehard tries to land a knee to the head but Hecalzag blocks with his arms.
Hecalzag can't break the clinch.
Hecalzag is looking to break free of the clinch but Diehard has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diehard.
Hecalzag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hecalzag breaks from the clinch.
Hecalzag throws a push kick but Diehard slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diehard lands a nice shot to the body.
Diehard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hecalzag avoids it.
Diehard lands an uppercut.
Diehard tries to land a knee to the head but Hecalzag blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecalzag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diehard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecalzag's elbow.
Diehard pushes Hecalzag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diehard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hecalzag backwards.
Diehard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
Diehard tries to land knees in the clinch but Hecalzag avoids the damage to the body.
Hecalzag prevents a body shot from Diehard.
Diehard misses with a body punch.
Diehard lands a knee to the body.
Diehard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hecalzag's face.
Hecalzag tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hecalzag avoiding damage as Diehard throws knees to the body.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Diehard.
Diehard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diehard lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hecalzag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard keeps control of Hecalzag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hecalzag lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hecalzag has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diehard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hecalzag can turn it around.
Diehard landing knees to the body.
Hecalzag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hecalzag is trying to stall.
Hecalzag misses with a knee to the head.
Diehard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hecalzag blocks it with crossed arms.
Diehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecalzag controls his hands.
Hecalzag blocks a body shot from Diehard.
Hecalzag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diehard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diehard lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Diehard.
Hecalzag wants to get back to striking at distance but Diehard won't allow it.
Hecalzag has had enough of the clinch but Diehard keeps him there for the moment.
Hecalzag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hecalzag in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hecalzag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Hecalzag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hecalzag tries to break the clinch but Diehard is controlling the position.
Hecalzag managing to block the knees to the body from Diehard.
Diehard has Hecalzag pressed against the cage, preventing Hecalzag from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diehard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Diehard lands a knee to the head.
Hecalzag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diehard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Diehard.
Diehard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecalzag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hecalzag working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hecalzag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Diehard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hecalzag.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Diehard 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hecalzag or perhaps it was just good defense by Diehard, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard has Hecalzag up against the cage in a clinch.
Hecalzag pulls guard successfully.
Hecalzag working a defensive guard here.
Diehard stands up from Hecalzag's guard - Diehard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diehard moves out of range as Hecalzag throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard takes one to the side of the head.
Diehard lands a front kick.
Diehard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hecalzag tries to break free but Diehard pushes him back against the cage.
Hecalzag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Hecalzag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hecalzag has had enough of the clinch but Diehard keeps him there for the moment.
Diehard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hecalzag is trying to break the clinch but Diehard has him pressed against the cage.
Diehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecalzag controls his hands.
Hecalzag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diehard clinches up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Diehard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Diehard keeps control of Hecalzag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hecalzag working hard to break the clinch.
Diehard trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hecalzag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hecalzags head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diehard.
Hecalzag misses with a knee to the head.
Diehard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hecalzag can do to turn this around?
A short left from Diehard.
A short left from Diehard.
Diehard tries to land knees in the clinch but Hecalzag avoids the damage to the body.
Diehard tries to land knees in the clinch but Hecalzag avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecalzag breaks the clinch.
Diehard moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hecalzag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diehard misses with a body punch.
Diehard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag tries to throw a body punch but Diehard avoids it by throwing Hecalzag back against the cage.
Hecalzag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hecalzag has Diehard up against the cage in a clinch.
Diehard can't find room to land a body shot as Hecalzag controls the action.
Hecalzag goes for a takedown attempt but Diehard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hecalzag plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diehard tries a head kick but it misses.
Hecalzag misses with a double jab.
Hecalzag feints a jab promting Diehard to slip. Hecalzag then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diehard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diehard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hecalzag looking for a takedown.
Elvis Diehard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hecalzag.
Hecalzag is breathing heavily.
Hecalzag is trying to break free.
Hecalzag looking to throw knees to the head but Diehard is blocking nicely.
Diehard misses with a knee strike.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Diehard prevents Hecalzag from breaking the clinch.
Hecalzag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diehard jerks Hecalzag's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hecalzag drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Diehard goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Diehard because Hecalzag was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Elvis Diehard!
An intense looking Elvis Diehard took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I TOLD YOU NOT TO BLINK BABBBAYYYYY!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antwan Tran (ranked 2906 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Demarcus Bryan (ranked 101 p4p, 137 weight class). Demarcus Bryan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antwan Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Bryan finds it's target.
It looks like Antwan Tran has been cut.
