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BFF 19: Ahmadzai v Shamkhalaev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 6551 p4p, 543 weight class) and Joshua Veto (ranked 8048 p4p, 594 weight class). Joshua Veto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Veto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickal misses with a looping right.
Nickal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickal throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Veto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veto looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickal is just out of range.
Veto throws a looping overhand right but Nickal ducks down to avoid it.
Nickal feinted with a counter takedown.
Nickal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Veto throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Nickal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Veto has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal won't allow Veto to get back to his feet.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Veto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veto is keeping the position for now.
Veto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Veto wants to get back to his feet but Nickal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Veto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal.
Nickal advances position into side control!
Nickal controls the position from side control.
Veto struggling a bit here.
Nickal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nickal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nickal grinds an elbow into Veto's temple.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Veto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nickal taking a breather here.
Veto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Veto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nickal cracks Veto with a big right hand but Veto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nickal trying to control the action but Veto is working from the bottom.
Nickal happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Veto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal scoring with punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nickal scoring with punches from side control.
Veto taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've been hearing that Nickal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nickal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nickal working the ground and pound from side control.
Nickal landing a few strikes.
Veto taking a bit of punishment here - Nickal scoring with strikes.
Nickal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Veto's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nickal trying to control the position but Veto is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Veto is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Veto is still in real trouble! Can Nickal finish him?
Nickal scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Veto is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nickal can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 7945 p4p, 617 weight class) and Timo Alkayaev (ranked 7211 p4p, 586 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timo Alkayaev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkayaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but El Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alkayaev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
El Toro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
El Toro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alkayaev is trying to defend but El Toro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alkayaev is looking to get back to is feet but El Toro passes into side control.
El Toro cracks Alkayaev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alkayaev taking a bit of punishment here - El Toro scoring with strikes.
Alkayaev being controlled for a moment.
El Toro scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Alkayaev is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and El Toro can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galtero El Toro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Basher (ranked 8109 p4p, 722 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 7899 p4p, 715 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Basher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Basher.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Basher, as that shot connected.
Good leg kick by Basher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Power Jr throws a looping overhand right but Basher ducks down to avoid it.
Power Jr jabs Basher right on the nose. Basher blinks but takes it well.
Basher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Basher.
Basher slips under a jab.
Basher looks to land a combination but Power Jr avoids it well.
Power Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Basher moves out of range easily.
Billy Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basher connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power Jr has time to react.
Power Jr lands a jab.
Basher avoids the body shot from Power Jr.
Power Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basher.
Power Jr throws a series of punches but Basher avoids them all with ease.
Power Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut. Basher saw that one coming.
Power Jr throws a lazy right hand but Basher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basher lands with a right hand.
Basher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher thuds a left hand into Power Jr's body.
Basher slips under a jab from Power Jr.
Power Jr defending well as Basher loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Power Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Basher misses with a body shot.
Power Jr throws a counter combo.
Basher throws a good cross that connects.
Basher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Basher walks into a straight right hand from Power Jr.
Power Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Basher has time to react.
Power Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Basher tests Power Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Basher. Basher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Jr slips a jab from Basher.
Basher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Basher throws a hook to the side of Power Jr's head but Power Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basher throws an overhand right that lands on Power Jr's shoulder, as Power Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Basher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Basher.
Power Jr scores with a jab. Basher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Basher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Power Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Power Jr.
Power Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Basher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power Jr.
Power Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Power Jr misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheers as Power Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Basher doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Power Jr misses.
Power Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Power Jr misses the jab.
Basher lands with a right hand.
Basher misses with an uppercut.
Power Jr defending well as Basher loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Power Jr misses.
Basher throws a jab but it's blocked by Power Jr.
Basher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power Jr.
It looked like Basher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Basher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power Jr momentarily.
Power Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power Jr throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Basher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basher lands the left hand.
Basher rushes Power Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basher.
Power Jr working aggressively here.
Basher swings wildly with an uppercut but Power Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power Jr throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Power Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Basher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power Jr misses with some punches.
A short right from Basher on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Basher as the two fighters clinch.
Power Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Basher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Basher.
Power Jr lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher lands a shoulder strike.
Power Jr breaks the clinch.
Basher thuds his right hand into Power Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Basher defending well as Power Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Power Jr looks winded!
