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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClain has chosen New Found Glory - Ready and Willing as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler McClain!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McClain has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McClain with a nice cross.
McClain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McClain stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
McClain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McClain works his way into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McDonald gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McClain on the ground.
McClain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McDonald is looking to improve his position but McClain isn't that keen on the idea.
McDonald wants to hold on but McClain pushes him away.
McClain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McClain working the ground and pound effectively.
McDonald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDonald tries to get out of the position.
McClain controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is in all sorts of trouble here.
McDonald wants to control but McClain is having none of it.
McClain lands a nice shot to the head.
McClain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McClain has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! McDonald is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler McClain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drugi Box (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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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Drugi Box!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay blocks a head kick by Box.
A big right from Jay misses.
Jay swinging wildly here.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Box.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Box moves away from the strike by Jay.
Box takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jay throws a body punch but Box moves out of range.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jay.
Box is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Box wants to break free but Jay has control.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Box to keep the fight standing.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
Box tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the ropes.
Jay decides to pull guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Box tries to stand but Jay is controlling from the bottom.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jay wants to stand but Box is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Box wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Jay pulls Box in close to his closed guard and prevents Box from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jay wriggles free and stands up.
Box looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Box's shoulder, as Box tries to avoid the shot.
Jay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Box.
Jay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Box throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Box uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Jay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Box throws out the jab.
Jay throws a front kick aimed at Box's knee but Box avoids it well.
Jay works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Jay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Box lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Box tries a head kick but it misses.
Drugi Box is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay forces Box back against the ropes and clinches.
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box has had enough of the clinch but Jay keeps him there for the moment.
Box wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jay has him pressed against the ropes.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay tries to clinch up.
Box throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jay, as that shot connected.
Box avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Box takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Box.
Jay appears to be looking for a big counter.
Box throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range.
Jay has closed the distance and engaged Box in a clinch.
Jay has Box pressed against the ropes, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Box misses with a looping left.
Jay staying out of range there.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Box shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Box misses with a jab, cross combination.
Box misses with a low kick as Jay jumps back.
Jay gets the takedown into side control.
Jay stands up.
Jay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jay moves away from the strike by Box.
Box misses with an uppercut. Jay saw that one coming.
Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Box can do to turn this around?
Box ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay blocks a head kick by Box.
Box moves away from the strike by Jay.
Box looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Box keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Box throws a head kick that misses.
Box misses with a straight right.
Jay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay moves into range and clinches up with Box.
Box blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Box tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the ropes.
Box has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box blocks an elbow strike.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Jay.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Box.
Box tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
Jay working aggressively here.
Jay avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box is looking to break free of the clinch but Jay has double underhooks.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Box lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Box misses with an uppercut. Jay saw that one coming.
Box pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay blocks a head kick by Box.
Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
Jay lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Jay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxs head.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Box's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Box's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Box breaks the clinch.
Jay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jay dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jay throws a hook but Box avoids it easily.
Box fakes the leg kick and cracks Jay in the body.
Box throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay slips a straight right by Box.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
Box looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Box slips a jab from Jay.
Jay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Box.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Box.
Jay lands the left hand.
A combination from Jay does no damage.
A big left from Box misses.
Box walks into a jab.
Jay misses with a looping right.
Box throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Box throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Jay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Box moved out of range nicely.
Jay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Box. Box circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Box throws a shot from downtown. Jay moves away and avoids it.
Jay pushes Box up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jay.
A frustrated look appears on Box's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Box throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jay blocks a jab.
Jay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jay throws the left hand but Box avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box misses with a looping left.
Jay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Box.
Jay slips a jab from Box.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
Box tries to move into range but Jay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jay cracks Box with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jay throws a good cross that connects.
Jay misses with a low kick as Box jumps back.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Box.
Box uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Box looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Box goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jay prevents Box from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box wants to improve his position but Jay is controlling well.
Jay decides to stand and escape the position.
Jay throws a hook to the side of Box's head but Box sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Box circles away from the clinch attempt.
Box uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Box ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Box throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jay clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Jay.
Jay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Box tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the ropes.
Box tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
Box is trying to break free.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jay clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Box was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jay drives through with a takedown into Box's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Box is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay stops Box from standing up.
Jay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Box is just out of range.
Jay scores with a three punch combo!
