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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Henrikson (ranked 4920 p4p, 180 weight class) and Aristotle Verhoeven (ranked 4810 p4p, 176 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Henrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrikson gets a takedown into half guard.
Verhoeven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henrikson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Verhoeven has hold of Henrikson's hands but Henrikson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henrikson is nestled in close to Verhoeven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Verhoeven tries to kick Henrikson off but Henrikson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henrikson lands with a punch from half guard.
Verhoeven is rocked!
Henrikson 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.
Verhoeven trying to control from the bottom.
Henrikson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Verhoeven is still in real trouble! Can Henrikson finish him?
Henrikson scores with a big shot! Verhoeven's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Verhoeven! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Henrikson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ottaviano (ranked 4097 p4p, 426 weight class) and Test One (ranked 4243 p4p, 438 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Ottaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test One!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from One misses its intended target.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ottaviano and sends One crashing to the mat! Ottaviano follows him down to the mat - One regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
One is rocked!
It looks like Test One has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottaviano tries to stand and escape but One is controlling the position.
One is still in real trouble! Can Ottaviano finish him?
Ottaviano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
One seems to have recovered his senses.
One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ottaviano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
One wants to get back to full guard.
Ottaviano decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottaviano fails to land with a series of punches.
Ottaviano fails to land with a series of punches.
Ottaviano throws a combination that misses
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One closes the distance and clinches.
Ottaviano is trying to break free.
Ottaviano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One prevents Ottaviano from breaking the clinch.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
One lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from One on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottaviano wants to break the clinch but can't.
One keeps control of Ottaviano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ottaviano is looking to break free of the clinch but One has double underhooks.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ottaviano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ottaviano is trying to break the clinch but One is controlling him.
One scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from One.
One prevents Ottaviano from breaking the clinch.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Ottaviano.
Ottaviano blocks an uppercut.
One lands with a light punch inside.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
Ottaviano blocks an uppercut.
One lands with a light punch inside.
One misses with a punch to the body.
One throws a head punch that misses.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ottaviano is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
One working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
One keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ottaviano's efforts to push away.
One scores with a shot to the side of Ottaviano's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One digs a right hand into Ottaviano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ottaviano's gas tank.
Ottaviano is trying to break the clinch but One is controlling him.
One swings wildly with an uppercut but Ottaviano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for One to work.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
Ottaviano is trying to push One away but One has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ottaviano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
One lands a left hand.
One throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ottavianos head.
Ottaviano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ottaviano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ottaviano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One throws a head punch that misses.
One lands with a left to the head.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ottaviano is trying to break free.
Ottaviano blocking some punches.
One misses with a punch on the inside.
One works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
One scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ottaviano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ottaviano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
One pushes Ottaviano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
We've been informed that One has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ottaviano is trying to break free.
Ottaviano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One lands a right hand.
One has Ottaviano pressed against the cage, preventing Ottaviano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ottaviano tries to circle away but One has him pinned against the cage.
Ottaviano is trying to push One away but One has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
One lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano is looking to break free of the clinch but One has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as One takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ottaviano wants to get back to striking at distance but One won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Ottaviano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
One struggles to land a body shot inside as Ottaviano controls his hands.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Ottaviano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
One lands a body shot.
One is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
One lands a hook that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano blocks an uppercut.
One lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
One gets through Ottaviano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ottaviano can't break the clinch.
One throws a head punch that misses.
One working aggressively here.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test One dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test One's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ottaviano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Carlos Ottaviano has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Ottaviano.
One dodges the punch combination from Ottaviano.
Carlos Ottaviano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ottaviano misses with a few strikes there.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
One rushes Ottaviano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ottaviano is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ottaviano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but One has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from One.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
Ottaviano is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ottaviano working hard to break the clinch.
Ottaviano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One swings wildly with an uppercut but Ottaviano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from One.
Ottaviano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Test One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ottaviano.
One is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
One lands with a left to the head.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
One working aggressively here.
One lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
One is leaning against Ottaviano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from One.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by One.
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ottaviano blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by One.
Ottaviano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Ottaviano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ottaviano is looking to break free of the clinch but One has double underhooks.
Ottaviano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
One working aggressively here.
One softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
One keeps control of Ottaviano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
One lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from One.
One scores with a shoulder strike.
Ottaviano blocking some punches.
Ottaviano blocks an uppercut.
One lands an uppercut.
A short left from One.
Ottaviano has had enough of the clinch but One keeps him there for the moment.
One lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from One.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
One presses Ottaviano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
One tries to work over Ottaviano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottaviano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
One working aggressively here.
One lands a hook that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
One tries to work over Ottaviano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottaviano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from One.
