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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuffy Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murat Shokhzodayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shokhzodayev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: russian song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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 Los Angeles, Tuffy Titan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murat Shokhzodayev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Titan. Those never looked like landing.
Titan stuffs the takedown.
Titan wants to slow Shokhzodayev down by chopping away at his legs.
Shokhzodayev slips a jab and a cross from Titan.
Titan throws a series of punches but Shokhzodayev moves out of range.
Shokhzodayev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Titan tries to bum rush Shokhzodayev with a series of wild strikes but Shokhzodayev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shokhzodayev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Titan's waist but Titan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shokhzodayev off to one side.
A punch combination from Titan misses.
Titan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Murat Shokhzodayev has been cut.
Shokhzodayev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Titan tries to avoid it but Shokhzodayev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Titan to the ground. Titan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuffy Titan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Shokhzodayev.
Titan throws a series of punches but Shokhzodayev avoids them all with ease.
Titan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titan tried to score with a low kick but Shokhzodayev checks it.
Titan misses with a wild combination.
Shokhzodayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Titan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shokhzodayev back to the cage. Titan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Titan throws the kick towards the body but Shokhzodayev avoids it.
Titan is breathing heavily.
Titan tries to bum rush Shokhzodayev with a series of wild strikes but Shokhzodayev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shokhzodayev dodges the punch combination from Titan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shokhzodayev is defended easily by Titan.
Titan fails to land with a series of punches.
Shokhzodayev tries for a takedown but Titan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shokhzodayev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shokhzodayev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Titan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shokhzodayev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Titan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shokhzodayev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Titan's waist but Titan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shokhzodayev off to one side.
Shokhzodayev has a takedown stuffed.
Shokhzodayev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Titan throws a head kick but Shokhzodayev moves out of range.
Shokhzodayev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Titan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shokhzodayev.
Titan leaves Shokhzodayev 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.
Titan feints a jab promting Shokhzodayev to slip. Titan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shokhzodayev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shokhzodayev on the side of the head.
Shokhzodayev takes one on the button.
Titan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shokhzodayev under the eye.
Titan throws a chopping leg kick but Shokhzodayev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Titan throws a right and a left that Shokhzodayev avoids nicely.
Shokhzodayev shoots for a takedown but Titan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Titan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Titan.
That has opened up Murat Shokhzodayev's cut even more.
Shokhzodayev misses with a takedown attempt - Titan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Titan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shokhzodayev eats them both and turns towards Titan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for Shokhzodayev with that takedown attempt.
Titan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shokhzodayev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shokhzodayev shoots in and drives through. Titan sprawls well.
Titan misses with the combination.
Shokhzodayev fails with the takedown.
Shokhzodayev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Titan.
Shokhzodayev closes the distance and clinches up with Titan, looking for a takedown. Shokhzodayev pushes Titan against the cage but Titan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shokhzodayev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Titan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shokhzodayev.
Titan throws a one two combo.
Titan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shokhzodayev.
Shokhzodayev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Titan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shokhzodayev somewhat.
Shokhzodayev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Titan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Shokhzodayev or perhaps it was just good defense by Titan which made him look bad.
Titan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Titan. No joy for Shokhzodayev on that attempt.
Titan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shokhzodayev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shokhzodayev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Titan stuffs the takedown attempt from Shokhzodayev. Shokhzodayev gets slowly back to his feet.
Titan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shokhzodayev back to the cage. Titan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Titan lands a right hook to the body.
Shokhzodayev shoots in and drives through. Titan sprawls well.
Murat Shokhzodayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titan throws a right and a left that Shokhzodayev avoids nicely.
Shokhzodayev shoots in for a double leg but Titan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Titan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shokhzodayev.
Titan slaps away a takedown attempt from Shokhzodayev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuffy Titan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murat Shokhzodayev's cut.
That's time! Titan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Titan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Titan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Titan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Titan wants it to stay on the feet.
Titan throws a low kick but Shokhzodayev moves out of range easily.
Shokhzodayev fails with a takedown attempt.
Titan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Titan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Titan.
Titan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shokhzodayev closes the distance and clinches up with Titan, looking for a takedown. Shokhzodayev pushes Titan against the cage but Titan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuffy Titan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Shokhzodayev.
Shokhzodayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shokhzodayev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Titan circles away.
Titan scores with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shokhzodayev looks for a takedown but Titan sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Titan misses with a few strikes there.
Shokhzodayev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Titan sprawls well initially but Shokhzodayev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Titan tries to kick Shokhzodayev off but Shokhzodayev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Titan wants to get back to full guard.
Shokhzodayev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Titan defending well though.
Titan wants to get back to his feet.
Titan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shokhzodayev is working away from the top position though.
Shokhzodayev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Titan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shokhzodayev on the ground.
Titan is defending against the submission attempts here by Shokhzodayev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan won't allow Shokhzodayev to pass to mount.
Shokhzodayev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shokhzodayev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titan's head.
Titan pushes Shokhzodayev off and gets back to his feet.
Shokhzodayev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Titan pinned against the cage. Titan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Titan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shokhzodayev.
Sloppy strikes from Titan. Those never looked like landing.
Shokhzodayev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Titan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Titan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shokhzodayev shoots for a takedown but Titan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Titan scores with a one two! Shokhzodayev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Titan tries to bum rush Shokhzodayev with a series of wild strikes but Shokhzodayev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shokhzodayev shoots in for a takedown but Titan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuffy Titan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shokhzodayev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for Shokhzodayev with that takedown attempt.
Shokhzodayev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shokhzodayev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Titan's waist but Titan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shokhzodayev off to one side.
Titan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shokhzodayev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Titan.
Titan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shokhzodayev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Titan to the mat! Titan manages to get full guard.
Titan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shokhzodayev is aware though and is defending well.
Titan controls Shokhzodayev momentarily but Shokhzodayev frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shokhzodayev wants to pass the guard but Titan is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shokhzodayev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shokhzodayev throwing strikes but missing.
Shokhzodayev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shokhzodayev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shokhzodayev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shokhzodayev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Titan, up you get!
Tuffy Titan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titan throws a lazy right hand but Shokhzodayev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shokhzodayev shoots for a double leg takedown but Titan sprawls well. He's pushed Shokhzodayev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuffy Titan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murat Shokhzodayev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Titan swinging wildly here.
Shokhzodayev looks for a takedown but Titan sprawls well.
Titan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titan swinging wildly here.
Titan throws a nice looking combination but Shokhzodayev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Titan misses with a double jab.
Shokhzodayev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shokhzodayev shoots for a double leg takedown but Titan sprawls well. He's pushed Shokhzodayev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuffy Titan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Shokhzodayev.
Shokhzodayev has a takedown stuffed.
Titan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shokhzodayev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Titan is fending him off so far but Shokhzodayev persists. Nope, Titan circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titan throws a combination. Shokhzodayev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Titan. No joy for Shokhzodayev on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Titan. No joy for Shokhzodayev on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shokhzodayev's head.
Shokhzodayev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Titan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shokhzodayev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Titan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shokhzodayev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Titan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shokhzodayev.
Murat Shokhzodayev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titan controls Shokhzodayev momentarily but Shokhzodayev frees himself.
Titan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Titan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shokhzodayev.
Shokhzodayev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Titan dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shokhzodayev scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Shokhzodayev has a closed guard, preventing Titan from standing up.
Shokhzodayev looking for a sweep. Not yet Shokhzodayev, not yet.
Titan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shokhzodayev looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Titan is defending well. Shokhzodayev quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Titan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shokhzodayev celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Murat Shokhzodayev!
Murat Shokhzodayev looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'thank you everybody'.
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