Box's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Box scrambles back to his feet.
Jay closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jay stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Box misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Box misses with a two punch combination.
Box throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Box tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Box manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay stays in close to Box's body and controls the position.
Box is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jay won't allow Box to get back to his feet.
Jay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jay scores with a four punch combination!
Box ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Jay. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Jay.
Box misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jay misses.
Box misses with a few strikes there.
Box throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throwing a counter right hand but Box manages to avoid it.
Box misses with a head kick.
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
Box scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Box throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Box scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jay connects with a single shot there.
Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Jay catches Box right on the button with a cross.
Box tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Box's head backwards.
Box has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jay's corner calls for a 1-2. Jay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jay moves out of range as Box strikes.
Jab from Jay.
Jay moves into the clinch successfully.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Jay has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jay had his way with Drugi Box in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Jay.
Nice shot lands for Jay.
Jay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Box on his heels. He'll look to pass Box's guard now, I'm sure.
Jay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Box's shoulder, as Box tries to avoid the shot.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Box lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Box on the side of the head.
Box throws an overhand right that lands on Jay's shoulder, as Jay tries to avoid the shot.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay pushes Box back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay scores with a shoulder strike.
Box wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jay.
Box wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Box backwards.
Box blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Box misses with a kick to the body
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Box lands a front kick.
Jay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Box doesn't seem bothered though.
Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jay lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Box's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jay.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Box misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Box.
Jay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drugi Box has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Box scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box gets caught flat footed, as Jay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jay stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Box is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Box tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jay. Those never looked like landing.
Jay has closed the distance and engaged Box in a clinch.
Box is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Box working hard to break the clinch.
Box tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the ropes.
Box misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Jay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Box pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheech Burrito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Vardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vardey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. savior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryan Vardey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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263 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cheech Burrito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Vardey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrito takes a swing at Vardey's ribcage but misses.
Vardey slips under a jab.
Vardey is looking for the big counter here.
Burrito has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burrito throws a lazy uppercut
and Vardey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burrito 's guard.
Vardey trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrito has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burrito keeping moving, preventing Vardey from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrito 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.
Burrito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vardey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burrito keeping moving, preventing Vardey from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burrito has Vardey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burrito is working Vardey over against the ropes.
Vardey looks winded!
Vardey takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Ryan Vardey has been cut.
Burrito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burrito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrito works on Vardey's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burrito .
Burrito lands a shot to the body.
Burrito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vardey backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrito presses Vardey against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burrito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burrito lands a big right hand that drops Vardey! The killer instinct kicks in and Burrito finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Burrito !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheech Burrito !
Cheech Burrito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ljashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Octavius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ljashko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Octavius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ljashko misses the target.
Ljashko closes the distance and clinches.
Ljashko can't find room to land a body shot as Octavius controls the action.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Octavius missing with a left hand there. Ljashko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ljashko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Octavius thows a body kick. Ljashko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ljashko. That's going to slow Octavius down.
Ljashko clinches up with Octavius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Octavius is working for takedown but Ljashko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Octavius scores with a shot to the body.
Octavius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octavius wants to pass the guard but Ljashko is keeping the position.
Octavius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ljashko's guard.
Octavius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ljashko defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko is looking for a sweep. Octavius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Octavius prevents Ljashko from standing back up.
Ljashko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Octavius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Ljashko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ljashko takes the fight into the clinch.
Ljashko lands an uppercut.
Octavius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Octavius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ljashko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ljashko is pressed up against the ropes. Octavius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ljashko down to the mat. Ljashko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Octavius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Octavius checks a low kick from Ljashko.
Oooh a lovely combination from Ljashko sends Octavius down but not out. Ljashko dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ljashko stands up.
Octavius swats away the attempt to clinch by Ljashko.
Ljashko doesn't manage to clinch there - Octavius circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ljashko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Octavius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ljashko takes a swing at Octavius's ribcage but misses.
Octavius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Octavius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ljashko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Octavius.
Ljashko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Octavius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ljashko misses with a double jab.
Ljashko wants to clinch up but Octavius keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Ljashko.
Ljashko clinches up with Octavius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Octavius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Octavius wants a takedown but no success here.
Ljashko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ljashko is looking to control Octavius's arms but Octavius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ljashko has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ljashko.
Octavius is breathing heavily.
