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QFC Tournament 1221 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Fellner (ranked 2891 p4p, 4055 weight class) and Humberto Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Fellner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Humberto Bell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell goes for a double leg but Fellner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fellner continues to drive forward.
Bell blocks a head kick by Fellner.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Fellner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fellner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fellner pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Fellner manages to break the clinch.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Fellner pushes him off.
Fellner throws a big counter combination but Bell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fellner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fellner scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Fellner does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellner connects with a high kick.
Fellner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Fellner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fellner tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fellner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bell somewhat.
Adrian Fellner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Bell.
Fellner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fellner tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Fellner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Fellner.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Fellner.
A left and a right from Fellner both land. Nice combination.
Fellner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fellner gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Fellner.
Fellner tries to circle away but Bell has him pinned against the cage.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Bell prevents Fellner from breaking the clinch.
Bell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fellner walks away with a smile on his face. Bell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fellner stalks Bell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bell's face. Bell staggers backwards, shaken.
Bell misses with a wild combination.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fellner swivels and escapes.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fellner pinned against the cage. Fellner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fellner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Some wild striking there from Fellner.
Adrian Fellner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fellner.
Bell is looking for the big counter here.
Fellner leaves Bell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fellner is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fellner clinches.
Bell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fellner uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fellner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fellner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fellner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bell is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fellner frees his head nicely. Oh but Bell has switched to an armbar! Fellner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Humberto Bell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Speed Mma (ranked 4132 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Braden Von Flue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Speed Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braden Von Flue!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Flue has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Flue.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Flue.
Von Flue tries to land a knee to the head but Mma blocks with his arms.
Von Flue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Flue.
Mma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Flue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Flue avoids the elbow strike from Mma, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Von Flue.
Von Flue avoids the elbow strike from Mma, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mma gets tackled into the cage by Von Flue. Von Flue maintains the clinch.
Von Flue is working Mma over against the cage.
A short right from Von Flue on the inside.
 Mma is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Flue.
Oh Mma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Flue digs a right hand into Mma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mma's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Flue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mma misses with an elbow strike.
Von Flue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Flue.
Von Flue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Flue misses with a knee strike.
Von Flue blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Flue.
Mma is breathing heavily.
Von Flue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mma tries to break free but Von Flue pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Flue.
Nice body punch from Von Flue - that landed with a thud.
Von Flue lands a hook that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Von Flue gets through Mma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Flue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Flue creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mma with a big uppercut! Mma tries to clinch up but Von Flue pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mma to the mat! Mma covers up and Von Flue unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braden Von Flue!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Brezniyev (ranked 4554 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Conor Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Brezniyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Walker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Brezniyev.
Brezniyev clinches up against the cage.
Brezniyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker jumps guard but Brezniyev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brezniyev gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brezniyev prevents the takedown attempt.
Brezniyev is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brezniyev is defending well.
Nikolai Brezniyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Walker.
A short right from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brezniyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Brezniyev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezniyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brezniyev keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brezniyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brezniyev after a bit of a struggle.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Brezniyev has him pressed against the cage.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brezniyev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brezniyev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brezniyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brezniyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brezniyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Brezniyev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brezniyev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brezniyev breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Brezniyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brezniyev forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Brezniyev is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brezniyev down to the mat. Brezniyev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brezniyev moves into the clinch.
Brezniyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brezniyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brezniyev on the inside.
A short right from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Brezniyev has double underhooks.
Brezniyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Brezniyev breaks the clinch.
Brezniyev lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Brezniyev closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Brezniyev.
A short uppercut from Brezniyev.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brezniyev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brezniyev cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezniyev pushes Walker 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.
Brezniyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but Brezniyev won't allow it.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Brezniyev has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Brezniyev.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker looks winded!
Brezniyev controlling the action here for a moment.
Brezniyev is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Brezniyev dominated that round.
That's time! Brezniyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brezniyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker tries for a takedown but Brezniyev manages to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brezniyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Brezniyev lands a left hand.
Brezniyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Brezniyev lands with a left to the head.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolai Brezniyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brezniyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Brezniyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brezniyev keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brezniyev pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezniyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezniyev is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brezniyev down to the mat. Brezniyev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brezniyev has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Brezniyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Brezniyev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brezniyev.