One tries to throw a body punch but Ottaviano avoids it by throwing One back against the cage.
One lands with a left to the head.
Ottaviano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ottaviano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from One.
Ottaviano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ottaviano.
One lands a right hand.
One swings wildly with an uppercut but Ottaviano uses good head movement to avoid it.
One lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ottaviano's elbow.
Ottaviano has had enough of the clinch but One keeps him there for the moment.
One lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on One - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ottaviano is trying to break free.
Ottaviano can't break the clinch.
One lands a shoulder strike.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
One lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
One working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
One lands an uppercut.
Ottaviano blocks a body shot from One.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by One.
One lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for One to work.
One stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ottaviano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
One instigates a clinch.
Ottaviano wants to break free but One has control.
A bit of stalling here from One.
A short body shot lands from One as the two fighters clinch.
Ottaviano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
One lands a right hand.
A short left from One.
One leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ottaviano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
One stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by One.
One lands a right hand.
Ottaviano can't break the clinch.
One prevents Ottaviano from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for One to work.
Ottaviano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Ottaviano is trying to push One away but One has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
One works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from One.
One lands a body punch.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ottaviano takes a shot to the head.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottaviano.
Ottaviano tries to break free but One pushes him back against the cage.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
One leaning his opponent against the cage.
One lands with a left to the head.
Ottaviano is rocked!
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ottaviano backwards.
Oh Ottaviano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One lands with a left to the head.
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!
One makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
One lands with a right to the head.
One lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ottaviano can't break the clinch.
Ottaviano is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
One lands a big right hand that drops Ottaviano! The killer instinct kicks in and One finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by One!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test One!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kling Klong (ranked 3815 p4p, 343 weight class) and Cory Ashby (ranked 3610 p4p, 328 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kling Klong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Ashby!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ashby looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Klong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ashby's guard.
Ashby has his feet on Klong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Klong fails with a takedown attempt.
Ashby is looking for the big counter here.
Ashby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kling Klong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Klong misses.
Klong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ashby is fending him off so far but Klong persists. Nope, Ashby circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashby misses with the combination.
Klong misses with a takedown attempt - Ashby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashby wants to clinch.
Ashby wants to land a leg kick but Klong is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ashby 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.
Klong shoots in for a takedown but Ashby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klong tries to keep at a distance but Ashby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klong can't get the takedown.
Ashby is pressed up against the cage. Klong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ashby down to the mat. Ashby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashby looks for a takedown but Klong sprawls well.
Klong appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klong closes the distance and clinches up with Ashby, looking for a takedown. Klong pushes Ashby against the cage but Ashby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ashby sprawls well. Ashby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klong gets slowly back to his feet.
Ashby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Ashby. Those never looked like landing.
Ashby fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Klong misses the target.
Klong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ashby circles away.
Klong shoots for a takedown but Ashby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ashby's half guard.
Klong wants to work for an arm triangle but Ashby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ashby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashby defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klong drops an elbow to the side of Ashby's head.
Klong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashby defending well though.
Klong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ashby trying to control here.
Klong is nestled in close to Ashby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klong throwing shots but Ashby is blocking nicely.
Ashby is looking for a sweep. Klong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klong working Ashby over with strikes.
Klong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klong thows a huge punch but Ashby dodges it nicely.
Klong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashby defending well though.
Klong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ashby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ashby is defending against the submission attempts here by Klong.
Klong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Klong stops Ashby from getting back to his feet.
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 Kling Klong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Klong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ashby circles away.
Kling Klong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ashby's waist but Ashby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klong off to one side.
Klong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ashby pinned against the cage. Ashby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kling Klong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klong dives in and grabs Ashby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ashby pushes down on Klong's head and hops out.
Klong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ashby defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashby clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klong wants to take the fight to the mat but Ashby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Klong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ashby prevents it.
Klong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ashby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ashby instigates a clinch.
Ashby gets underhooks to prevent Klong's takedown attempt.
Ashby stops a takedown attempt from Klong.
Ashby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klong tries for a takedown but Ashby manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ashby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ashby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klong.
Ashby lands a head kick. Klong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ashby throws a combination that misses
and Klong counters with a two punch combo.
Ashby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ashby wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Ashby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klong throws a combination. Ashby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cory Ashby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Ashby. Those never looked like landing.
Ashby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ashby is fending him off so far but Klong persists. Nope, Ashby circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ashby. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Klong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ashby's guard.
Klong won't allow Ashby to get back to his feet.
Klong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klong is looking to work some ground and pound but Ashby has wrist control.
Klong looking to pass the guard.
Klong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ashby is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Klong, into his guard.