Octavius misses with the head strike.
Ljashko lands an elbow just above Octavius 's eye.
Nice body punch from Ljashko.
Ljashko scores with a knee to the head.
Ljashko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ljashko scores a nice knee to the body.
Octavius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ljashko's elbow.
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ljashko misses with a few strikes there.
Ljashko rushes Octavius and presses him up against the ropes.
Ljashko lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Ljashko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ljashko lands a knee to the head.
Octavius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko lands a big shot that drops Octavius! Can he finish him?
Octavius is rocked!
Ljashko tries to stand but Octavius is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Octavius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Octavius seems to have got his legs back now.
Octavius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ljashko defends well and Octavius ends up having to push Ljashko into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ljashko gets a clinch.
Ljashko is working Octavius over against the ropes.
Ljashko crunches a lovely knee into Octavius's ribcage.
Ljashko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Octavius blocks it with crossed arms.
Ljashko trying to control the position but instead, Octavius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ljashko into the ropes.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside that Octavius shrugs off.
Ljashko breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ljashko connects with an inside leg kick.
Ljashko throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Octavius tumbling to the canvas!
Ljashko wants to stand but Octavius is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Octavius tries to land a front kick but Ljashko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ljashko drops his shoulder and cracks Octavius with a huge uppercut! Octavius goes down! Can Ljashko finish him?
Octavius throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Octavius is trying to control the position but Ljashko postures up.
Ljashko looking to pass the guard.
Ljashko stands up from Octavius's guard - Ljashko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Octavius scoring well with a low kick there.
Ljashko is looking to clinch.
Octavius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Octavius is looking to slow Ljashko down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljashko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ljashko closes the distance and clinches.
Ljashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Octavius avoids it.
Ljashko stops a takedown attempt from Octavius.
Ljashko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko throws a sloppy head kick and Octavius moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Octavius.
Ljashko is breathing heavily.
Ljashko is trying to stall.
Octavius dodges an elbow strike from Ljashko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ljashko.
Ljashko prevents a body shot from Octavius.
Octavius lands a body punch.
Octavius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Octavius cracks Ljashko with a nice body shot.
Ljashko prevents a body shot from Octavius.
Octavius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Octavius fails to land.
Ljashko breaks from the clinch.
Octavius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ljashko eats them both and turns towards Octavius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Octavius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Octavius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljashko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ljashko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ljashko misses.
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Octavius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Octavius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Octavius throws a wild body kick that Ljashko sees coming a mile off.
Ljashko scores with a leg kick.
Ljashko doesn't manage to clinch there - Octavius circles away.
Octavius is looking to counter punch.
Ljashko rushes Octavius and presses him up against the ropes.
Ljashko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ljashko scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Otto Octavius has been cut.
Ljashko lands a knee to the head.
Octavius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ljashko drops Octavius with a big right hand! Ljashko charges in looking to finish - Octavius manages to keep Ljashko in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko wants to stand but Octavius is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ljashko stands and steps away. Octavius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Octavius misses with a wild combination.
Ljashko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside.
Ljashko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ljashko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ljashko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ljashko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Octavius or not.
Ljashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ljashko breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko darts in and clinches Octavius up against the ropes.
Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Ljashko catches Octavius napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Octavius to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavius keeping moving, preventing Ljashko from controlling successfully.
Ljashko wants to stand but Octavius is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ljashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Octavius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octavius throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ljashko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Octavius is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Octavius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Octavius is looking for a triangle but Ljashko pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Otto Octavius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Octavius fails with the takedown.
Octavius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ljashko and Octavius goes tumbling to the canvas! Ljashko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Octavius is looking to control Ljashko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Octavius avoid being mounted?
Ljashko wants to stand up but Octavius is controlling the position.
Octavius wants to improve his position but Ljashko is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljashko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Octavius is not content to let Ljashko control the position.
Octavius wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Octavius!
Ljashko controlling from the full mount.
Ljashko wants to control the pace but Octavius is squirming around nicely.
Ljashko controlling the position easily from mount.
Octavius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Octavius tries to lock up and control but Ljashko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Octavius is desperately trying to improve his position but Ljashko has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ljashko controlling the position easily from mount.
Octavius is trying to escape the mount.
Ljashko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ljashko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Octavius.
Ljashko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Octavius tried to counter with a leg kick but Ljashko avoided it.