Nikolai Brezniyev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brezniyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Brezniyev lands a right hand.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brezniyev to keep the fight standing.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brezniyev prevents it.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brezniyev to keep the fight standing.
Walker is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Brezniyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brezniyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker wants to stall.
Brezniyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brezniyev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brezniyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brezniyev moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Brezniyev.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brezniyev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brezniyev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brezniyev lands a shoulder strike.
Brezniyev taking a breather.
Brezniyev digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brezniyev walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brezniyev gets a clinch.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brezniyev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker has Brezniyev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brezniyev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezniyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Brezniyev.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Brezniyev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brezniyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brezniyev closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brezniyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezniyev has Walker pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brezniyev as the two fighters clinch.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Brezniyev.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brezniyev avoids it.
Brezniyev leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Brezniyev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brezniyev moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Brezniyev tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Brezniyev closes the distance and clinches.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Brezniyev keeps him there for the moment.
Walker can't get the takedown.
Nikolai Brezniyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Walker.
A hook to the body from Brezniyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brezniyev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brezniyev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezniyev lands an uppercut.
Brezniyev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker is looking for a takedown.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brezniyev prevents it.
Brezniyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brezniyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezniyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brezniyev digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Brezniyev.
A short left from Brezniyev.
Brezniyev scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Brezniyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brezniyev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nikolai Brezniyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brezniyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brezniyev lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brezniyev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brezniyev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brezniyev prevents it.
Brezniyev stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brezniyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brezniyev counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brezniyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brezniyev has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Brezniyev taking a breather.
Walker has Brezniyev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brezniyev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezniyev manages to break the clinch.
Brezniyev clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Brezniyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brezniyev clinches up against the cage.
Come on Brezniyev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker tries to pull guard but Brezniyev holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Brezniyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brezniyev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Nikolai Brezniyev!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Nikolai Brezniyev!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Nikolai Brezniyev!
Nikolai Brezniyev wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Nikolai Brezniyev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Javi Macias (ranked 4272 p4p, 4054 weight class) and Benny Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradshaw has chosen Juice WRLD - Bandit as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javi Macias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw lands a jab to Macias's midsection.
Macias closes the distance and clinches up with Bradshaw, looking for a takedown. Macias pushes Bradshaw against the cage but Bradshaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradshaw scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macias shoots in and bounces Bradshaw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradshaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Macias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw wants to stand but Macias is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Macias advances position into side control!
Macias is staying tight to Bradshaw's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet but Macias drags him back down.
Macias decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradshaw connects with a jab.
Macias gets a double leg takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Bradshaw has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Macias has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bradshaw manages to break the clinch.
Macias takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Macias.
Macias is trying to drag Bradshaw to the mat but Bradshaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Macias has Bradshaw pressed against the cage, preventing Bradshaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Macias prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macias jumps guard but Bradshaw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javi Macias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Macias.
Bradshaw has had enough of the clinch but Macias keeps him there for the moment.
Bradshaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Macias.
Macias decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Macias tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradshaw is retaining full guard.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet but Macias is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macias slips nicely into half guard.
Bradshaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bradshaw kicks off Macias and gets to his feet.
Bradshaw misses with a right hand
and Macias counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Macias.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macias content to stall in guard here.
Bradshaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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 Javi Macias will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Macias or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradshaw, which made it look bad.
Bradshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradshaw misses with a looping left.
Bradshaw tries to keep at a distance but Macias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Macias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macias throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bradshaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Macias is in Bradshaw's guard.
Macias content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macias gets to his feet - Bradshaw follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias drives through with a takedown into Bradshaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Macias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Macias gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw feints a jab promting Macias to slip. Bradshaw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Macias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Macias.
Macias looks for a takedown but Bradshaw sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Bradshaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Macias pushes Bradshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradshaw but Bradshaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javi Macias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradshaw throws out a loose jab but Macias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benny Bradshaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macias throws a nice looking combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benny Bradshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradshaw misses the body punch
and Macias counters with a big head kick but Bradshaw shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macias lands a two punch combo.
