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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJango Ibakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volg Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJango Ibakka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volg Zangief's chin.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJango Ibakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Volg Zangief!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ibakka.
Zangief wants to clinch up but Ibakka keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibakka.
Ibakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Zangief.
Ibakka wants to land a leg kick but Zangief is out of range.
Ibakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zangief takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zangief scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Ibakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibakka misses with a wild combination.
Zangief moves out of range of the strikes.
Zangief closes the distance and clinches.
Zangief has Ibakka pushed against the cage.
Ibakka is trying to push Zangief away but Zangief has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zangief lands a knee to the body.
Ibakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zangief lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like DJango Ibakka has been cut.
Ibakka taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zangief tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibakka avoids it.
Ibakka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zangief using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zangief with a knee to the head.
Zangief tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zangief throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibakka blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibakka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zangief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibakka misses the jab.
Ibakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibakka throws a shot to the body.
Zangief on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ibakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibakka connects with a right hand. Zangief shakes it off.
It looks like Volg Zangief has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibakka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zangief wants to clinch up but Ibakka keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zangief tries to clinch there but Ibakka circles away.
Zangief tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ibakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibakka with a nice cross.
Ibakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zangief moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibakka tests Zangief's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ibakka cracks Zangief with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zangief tries to work over Ibakka's front leg with a kick but Ibakka checks it.
Ibakka clobbers Zangief with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zangief slips a straight right by Ibakka.
Ibakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ibakka lands a jab.
Zangief is rocked!
Ibakka feints and then cracks Zangief's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zangief down.
Ibakka cracks Zangief with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ibakka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zangief to stand back up!
Zangief is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibakka finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Ibakka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Zangief falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ibakka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJango Ibakka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Buddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santoro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Dick Dale- The Pulp Fiction Theme as his entrance music. 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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250 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Buddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santoro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buddell slips a straight right by Santos.
Buddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos lands a left and a right that send Buddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bob Buddell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a push kick.
Buddell is breathing heavily.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Santos backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Buddell's temple! It sends Buddell violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Santos celebrates and the doctors try to help Buddell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Santoro Santos!
Santoro Santos made sure to mention his sponsor, {R.W} Four Aces Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Wilkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Wilkens!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MyFace wants to clinch.
Wilkens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MyFace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkens manages to avoid it.
MyFace scores a takedown into full mount!
MyFace wants to get back to his feet but Wilkens is holding on tight.
Wilkens working to try and regain half guard.
Wilkens slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wilkens wants to get back to full guard.
Wilkens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilkens is pulling down on MyFace's head. It's preventing any offense from MyFace, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyFace wanted to stand there but Wilkens had control of the position.
Wilkens wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Wilkens has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
MyFace wants to clinch.
MyFace tries to clinch there but Wilkens circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens jabs MyFace right on the nose. MyFace blinks but takes it well.
MyFace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilkens pinned against the cage. Wilkens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilkens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilkens connects with a body shot that sends MyFace's belly button to the back.
MyFace throws a nice looking combination but Wilkens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MyFace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilkens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Wilkens.
MyFace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MyFace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilkens counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens throws a one two combo.
It looks like Punch MyFace has been cut.
Wilkens misses with an uppercut.
MyFace tries to clinch but Wilkens is having none of it.
MyFace throws a series of punches but Wilkens moves out of range.
MyFace fails in his attempt to clinch.
MyFace blocks a jab.
Wilkens staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkens. MyFace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MyFaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wilkens shoots in looking for a takedown. MyFace tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MyFace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MyFace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkens lands an uppercut.
MyFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MyFace wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkens won't allow it.
Wilkens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkens.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilkens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from MyFace fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkens pulls guard successfully.
Wilkens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilkens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MyFace defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvan Wilkens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Punch MyFace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilkens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MyFace slips a straight right by Wilkens.
MyFace displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
MyFace slips a jab from Wilkens.
MyFace shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilkens sprawls well. He's pushed MyFace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilkens blocks a head kick by MyFace.
MyFace works over Wilkens's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilkens misses the shot to the body.
MyFace misses with a two punch combination.
MyFace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkens keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvan Wilkens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyFace slips under a jab from Wilkens.
Punch MyFace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MyFace slips a jab from Wilkens.
MyFace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkens tests MyFace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilkens is defended easily by MyFace.
Punch MyFace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkens wants it to stay on the feet.
MyFace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MyFace stalks Wilkens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilkens's face. Wilkens staggers backwards, shaken.
MyFace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkens circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkens misses with a body shot
and MyFace counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace slips a straight right by Wilkens.