A combination from Octavius does no damage.
Octavius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ljashko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Octavius, pushing him back against the ropes.
Octavius working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavius misses with a punch on the inside.
Octavius throws a head punch that misses.
Octavius looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ljashko taking a breather.
Ljashko manages to break the clinch.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljashko has Octavius up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Octavius fails to land.
Ljashko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ljashko lands an elbow just above Octavius 's eye.
Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Ljashko has managed to clinch.
Ljashko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Octavius or not.
Octavius takes an elbow to the temple.
Ljashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Octavius won't want to take too many of those.
Ljashko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Octavius.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ljashko has managed to clinch.
Ljashko working Octavius over with knees to the body.
Ljashko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ljashko breaks from the clinch.
Ljashko tries to clinch but Octavius moves out of range.
Octavius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ljashko.
Ljashko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ljashko with a nice cross.
Octavius gets tackled into the ropes by Ljashko. Ljashko maintains the clinch.
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ljashko blocks a leg kick.
Ljashko moves to clinch but Octavius breaks away
and Octavius counters with a takedown into side control.
Ljashko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ljashko struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Octavius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ljashko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Octavius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Octavius moves away from the strike by Ljashko.
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Octavius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ljashko's corner calls for a 1-2. Ljashko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Octavius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ljashko's sensitive parts.
Ljashko moves in looking to clinch but Octavius pushes him off.
Ljashko swinging wildly here.
Octavius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Octavius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ljashko pinned against the ropes. Ljashko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Octavius lands a leg kick that knocks Ljashko off balance momentarily.
Ljashko moves out of range as Octavius throws a body kick.
Octavius misses with a low kick as Ljashko jumps back.
Octavius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ljashko. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Octavius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ljashko is out of range and Octavius settles back down.
Octavius defending well as Ljashko loads up on a big left hand.
Oleg Ljashko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ljashko moves into the clinch successfully.
Ljashko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ljashko wants to stall.
Ljashko lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Octavius goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Ljashko in side control.
Ljashko wants to stand but Octavius has his arm trapped.
Octavius can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ljashko is looking to take a break and control but Octavius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Octavius manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ljashko's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko decides to return to a standing position.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ljashko and Octavius goes tumbling to the canvas! Ljashko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljashko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Octavius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Otto Octavius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Octavius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ljashko is aware though and is defending well.
Ljashko stands up from Octavius's guard - Ljashko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ljashko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Octavius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ljashko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Octavius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ljashko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ljashko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko slows down the pace here.
Ljashko lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Octavius out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Oleg Ljashko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaltje Klinjsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaltje Klinjsma!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs throws a right hand that Klinjsma ducks under and follows up with a left that Klinjsma also avoids with ease.
No luck for Klinjsma with that takedown attempt.
Klinjsma throws a body kick that misses.
Klinjsma fails with the takedown
and Briggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Briggs enables Klinjsma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Briggs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Briggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Klinjsma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Klinjsma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Briggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Briggs, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs keeping moving, preventing Klinjsma from controlling successfully.
Klinjsma wants to pass the guard but Briggs is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinjsma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klinjsma on the ground.
Klinjsma trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klinjsma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Klinjsma goes for a double leg but Briggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Briggs continues to drive forward.
Jax Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaltje Klinjsma.
Klinjsma avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Klinjsma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs misses with an uppercut. Klinjsma saw that one coming.
Klinjsma shoots in but no luck this time.
Briggs works Klinjsma's body with a nice hook.
Klinjsma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klinjsma showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Briggs is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is trying to control but can't.
Klinjsma wants to take a breather but Briggs is having none of it.
Briggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Briggs is trying is best to control the position here.
Klinjsma trying to control from half guard but Briggs is working away.
Briggs wants to improve his position but Klinjsma is controlling well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinjsma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Klinjsma tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klinjsma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Briggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Briggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Briggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Briggs scores with a hook.
Briggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Klinjsma.
Briggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klinjsma was well out of range. Poor timing from Briggs.
Klinjsma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Briggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Klinjsma. Klinjsma gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klinjsma.
Klinjsma flicks out a counter leg kick but Briggs steps away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Briggs is defended easily by Klinjsma.
Briggs lands a two punch combo.
Jax Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Briggs swinging wildly here.
Klinjsma shoots in looking for a takedown but Briggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klinjsma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klinjsma.
