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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Tskhadaia (ranked 1221 p4p, 120 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 2193 p4p, 211 weight class). Del Brophy has chosen Diamonds - Any Given Day as his entrance music. Ricardo Del Brophy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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243 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eldar Tskhadaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tskhadaia shoots in and bounces Del Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tskhadaia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tskhadaia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tskhadaia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Del Brophy pulls Tskhadaia in to control the position.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Tskhadaia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tskhadaia wants to control from the top but Del Brophy keeps moving.
Tskhadaia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tskhadaia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tskhadaia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tskhadaia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tskhadaia stands up over Del Brophy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Tskhadaia passes Del Brophy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tskhadaia is stalling here. Del Brophy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tskhadaia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Del Brophy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tskhadaia is trying to control Del Brophy's posture but Del Brophy avoids it.
Del Brophy controls the position.
Tskhadaia tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Del Brophy easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia can't escape the position.
Tskhadaia is working hard here to advance position.
Tskhadaia holds on for dear life, controlling Del Brophy's posture momentarily.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy postures up.
Tskhadaia is trying to escape the mount.
Del Brophy content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is squirming around, avoiding Del Brophy's attempts to control the action.
Tskhadaia is trying desperately to improve position.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia is looking to improve his position but Del Brophy isn't that keen on the idea.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy pushes him away.
Tskhadaia working to try and regain half guard.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Del Brophy prevents Tskhadaia from getting the reversal.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia tries to reverse the position but Del Brophy maintains control.
Tskhadaia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Del Brophy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tskhadaia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tskhadaia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tskhadaia misses with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Tskhadaia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Del Brophy is looking to regain half guard here but Tskhadaia keeps moving and retains side control.
Tskhadaia landing strikes.
Eldar Tskhadaia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Brophy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Del Brophy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tskhadaia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tskhadaia is trying to ground and pound but Del Brophy uses the momentary lack of control by Tskhadaia to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Tskhadaia sits in half guard.
Del Brophy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tskhadaia scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is looking to take a break and control but Del Brophy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tskhadaia thows a huge punch but Del Brophy dodges it nicely.
Tskhadaia working the head and body with strikes.
Tskhadaia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Del Brophy is looking for a sweep. Tskhadaia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tskhadaia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Brophy taking some punishment here, with Tskhadaia in his half guard.
Del Brophy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tskhadaia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tskhadaia's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Del Brophy's guard. Nice work there by Tskhadaia.
Tskhadaia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tskhadaia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy has momentary wrist control but Tskhadaia slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tskhadaia lands a couple of digs.
Tskhadaia connects with a couple of short punches.
Tskhadaia connects with a couple of short punches.
Del Brophy is rocked!
Tskhadaia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tskhadaia.
Del Brophy keeping moving, preventing Tskhadaia from controlling successfully.
Tskhadaia landing some decent shots from guard.
Del Brophy is still in real trouble! Can Tskhadaia finish him?
Tskhadaia postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Del Brophy covers up, he's hurt! Tskhadaia keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tskhadaia and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tskhadaia can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eldar Tskhadaia!
Eldar Tskhadaia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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RATING
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