Macias shoots in for a takedown but Bradshaw shows good takedown defense.
Macias gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradshaw cracks Macias with an open hand slap.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Macias avoids it easily.
Macias has Bradshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradshaw breaks from the clinch.
Macias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macias manages to avoid it.
Macias shoots in and drives through. Bradshaw sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradshaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Bradshaw tests Macias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradshaw but Bradshaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradshaw throws a shot to the body.
Macias shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Macias was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Javi Macias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet.
Macias trying to control the action but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benny Bradshaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut. Macias saw that one coming.
Bradshaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bradshaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Macias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradshaw's elbow.
Macias prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
Macias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradshaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Bradshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Bradshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that Macias avoids nicely.
Macias instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradshaw smiles and moves away.
Macias pushes Bradshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Macias prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
Macias pulls guard.
Macias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradshaw gets to his feet. Macias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Macias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradshaw counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bradshaw as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javi Macias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw throws a series of punches but Macias avoids them all with ease.
Bradshaw works over Macias's head and body with a nice combination.
Macias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macias clinches up with Bradshaw and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradshaw gets tackled into the cage by Macias. Macias maintains the clinch.
Macias tries to pull guard but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Macias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macias slips a jab and a cross from Bradshaw.
Macias takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Bradshaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macias scores with a takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Macias tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradshaw is retaining full guard.
Macias prevents Bradshaw from getting back to his feet.
Macias postures up and lands a big shot to Bradshaw's brow.
Macias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Macias trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradshaw manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bradshaw looks to land a combination but Macias avoids it well.
Macias shoots in but Bradshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Bradshaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradshaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Benny Bradshaw!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Benny Bradshaw!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Benny Bradshaw!
Benny Bradshaw wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Benny Bradshaw was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Franco (ranked 4074 p4p, 4327 weight class) and Cayden Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bailey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Franco!
Franco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bailey on the ground.
Bailey looking to isolate an arm here. Franco doesn't see it coming and as Bailey extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bailey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cayden Bailey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Strang (ranked 4437 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Zane Roberts (ranked 258 p4p, 255 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Strang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strang throws a combination that misses
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Strang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strang misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Strang.
Strang shoots in and drives through. Roberts sprawls well.
Roberts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into Strang's guard.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts trying to control but Strang is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strang's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Strang wants to get back to full guard but Roberts has mounted him!
Roberts wants to control the pace but Strang is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Strang is now in Roberts's guard. A big mistake from Roberts there, giving up the dominant position!
Strang wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Strang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roberts is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roberts looking to control.
Strang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strang trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strang defends well.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strang won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Strang stands and throws Roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Strang tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strang cracks Roberts with a big elbow.
Roberts is trying to get back to half guard.
Roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roberts is looking to regain half guard here but Strang keeps moving and retains side control.
Strang tries to advance position but instead Roberts slips a leg back in to half guard.
Roberts is staying active underneath Strang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts gets full guard.
Roberts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strang landing with the ground and pound.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strang defends well.
Strang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roberts's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strang is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zane Roberts will probably get the nod.
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.
Strang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strang fails with the takedown.
Roberts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Strang shoots in.
Strang lands a jab to the nose.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Strang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strang misses with a combination
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is pressing down on Strang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strang is holding on for now.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Strang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roberts pulls his head out easily.
Roberts controlling the action here.
Strang is trying to get back to full guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Strang is working away.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts.
Roberts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Strang defend it? Roberts steps over the head and cranks it - Strang is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Roberts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zane Roberts!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson (ranked 4639 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nickolas Booker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Booker showed some decent athleticism there.
Booker is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson tries to kick Booker off but Booker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Booker slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Booker looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Booker distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booker is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Booker postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Booker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booker on the ground.
Booker is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is rocked!
Booker chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booker gets to his feet and stands over Johnson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Johnson felt that one! Booker unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Johnson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolas Booker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jraig Cones (ranked 4488 p4p, 4599 weight class) and Torrez Dvalishfinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jraig Cones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torrez Dvalishfinney!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvalishfinney slaps away a takedown attempt from Cones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dvalishfinney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dvalishfinney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cones is trying to get back to full guard.