Klinjsma tries for a takedown but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Briggs clobbers Klinjsma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Briggs connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Briggs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klinjsma misses with a takedown attempt
and Briggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Briggs throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Klinjsma tumbling to the canvas!
Klinjsma is rocked!
It looks like Aaltje Klinjsma has been cut.
Briggs postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Klinjsma's head off the mat! Klinjsma is out! He's out! Briggs jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jax Briggs!
A victorious Jax Briggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been hearing reports that Pukki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gallardo wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
Pukki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gallardo on his heels. He'll look to pass Gallardo's guard now, I'm sure.
Pukki advances to half guard.
Gallardo is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gallardo is trying to stand back up but Pukki is controlling him
Gallardo is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Pukki there.
Pukki trying to control the action but Gallardo is working from the bottom.
Gallardo wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gallardo is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo is holding on to half guard well.
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gallardo is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo wants to improve his position but Pukki is controlling well.
Pukki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gallardo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gallardo wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gallardo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pukki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gallardo is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pukki is pressing down on Gallardo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallardo is holding on for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gallardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gallardo needs to keep his hands up - Pukki had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Pukki.
Pukki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gallardo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pukki darts in and clinches Gallardo up against the ropes.
Gallardo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Pukki.
Pukki tries for a takedown but Gallardo manages to get underhooks.
Gallardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gallardo tries to break free but Pukki pushes him back against the ropes.
Gallardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallardo tries to sprawl out of it but Pukki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gallardo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki has managed to clinch.
Gallardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pukki controls his hands.
Pukki tries for a takedown but Gallardo manages to get underhooks.
Pukki has had enough of the clinch but Gallardo keeps him there for the moment.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the ropes.
Gallardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pukki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pukki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallardo is just out of range.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gallardo but Gallardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pukki darts in and clinches Gallardo up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo breaks from the clinch.
Gallardo lands a body shot.
Pukki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gallardo counters with a nice right hand that sends Pukki toppling to the canvas! Pukki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gallardo finish him?!
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallardo.
Pukki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gallardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pukki somewhat.
Gallardo cracks Pukki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gallardo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pukki to stand back up!
Pukki is rocked!
Gallardo catches Pukki with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Pukki forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lambo Gallardo!
Lambo Gallardo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdoo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. 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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176 lbs
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173 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah McAdoo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
McAdoo avoids the body shot from Underwood.
McAdoo loads up on a big right hand but Underwood slips the punch.
McAdoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Underwood.
McAdoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Underwood is just out of range.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Underwood throws a head kick that misses.
Underwood scores with a jab to the head.
Underwood looks to land a right hand but McAdoo moved out of range.
McAdoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Underwood counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo throws a shot to the body.
Underwood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Underwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Underwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McAdoo throws a lazy right hand but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Underwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Underwood darts in and clinches McAdoo up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood is working McAdoo over against the ropes.
McAdoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Underwood misses with some punches.
McAdoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Underwood's elbow.
Underwood takes a shot to the head.
Underwood trying to control the position but instead, McAdoo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Underwood into the ropes.
McAdoo tries a body shot but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAdoo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAdoo.
Underwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Underwood tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McAdoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Underwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAdoo stalling in the clinch but Underwood improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
McAdoo blocking some punches.
McAdoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
McAdoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McAdoo.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAdoo's hands.
Underwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Underwood.
The crowd cheers as Underwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. McAdoo doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from McAdoo misses its target.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Underwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdoo.
McAdoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McAdoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Underwood tenderised McAdoo's leg. McAdoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
McAdoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Underwood throws the left hand but McAdoo avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as McAdoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Underwood doesn't seem phased though.
Underwood lands a jab to the head.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Underwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like McAdoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAdoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underwood was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by McAdoo.
McAdoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Underwood throws a front kick aimed at McAdoo's knee but McAdoo avoids it well.
McAdoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo misses with a hook
and Underwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAdoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Underwood counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Underwood.
McAdoo takes one to the chin there.
Underwood tries to clinch but McAdoo is having none of it.
McAdoo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Underwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
McAdoo backing away here, and Underwood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McAdoo with a nice cross.
Underwood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McAdoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Underwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAdoo.
McAdoo shoots in but no luck this time.
McAdoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Underwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAdoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Underwood defends it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Underwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAdoo.