MyFace fails to land with a series of punches.
MyFace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MyFace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MyFace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkens moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilkens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
MyFace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilkens up against the cage.
MyFace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning MyFace up against the cage.
MyFace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MyFace is trying to break the clinch but Wilkens is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilkens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens manages to break the clinch.
MyFace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilkens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MyFace manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - MyFace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkens scores with a jab to the body.
MyFace wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MyFace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilkens avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silvan Wilkens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Punch MyFace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilkens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilkens closes the distance and clinches.
MyFace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MyFace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MyFace wants to clinch up but Wilkens keeps it at a distance.
Wilkens misses with an uppercut. MyFace saw that one coming.
Wilkens misses with a right hand
and MyFace counters with a two punch combo.
Wilkens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilkens stops MyFace from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyFace can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilkens advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilkens prevents MyFace from standing back up.
MyFace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MyFace tries to get out of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilkens seems to be working for a kimura but MyFace defends the submission attempt.
Wilkens lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilkens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MyFace's head.
Wilkens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilkens tries to control but MyFace wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MyFace wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkens lands a big shot there that rocks MyFace but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MyFace is rocked!
Wilkens postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked MyFace badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wilkens around the waist but Wilkens pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wilkens is the winner by TKO! Wilkens jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvan Wilkens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorik Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Ruslanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslanov has chosen The Subways - Oh Yeah as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorik Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Egor Ruslanov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berger pinned against the cage. Berger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ruslanov fails with the takedown
and Berger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jorik Berger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruslanov has a takedown stuffed.
Jorik Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Ruslanov.
Berger wants to slow Ruslanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Berger lands a really nice looking cross but Ruslanov seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruslanov.
Berger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruslanov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ruslanov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruslanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berger pulls his head out easily.
Berger wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruslanov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Berger trying to pass the guard but Ruslanov defending well.
Berger throwing shots but Ruslanov is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruslanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Berger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Berger's back!
Berger tries to break free.
Will Ruslanov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Berger covering up well under a series of strikes from Ruslanov.
Berger defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ruslanov's arms.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ruslanov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov working for a choke but Berger is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berger trying to control the action but Ruslanov just sinks the hooks in.
Berger tries to escape the position.
Berger turns into Ruslanov and is now in his guard.
Ruslanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruslanov is retaining full guard.
Berger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruslanov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov looking for a guillotine here but Berger defends easily.
Ruslanov is looking for a triangle here but Berger uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ruslanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Berger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruslanov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruslanov moves into full guard.
Berger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruslanov is retaining full guard.
Ruslanov looking for a guillotine here but Berger defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger wants to control from the top but Ruslanov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berger is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruslanov is retaining full guard.
Berger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruslanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruslanov wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berger wants to control from the top but Ruslanov keeps moving.
Berger looking to sit in guard and control but Ruslanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Ruslanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berger scores with the left hand. Ruslanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Egor Ruslanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berger throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Berger.
Ruslanov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Berger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ruslanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Berger is thwarting Ruslanov's attempts to control the position.
Berger working Ruslanov over with strikes.
Ruslanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berger pulls his head out easily.
Berger wants to pass to mount but Ruslanov is defending the position.
Ruslanov actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslanov actively working from the bottom here.
Ruslanov moves into full guard.
Berger is in close to Ruslanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruslanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruslanov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Berger doesn't defend quickly enough and Ruslanov has managed to lock this one up! Can Berger escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ruslanov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Egor Ruslanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenrick Nikil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikil comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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263 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenrick Nikil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil misses the jab.
Nikil missing with a left hand there. Sparks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparks misses with a few strikes there.
Sparks shoots in but Nikil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sparks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nikil tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sparks is in Nikil's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikil managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Nikil keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparks throws an elbow that misses. Nikil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sparks's guard. Nice move by Nikil!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nikil wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nikil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Nikil controlling him for the moment.
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparks controls Nikil momentarily but Nikil frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nikil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nikil lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparks trying to keep a closed guard but Nikil is proving a slippery customer.
Nikil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nikil throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikil stopping the sweep attempt from Sparks.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nikil chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nikil!
Poor strikes thrown by Sparks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sparks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nikil has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nikil!
Sparks working for a triangle but Nikil defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparks is on top in guard.
Sparks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikil is retaining full guard.
Sparks with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Nikil keeps moving.
Sparks throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Sparks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Sparks or perhaps it was just good defense by Nikil which made him look bad.
Sparks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nikil's head backwards.
Nikil misses with a takedown
and Sparks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikil gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparks throws a strike but Nikil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ron Sparks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikil is one step ahead there.
