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DPEF-Challengers 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Fedida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Massri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amun Massri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Fedida's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Fedida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amun Massri!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Massri unloads with some shots from mount but Fedida bucks and avoids them well.
Massri throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedida wants to hold on but Massri pushes him away.
Massri punching from mount but Fedida doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fedida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fedida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Massri.
Fedida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Massri.
Massri misses with a head shot. Fedida uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massri stopping the sweep attempt from Fedida.
Massri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Massri.
Massri landing with the ground and pound.
Massri is looking to work some ground and pound but Fedida has wrist control.
Fedida looking to control.
Fedida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Massri is controlling him.
Massri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fedida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Massri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Massri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Massri is looking to work some ground and pound but Fedida has wrist control.
Fedida has momentary wrist control but Massri slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massri throwing strikes from guard but Fedida blocks nicely.
Massri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedida wants to stand and escape but Massri is having none of it.
Massri postures up in Fedida's guard and throws a big left but Fedida blocks it.
Fedida is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massri cracks Fedida with a solid left hand.
Massri lands a couple of digs.
Fedida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fedida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Massri distracts Fedida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Massri throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Massri should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Massri throwing strikes from guard but Fedida blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massri throws an elbow that misses. Fedida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Massri's guard. Nice move by Fedida!
Massri throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Massri punching from the bottom - just letting Fedida know he's still in a fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Massri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Massri punching from the bottom - just letting Fedida know he's still in a fight.
Fedida trying to stand up but can't free himself from Massri's guard.
Massri throwing short punches from the bottom.
Massri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Massri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Massri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fedida wants to pass the guard but Massri is keeping the position.
Fedida is looking to work some ground and pound but Massri has wrist control.
Massri will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Massri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massri is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fedida dives into side control.
Massri regains half guard.
Fedida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fedida is looking for a kimura but Massri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fedida to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Massri tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Massri punching from the bottom.
Fedida wants to pass the guard but Massri is defending well.
Massri wants to get back to his feet.
Massri tries to roll over but Fedida keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massri punching from the bottom.
Fedida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fedida trying to control the action but Massri is working from the bottom.
Massri wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amun Massri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Massri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Massri dodges the punch combination from Fedida.
Massri shoots in for a takedown but Fedida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Massri fails with the takedown.
Massri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Massri has a takedown stuffed.
Daniel Fedida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amun Massri.
Fedida throws a jab when Massri was well out of range.
Massri slips a jab and a cross from Fedida.
Massri dodges the punch combination from Fedida.
Fedida wants to clinch.
Massri shoots in for a takedown but Fedida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Massri is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Fedida finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massri slips a jab and a cross from Fedida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Massri fails with a takedown attempt.
Massri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fedida was covering up waiting for the punch and Massri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fedida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Massri!
Fedida controlling from the full mount.
Massri is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fedida locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Massri is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Fedida!
Daniel Fedida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan De Pury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis comes to the cage accompanied by Ja posso suportar!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan De Pury!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Pury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Pury controlling the action here.
De Pury works his way into full mount!
De Pury controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Pury cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Pury controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pury with shots to the head and body - Luis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luis is bucking up trying to escape but De Pury cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Pury sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Luis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Pury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luis hang on?
De Pury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Pury is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Pury fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Luis to the ground. De Pury is now in Luis's guard.
Luis being controlled here, momentarily.
De Pury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan De Pury was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Luis misses with a head kick.
De Pury throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Pury throws a series of punches but Luis moves out of range.
De Pury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Pury is taking a breather. Luis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan De Pury.
De Pury has closed the distance and engaged Luis in a clinch.
De Pury gets control of Luis's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Pury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Pury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Pury performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luis really is a fat lump.
De Pury works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Pury controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Pury landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Pury putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan De Pury dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Pury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Pury is working to tighten is grip on Luis's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Luis has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but De Pury is really squeezing tight and eventually Luis passes out! De Pury breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan De Pury!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes into the arena with Mudhoney - Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme blaring out of the sound system. Cross has chosen Man in the Box - Alice in Chains as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Armstrong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Cross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cross looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands a big knee to the head and Cross goes down! Armstrong is looking to finish!
It looks like Dexter Cross has been cut.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Armstrong lands a huge shot from side control! Cross is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Armstrong!
Post fight, an emotional Victor Armstrong said 'I'm not a can yet. I'm training hard to give you exciting fights.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Norse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Elliot (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Norse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot ducks right into an uppercut from Norse.
It looks like Peter Elliot has been cut.
Norse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elliot on the side of the head.
Elliot is rocked!
Elliot moves away from the strike by Norse.
Elliot is still on wobbly legs! Can Norse finish him?
Elliot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norse.
Elliot seems to have recovered his senses.
Norse lands with a big right hook that stumbles Elliot - he's out on his feet here! Norse follows up with another monster hook that separates Elliot from consciousness! Elliot falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Norse stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yancy Norse!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda comes to the cage accompanied by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrison's choice of entrance music: park up pussy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Harrison moves into the clinch.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda avoiding damage.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Arboleda slowing the pace effectively.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison looks gassed!