Kling Klong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ashby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ashby is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Klong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashby defends it easily.
Ashby stands up from Klong's guard - Ashby perhaps looking for a knockout.
Klong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ashby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klong cracks Ashby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashby shoots in for a double leg but Klong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klong gets the takedown into side control.
Klong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ashby taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ashby is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cory Ashby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Klong fails with a takedown attempt.
Ashby has Klong up against the cage in a clinch.
Klong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ashby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ashby pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kling Klong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashby scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ashby.
Ashby throws a head kick but Klong moves out of range.
Ashby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klong closes the distance and clinches up with Ashby, looking for a takedown. Klong pushes Ashby against the cage but Ashby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ashby gets caught flat footed, as Klong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ashby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ashby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klong connects with a couple of short punches.
Klong throwing strikes from guard but Ashby blocks nicely.
Klong throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ashby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ashby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ashby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ashby is keeping the position for now.
Klong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klong tries for a takedown but Ashby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klong closes the distance and clinches up with Ashby, looking for a takedown. Klong pushes Ashby against the cage but Ashby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ashby looks to land a combination but Klong avoids it well.
Ashby has closed the distance and engaged Klong in a clinch.
Klong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ashby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ashby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klong shoots in but Ashby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ashby stuffs the takedown.
Klong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ashby defends well and Klong ends up having to push Ashby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ashby moves into range and clinches up with Klong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klong has Ashby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ashby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ashby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klong tries to score a body lock takedown but Ashby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Ashby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klong goes for a takedown attempt but Ashby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ashby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klong misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Ashby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ashby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Ashby!
Cory Ashby took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaria Setebrava (ranked 4127 p4p, 473 weight class) and Teiji Uno (ranked 3751 p4p, 438 weight class). Teiji Uno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olaria Setebrava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno throws a head kick that half lands.
Uno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uno wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Uno.
Setebrava drops down looking for a counter takedown but Uno sprawls and moves away.
Uno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Setebrava tries for a takedown but Uno circles away easily
and Uno counters with a nice body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Setebrava.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaria Setebrava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Setebrava dives in for a single leg takedown but Uno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Uno moves into the clinch successfully.
Uno misses with an elbow over the top.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Setebrava has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Setebrava has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Setebrava wants a takedown.
Uno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Setebrava is breathing heavily.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Setebrava has clasped his hands together around Uno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uno pushes Setebrava away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Setebrava gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Setebrava working the ground and pound but Uno is defending the strikes.
Setebrava prevents Uno from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Uno is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Setebrava asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Uno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Setebrava throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Setebrava throws an elbow but Uno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Uno tries to escape but Setebrava is in control.
Uno managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Setebrava.
Setebrava connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Uno some visible discomfort.
Setebrava working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Uno taking punishment in the form of punches.
Setebrava sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Uno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setebrava throws a strike aimed at the side of Uno's head but Uno avoids it well.
Setebrava definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uno parries the strikes from Setebrava easily there. Setebrava is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Uno to escape.
Setebrava throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Setebrava creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Uno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Setebrava works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Setebrava working the ground and pound but Uno is defending the strikes.
Uno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uno dodges the ground and pound from Setebrava.
Uno is trying to get back to his feet.
Setebrava throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Setebrava cracks Uno with a big elbow.
Setebrava working away.
Uno taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Setebrava crashes against the mat.
Setebrava misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Uno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Uno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Uno is looking for a sweep. Setebrava is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Setebrava with the ground and pound but Uno uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Setebrava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Setebrava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Setebrava loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Setebrava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Setebrava content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Setebrava.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setebrava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Setebrava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Setebrava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Setebrava throwing strikes from guard but Uno blocks nicely.
Setebrava stops Uno from standing up.
Uno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Setebrava lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Setebrava is in close to Uno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Setebrava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Setebrava with a flurry of punches that miss.
Setebrava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Setebrava is one step ahead there.
Uno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Setebrava is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaria Setebrava dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uno throws a sloppy head kick and Setebrava moves out of range easily.
Setebrava shoots in for a takedown but Uno shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Uno as Setebrava shoots in.
Uno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Setebrava, pushing him back against the cage.
Uno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Setebrava.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaria Setebrava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Setebrava avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Setebrava tries to score a body lock takedown but Uno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Setebrava is working for takedown but Uno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Uno lands an elbow that stopped Setebrava in his tracks for a moment.
Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.
Setebrava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uno.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Uno.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setebrava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uno misses with an elbow over the top.
Setebrava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Setebrava has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uno with a knee to the head.
Setebrava goes for a takedown attempt but Uno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good leg kick by Uno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uno misses with a kick to the body.
Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Uno scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setebrava blocks an elbow strike from Uno.
Setebrava tightens his grip and picks Uno up, before dumping him to the ground. Uno manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setebrava prevents Uno from getting back to his feet.
Setebrava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Setebrava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Setebrava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uno working a defensive guard here.
Setebrava postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Setebrava distracts Uno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Setebrava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Setebrava.
Olaria Setebrava overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Setebrava accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uno is on top in guard.
Uno with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno wants to stand but Setebrava is controlling his posture from full guard.
Uno throws a strike but Setebrava rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Setebrava lands a couple of elbows.
Setebrava throwing strikes from guard but Uno blocks nicely.
Setebrava stopping the sweep attempt from Uno.
Uno has momentary wrist control but Setebrava slips an elbow through the middle.
Setebrava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Setebrava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setebrava stops Uno from standing up.
Setebrava throwing strikes but missing.
Uno wants to stand but Setebrava is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Setebrava's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Setebrava is controlling him.
Setebrava postures up and lands a big shot to Uno's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Setebrava accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Setebrava cracks Uno with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Setebrava accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uno wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiji Uno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Uno gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Setebrava to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Setebrava is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Setebrava throws a big elbow that misses.
Setebrava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uno trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setebrava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Setebrava 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.
Setebrava landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Setebrava chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Setebrava's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Setebrava working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uno's head.
Uno is rocked!
Setebrava arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Uno's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Olaria Setebrava!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Morgan (ranked 4869 p4p, 463 weight class) and Stephen Oyalade (ranked 3030 p4p, 333 weight class). Stephen Oyalade will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Oyalade!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Oyalade's side.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Oyalade tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Oyalade tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Oyalade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oyalade sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Oyalade doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oyalade darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Oyalade into the cage.
A head kick misses from Oyalade.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Oyalade.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyalade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oyalade sprawls and moves away.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Oyalade sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oyalade tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Oyalade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan clinches up with Oyalade and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oyalade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oyalade fails with a takedown attempt.
As Oyalade looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Oyalade just gets out of the way.
Morgan shoots in but Oyalade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Oyalade.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oyalade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan jumps guard but Oyalade stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oyalade avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oyalade just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oyalade walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Oyalade shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
And Oyalade tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Oyalade counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick but Oyalade moves out of range.
Oyalade throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Oyalade pushes him off.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oyalade misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan dives in and grabs Oyalade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oyalade pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Oyalade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oyalade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oyalade dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Oyalade wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oyalade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oyalade checks a low kick from Morgan.
Oyalade wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Oyalade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Oyalade.
Morgan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oyalade looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
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 Peter Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Oyalade checks it
and Oyalade counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Oyalade shows good takedown defense.
Stephen Oyalade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oyalade lands a left and a right that send Morgan crashing to the mat, dazed. Oyalade thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Morgan is rocked!
Oyalade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oyalade fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Morgan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Morgan looks to clinch but Oyalade throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Morgan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stephen Oyalade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Demuss (ranked 3368 p4p, 307 weight class) and Charles Scott (ranked 3953 p4p, 353 weight class). Charles Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Demuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Scott!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Demuss scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Charles Scott has been cut.
Demuss misses with a looping left.
Scott looks for a takedown but Demuss sprawls well.
Demuss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demuss is trying to defend but Scott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Demuss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demuss lands with an overhand left.
Demuss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Demuss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Demuss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demuss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Jake Demuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Demuss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake Demuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Scott.
Demuss with a nice cross.
Demuss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demuss.
Scott is rocked!
Demuss drops Scott with a big left hand! Scott is injured, injured bad! Demuss jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Demuss!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niels Henrik Abel (ranked 4032 p4p, 349 weight class) and Geroge Turner (ranked 3344 p4p, 306 weight class). Geroge Turner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Niels Henrik Abel's chin.
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niels Henrik Abel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geroge Turner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Abel persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turner feints a jab promting Abel to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abel's head backwards.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abel takes a step back to recover.
Abel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Abel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abel is aware though and is defending well.
Turner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abel stacks Turner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abel!
Turner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Turner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Abel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Turner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Turner!
Abel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
Abel is trying to keep Turner in close.
Abel is pulling down on Turner's head. It's preventing any offense from Turner, at least for the moment.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abel has his foot on Turner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Abel.
Abel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Turner has passed into half guard!
Abel tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Turner is keen to just control but Abel is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abel controlling the position for now.
Abel wants to get back to full guard.
Abel is working hard here to advance position.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Turner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Abel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geroge Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Abel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Abel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abel tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Turner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Abel but great work by Turner.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel is looking for a sweep.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
Abel is looking for a sweep.
Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abel, who protects the arm well.
Abel prevents Turner from improving position.
Abel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Abel's temple.
Still in half guard, Turner seems content to control.
Abel moves into full guard.
Abel trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel looking for a sweep. Not yet Abel, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working Abel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner passes Abel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abel has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
Turner not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geroge Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abel swinging wildly here.
Abel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Abel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abel somewhat.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abel defends well.
Abel looking to pass the guard.
Abel has gone for a leg lock! Turner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Abel's guard.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abel has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel wants to get back to full guard.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Abel wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Abel has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner prevents Abel from improving his position.
Turner is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner 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.
Turner trying to control the pace.
Geroge Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Abel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turner pulls his head out easily.
That's four 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.
Turner stalling.
Abel is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Abel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turner trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geroge Turner really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abel shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into Abel's guard.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abel is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner feints a jab promting Abel to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel shoots in and gets a takedown into Turner's guard.
Turner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abel is working for takedown but Turner is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Turner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abel to the mat. Abel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Turner won't allow Abel to sweep him here.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Abel is retaining full guard.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner has gone for a leg lock! Abel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turner's guard.
Abel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Turner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Abel's guard! Nice work there by Turner!
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel looking for a sweep. Not yet Abel, not yet.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Abel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geroge Turner dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner looks to land a combination. Abel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Abel backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abel lands in his opponent's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abel trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
Abel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Turner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abel, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Turner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Abel.
Abel struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a little break here. Abel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abel manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abel wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abel trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Niels Henrik Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geroge Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niels Henrik Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geroge Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geroge Turner!
Geroge Turner is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaylord Camara (ranked 2100 p4p, 121 weight class) and Slava Mne (ranked 2370 p4p, 136 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Slava Mne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
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135 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaylord Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Mne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab by Camara.
Mne misses with a takedown
and Camara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mne.
Camara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mne prevents Camara from getting back to his feet.
Camara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Camara wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Mne's hips, looking to push off. But Mne grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Camara screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Slava Mne!
Slava Mne took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un (ranked 952 p4p, 138 weight class) and Kordell Harris (ranked 3389 p4p, 413 weight class). Kordell Harris 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris leaves Kim Jong Un with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Kim Jong Un shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Kim Jong Un slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim Jong Un keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim Jong Un tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Kim Jong Un ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Kim Jong Un backs away looking to recover.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Kim Jong Un backs away looking to recover.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a combination
and Kim Jong Un counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kim Jong Un is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kim Jong Un . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un prevents Harris from standing back up.
Kim Jong Un thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Kim Jong Un working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kim Jong Un throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Kim Jong Un has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim Jong Un thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kim Jong Un lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kim Jong Un not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim Jong Un seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un throws a strike but Harris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Kim Jong Un throws a big elbow that misses.
Kim Jong Un missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim Jong Un distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim Jong Un .
Kim Jong Un connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris is wriggling around but Kim Jong Un manages to pass to half guard.
Kim Jong Un not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim Jong Un .
Kim Jong Un working Harris over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim Jong Un lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kim Jong Un trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Kim Jong Un landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Kim Jong Un there.
Kim Jong Un is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim Jong Un .
Harris is not content to let Kim Jong Un control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim Jong Un landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That has opened up Kordell Harris's cut even more.
Kim Jong Un missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim Jong Un missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un working the head and body with strikes.
Kim Jong Un missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim Jong Un sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Kim Jong Un lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris looks winded!
Kim Jong Un landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim Jong Un feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Kim Jong Un changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Kim Jong Un is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim Jong Un is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Kim Jong Un trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim Jong Un with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim Jong Un slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kim Jong Un looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim Jong Un postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kim Jong Un misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kim Jong Un working the ground and pound.
Harris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kim Jong Un connects with a decent elbow.
Kim Jong Un tries for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim Jong Un in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kim Jong Un landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Kim Jong Un are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kim Jong Un is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim Jong Un misses with the ground and pound.
Kim Jong Un throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kim Jong Un lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harris down.
The cut above Kordell Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris parries the strikes from Kim Jong Un easily there. Kim Jong Un is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harris to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un lands an elbow.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Kim Jong Un slows the pace down.
Kim Jong Un working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kim Jong Un scoring with punches from side control.
Kordell Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kim Jong Un landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kordell Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un !
Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un retains his light heavyweight title!
Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Condemned, into his post fight interview.
Kordell Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'I came in here with one pro fight and was handed a title match against a bad mother fucker. He did what he does, we trained for it but I didn't have enough in me to stop him. I appreciate the chance to compete for a belt. I'll be back and I'll be better prepared '.
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