Basher lands with a straight right. Power Jr didn't see that one coming.
Power Jr swings for the body but Basher moves out of range.
Basher lands with an uppercut that bounces Power Jr off the ropes and back into range.
Power Jr slips under a jab.
No joy there for Power Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Basher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Basher swinging wildly here.
Basher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Basher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Basher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Basher.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Basher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Basher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Power Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Basher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Basher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basher throws a looping overhand right but Power Jr ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Power Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Basher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Basher.
Power Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Basher is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Basher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Basher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Basher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Basher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut. Basher saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Basher.
Basher misses with an uppercut. Power Jr saw that one coming.
Power Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Basher throws a hook but Power Jr blocks it.
Power Jr throws out a counter right but Basher avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basher gets a clinch.
Power Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Basher walks away with a smile on his face. Power Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Basher lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Basher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power Jr throws out the jab.
Basher connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Basher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Basher throws a one two combo.
Basher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power Jr stuns Basher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power Jr throws a looping overhand right but Basher ducks down to avoid it.
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Power Jr.
Basher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power Jr. Basher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Basher. Beautiful body shot.
Basher lands the left hand.
Power Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basher manages to avoid it.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut. Basher saw that one coming.
Basher looks to land a combination but Power Jr avoids it well.
Power Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Basher misses with a body shot.
Basher catches Power Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Power Jr misses the shot to the body.
Power Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Basher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power Jr ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
Basher lands a glancing blow to the side of Power Jr's head.
Power Jr moves away from the strike by Basher.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Basher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Basher catches Power Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Power Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Basher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power Jr.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Basher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Basher is just out of range.
Basher throws an overhand right that lands on Power Jr's shoulder, as Power Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Basher slips a straight right by Power Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Basher, as that shot connected.
A big right from Basher misses.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Power Jr misses with a straight right.
Basher connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Power Jr misses.
Basher thuds a left hand into Power Jr's body.
Power Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Basher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Basher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Power Jr throws a hook but Basher avoids it easily.
Basher misses with an uppercut. Power Jr saw that one coming.
Basher cracks Power Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Power Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Basher.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses with a double jab.
Basher scores with a one two! Power Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Power Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Basher is just out of range.
Basher lands with an overhand left.
Basher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Basher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Power Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Basher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Basher moves out of range as Power Jr strikes.
Basher scores with a nice head shot.
Basher lands a really nice looking cross but Power Jr seems unphased.
Basher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Basher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basher tries to bum rush Power Jr with a series of wild strikes but Power Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Power Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Basher seems unphased.
Power Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Basher lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Basher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Basher with a nice cross.
Basher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power Jr throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Power Jr throws a lazy right hand but Basher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basher slips a jab from Power Jr.
Basher just misses with a punch to the body.
Power Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basher.
Power Jr punishes Basher's body with a nice straight punch.
Basher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Basher.
Nice defenses there by Basher.
Basher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power Jr can do to turn this around?
Power Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher rushes Power Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Basher to keep the fight standing.
Power Jr letting Basher take a breather here.
Power Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Basher smiles and moves away.
Power Jr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power Jr's head.
Basher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Power Jr misses with a hook. Basher ducked under it nicely.
Power Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Basher.
Power Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Basher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billy Basher is winning the standup battle so far.
Power Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basher.
A shot to the body from Basher misses
and Power Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Basher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power Jr.
Basher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Basher looks to land a left hand but Power Jr moved out of range nicely.
Power Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basher cracks Power Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut. Basher saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher slips a straight right by Power Jr.
Basher throws a poor cross that misses
and Power Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Power Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Basher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power Jr.
Basher staying out of range there.
Power Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Basher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Basher cracks Power Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Power Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basher.
Nice jab there from Basher.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Basher throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Power Jr misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Basher misses.
Power Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Basher on the side of the head.
Power Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basher.
Basher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power Jr.
As Power Jr backs away, Basher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Basher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Basher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power Jr throws a series of punches but Basher moves out of range.
Power Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Basher digs a good body shot into Power Jr's ribs.
Donk. Basher catches Power Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jab by Basher.
Basher lands with an uppercut that bounces Power Jr off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basher throws a big shot that misses.
Power Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Power Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Basher scores with the left hand. Power Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Basher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Basher connects with the punch.
Power Jr throws a shot from downtown. Basher moves away and avoids it.
