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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller comes into the arena with I know you want me blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Brandon Spiller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiller, as that shot connected.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick and Spiller moves out of range easily.
Oliver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spiller jabs Oliver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick and Spiller moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spiller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliver scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver throws a head kick that misses
and Spiller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiller with a nice cross.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spiller.
Oliver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oliver is rocked!
Oliver looks gassed!
Spiller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliver's sensitive parts.
Spiller blocks a head kick by Oliver.
Spiller lands a big head kick that sends Oliver tumbling to the mat! Spiller takes a step backwards and waves Oliver back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliver is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiller finish him?
Spiller Throws a clean left jab. Spiller Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Oliver's chin! Oliver crumbles to the ground and Spiller follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Spiller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon Spiller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clay.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Clay to the ground. Pan is now in Clay's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pan wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Clay working for submissions but it's allowed Pan to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pan stands up out of the half guard.
Clay shoots in looking for a takedown. Pan tries to sprawl out of it but Clay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clay.
It looks like Jake Clay has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan lands a big head kick that sends Clay tumbling to the mat! Pan takes a step backwards and waves Clay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A punch combination from Pan misses.
Clay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pan.
Clay misses with a hook. Pan ducked under it nicely.
Clay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Pan pushes him off.
Clay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Pan persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pan. No joy for Clay on that attempt.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clay.
Clay is rocked!
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pan shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Clay is on queer street and Pan is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Peter Pan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermann Von Duisberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermann Von Duisberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Duisberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Von Duisberg slips the punch.
Von Duisberg has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Duisberg trying to land knees to the body.
Von Duisberg has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Von Duisberg is stalling here.
Von Duisberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Duisberg backwards.
Sanders dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanders taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Duisberg misses with a knee to the head.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Von Duisberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders digs a good hook to Von Duisberg's body.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Von Duisberg connects with a high kick.
Von Duisberg takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Duisberg moves away from the strike by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Duisberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Duisberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Von Duisberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Duisberg has closed the distance and engaged Sanders in a clinch.
Von Duisberg connects with a knee to the head.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Duisberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Von Duisberg controls the action.
Sanders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Duisberg up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Duisberg misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Von Duisberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Von Duisberg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Von Duisberg lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Damien Sanders has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Duisberg has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as Von Duisberg tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Duisberg tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Von Duisberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanders is keeping busy.
Von Duisberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Von Duisberg connects with a knee to the head.
Von Duisberg is trying to stall.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Duisberg tries a knee to the head but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Duisberg tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Von Duisberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Duisberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
Von Duisberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Duisberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Duisberg scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Hermann Von Duisberg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Von Duisberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanders avoids the elbow strike from Von Duisberg, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Duisberg misses with a knee to the head.
Von Duisberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Duisberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Duisberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Duisberg blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Sanders will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Von Duisberg avoids nicely.
Von Duisberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Duisberg in his tracks.
Von Duisberg is rocked!
Von Duisberg throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Von Duisberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Von Duisberg.
Sanders takes a swing at Von Duisberg's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Duisberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Duisberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Damien Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Duisberg misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders takes a swing at Von Duisberg's ribcage but misses.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Von Duisberg.
Sanders scores with a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Duisberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Damien Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Duisberg lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Von Duisberg slips under a jab from Sanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a big uppercut and Von Duisberg crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Von Duisberg looks OK. Sanders waves Von Duisberg back to his feet!
Sanders drops Von Duisberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sanders follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Michael Cole's Entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Malapitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Malapitan misses with a head kick.
Malapitan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cole!
Malapitan goes for an armbar but Cole turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cole.
Malapitan looking for a sweep. Not yet Malapitan, not yet.
Malapitan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Malapitan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cole has Malapitan in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malapitan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malapitan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Cole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malapitan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malapitan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malapitan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cole looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cole looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cole!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malapitan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole trying to control the position but Malapitan is working away.
Cole tries for a kimura but Malapitan is defending well.
Malapitan tries to bench press Cole off him but Cole keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to control but Malapitan is keeping him busy.
Cole swings around for an armbar but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cole's guard.
Malapitan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Malapitan, into his guard.
Cole postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Malapitan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cole, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malapitan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malapitan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cole, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Cole misses.
Michael Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malapitan gets to his feet. Cole looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cole is pressing down on Malapitan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malapitan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cole looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cole looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cole!
Malapitan tries to buck Cole off but Cole is having none of it.
Cole tries for a kimura but Malapitan is defending well.
Cole wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malapitan, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Malapitan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cole tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cole is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Malapitan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the action but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Cole swings around for an armbar but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cole's guard.
Malapitan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cole is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cole has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malapitan controlling Cole's posture.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.
Cole postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Malapitan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cole, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malapitan wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.
Malapitan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Malapitan, into his guard.
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Malapitan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malapitan shoots in and bounces Cole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.