Nikil landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Sparks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikil stands up over Sparks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparks is trying to control the position but Nikil postures up.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikil is in close to Sparks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
Nikil chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparks wants to control the position but Nikil says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikil winds up and cracks Sparks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sparks wants to control but Nikil is keeping busy.
Sparks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikil working over Sparks with some ground and pound. Sparks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikil lands a big elbow - Sparks is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nikil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenrick Nikil!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenrick Nikil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clifford Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Dope clinches.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Clifford Johnston has been cut.
Dope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnston is defending well for now.
Johnston is trying to pull guard but Dope turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
Johnston 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.
Johnston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnston is trying to pull guard but Dope has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dope utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dope using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dope lands a nice shot to the body.
Dope lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dope tightens his grip and picks Johnston up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnston manages to land in guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnston has eaten all the pies!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dope is pushing down on Johnston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnston is fighting to maintain full guard but Dope has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dope controlling the action here.
Dope seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnston for as long as he can get away with.
Dope is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dope controlling the pace for now.
Dope connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dope takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dope raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Clifford Johnston's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dope sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dope lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Clifford Johnston's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clifford Johnston's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back . 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Styles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simmons shoots in but Styles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Styles is looking to score with low kicks.
Styles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Maxim Simmons has been cut.
Styles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Styles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Simmons throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Simmons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simmons looks gassed!
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Styles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Styles jabs Simmons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Styles drops Simmons with a huge uppercut! Simmons drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Styles is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
After the big win, Devin Styles made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 10th Degree Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight . Donald Stewart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Davies's 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Donald Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart avoids the body shot from Davies.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davies walks into a jab.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davies misses the body punch
and Stewart counters with a left to the body.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart misses with a hook.
Stewart tries to work over Davies's front leg with a kick but Davies checks it.
Davies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davies throws a leg kick that misses.
Davies moves into the clinch successfully.
Davies trying to stall but Stewart improves his position.
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Donald Stewart has been cut.
Davies creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is leaning against Stewart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davies.
A short right from Stewart.
Stewart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Davies, against the cage.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Davies looking to stall.
Davies throws an elbow that misses.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Davies misses the shot to the body.
Davies swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart thows a leg kick but Davies checks it
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart connects with a body shot.
Davies is looking to wear down Stewart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies lands with a shot to the body.
Davies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Stewart. That snapped Davies's head back.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Davies checks a low kick from Stewart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stewart.
Stewart connects with a solid leg kick.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Davies.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davies is defending against the submission attempts here by Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Stewart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stewart throwing shots but Davies is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Stewart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davies avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Davies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stewart misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Stewart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davies thows a body shot but no joy.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Stewart throws a leg kick
and Davies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davies lands a nice shot to the body.
Davies walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stewart! Davies is backing up but he can't get away as Stewart lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Davies and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donald Stewart!
Donald Stewart made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War is the Answer - Five Finger Death Punch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev moves into range and clinches up with Van Kirkland.
Yaroslev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kirkland.
Yaroslev tries to throw a body punch but Van Kirkland avoids it by throwing Yaroslev back against the cage.
Van Kirkland is trying to push Yaroslev away but Yaroslev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yaroslev digs a right hand into Van Kirkland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Kirkland's gas tank.
Van Kirkland is trying to pull guard but Yaroslev has him pressed against the cage.
Van Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Van Kirkland. Beautiful body shot.
Aleksander Yaroslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland looks for a takedown but Yaroslev sprawls well.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yaroslev sprawls well. Yaroslev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Kirkland gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Van Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Yaroslev avoids them all with ease.
Yaroslev clinches with his opponent.
Yaroslev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Kirkland avoids it.
Van Kirkland is trying to force a seperation but Yaroslev has the dominant position.
Yaroslev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaroslev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown but Yaroslev shows good takedown defense.
Yaroslev gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Yaroslev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Kirkland keeps working.
Van Kirkland has one of Yaroslev's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Van Kirkland is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Kirkland is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland is trying to control Yaroslev's posture but Yaroslev avoids it.
Yaroslev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Kirkland down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaroslev is looking to take a break and control but Van Kirkland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Kirkland sneaks back into half guard.
Yaroslev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev trying to pass the guard but Van Kirkland defending well.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Yaroslev postures up.
Van Kirkland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Kirkland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland looking to control.
Van Kirkland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yaroslev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaroslev is one step ahead there.
Yaroslev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikhail Van Kirkland wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big left from Yaroslev misses.
Yaroslev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Yaroslev misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaroslev is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaroslev is squirming around, avoiding Van Kirkland's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksander Yaroslev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Kirkland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yaroslev quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Kirkland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Kirkland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Kirkland wants to pass to mount but Yaroslev is defending the position.
