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BFRC Weightweight Tourney 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Skidopolopolous (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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Skidopolopolous!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ambrose misses.
Skidopolopolous tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Skidopolopolous rushes Ambrose and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Skidopolopolous stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Skidopolopolous.
Ambrose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Skidopolopolous - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skidopolopolous avoids the body shot from Ambrose.
Skidopolopolous feints the counter takedown.
Ambrose throws a lazy right hand but Skidopolopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ambrose stuffs the takedown.
Ambrose throws a poor cross that misses
and Skidopolopolous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skidopolopolous moves away.
Ambrose could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ambrose tests Skidopolopolous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ambrose lands a nice shot that snaps Skidopolopolous's head back.
Skidopolopolous shoots for a double leg takedown but Ambrose sprawls well. He's pushed Skidopolopolous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dean Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Skidopolopolous.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose lands a nice shot that snaps Skidopolopolous's head back.
Ambrose looks to land a right hand but Skidopolopolous moved out of range.
Ambrose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ambrose misses the shot to the body.
Skidopolopolous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambrose.
Skidopolopolous looks for a takedown but Ambrose sprawls well.
Ambrose throws a shot from downtown. Skidopolopolous moves away and avoids it.
Skidopolopolous has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ambrose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skidopolopolous in his tracks.
Skidopolopolous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skidopolopolous lands a high kick!
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Skidopolopolous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose connects with a nice looking jab.
Skidopolopolous moves away from the strike by Ambrose.
Skidopolopolous tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ambrose looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skidopolopolous scores with a spinning back kick!
Ambrose misses the shot to the body.
As Ambrose backs off Skidopolopolous throws a huge counter combo but Ambrose manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skidopolopolous counters with a straight right hand.
Skidopolopolous and Ambrose are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Skidopolopolous throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Ambrose into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Skidopolopolous knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Skidopolopolous!
Bob Skidopolopolous made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Hyperion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Hyperion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Hyperion!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyperion throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Hyperion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexander Hyperion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyperion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hyperion cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Hyperion.
Grant slips a jab from Hyperion.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyperion throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyperion throws a leg kick which misses Grant's front leg but catches the back leg as Grant tries to avoid it.
Hyperion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grant backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyperion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyperion.
Hyperion cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyperion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hyperion throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hyperion sprawls and moves away.
Hyperion misses with a two punch combination.
Grant wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hyperion throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyperion scores with a leg kick.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant blocks a jab.
Hyperion lands a left and a right that send Grant crashing to the mat, dazed. Hyperion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grant is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! Hyperion connects with the perfect overhand right and Grant falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hyperion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Hyperion!
Alexander Hyperion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorry Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorry Benton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Mendoza throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Donk. Mendoza catches Benton right on the button with a cross.
Benton throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
It looked like Mendoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benton or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendoza, which made it look bad.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up with Mendoza, looking for a takedown. Benton pushes Mendoza against the ropes but Mendoza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edgar Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorry Benton.
Benton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendoza tries to sprawl out of it but Benton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mendoza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Benton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Benton is pressing down on Mendoza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendoza is holding on for now.
Benton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
Benton seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendoza is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendoza is just riding it out for now. Benton eventually gives up the hold.
Benton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benton thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benton trying to mount his opponent but Mendoza defends it.
Benton is nestled in close to Mendoza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benton stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benton connects with a nice short shot to Mendoza's temple.
Benton stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.
Mendoza is trying to stand back up but Benton is controlling him
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Benton wants to take a breather but Mendoza is having none of it.
Benton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mendoza is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
Benton working the head and body with strikes.
Mendoza manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Benton keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton shoots and misses
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
And Benton tries to counter it with a takedown but Mendoza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mendoza's guard.
Benton is in close to Mendoza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendoza is looking to stand up but Benton isn't so interested in that idea.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Benton passes into half guard.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mendoza is trying to stand back up but Benton is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benton to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza tries to kick Benton off but Benton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benton is nestled in close to Mendoza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendoza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Benton trying to mount his opponent but Mendoza defends it.
Benton winds up and cracks Mendoza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benton prevents Mendoza from standing back up.
Benton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mendoza wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edgar Mendoza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edgar Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendoza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Edgar Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorry Benton.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendoza manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Benton keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Mendoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benton can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benton shoots and misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza cracks Benton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benton is defended easily by Mendoza.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendoza sprawls well. Mendoza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
As Benton looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendoza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benton shoots and misses
and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton shoots and misses
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Mendoza lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the ropes and back into range.
Benton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendoza swivels and escapes.
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendoza tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendoza to the ground. Mendoza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Mendoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Mendoza thuds a left hand into Benton's body.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Benton drops his hands for a split second and Mendoza immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Benton face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Mendoza follows up with a right hand that knocks Benton into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edgar Mendoza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Tuft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuft's entrance music is Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - The Hum . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Tuft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuft seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tuft ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Tuft appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Tuft makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Tuft is out of range.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuft.
Ho tries to bum rush Tuft with a series of wild strikes but Tuft uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Tuft wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuft lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Tuft lands.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuft cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Tuft was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho misses with the body kick
and Tuft cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ho has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tuft.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuft dodges the punch combination from Ho.
A counter left hand to the body from Tuft misses its target.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuft.
Tuft is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuft. That's going to slow Ho down.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Tuft sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuft swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Tuft saw that one coming.
Tuft swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tuft ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
A little feinted left hand from Tuft on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnar Tuft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ho misses.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho misses with a double jab
and Tuft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuft throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho throws an off balance right hand
and Tuft counters with a big right hand! Oh Ho is in trouble here! Tuft follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Tuft!