Cole looking for a triangle here. Malapitan is fighting it but it looks tight! Cole pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Malapitan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michael Cole!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janek Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Hazlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazlett has chosen Crank that Travis Barker Remix as his entrance music. Dustin Hazlett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janek Grzmot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Hazlett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlett throws a sloppy head kick and Grzmot moves out of range easily.
Grzmot just misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hazlett shoots in looking for a takedown but Grzmot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hazlett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab lands there for Grzmot.
Hazlett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grzmot tries to avoid it but Hazlett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grzmot to the ground. Grzmot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Janek Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Hazlett.
Grzmot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grzmot connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Dustin Hazlett has been cut.
Hazlett fails with the takedown
and Grzmot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzmot swings for the body but Hazlett moves out of range.
Grzmot connects with a jab.
Hazlett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grzmot was covering up waiting for the punch and Hazlett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grzmot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hazlett wants to pass the guard but Grzmot is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmot keeping moving, preventing Hazlett from controlling successfully.
Hazlett tries to free his leg and advance position but Grzmot is retaining full guard.
Hazlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzmot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dustin Hazlett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hazlett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hazlett's calf.
Hazlett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grzmot stuffs the takedown.
Grzmot connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grzmot. That's going to slow Hazlett down.
Hazlett looks gassed!
Grzmot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hazlett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Grzmot and Hazlett goes tumbling to the canvas! Grzmot follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hazlett is rocked!
Grzmot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hazlett is still in real trouble! Can Grzmot finish him?
Grzmot has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hazlett seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Janek Grzmot wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grzmot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazlett's head.
Hazlett shoots in looking for a takedown but Grzmot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hazlett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Grzmot does it's job there.
Hazlett tries for a takedown but Grzmot circles away easily
and Grzmot scores with a counter punch that sends Hazlett to the canvas! Grzmot smells blood - he's punishing Hazlett with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hazlett has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janek Grzmot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
138 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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23
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick that misses
and Kanerva counters with a leg kick.
Kanerva sends Wilson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kanerva is motioning to the referee to let Wilson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wilson is rocked!
It looks like Billy Wilson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kanerva misses.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson throws a lazy head kick
and Kanerva counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Kanerva lands a big right hook! Wilson looks hurt but is still standing! Kanerva lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Wilson falls down and Kanerva dives in with a huge hammer fist! Wilson's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Kanerva runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilkka Kanerva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Rybinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner comes to the cage accompanied by Stavesacre - Minuteman. Maciej Rybinski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Gardner's chin.
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26
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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24
144 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Rybinski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rybinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gardner cracks Rybinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gardner takes the fight into the clinch.
Gardner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardner looking for a takedown.
Gardner stalling in the clinch.
Rybinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rybinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gardner.
Gardner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rybinski was covering up waiting for the punch and Gardner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gardner looking to sit in guard and control but Rybinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Gardner has his hands on Rybinski's head, controlling the position.
Rybinski won't allow Gardner to sweep him here.
Gardner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rybinski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner scoring with strikes but Rybinski is staying in there.
Gardner tries to control but Rybinski wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Rybinski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rybinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rybinski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Gardner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gardner lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gardner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gardner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gardner 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.
Gardner cracks Rybinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gardner lands a big shot there that rocks Rybinski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rybinski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rybinski scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gardner land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gardner stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Gardner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Labayen Luceno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich comes to the cage accompanied by Kosovskiy front. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
217 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Miloshevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Labayen Luceno!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miloshevich misses with a left hand
and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luceno.
Miloshevich taking a breather.
Luceno jumps guard and drags Miloshevich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miloshevich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luceno is proving hard to escape from.
Luceno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miloshevich manages to get himself to full guard.
Luceno gets to his feet. Miloshevich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luceno moves into the clinch.
Miloshevich misses with the head strike.
Miloshevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luceno backwards.
Luceno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miloshevich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luceno tries to pull guard but Miloshevich holds him up against the cage and eventually Luceno drops back down to his feet.
Miloshevich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miloshevich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luceno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miloshevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Luceno backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich looking to stall.
Miloshevich misses with some punches.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luceno wants to break free but Miloshevich has control.
Miloshevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Luceno.
Miloshevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Luceno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich tries to stall but Luceno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Miloshevich would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Miloshevich prevents a body shot from Luceno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miloshevich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miloshevich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luceno up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zoran Miloshevich.
Luceno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miloshevich, pushing him back against the cage.
Miloshevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luceno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miloshevich misses with some punches.
Miloshevich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luceno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miloshevich up against the cage.
Luceno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miloshevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Miloshevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luceno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miloshevich lands with a right to the head.
Miloshevich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luceno manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luceno fails with the takedown.
Zoran Miloshevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Labayen Luceno.
Miloshevich scores with a punch 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!
Luceno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miloshevich, pushing him back against the cage.
Luceno blocking some punches.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
Miloshevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luceno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Luceno blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miloshevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luceno taking a breather.
Miloshevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucenos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Miloshevich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miloshevich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miloshevich looks to land a combination. Luceno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luceno ducks straight into an uppercut from Miloshevich and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Luceno manages to regain guard straight away.
Luceno is rocked!
Miloshevich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Luceno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luceno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Miloshevich fails to land.
Miloshevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miloshevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luceno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luceno misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luceno blocking some punches.
Miloshevich misses with the head strike.
Luceno is trying to push Miloshevich away but Miloshevich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luceno.
Luceno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miloshevich smiles and moves away.
Luceno has closed the distance and engaged Miloshevich in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich pushes Luceno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miloshevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miloshevich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luceno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miloshevich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miloshevich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luceno up against the cage.
Miloshevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Luceno backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miloshevich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miloshevich.
Luceno breaks from the clinch.
Miloshevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luceno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zoran Miloshevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Labayen Luceno.
Miloshevich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luceno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miloshevich stuffs the takedown.
Luceno moves into range and clinches up with Miloshevich.
Zoran Miloshevich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miloshevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Luceno.
Miloshevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Luceno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich has a couple of punches blocked by Luceno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luceno.
Luceno leaning against his opponent.
Luceno lands an elbow that stopped Miloshevich in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Luceno wants to break free but Miloshevich has control.
Miloshevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich throws a head punch that misses.
Luceno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miloshevich walks away with a smile on his face. Luceno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab from Miloshevich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luceno looks for a takedown but Miloshevich sprawls well.
Miloshevich throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Luceno tumbling to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Miloshevich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Miloshevich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Miloshevich tries to keep at a distance but Luceno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miloshevich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luceno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miloshevich walks away with a smile on his face. Luceno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luceno thows a body shot but no joy.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Luceno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luceno misses with a few strikes there.
Nice combo by Miloshevich! Oh, that's hurt him - Luceno falls to the canvas and Miloshevich follows him into side control.
Luceno is still in real trouble! Can Miloshevich finish him?
Luceno manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miloshevich kicks off Luceno and gets to his feet.
Luceno rushes Miloshevich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luceno seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luceno tries to stall but Miloshevich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miloshevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Luceno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Miloshevich fails to land.
Miloshevich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luceno.
Miloshevich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miloshevich lands a shoulder strike.
Luceno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miloshevich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luceno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Miloshevich has cracked Luceno with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Miloshevich lands another huge swinging hook and Luceno tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Luceno, before Miloshevich can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zoran Miloshevich!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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26
254 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller looks for the body kick but McClusky saw that one coming.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McClusky cracks Keller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Glen Keller has been cut.
McClusky sends Keller crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McClusky is motioning to the referee to let Keller up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Keller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller throws a head kick that misses
and McClusky counters with a huge right that knocks Keller out cold! McClusky is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack McClusky!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tekturo Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Ghengis Khan - Iron Maiden. Tekturo Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Ivanov's chin.
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22
196 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tekturo Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivanov as he jumps to the side.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ivanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws an elbow but Ivanov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ivanov is trying to get back to half guard.
Khan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ivanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ivanov tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with the ground and pound but Ivanov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Ivanov is working away.
Ivanov wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanov moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivanov looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov is controlling Khan's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan chips away with some ground and pound.
Khan wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Khan advances position into side control!
Khan trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a strike aimed at the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov avoids it well.
Khan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ivanov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekturo Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Ivanov is now in Khan's guard.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Khan is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
Khan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
Ivanov gets full guard.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ivanov prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Ivanov's attempts to control the action.
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Khan wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Ivanov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ivanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khan 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.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanov.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ivanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khan is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekturo Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Khan has Ivanov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Khan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ivanov tumbling to the mat - Khan dives into Ivanov's guard.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanov wants to hit a switch here but Khan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ivanov there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khan looking to finish Ivanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ivanov!
Khan looking to control but Ivanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan prevents Ivanov from getting the reversal.
Khan throwing strikes here but Ivanov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Tekturo Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekturo Khan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekturo Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Ivanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ivanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan can't get the takedown.
Ivanov is pressed up against the cage. Khan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ivanov down to the mat. Ivanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanov.
Ivanov punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Ivanov catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivanov - that will leave a mark!
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ivanov scores with a leg kick.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ivanov regains half guard.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khan is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ivanov.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov with a nice cross.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ivanov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Khan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ivanov because Khan loaded up on that one.
Khan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws some wild stikes that Ivanov manages to avoid easily.
Khan is landing with some decent strikes but Ivanov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ivanov looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Yuri Ivanov has been cut.
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanov is looking to escape.
Khan landing punches.
Ivanov is rocked!
Khan tries to control but Ivanov wriggling away.
Ivanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ivanov is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
That has opened up Yuri Ivanov's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Khan! That's really hurt Ivanov and he's turned his back - Khan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Khan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tekturo Khan!
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