Van Kirkland wants to control but Yaroslev is keeping him busy.
Van Kirkland trying to mount his opponent but Yaroslev defends it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Kirkland trying to control the action but Yaroslev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yaroslev on his heels. He'll look to pass Yaroslev's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Kirkland looking to sit in guard and control but Yaroslev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yaroslev throws a strike but Van Kirkland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaroslev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev is controlling Van Kirkland's posture.
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Yaroslev keeps moving.
Van Kirkland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhail Van Kirkland wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Kirkland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaroslev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Yaroslev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Kirkland's half guard.
Van Kirkland wants to improve his position but Yaroslev is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaroslev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yaroslev uses his free foot to push down on Van Kirkland's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Kirkland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yaroslev's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looking to sit in guard and control but Yaroslev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yaroslev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yaroslev wants to control from the top but Van Kirkland keeps moving.
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaroslev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Kirkland keeping full guard, as Yaroslev tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Yaroslev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yaroslev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Kirkland looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Kirkland holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Kirkland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Kirkland wants to stand and escape but Yaroslev is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikhail Van Kirkland just wasn't active enough.
Van Kirkland slips a jab from Yaroslev.
Van Kirkland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yaroslev counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the leg kick from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev feints and as Van Kirkland raises his hands in defense, Yaroslev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yaroslev throwing strikes but missing.
Aleksander Yaroslev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Kirkland seems keen to control Yaroslev's posture.
Yaroslev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yaroslev connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Kirkland has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yaroslev stands up over Van Kirkland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Kirkland trying to keep a closed guard but Yaroslev is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yaroslev is controlling him.
Yaroslev preventing the sweep.
Van Kirkland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaroslev.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Kirkland is on top in guard.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaroslev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhail Van Kirkland wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yaroslev cracks Van Kirkland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mikhail Van Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Kirkland wants to get back to full guard.
Yaroslev is keen to just control but Van Kirkland is a slippery customer.
Yaroslev is nestled in close to Van Kirkland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Kirkland tries to roll over but Yaroslev keeps him under control.
Yaroslev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Kirkland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yaroslev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaroslev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Kirkland's head.
Van Kirkland wants to improve his position but Yaroslev is controlling well.
Yaroslev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aleksander Yaroslev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is trying to maintain the position but Yaroslev is very close to passing his half guard.
Yaroslev wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Yaroslev postures up.
Van Kirkland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yaroslev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaroslev throwing shots but Van Kirkland is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yaroslev is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Yaroslev seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Yaroslev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaroslev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Yaroslev!
After winning the bout, Aleksander Yaroslev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy misses the jab.
Roy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roy is pushing down on Odin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Odin is fighting to maintain full guard but Roy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Odin tries to get to full guard but Roy has control of the leg.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Odin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roy is fighting to break Odin's control of his arms but Odin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Odin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Odin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roy manages to get himself to full guard.
Roy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roy looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Odin is proving a slippery customer.
Roy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Odin is proving a slippery customer.
Odin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin throwing strikes but missing.
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shavo Odin.
Roy tries to sprawl but Odin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Odin content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Odin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to control here.
Odin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Odin trying to control the pace.
Odin is thwarting Roy's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy is looking to improve his position.
Odin throwing shots but Roy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shavo Odin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roy throws a body punch but Odin moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Odin.
Odin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roy cracks Odin with an open hand slap.
Roy lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odin slips a straight right by Roy.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odin was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Odin swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin throws a head kick that misses.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
Odin misses with a leg kick.
Odin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roy misses with a right hand
and Odin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roy scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
Odin misses with a left hand
and Roy counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Odin!
Odin is rocked!
Roy thows a huge punch but Odin dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Odin's head.
Odin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Odin is trying to control but can't.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Odin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roy works over Odin with some ground and pound from guard.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy throws a big elbow that misses.
Roy trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy looking to sit in guard and control but Odin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Odin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soham Roy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odin manages to avoid it.
Roy scores with a nice strike.
Roy has a takedown stuffed.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Odin has time to react.
Odin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A cross from Roy lands.
Roy throws a jab when Odin was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Roy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odin connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Odin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Odin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roy.
Roy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roy showed some decent athleticism there.
Roy is stalling here. Odin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Roy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Odin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Roy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roy throwing shots but Odin is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Odin is working away.
Odin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roy is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shavo Odin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Roy catches Odin right on the button with a cross.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Odin is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Odin.
Roy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roy blocks a jab.
Roy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Odin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roy's guard now.
Odin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roy's head.
Roy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Soham Roy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Odin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soham Roy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roy 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soham Roy!
Soham Roy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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