Bryan missing with a left hand there. Tran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tran sprawls well. Tran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Tran misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Bryan misses
and Tran counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bryan! Tran lets Bryan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Demarcus Bryan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan goes for a double leg but Tran avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tran continues to drive forward.
Bryan misses with a shot to the body
and Tran counters with a big left hand that crumples Bryan! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antwan Tran!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sharp (ranked 3730 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Damionivitch Irwinivitch (ranked 241 p4p, 172 weight class). Irwinivitch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. just the two of us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damionivitch Irwinivitch 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damionivitch Irwinivitch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irwinivitch scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sharp working over Irwinivitch with some ground and pound. Irwinivitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irwinivitch gets back to full guard.
Irwinivitch looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing that Sharp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. Irwinivitch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by Irwinivitch!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwinivitch won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
Sharp has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Irwinivitch has passed into side control.
Sharp is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp manages to get back to half guard.
Sharp moves into full guard.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Irwinivitch tries to pass.
Irwinivitch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Irwinivitch from controlling successfully.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irwinivitch looking to pass the guard.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharp is pulling down on Irwinivitch's head to control his posture.
Irwinivitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irwinivitch misses with a wild combination.
Sharp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irwinivitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sharp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sharp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharp winds up and cracks Irwinivitch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Irwinivitch tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Irwinivitch punching from the bottom.
Irwinivitch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sharp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Irwinivitch taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard.
 Irwinivitch is rocked!
Sharp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Irwinivitch is still in real trouble! Can Sharp finish him?
Sharp lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irwinivitch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sharp throws a strike but Irwinivitch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Irwinivitch working some strikes from top position.
Irwinivitch stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
Irwinivitch wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Irwinivitch seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwinivitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwinivitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwinivitch throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Irwinivitch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sharp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sharp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been informed that Irwinivitch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sharp's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sharp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Sharp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Irwinivitch.
Irwinivitch scores with a nice strike.
Irwinivitch misses with a double jab.
Irwinivitch tries to sprawl but Sharp drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Irwinivitch to regain full guard.
Sharp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Irwinivitch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sharp has managed to get both his arms back between Irwinivitch's legs - danger averted.
Irwinivitch has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharp with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Irwinivitch's head.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Irwinivitch on the ground.
Irwinivitch wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Joe Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Irwinivitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sharp is in close to Irwinivitch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Irwinivitch's head off the mat! Irwinivitch is out! He's out! Sharp jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Sharp!
Damionivitch Irwinivitch spoke after the fight, saying 'Это ужасно, я ненавижу этого человека. В следующем бою я убью! Клянусь, это не неудача, я вернусь сильнее!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armus Tar Monster (ranked 1844 p4p, 2001 weight class) and Yababoy Sitsongrit (ranked 191 p4p, 205 weight class). Tar Monster comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Hard. 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 lightweight 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, Armus Tar Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yababoy Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tar Monster doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tar Monster sprawling to the canvas! Tar Monster rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sitsongrit finish him?!
Tar Monster is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Tar Monster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tar Monster misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tar Monster clinches up against the cage.
Tar Monster seems to have got his legs back now.
Tar Monster is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Tar Monster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tar Monster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sitsongrit controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is continuing to stall.
Tar Monster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sitsongrit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tar Monster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sitsongrit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tar Monster controlling Sitsongrit's posture.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tar Monster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
Sitsongrit trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tar Monster's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tar Monster keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tar Monster misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tar Monster momentarily.
Yababoy Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tar Monster backwards.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tar Monster wants a takedown.
Tar Monster struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Tar Monster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armus Tar Monster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tar Monster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tar Monster throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Tar Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tar Monster is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tar Monster throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yababoy Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Tar Monster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tar Monster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yababoy Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tar Monster misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Tar Monster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tar Monster pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Tar Monster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tar Monster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Tar Monster.
Tar Monster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Tar Monster controls the action.
Tar Monster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tar Monster tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armus Tar Monster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tar Monster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Tar Monster.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Tar Monster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tar Monster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Sitsongrit finish him?
Tar Monster glances at the clock... BAM! Sitsongrit nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Tar Monster crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Tar Monster is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yababoy Sitsongrit!
Yababoy Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manresa Sanchez Roman (ranked 890 p4p, 2108 weight class) and Franco De La Cruz (ranked 95 p4p, 213 weight class). Manresa Sanchez Roman 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manresa Sanchez Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez Roman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Cruz.
Sanchez Roman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De La Cruz's guard.
De La Cruz has an active guard here but Sanchez Roman has managed to pass into half guard.