Cones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dvalishfinney pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dvalishfinney not doing much here.
Cones looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishfinney is controlling the pace.
Cones actively working from the bottom here.
Dvalishfinney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dvalishfinney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cones defends it well.
Dvalishfinney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dvalishfinney trying to control the pace.
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.
Cones tries to kick Dvalishfinney off but Dvalishfinney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dvalishfinney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvalishfinney wants to pass to mount but Cones is defending the position.
Dvalishfinney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dvalishfinney pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Dvalishfinney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Dvalishfinney wants to free his trapped foot but Cones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishfinney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Dvalishfinney.
Cones is pressing down on Dvalishfinney's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dvalishfinney passes Cones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dvalishfinney moves into full mount! Cones won't be happy about that!
Dvalishfinney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Dvalishfinney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dvalishfinney content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dvalishfinney lands a nice short elbow.
Dvalishfinney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dvalishfinney lands strikes from half guard.
Dvalishfinney slows the pace down in half guard.
Dvalishfinney is trying to control. Cones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cones is looking to escape.
Cones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dvalishfinney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cones trying to get back to full guard but Dvalishfinney takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cones is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torrez Dvalishfinney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dvalishfinney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dvalishfinney manages to mount him!
Cones is working to get back to half guard.
Cones gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Dvalishfinney seems content to control.
Cones wants to improve his position but Dvalishfinney is controlling well.
Dvalishfinney controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dvalishfinney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cones missing with punches from the bottom.
Cones strikes from the bottom but Dvalishfinney uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Cones is looking for a sweep.
Dvalishfinney tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cones's legs.
Dvalishfinney cracks Cones with a big elbow.
Dvalishfinney cracks Cones with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Dvalishfinney politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dvalishfinney prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cones wants to get back to full guard.
Dvalishfinney trying to pass the guard but Cones defending well.
Dvalishfinney works his way into full mount!
Dvalishfinney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cones is trying to reverse the position but instead Dvalishfinney has taken his back - oops!
Dvalishfinney lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dvalishfinney.
Dvalishfinney scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cones is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cones is taking damage to the body and head.
Cones is in bad spot here.
Dvalishfinney controlling from the back.
Cones is trying to stand back up.
Dvalishfinney scores with punches to the body.
Cones rolls, trying to escape but Dvalishfinney keeps control of the position.
Dvalishfinney lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dvalishfinney.
Cones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dvalishfinney's arms.
Cones wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishfinney has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cones has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Cones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dvalishfinney gets his way!
Cones trying to get back to his feet but Dvalishfinney is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torrez Dvalishfinney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cones dives in and grabs Dvalishfinney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dvalishfinney pushes down on Cones's head and hops out.
Dvalishfinney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dvalishfinney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cones wants to improve his position but Dvalishfinney is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cones gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dvalishfinney is one step ahead there.
Cones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dvalishfinney escapes and throws Cones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishfinney wants to stand but Cones is controlling his arm.
Dvalishfinney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dvalishfinney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cones, who protects the arm well.
Dvalishfinney staying calm.
Dvalishfinney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dvalishfinney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dvalishfinney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dvalishfinney landing strikes.
Cones being controlled for a moment.
Cones wants to get back to his feet but Dvalishfinney drags him back down.
Cones seems a little lost for a moment, as Dvalishfinney dominates the positioning.
Cones tries to escape but Dvalishfinney is in control.
Cones tries to buck Dvalishfinney off but Dvalishfinney is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishfinney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cones manages to get back to half guard.
Dvalishfinney is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cones missing with punches from the bottom.
Cones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cones gets back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Dvalishfinney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dvalishfinney is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cones.
Cones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dvalishfinney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dvalishfinney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dvalishfinney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jraig Cones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torrez Dvalishfinney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cones throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torrez Dvalishfinney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dvalishfinney 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Torrez Dvalishfinney!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Torrez Dvalishfinney!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Torrez Dvalishfinney!
Torrez Dvalishfinney wins by unanimous decision!
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