An intense looking Gunnar Tuft took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Almost Davy, almost.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the ring accompanied by Down With The Sickness - Disturbed. Khasbulaev has chosen Fetty Wap - Trap Queen as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Khasbulaev in a clinch.
A short left from Khasbulaev.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Khasbulaev told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khasbulaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one.
Khasbulaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Some bone on bone action there as Brophy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brophy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khasbulaev's head backwards.
Brophy defending well as Khasbulaev loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brophy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khasbulaev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brophy swings for the body but Khasbulaev moves out of range.
Khasbulaev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Khasbulaev misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khasbulaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Khasbulaev.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khasbulaev's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Khasbulaev lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
Khasbulaev throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Khasbulaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khasbulaev. Khasbulaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khasbulaev tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Khasbulaev scores with a jab.
Khasbulaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khasbulaev can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khasbulaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khasbulaev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brophy is rocked!
Khasbulaev scores with a jab. Brophy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Khasbulaev gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Brophy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is the new bantamweight champion!
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiga Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the ring accompanied by STILL BLAZIN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Jim.
Diggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Jim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diggs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jim throws a series of punches but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jim throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Jim's leg. Jim is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jim with the counter takedown but Diggs avoids it easily.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
It seemed like Jim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
A nice side step and Jim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Jim's leg but Jim calmly moves out of range.
Jim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jim scores with a jab to the body.
Jim misses with a looping left.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jim counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jim counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Jim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jim is looking for the big counter here.
Jim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Diggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Jim.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
Jim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jim lands a right hook to the body.
Diggs jabs Jim right on the nose. Jim blinks but takes it well.
Orlando Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim connects with a body shot that sends Diggs's belly button to the back.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Jim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diggs misses with a body punch
and Jim counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Jim's head.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jim misses with a looping right.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a body shot but no joy.
Jim closes the distance and clinches up with Diggs, looking for a takedown. Jim pushes Diggs against the ropes but Diggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jim misses the body punch
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Jim blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Jim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jim throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Jim in the body.
Jim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diggs with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Diggs misses
letting Jim counter with a right hand.
Diggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jim counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Jim shoots in for a takedown but Diggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diggs takes the fight into the clinch.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs pushes Jim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jim misses with a body punch.
Jim pushes Diggs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diggs is defending well.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taiga Jim.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diggs connects with a crisp jab.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Jim counters with a straight right hand.
Jim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Jim.
Jim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jim throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diggs swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jim moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Jim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggs.
Jim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Diggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Jim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs thows a leg kick but Jim checks it
and Jim counters with a one-two to the body.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Diggs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jim is out of range.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Jim moves out of range of the body kick from Diggs.
A countering left hand to the body from Jim misses.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Jim is out of range.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Jim is out of range.
Jim moves into the clinch.
Jim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
Jim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Jim tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Jim controls his hands.
Jim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jim blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jim is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jim.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs cracks Jim with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Diggs has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jim to stand back up!
Jim is rocked!
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jim can do to turn this around?
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jim is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jim's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diggs is defending well.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taiga Jim.
Jim struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Jim wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Jim.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim blocking some punches.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Jim blocks the low kick.
Jim closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Diggs.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim pushes Diggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jim misses with some punches.
Diggs pushes Jim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jim can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim looking to slow down the pace here.
Jim tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Jim back against the ropes.
Jim tries for a takedown but Diggs manages to get underhooks.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Jim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jim can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Jim wants a takedown but no success here.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taiga Jim.
Diggs lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlando Diggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs works on Jim's body with a couple of short punches.
Jim pushes Diggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Jim.
Diggs lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs pushes Jim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diggs pushes Jim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Jim.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Jim tries for a takedown but Diggs manages to get underhooks.
Jim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jim.
Jim lands a shot to the body.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs stops a takedown attempt from Jim.
Jim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diggs prevents it.
Jim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs tries to work over Jim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Jim gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diggs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diggs pushes Jim off looking to stand but Jim dives back in and keeps control.
Jim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is looking to improve his position.
Jim not doing much here.
Jim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggs defending well though.
Diggs wants to get back to full guard.
Diggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jim is working away from the top position though.
Diggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diggs pulls Jim in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jim avoids a kick to the body.
Jim checks a leg kick.
Jim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diggs tries to clinch up
and Jim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diggs misses with a shot to the body
and Jim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim misses with a hook
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jim has Diggs pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jim pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Diggs tumbling to the mat - Jim dives into Diggs's guard.
Diggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diggs pulls Jim in close to prevent any damage.
Jim postures up.
Jim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim trying to control but Diggs is working from the bottom.
Jim throws a big right hand that misses.
Diggs trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jim has time to react.
Diggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Diggs.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Jim's leg. Jim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jim takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Diggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jim throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs clinches up against the ropes.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Jim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs stops a takedown attempt from Jim.
Jim misses with a body punch.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Jim is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Diggs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Jim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Jim.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jim takes a shot to the head.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs had his way with Taiga Jim in that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Jim wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
Jim throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
Diggs connects with a body shot.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Jim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diggs defends it well.
Jim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diggs thows a body kick. Jim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs cracks Jim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggs clobbers Jim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Jim avoids it.
Jim walks into a left hand.
Jim shoots in but no luck this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diggs.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Jim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but Jim moved away.
Jim walks into a left hand.
Diggs thows a body kick. Jim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Jim throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a left right combination that sends Jim crashing to the mat - Diggs wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Jim out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his middleweight title!
Orlando Diggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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