Underwood lands a glancing blow to the side of McAdoo's head.
McAdoo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McAdoo scores with a jab.
Underwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAdoo momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Underwood, as that shot connected.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
McAdoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Underwood wants to clinch.
Underwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo darts in looking for a takedown but Underwood gets double underhooks and turns McAdoo into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah McAdoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood has McAdoo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Underwood working aggressively here.
McAdoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Underwood's elbow.
Underwood tries a body shot but McAdoo blocks it.
McAdoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Underwood tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by McAdoo.
Underwood tries to stall but McAdoo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Underwood.
McAdoo throws a head punch that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAdoo.
McAdoo has been working on his balance at Tosen's Home For Lost Boys, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Underwood.
Underwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAdoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underwood dodges an elbow strike from McAdoo.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAdoo is keeping busy.
Underwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAdoo blocks an uppercut.
McAdoo can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
McAdoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McAdoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAdoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Underwood misses with a punch to the body.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAdoo avoiding damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAdoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAdoo checks a leg kick nicely.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Underwood throws a head kick that McAdoo semi-blocks.
It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut.
McAdoo throws a right hand that misses
and Underwood counters with a good low kick that McAdoo was not able to check.
Underwood scores with a decent looking hook.
Underwood with a nice cross.
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!
Underwood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Underwood moves into the clinch successfully.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood working aggressively here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Underwood prevents a body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood working aggressively here.
McAdoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAdoo.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
Underwood wants to stall.
Underwood avoids a wild elbow strike from McAdoo.
A right hand to the body from McAdoo.
Underwood manages to break the clinch.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McAdoo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Underwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Underwood fakes the leg kick and cracks McAdoo in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Underwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Underwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McAdoo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Underwood lands a glancing blow to the side of McAdoo's head.
Underwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Underwood clinches.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood misses with some punches.
Underwood scores with a shoulder strike.
McAdoo blocks an uppercut.
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but McAdoo avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the ropes.
McAdoo is looking to control Underwood's arms but Underwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now McAdoo has his back to the ropes.
McAdoo working aggressively here.
McAdoo pushes Underwood back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAdoo misses with a body punch.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McAdoo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
McAdoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for McAdoo.
McAdoo trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Underwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAdoo blocking some punches.
Underwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood thumps McAdoo with a low kick.
Frank Underwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Underwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McAdoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAdoo looks to land a left hand but Underwood moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Underwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McAdoo misses
and Underwood counters with a three punch combo that has McAdoo backing up. McAdoo nods at Underwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood throws a low kick but McAdoo avoids it.
Underwood tries to clinch up but McAdoo circles away and keeps his distance.
McAdoo blocks a head kick by Underwood.
McAdoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Underwood wants to counter with a clinch but McAdoo pushes him away.
Underwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McAdoo counter with a right hand.
Underwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
McAdoo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Underwood catches McAdoo right on the button with a cross.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Underwood has closed the distance and engaged McAdoo in a clinch.
McAdoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Underwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from McAdoo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Underwood enables McAdoo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Underwood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Underwood wants to get back to his feet but McAdoo passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McAdoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McAdoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Underwood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McAdoo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McAdoo won't allow Underwood to get back to his feet.
McAdoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McAdoo stops Underwood from standing up.
McAdoo stands and throws Underwood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McAdoo moves into full mount!
McAdoo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McAdoo wants to take his opponent's back but Underwood doesn't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McAdoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Underwood tries to hold on but McAdoo postures up.
Underwood is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McAdoo looking to secure an arm triangle but Underwood defends it well.
McAdoo controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McAdoo lands a couple of good shots and Underwood has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo trying to control.
Underwood is trying to stand back up.
Underwood is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McAdoo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
McAdoo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
McAdoo controls the position.
Underwood tries to escape the position.
McAdoo avoiding Underwood 's attempts to control his hands.
McAdoo biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Underwood with him. Underwood is trying to defend but McAdoo has an arm under the chin now! Underwood grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noah McAdoo!
Noah McAdoo is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Noah McAdoo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Barakat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Barakat counters with a body kick.
Turner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barakat did well to prevent Turner getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barakat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Barakat keeping control of the position.
Barakat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakat's head.
Turner 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.
Barakat trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Barakat wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barakat tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Barakat is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barakat tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barakat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barakat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barakat trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Barakat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Barakat's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner postures up in Barakat's guard and throws a big left but Barakat blocks it.