De La Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez Roman is taking a breather. De La Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez Roman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanchez Roman winds up and cracks De La Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De La Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez Roman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez Roman is looking for a kimura but De La Cruz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez Roman to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez Roman drops an elbow to the side of De La Cruz's head.
De La Cruz controlling the position well.
De La Cruz trying to hold on to Sanchez Roman's head to control him but Sanchez Roman postures up.
Sanchez Roman is looking to advance position but De La Cruz won't allow it.
De La Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez Roman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez Roman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanchez Roman controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez Roman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez Roman lands a big shot there that rocks De La Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez Roman looking to control but De La Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez Roman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman tries to control but De La Cruz wriggling away.
Sanchez Roman looking to secure an arm triangle but De La Cruz defends it well.
De La Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez Roman's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez Roman avoids the attempt from De La Cruz to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
De La Cruz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sanchez Roman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manresa Sanchez Roman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De La Cruz slips a jab from Sanchez Roman.
Sanchez Roman feints and as De La Cruz raises his hands in defense, Sanchez Roman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez Roman is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez Roman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De La Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanchez Roman passes into half guard.
De La Cruz is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz is not content to let Sanchez Roman control the position.
We've been hearing that Sanchez Roman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman is trying to work for a kimura but De La Cruz is defending well.
Sanchez Roman lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez Roman is pressing down on De La Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Cruz is holding on for now.
De La Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
De La Cruz wants to control but Sanchez Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez Roman drops an elbow to the side of De La Cruz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez Roman lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez Roman passes the guard and advances to mount!
De La Cruz is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez Roman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanchez Roman landing strikes from the mount.
Sanchez Roman landing strikes from the mount and De La Cruz is in trouble!
Sanchez Roman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanchez Roman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez Roman with shots to the head and body - De La Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchez Roman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez Roman's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez Roman working De La Cruz over with strikes here.
De La Cruz tries to hold on but Sanchez Roman pushes him away.
Sanchez Roman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez Roman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez Roman controlling from mount.
Sanchez Roman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez Roman tries to control but De La Cruz wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is in a horrible position here. Sanchez Roman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez Roman wants to control the pace but De La Cruz is squirming around nicely.
De La Cruz holds on for dear life, controlling Sanchez Roman's posture momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez Roman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manresa Sanchez Roman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino Lampiaun (ranked 776 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 93 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgulino Lampiaun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampiaun pushes Makunouchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lampiaun swings wildly with an uppercut but Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makunouchi manages to break the clinch.
Lampiaun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makunouchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lampiaun has been working on his balance at Gym To Nica, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Makunouchi.
Lampiaun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makunouchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Virgulino Lampiaun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lampiaun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lampiaun takes the fight into the clinch.
Lampiaun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampiaun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunouchi's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lampiaun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makunouchi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lampiaun looking for a takedown.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Lampiaun has the dominant position.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgulino Lampiaun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lampiaun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Makunouchi blocking some punches.
Makunouchi blocks an uppercut.
Lampiaun throws a head punch that misses.
Makunouchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lampiaun has him pressed against the cage.
Lampiaun trying to control the position but instead, Makunouchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lampiaun into the cage.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makunouchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makunouchi blocks an uppercut.
Makunouchi manages to break the clinch.
Lampiaun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lampiaun moves into the clinch.
Makunouchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makunouchi manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampiaun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Makunouchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lampiaun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Makunouchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Lampiaun avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Lampiaun misses.
A little jabbing left from Makunouchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makunouchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Lampiaun finds it's way through Makunouchi's defenses.
Lampiaun dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
Lampiaun connects with a single shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Makunouchi. No joy for Lampiaun on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampiaun connects with a crisp jab.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Lampiaun saw that one coming.
Lampiaun tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi scores with a shot to the body.
Lampiaun clinches with his opponent.
Makunouchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Lampiaun misses with an elbow over the top.
Lampiaun avoiding damage as Makunouchi throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lampiaun.
Makunouchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lampiaun seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makunouchi can turn it around.
Makunouchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makunouchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lampiaun won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Makunouchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makunouchi lands a shoulder strike.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Lampiaun has him pressed against the cage.
Lampiaun prevents Makunouchi from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lampiaun fails to land.
Lampiaun trying to control the position but instead, Makunouchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lampiaun into the cage.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampiaun slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
Lampiaun feinted with a counter takedown.
Lampiaun scores with a takedown into Makunouchi's guard.
Lampiaun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Makunouchi trying to control the position here.