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Arboleda working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda slows down the pace here.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Arboleda won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
A bit of stalling here from Arboleda.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda is stalling here.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Harrison is rocked!
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Arboleda finish him?
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arboleda pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harrison being controlled against the cage.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking for a takedown.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda'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.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Arboleda working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arboleda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harrison.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arboleda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arboleda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Arboleda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arboleda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harrison.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison wants to break free but Arboleda has control.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison trying to stall but Arboleda improves his position.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arboleda has Harrison pushed against the cage.
Harrison looking to stall.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda blocking some punches.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda'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.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Harrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arboleda prevents it.
Arboleda stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
James Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arboleda 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE™ (WOT) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lacrimosa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
208 lbs
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25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Reno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Bunch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunch.
Bunch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reno.
Bunch throws a series of punches but Reno avoids them all with ease.
Bunch misses with a hook
and Reno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bunch's guard.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reno.
Reno trying to control but Bunch is working from the bottom.
Reno postures up in Bunch's guard and throws a big left but Bunch blocks it.
Bunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno postures up in Bunch's guard and throws a big left but Bunch blocks it.
Reno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunch keeping moving, preventing Reno from controlling successfully.
Reno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunch wants to stand but Reno is controlling the position.
Reno is working Bunch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reno lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reno trying to control but Bunch is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reno stands and throws Bunch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bunch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bunch dodges the ground and pound from Reno.
Reno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bunch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reno grinds an elbow into Bunch's temple.
Reno misses with the ground and pound.
Reno advances to full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reno working the ground and pound effectively.
Reno looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunch throws a nice looking combination but Reno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Bunch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bunch.
Sloppy strikes from Bunch. Those never looked like landing.
Reno shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Bunch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reno lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reno scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bunch to see if he's OK.
Bunch is breathing heavily.
Reno creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno in side control, throwing shots but Bunch defends.
The strikes coming from Reno are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bunch is not content to let Reno control the position.
An elbow from Reno crashes against the mat.
Reno trying to control the position but Bunch is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bunch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reno tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno in side control, throwing shots but Bunch defends.
Reno is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bunch's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reno tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bunch taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reno looks up at the clock and then as Bunch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reno smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mike Reno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reno sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bunch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reno looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bunch is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reno throws an elbow but Bunch slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reno working the head and body with strikes.
Reno moves into full mount!
Reno lands a big shot there that rocks Bunch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reno is landing with some decent strikes but Bunch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bunch hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunch is squirming around, avoiding Reno's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reno putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reno wants to control the pace but Bunch is squirming around nicely.
Reno landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Reno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reno throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reno trying to control the position but Bunch is working away.
Reno postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reno postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bunch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reno working the head with strikes.
Reno sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bunch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bunch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunch keeps working.
Bunch avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reno.
Reno wants to control but Bunch is keeping him busy.
Reno creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bunch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reno looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reno creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bunch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bunch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reno controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunch avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reno.
Reno is working Bunch over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bunch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reno connects with a decent elbow.
Reno working the ground and pound.
Reno working the head and body with strikes.
Bunch defending against the ground and pound.
Reno throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aaron Bunch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunch parries the strikes from Reno easily there. Reno is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bunch to escape.
Bunch stops Reno from passing to mount.
Reno is working Bunch over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reno is staying tight to Bunch's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mike Reno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bunch down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reno is looking to take a break and control but Bunch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aloe Toosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toosh's entrance music is dollar. A fine choice. Rocky Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloe Toosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toosh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
Toosh maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Martin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Toosh has cracked it and Martin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Toosh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aloe Toosh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek has chosen The Prodigy - Their Law 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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22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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23
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi misses with a hook. Mlotek ducked under it nicely.
Takashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mlotek.
Ryu Takashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takashi lands with a hook. Mlotek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mlotek lands a head shot.
It looks like Ryu Takashi has been cut.
Mlotek misses with a double jab.
Mlotek lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Mlotek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takashi tries to clinch but Mlotek is having none of it.
Mlotek looks for a takedown but Takashi sprawls well.
Mlotek looks to land a combination but Takashi avoids it well.
Takashi is looking to clinch but Mlotek is avoiding it.
Takashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Mlotek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mlotek.
Mlotek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mlotek throws a body kick that misses.
Mlotek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takashi on the side of the head.
Takashi thuds a left hand into Mlotek's body.
Mlotek looks gassed!
Mlotek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Takashi lunges at Mlotek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mlotek's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Takashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mlotek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mlotek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takashi misses the shot to the body.
Takashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mlotek is rocked!
Takashi fakes the body blow, causing Mlotek to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mlotek goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Takashi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namig Osmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Douglas Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Namig Osmanov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva forces Osmanov back against the cage and clinches.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osmanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Osmanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Osmanov is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Osmanov circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Osmanov with that takedown attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Osmanov pushes him off.
Osmanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namig Osmanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Osmanov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Osmanov has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Osmanov's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Osmanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osmanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osmanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Osmanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osmanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Osmanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Osmanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Osmanov postures up.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Osmanov drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Osmanov off! Osmanov jumps back into Silva's guard.
Osmanov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Osmanov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Osmanov, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Osmanov is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! Nice BJJ there by Osmanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Namig Osmanov!
Namig Osmanov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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