Barakat trying to control the position.
Turner trying to control but Barakat is working from the bottom.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Turner distracts Barakat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barakat is pulling down on Turner's head. It's preventing any offense from Turner, at least for the moment.
Barakat has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Beauty School. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barakat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barakat pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barakat is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner is fighting to break Barakat's control of his arms but Barakat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barakat's head backwards.
A big right from Barakat misses.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barakat can pounce on him.
Turner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barakat wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Barakat trying to control here.
Barakat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Barakat is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner prevents Barakat from improving his position.
Turner is keen to just control but Barakat is a slippery customer.
Barakat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barakat trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barakat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barakat thumps Turner with a low kick.
Nice cross by Turner.
Barakat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barakat lands a body shot.
Barakat tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Barakat's head but Barakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Barakat as he connects with a hook.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a body shot
and Barakat counters with a leg kick.
Turner shoots in but Barakat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barakat tries a quick counter leg kick but Turner is wise to it.
Turner takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Barakat throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barakat feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barakat looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Barakat throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turner cracks Barakat with an open hand slap.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Turner is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Barakat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turner misses with a combination
and Barakat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barakat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barakat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barakat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Barakat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Barakat there.
Barakat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Barakat misses with a low kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Turner and sends Barakat crashing to the mat! Turner follows him down to the mat - Barakat regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Barakat is rocked!
It looks like Qasim Barakat has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Barakat quite badly. Barakat pulls Turner in close trying to recover. Turner postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Barakat on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Barakat doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Turner!
Bobby Turner retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bobby Turner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Put Your Lights On . Melo has chosen Fireball - Pitbull as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Renan Melo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
Melo throws a hook to the side of Redman's head but Redman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Redman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damien Redman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman tries to clinch there but Melo circles away.
Redman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Redman tries to clinch up.
Melo feints the counter takedown.
Melo connects with a single shot there.
Redman gets a clinch.
Redman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman is looking to control Melo's arms but Melo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redman has his back to the ropes.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melo.
Redman digs a right hand underneath Melo's ribcage. Melo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Melo blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo jumps guard but Redman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redman tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Melo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Melo has picked Redman up - he's going for a ride! Melo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Melo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo passes to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Redman struggling a bit here.
Melo wants to control but Redman is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Melo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Melo trying to control momentarily.
Redman tries to escape but Melo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Melo looking for the choke but no joy.
Melo looking to break Redman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Redman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Melo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I would not like to be Redman right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Melo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Melo looking for the choke from the back.
Melo is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Redman taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Melo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renan Melo!
After the fight, Renan Melo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, M.A.S.H Theme. Man has chosen Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Nadir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nadir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Nadir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nadir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Nadir needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Nadir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nadir throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nadir.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nadir.
Man avoids the head kick by Nadir.
Man only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nadir walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nadir is out of range.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nadir throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Nadir into the ropes.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nadir.
Nadir loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man thuds his right hand into Nadir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Method Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Nadir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nadir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man trying to control here.
Nadir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man is looking for a sweep. Nadir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Nadir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is pressing down on Nadir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nadir is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Nadir pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nadir 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.
Nadir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nadir winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nadir trying to advance position but Man counters by regaining guard.
Nadir throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Nadir.
Man wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Nadir is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Man wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Nadir trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Nadir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nadir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nadir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nadir tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man dodges the punch combination from Nadir.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nadir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nadir misses with a hook
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadir throws a body kick that misses
and Man counters with a good low kick that Nadir was not able to check.
Nadir misses with a low kick.
Nadir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nadir misses with a kick to the body
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nadir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nadir takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nadir needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Nadir is predictable there
and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nadir tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadirs head.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadir tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man is leaning against Nadir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man misses with a body punch.
Nadir wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadir.
Man lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man trying to stall but Nadir improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadir.
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Nadir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nadir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nadir tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nadir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man taking a breather.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Man misses with some punches.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man stalling.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Nadir gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nadir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man taking a breather.
Man digs a right hand underneath Nadir's ribcage. Nadir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Nadir avoids it by throwing Man back against the ropes.
Nadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadir fails to land the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nadir!
Man clinches with his opponent.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Nadir blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nadir is looking for a takedown.
Nadir is breathing heavily.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nadir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Nadir taking a breather.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Man.