Lampiaun passes Makunouchi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lampiaun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makunouchi tries to get to full guard but Lampiaun has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makunouchi wants to control but Lampiaun is keeping busy.
Lampiaun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgulino Lampiaun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ippo Makunouchi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lampiaun has closed the distance and engaged Makunouchi in a clinch.
Makunouchi manages to break the clinch.
Lampiaun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lampiaun misses the jab.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Lampiaun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lampiaun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lampiaun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Makunouchi has one foot on Lampiaun's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampiaun is looking to clinch but Makunouchi is avoiding it.
Lampiaun rushes Makunouchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makunouchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Lampiaun has him pressed against the cage.
Makunouchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Lampiaun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Lampiaun is controlling him.
Lampiaun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makunouchi scores with a shot to the side of Lampiaun's head.
Lampiaun wants a takedown.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch.
Lampiaun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makunouchi swivels and escapes.
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Lampiaun darts in and clinches Makunouchi up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lampiaun fails to land.
Makunouchi is trying to push Lampiaun away but Lampiaun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makunouchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lampiaun or perhaps it was just good defense by Makunouchi, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Makunouchi misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgulino Lampiaun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makunouchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lampiaun.
Makunouchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makunouchi is looking for the big counter here.
Lampiaun wants to clinch
and Makunouchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makunouchi tries to move into range but Lampiaun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampiaun tries to clinch up.
Makunouchi ducks under a wild hook from Lampiaun.
A countering left hand to the body from Makunouchi misses.
Lampiaun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makunouchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makunouchi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lampiaun slips under a jab.
Lampiaun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp one two that drops Lampiaun! Makunouchi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lampiaun to his feet! Lampiaun is in big trouble!
Lampiaun is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lampiaun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makunouchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lampiaun wants to clinch
and Makunouchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lampiaun looks to clinch
and Makunouchi counters with a nice right hand that sends Lampiaun toppling to the canvas! Lampiaun scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Makunouchi finish him?!
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lampiaun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lampiaun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp right that sends Lampiaun to the canvas! Makunouchi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cibuka Stilera (ranked 179 p4p, 524 weight class) and Wong Fei Hung (ranked 25 p4p, 68 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cibuka Stilera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Fei Hung!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stilera clinches.
Fei Hung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cibuka Stilera has been cut.
Fei Hung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fei Hung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stilera looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Hung is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stilera is defended easily by Fei Hung.
Fei Hung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cibuka Stilera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei Hung throws a lazy uppercut
and Stilera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fei Hung won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fei Hung has one of Stilera's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Stilera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fei Hung has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hung is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stilera has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stilera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fei Hung knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stilera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fei Hung, who protects the arm well.
Stilera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fei Hung tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fei Hung is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stilera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Stilera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Stilera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stilera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Hung keeps working.
Stilera scoring with punches and elbows.
Stilera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fei Hung manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stilera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fei Hung's head.
Fei Hung blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stilera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fei Hung sees it coming and defends easily.
Stilera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fei Hung felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fei Hung is looking for a sweep. Stilera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stilera seems to be looking for submissions.
Stilera tries to pass to full mount but Fei Hung defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fei Hung pushes Stilera off looking to stand but Stilera dives back in and keeps control.
Stilera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stilera with the ground and pound but Fei Hung uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fei Hung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fei Hung keeping full guard, as Stilera tries to pass.
Stilera forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stilera connects with a nice short shot to Fei Hung's temple.
Stilera is looking to advance position but Fei Hung won't allow it.
Stilera thows a huge punch but Fei Hung dodges it nicely.
Fei Hung is trying to control but can't.
Stilera is looking to pass Fei Hung's guard but actually Fei Hung recovers to full guard.
Fei Hung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fei Hung wants to stand up but Stilera is controlling him.
Stilera works over Fei Hung with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cibuka Stilera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cibuka Stilera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stilera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fei Hung.
Wong Fei Hung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stilera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stilera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stilera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fei Hung can do to turn this around?
Stilera connects with a looping right hand.
Stilera throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fei Hung to counter with a crisp jab.
Fei Hung slips under a jab from Stilera.
Stilera thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stilera connects with a looping right hand.
Stilera throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Hung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fei Hung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilera misses with a lunging right hand
and Fei Hung counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stilera! Fei Hung lets Stilera back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stilera is rocked!
Stilera looks to clinch
and Fei Hung counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Stilera to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Fei Hung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wong Fei Hung!
Wong Fei Hung is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Wong Fei Hung 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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