Basher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power Jr cracks Basher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Basher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Power Jr is rocked!
Power Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bashers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Basher finish him?
Basher throws a nice looking combination but Power Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Basher misses with a two punch combination.
Power Jr looks to land a combination but Basher avoids it well.
Power Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Power Jr slips under a jab from Basher.
Power Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Basher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Power Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power Jr moves out of range as Basher strikes.
Basher cracks Power Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Power Jr tries to move into range but Basher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr defending well as Basher loads up on a big left hand.
Basher misses with a looping right.
Power Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice straight punches there by Basher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Basher.
Basher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Power Jr tries to keep at a distance but Basher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Power Jr blocks an uppercut.
Power Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Basher to keep the fight standing.
Billy Basher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Power Jr.
Basher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Basher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power Jr backwards.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Power Jr.
Basher lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basher.
Power Jr misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power Jr takes a shot to the head.
Basher has a couple of punches blocked by Power Jr.
Basher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power Jr backwards.
Power Jr jumps guard but Basher turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Power Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Basher lands a nice uppercut.
Basher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Basher.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basher.
Basher creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Power Jr with a big uppercut! Power Jr tries to clinch up but Basher pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Power Jr to the mat! Power Jr covers up and Basher unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Basher!
Billy Basher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Matusov (ranked 5295 p4p, 482 weight class) and Khusein Kadyrev (ranked 7557 p4p, 574 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Matusov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khusein Kadyrev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matusov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matusov moves into full mount! Kadyrev won't be happy about that!
Matusov wants to control the pace but Kadyrev is squirming around nicely.
Matusov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kadyrev is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Matusov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Pascual (ranked 4396 p4p, 485 weight class) and Touko Pouko (ranked 4935 p4p, 522 weight class). Touko Pouko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaise Pascual!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Touko Pouko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascual moves into range and clinches up with Pouko.
Pascual tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pouko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pascual has him pressed against the ropes.
Pascual misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pouko is trying to push Pascual away but Pascual has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pascual.
Pascual lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pouko.
Pascual working aggressively here.
Pascual misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pascual.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pascual is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko trying to keep a closed guard but Pascual is proving a slippery customer.
Pascual slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pascual definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pascual continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pouko is trying to control the position but Pascual postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pascual keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pascual has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pascual has Pouko pushed against the ropes.
Pouko blocking some punches.
Pascual slowing the pace effectively.
Pascual lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Touko Pouko has been cut.
Pascual misses with the head strike.
Pouko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pascual struggles to land a body shot inside as Pouko controls his hands.
Pascual misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pascual working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascual working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pascual lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pouko.
Pascual pushes Pouko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pouko working aggressively here.
Pouko working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Pascual as the two fighters clinch.
Pascual lands a right hand.
Pouko is rocked!
Pascual goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pouko is still on wobbly legs! Can Pascual finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pascual.
Pascual pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pouko seems to have recovered his senses.
Pascual misses with some punches.
Pouko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pascual fails to land.
Pouko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pascual stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pascual has a couple of punches blocked by Pouko.
Pouko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pascual misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pascual misses with some punches.
Pouko wants to take the fight to the mat but Pascual manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pascual.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pascual lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouko backwards.
Pascual has Pouko pushed against the ropes.
Pascual swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pascual drops Pouko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pouko is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Pouko tries to pull guard but Pascual won't allow it.
Blaise Pascual has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Pouko.
Pascual drops Pouko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pouko is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pascual creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pouko with a big uppercut! Pouko tries to clinch up but Pascual pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Pouko to the mat! Pouko covers up and Pascual unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blaise Pascual!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Shapirov (ranked 3165 p4p, 358 weight class) and Silvio Balan (ranked 4452 p4p, 472 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Shapirov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvio Balan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balan misses with a hook. Shapirov ducked under it nicely.
Balan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shapirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balan.
Shapirov rushes Balan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Balan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shapirov is defending well.
Shapirov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shapirov stops a takedown attempt from Balan.
Alexei Shapirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Balan.
Shapirov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shapirov lands a body punch.
Shapirov lands a right hand.
Shapirov tries a body shot but Balan blocks it.
Shapirov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shapirov cracks Balan with a nice body shot.