Nadir has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man gets through Nadir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Nadir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nadir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Man trying to control the position.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Man has his hands on Nadir's head, controlling the position.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man keeping full guard, as Nadir tries to pass.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man controlling the position.
Nadir connects with a couple of short punches.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nadir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nadir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nadir looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nadir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man connects with a right hand. Nadir shakes it off.
Man connects with a leg kick. Nadir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nadir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man tests Nadir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nadir avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Man misses.
Nadir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nadir misses with a double jab
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks the inside of Nadir's front leg.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nadir misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Nadir misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Nadir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nadir throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man dips to his left and cracks Nadir with an uppercut!
Man scores with a nice strike.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nadir's face.
Method Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir blocks a body shot from Man.
A short right from Man on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Nadir wants to take the fight to the mat but Man manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Man tries to stall but Nadir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadir blocks an uppercut.
Man taking a breather.
Man presses Nadir against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nadir up against the ropes.
Nadir wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nadir lands a shoulder strike.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadir.
Nadir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadir connects with a body shot.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Nadir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Nadir settles back down.
Nadir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nadir scrambles back to his feet.
Nadir stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man clinches with his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nadir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is trying to stall.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Nadir throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Nadir is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Nadir into the ropes.
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Nadir avoids it by throwing Man back against the ropes.
A short right from Man.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Man on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man lands a left hand.
Nadir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Nadir throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Nadir is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir takes a shot to the head.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir stalling in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Man working aggressively here.
Man working aggressively here.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man landing knees to the body.
Nadir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man tries to work over Nadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man'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.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man pushes Nadir back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadir has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nadir misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir working Man over with knees to the body.
Man stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Nadir is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man digs a right hand into Nadir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nadir's gas tank.
Man is trying to stall.
Man taking a breather.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Nadir swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nadir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nadir throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man thuds his right hand into Nadir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nadir shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nadir delivers a nice body kick.
Nadir throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Nadir down.
Nadir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man gets caught flat footed, as Nadir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man is controlling Nadir's posture.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abed Nadir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nadir trying to move into half guard but instead Man has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nadir shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man moves away from the strike by Nadir.
Man is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nadir with a body shot.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nadir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadir closes the distance but Man moves to the side
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Nadir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nadir has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Nadir's head back.
Nadir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadir misses with a straight left.
Nadir throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nadir - that will leave a mark!
Nadir throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man lands a front kick.
Nadir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nadir's head.
Nadir closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nadir misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Man.
Nadir tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadir tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nadir misses with a few strikes there.
Nadir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nadir tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Nadir gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nadir tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man trying to stall but Nadir improves his position.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadir misses with some punches.
Nadir landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man working aggressively here.
Man tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to stall but Nadir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadir trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nadir into the ropes.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadir goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man cracks Nadir with a good jab.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Man.
Nadir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nadir.
Nadir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Man!
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nadir tries to score with some ground and pound. Man controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nadir is trying to ground and pound but Man uses the momentary lack of control by Nadir to regain half guard.
Nadir working Man over with strikes.
Nadir throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nadir throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nadir controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man controlling from the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Man wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadir is keeping the position for now.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nadir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nadir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nadir off and has taken his back!
Man avoiding Nadir 's attempts to control his hands.
Nadir is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man has good solid back control here.
Man is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nadir trying to control the action but Man just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadir wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Method Man just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nadir momentarily.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nadir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Nadir is looking to clinch.
Man throws a wild body kick that Nadir sees coming a mile off.
Nadir shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man jabs at Nadir's body.
Nadir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Nice jab there from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nadir needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nadir.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Nadir throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nadir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nadir with a body shot.
Nadir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Nadir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Man.
Nadir misses with a straight left.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nadir forces Man back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Nadir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nadir misses with some punches.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nadir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man working aggressively here.
Nadir has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
A shot in the inside from Nadir.
Nadir blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Nadir misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Nadir tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Nadir swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Nadir tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadir misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
Man tries to stall but Nadir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Man.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadir backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadir.
A short right from Nadir.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadir.
Nadir tightens his grip and picks Man up, before dumping him to the ground. Man manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir throws a sloppy strike and Man has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Nadir is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Method Man!
Method Man is the new light heavyweight champion!
Method Man was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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