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DFC 4 - Tazar vs Willemoes III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zummi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zummi comes into the arena with Gummi Bears blaring out of the sound system. Steve Zummi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Washington's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 London, Steve Zummi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Washington!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zummi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Washington backs up against the cage.
It looks like Kyle Washington has been cut.
Zummi throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Zummi thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt
and Zummi counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington is rocked!
Washington is looking to clinch but Zummi is avoiding it.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Zummi finish him?
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Zummi.
Steve Zummi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zummi throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Washingtonis looking to pass into half guard but Zummi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zummi is in guard.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zummi is in close to Washington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zummi won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zummi lands a couple of elbows.
Zummi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zummi postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
Zummi lands a couple of digs.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zummi.
Zummi gets to his feet and stands over Washington, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Washington felt that one! Zummi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Washington from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Zummi!
After the big win, Steve Zummi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Matuszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mlotkowski (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Matuszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Mlotkowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotkowski shoots in and drives through. Matuszewski sprawls well.
Mlotkowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mlotkowski.
Michal Matuszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mlotkowski.
Matuszewski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mlotkowski on the side of the head.
Matuszewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Mlotkowski. Mlotkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Matuszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mlotkowski.
Matuszewski with a nice cross.
Matuszewski cracks Mlotkowski with an open hand slap.
Matuszewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Mlotkowski.
Mlotkowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matuszewski as he jumps to the side.
Matuszewski throws an overhand right that lands on Mlotkowski's shoulder, as Mlotkowski tries to avoid the shot.
Matuszewski works Mlotkowski's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matuszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matuszewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mlotkowski.
Matuszewski throws a hook but Mlotkowski blocks it.
Matuszewski misses the shot to the body.
Mlotkowski avoids the body shot from Matuszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlotkowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matuszewski circles away.
Mlotkowski looks gassed!
Mlotkowski slips a straight right by Matuszewski.
Matuszewski throws a jab when Mlotkowski was well out of range.
Mlotkowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mlotkowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matuszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mlotkowski somewhat.
Matuszewski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mlotkowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Mlotkowski slips under a jab.
Matuszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mlotkowski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matuszewski.
Mlotkowski walks into a jab.
Mlotkowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Matuszewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matuszewski throws a good cross that connects.
Mlotkowski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matuszewski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mlotkowski.
Matuszewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotkowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matuszewski lands a big right hand that sends Mlotkowski crashing to the mat! Matuszewski stays standing though and waves Mlotkowski back to his feet!
Mlotkowski is rocked!
Matuszewski ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mlotkowski's jaw. Mlotkowski's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Matuszewski does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michal Matuszewski!
After the fight, Michal Matuszewski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Griffin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffin throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin dances in with a quick combination. Johnson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Griffin snaps Johnson's head back. Johnson stumbles backwards against the cage. Griffin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Johnson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Johnson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunther Reza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R.I.P. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunther Reza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reza.
Strong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strong throws a series of punches but Reza avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Reza throws a sloppy head kick and Strong moves out of range easily.
Strong takes a swing at Reza's ribcage but misses.
Reza shoots in looking for a takedown. Strong tries to sprawl out of it but Reza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a head kick that misses.
Strong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strong lands a head shot.
Reza misses with a head kick.
Reza shoots for a takedown but Strong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong thuds a left hand into Reza's body.
Strong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reza's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Strong.
Strong drops Reza with a beautiful combination! Reza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Strong is looking for the KO!
Reza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong cracks Reza's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Reza slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Strong can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Strong!
Damian Strong made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I just wanna thank Aaron Jason for the For he has done for me and this company and all though this is me last fight in this company I just wanna wish him good luck in the future '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Tapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGee scores with a nice body kick.
McGee throws a shot to the body.
McGee throws a head kick but Tapio moves out of range.
McGee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tapio back to the cage. McGee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Tapio blocks the body kick.
Tapio misses with a series of wild punches.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tapio.
McGee connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tapio - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy McGee!
Billy McGee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slava Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slava Rysakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Deleon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleon moves into the clinch.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but Deleon blocks with his arms.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks it.
Rysakov misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rysakov.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rysakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rysakov is trying to maintain a safe position but Deleon gets an underhook and turns Rysakov into the cage.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rysakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon blocks the elbow strike.
Deleon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rysakov tries to stall but Deleon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rysakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deleon connects with a knee to the head.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon dodges an elbow strike from Rysakov.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon missing with knees to the body.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside that Deleon shrugs off.
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rysakov's face.
Rysakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deleon's face.
Rysakov misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon lands a good knee to the midsection. Rysakov won't want to take too many of those.
Rysakov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rysakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rysakov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rysakov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deleon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deleon checks a leg kick.
Deleon rushes Rysakov and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon tries to land knees in the clinch but Rysakov avoids the damage to the body.
Deleon trying to land knees to the body.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
Deleon avoids a wild elbow strike from Rysakov.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rysakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deleon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deleon closes the distance and clinches.
Rysakov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks it.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Rysakov is blocking nicely.
Rysakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Rysakov.
Rysakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov lands a knee to the head.
Rysakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rysakov feints and then cracks Deleon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deleon down.