Shapirov pushes Balan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shapirov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shapirov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shapirov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balan backwards.
Balan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shapirov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balan looks winded!
Shapirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shapirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silvio Balan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapirov cracks Balan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shapirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balan throws a hook to the side of Shapirov's head but Shapirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexei Shapirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shapirov throws a lazy right hand but Balan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shapirov swings for the body but Balan moves out of range.
Balan feints the counter takedown.
Balan avoids the body shot from Shapirov.
Balan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balan throws the left hand but Shapirov avoids the punch easily.
Balan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shapirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balan feints the counter takedown.
Shapirov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shapirov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Shapirov.
Shapirov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shapirov lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Shapirov.
Shapirov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shapirov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Shapirov.
A short body shot lands from Shapirov as the two fighters clinch.
Shapirov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shapirov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shapirov.
Shapirov lands a hook that snaps the head of Balan backwards.
Shapirov is leaning against Balan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shapirov presses Balan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shapirov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shapirov gets through Balan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shapirov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shapirov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shapirov lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Shapirov.
Shapirov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shapirov lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shapirov.
Shapirov lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Shapirov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shapirov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shapirov lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shapirov.
Shapirov scores with a shot to the side of Balan's head.
Balan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov lands a shoulder strike.
Balan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shapirov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shapirov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shapirov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balan backwards.
Shapirov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balan wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shapirov.
Shapirov lands with a short shot to the head.
Balan is still on wobbly legs! Can Shapirov finish him?
Shapirov lands with a left to the head.
Shapirov scores with a hook to the body.
Shapirov lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Shapirov.
Shapirov is pressed up against the ropes. Balan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shapirov down to the mat. Shapirov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Balan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shapirov dips to his left and cracks Balan with an uppercut!
Balan walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shapirov connects with a body shot.
Shapirov swings for the body but Balan moves out of range.
Shapirov is looking to wear down Balan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shapirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balan's head.
Shapirov staying out of range there.
Shapirov drives through and clinches with Balan against the ropes.
Balan seems to have recovered his senses.
Shapirov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balan backwards.
Shapirov lands with a right to the head.
Balan goes for a takedown attempt but Shapirov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Shapirov.
Shapirov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shapirov throws out a loose jab but Balan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balan tries for a takedown but Shapirov circles away easily
and Shapirov counters with a straight right hand.
Shapirov slips a straight right by Balan.
Balan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shapirov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shapirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balan.
Balan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov moves out of range as Balan strikes.
Balan dives in and grabs Shapirov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shapirov pushes down on Balan's head and hops out.
Balan takes one to the side of the head.
Shapirov catches Balan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balan misses with a wild body shot.
Balan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Shapirov.
Balan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shapirov pinned against the ropes. Shapirov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shapirov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shapirov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balan in his tracks.
Shapirov scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shapirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shapirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balan.
Shapirov darts in and clinches Balan up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balan is trying to drag Shapirov to the mat but Shapirov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov lands a shoulder strike.
Shapirov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shapirov pushes Balan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shapirov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shapirov scores with a hook to the body. Balan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Shapirov. Beautiful body shot.
Shapirov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Shapirov.
Shapirov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shapirov.
Shapirov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shapirov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balan backwards.
Shapirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Balan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shapirov prevents it.
Shapirov gets through Balan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shapirov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Balan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Balan drops to his knees and Shapirov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Shapirov!
Alexei Shapirov is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Ahmadzai (ranked 3863 p4p, 430 weight class) and Salman Shamkhalaev (ranked 2382 p4p, 281 weight class). Shamkhalaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alter Bridge - Ties That Bind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Salman Shamkhalaev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdul Ahmadzai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ahmadzai shoots and misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shamkhalaev.
Ahmadzai thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ahmadzai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Shamkhalaev looking to pass the guard.
Ahmadzai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shamkhalaev defends it easily.
Shamkhalaev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmadzai keeping moving, preventing Shamkhalaev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmadzai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shamkhalaev uses it to pass to side control.
Ahmadzai is breathing heavily.
Shamkhalaev works to advance to full mount. Ahmadzai defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shamkhalaev tries to control but Ahmadzai wriggling away.
Shamkhalaev landing punches.
Shamkhalaev cracks Ahmadzai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shamkhalaev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ahmadzai?
Shamkhalaev wants to control the pace but Ahmadzai is squirming around nicely.
Shamkhalaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shamkhalaev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shamkhalaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shamkhalaev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ahmadzai is looking to escape.
Shamkhalaev working Ahmadzai over with strikes here.
Shamkhalaev breaks from Ahmadzai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ahmadzai's face.
Ahmadzai tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looking to finish Ahmadzai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ahmadzai!
Ahmadzai tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev postures up.
Shamkhalaev wants to control the pace but Ahmadzai is squirming around nicely.
Shamkhalaev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ahmadzai is surviving well by controlling Shamkhalaev's body position as best he can.
Ahmadzai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Shamkhalaev wants to finish this one by submission but Ahmadzai is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ahmadzai is looking to escape.
Shamkhalaev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shamkhalaev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ahmadzai looks a forlorn figure.
Ahmadzai tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev pushes him away.
Ahmadzai is squirming around, avoiding Shamkhalaev's attempts to control the action.
Shamkhalaev lands a big shot there that rocks Ahmadzai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shamkhalaev scoring with strikes but Ahmadzai is staying in there.
Shamkhalaev lands with some strikes.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ahmadzai is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ahmadzai and Shamkhalaev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ahmadzai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shamkhalaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev trying to control the action but Ahmadzai is working from the bottom.
Ahmadzai is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ahmadzai's face as Shamkhalaev controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to move to mount but Ahmadzai blocks the move with his legs.
Shamkhalaev is looking to take a break and control but Ahmadzai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahmadzai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ahmadzai struggling a bit here.
Ahmadzai is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ahmadzai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shamkhalaev is looking to take a break and control but Ahmadzai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamkhalaev is working Ahmadzai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ahmadzai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamkhalaev tries to advance to mount but Ahmadzai denies him.
Shamkhalaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamkhalaev trying to control the action but Ahmadzai is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shamkhalaev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ahmadzai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Shamkhalaev easily slips into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salman Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahmadzai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamkhalaev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamkhalaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahmadzai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamkhalaev looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamkhalaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahmadzai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ahmadzai tries to get out of the position.
Shamkhalaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahmadzai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahmadzai can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamkhalaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Shamkhalaev there.
Shamkhalaev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev wants to take a breather but Ahmadzai is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahmadzai trying to control from the bottom.
Shamkhalaev controlling the pace.
Shamkhalaev throwing shots but Ahmadzai is blocking nicely.
Shamkhalaev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shamkhalaev prevents Ahmadzai from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamkhalaev wants to control but Ahmadzai is keeping him busy.
Shamkhalaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nice strikes from Shamkhalaev there.
Shamkhalaev wants to take a breather but Ahmadzai is having none of it.
Ahmadzai is trying to stand.
Shamkhalaev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salman Shamkhalaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamkhalaev cracks Ahmadzai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shamkhalaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahmadzai is in a horrible position here. Shamkhalaev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shamkhalaev working Ahmadzai over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands a big shot there that rocks Ahmadzai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ahmadzai swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shamkhalaev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shamkhalaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shamkhalaev cracks Ahmadzai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shamkhalaev scoring with strikes but Ahmadzai is staying in there.
Shamkhalaev trying to control but Ahmadzai is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shamkhalaev landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev cracks Ahmadzai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shamkhalaev avoids the attempt from Ahmadzai to control.
Shamkhalaev controlling from the full mount.
Shamkhalaev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ahmadzai is squirming around, avoiding Shamkhalaev's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmadzai throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shamkhalaev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ahmadzai is squirming around, avoiding Shamkhalaev's attempts to control the action.
Shamkhalaev dominating with strikes here.
Shamkhalaev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shamkhalaev unloading with bombs!
Shamkhalaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shamkhalaev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shamkhalaev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shamkhalaev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ahmadzai has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ahmadzai tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev postures up.
Shamkhalaev controlling from mount.
Shamkhalaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shamkhalaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Shamkhalaev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to control but Ahmadzai wriggling away.
Shamkhalaev lands with some strikes.
Shamkhalaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shamkhalaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ahmadzai is rocked!
Shamkhalaev postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ahmadzai bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shamkhalaev and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Shamkhalaev!
An out of breath Salman Shamkhalaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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