Deleon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rysakov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rysakov clinches up against the cage.
Rysakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deleon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Deleon takes an elbow to the temple.
Deleon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rysakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Rysakov landing knees to the body.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Rysakov is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Rysakov manages to break the clinch.
Rysakov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rysakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rysakov is looking to slow Deleon down with leg kicks.
Deleon clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deleon as Rysakov tries to tie him up.
Rysakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rysakov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rysakov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov lands with a light punch inside.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rysakov avoids it.
Rysakov tries to score a body lock takedown but Deleon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rysakov lands an elbow that stopped Deleon in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Rysakov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rysakov.
Rysakov moves into range and clinches up with Deleon.
Deleon tries to land knees in the clinch but Rysakov avoids the damage to the body.
Deleon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but Deleon blocks with his arms.
Rysakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rysakov works Deleon's body with a nice hook.
Deleon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rysakov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rysakov misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rysakov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deleon's brow.
Deleon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rysakov.
Deleon takes an elbow to the temple.
Rysakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but Deleon blocks it.
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rysakov's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rysakov is working for takedown but Deleon is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deleon is breathing heavily.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov working Deleon over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rysakov.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rysakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Deleon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks it.
Deleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rysakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Rysakov.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Rysakov is blocking nicely.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rysakov lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rysakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deleon's face.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Slava Rysakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rysakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deleon is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov is working for takedown but Deleon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rysakov scoring well with a low kick there.
Deleon throws a nice looking combination but Rysakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Rysakov as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rysakov.
Rysakov moves into the clinch.
Rysakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but Deleon blocks with his arms.
Rysakov lands a nice knee to the body.
Rysakov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rysakov controlling the action here for a moment.
Rysakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Deleon has double underhooks.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Rysakov is blocking nicely.
Rysakov landing knees to the body.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov lands an elbow that stopped Deleon in his tracks for a moment.
Rysakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Deleon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rysakov lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks it.
Rysakov gets through Deleon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rysakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rysakov connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay Deleon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rysakov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deleon.
Deleon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rysakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov avoiding damage as Deleon throws knees to the body.
Rysakov with a knee to the head.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rysakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rysakov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Rysakov lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleon takes an elbow to the temple.
Deleon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rysakov.
Rysakov with a knee to the head.
Rysakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Deleon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rysakov tightens his grip and picks Deleon up, before dumping him to the ground. Deleon manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Rysakov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deleon moves into the clinch.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks with his arms.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rysakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rysakov avoids it.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside that Deleon shrugs off.
Deleon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rysakov lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rysakov.
Rysakov breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rysakov.
Rysakov scores with a punch to the head.
Jay Deleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deleon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deleon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deleon is still on wobbly legs! Can Rysakov finish him?
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deleon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deleon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rysakov is defending well for now.
Deleon seems to have recovered his senses.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rysakov can't get the takedown.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov avoiding damage as Deleon throws knees to the body.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deleon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov stalling the fight.
Deleon lands a knee to the body.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deleon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deleon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rysakov can pounce on him.
Rysakov gets tackled into the cage by Deleon. Deleon maintains the clinch.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks with his arms.
Rysakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deleon's face.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deleon has managed to clinch.
Rysakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Deleon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov is trying to maintain a safe position but Deleon gets an underhook and turns Rysakov into the cage.
Rysakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deleon blocks an elbow strike.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deleon.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rysakov avoids it.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rysakov misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rysakov obliges.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rysakov gets through Deleon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rysakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rysakov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deleon rushes Rysakov and presses him up against the cage.
Deleon blocks an elbow strike.
Rysakov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
Rysakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rysakov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Rysakov blocks with his arms.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rysakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deleon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rysakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rysakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slava Rysakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rysakov has Deleon pressed against the cage.
Jay Deleon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rysakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rysakov lands with an overhand left.
Rysakov connects with a leg kick. Deleon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Rysakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rysakov 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slava Rysakov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestigor Tazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tazar comes to the cage accompanied by Beastmaster's Fortress. Willemoes has chosen Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bestigor Tazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willemoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willemoes misses with a hook
and Tazar counters with a leg kick.
Tazar lands with a kick to the temple. Willemoes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tazar misses with a straight left.
Willemoes shoots in and bounces Tazar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Willemoes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willemoes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tazar's guard.
Willemoes wants to pass the guard but Tazar is defending well.
Tazar is defending against the submission attempts here by Willemoes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willemoes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tazar keeps working.
Willemoes trying to mount his opponent but Tazar defends it.
Tazar is looking for a sweep. Willemoes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willemoes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tazar tries to roll over but Willemoes keeps him under control.
Willemoes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tazar!
Willemoes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tazar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tazar tries to get out of the position.
Tazar tries to hold on but Willemoes pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes working the ground and pound effectively.
Willemoes lands a big shot there that rocks Tazar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tazar taking shots to the head.
Tazar is rocked!
A big strike lands for Willemoes! That's really hurt Tazar and he's turned his back - Willemoes keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Willemoes jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Willemoes!
As Lasse Willemoes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Who let the DOGS out? Who, who, who, who!!!???!!!'.
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