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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Diaz (ranked 3899 p4p, 407 weight class) and Victor Vazquez (ranked 7372 p4p, 572 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vazquez throws a counter combo.
Vazquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Vazquez coming out on top.
Vazquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Vazquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Vazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Vazquez throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz stands and throws Vazquez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz controls the position.
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vazquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Vazquez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vazquez looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Diaz prevents Vazquez from standing back up.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vazquez's head.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Vazquez is working away.
Vazquez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vazquez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edwin Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mcgregor (ranked 4779 p4p, 456 weight class) and Hiro Takahashi (ranked 23598 p4p, 617 weight class). Mick Mcgregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcgregor swivels and escapes.
Mcgregor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcgregor duly obliges.
Mcgregor throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcgregor did well to prevent Takahashi getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgregor is looking to control Takahashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcgregor avoid being mounted?
Takahashi is pressing down on Mcgregor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcgregor is holding on for now.
Takahashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi is pressing down on Mcgregor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcgregor is holding on for now.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Mcgregor defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi stops Mcgregor from getting back to his feet.
Takahashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgregor defending well though.
Takahashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcgregor's head.
Takahashi wants to pass to mount but Mcgregor is defending the position.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgregor keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahashi.
That's two 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.
Takahashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcgregor sprawls well. He's pushed Takahashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Mcgregor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mick Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Takahashi.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that Takahashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahashi also avoids with ease.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcgregor but Mcgregor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takahashi shoots in and bounces Mcgregor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mcgregor wants to get back to his feet but Takahashi passes into half guard.
Mcgregor is refusing to be controlled, as Takahashi sits in half guard.
Takahashi tries to pass to full mount but Mcgregor defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is still trying to improve position.
Takahashi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Takahashi controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Takahashi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Takahashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcgregor tries to lock up and control but Takahashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takahashi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcgregor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takahashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcgregor is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiro Takahashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Takahashi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcgregor is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Takahashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takahashi prevents Mcgregor from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi looking to finish with strikes here!
Takahashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcgregor is controlling an arm, preventing Takahashi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mcgregor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Takahashi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Takahashi throwing strikes here but Mcgregor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mcgregor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries to lock up and control but Takahashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takahashi trying to control but Mcgregor is having none of it.
Takahashi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcgregor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgregor is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Takahashi has taken his back.
Takahashi looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Mcgregor taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hiro Takahashi!
After the fight, Hiro Takahashi 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.
The defeated Mick Mcgregor had this to say: 'I can say only this: Next time i will kill you !!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Darby (ranked 5635 p4p, 371 weight class) and Tai Whishermann (ranked 4933 p4p, 355 weight class). Tai Whishermann struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tai Whishermann!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whishermann moves forwards but Darby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darby throws a right and a left that Whishermann avoids nicely.
Whishermann shoots in and bounces Darby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Darby wants to get back to his feet but Whishermann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Darby is looking to sweep but instead, Whishermann has passed into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whishermann in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whishermann slips a nice elbow through Darby's hands, connecting with Darby's forehead.
Darby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Whishermann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Whishermann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whishermann stops Darby from standing up.
Darby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Darby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whishermann wants to pass the guard but Darby is keeping the position.
That's two 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.
Darby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whishermann's guard.
Darby is looking to work some ground and pound but Whishermann has wrist control.
Whishermann has Darby pulled in close to control his posture.
Darby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whishermann's head.
Whishermann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Whishermann has momentary wrist control but Darby slips an elbow through the middle.
Darby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whishermann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darby.
Whishermann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darby manages to get himself to full guard.
Whishermann is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Darby is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Darby has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whishermann wants to sweep but no luck.
Whishermann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whishermann is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Darby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darby is looking to stand up but Whishermann won't let him.
Darby is looking to work some ground and pound but Whishermann has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Whishermann's guard.
Whishermann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Darby wants to get up but he can't break Whishermann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darby being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whishermann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darby has managed to get both his arms back between Whishermann's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whishermann looking to control.
Whishermann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darby is fighting to break Whishermann's control of his arms but Whishermann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Darby dominated that round.
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.
Darby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Darby is predictable there
and Whishermann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darby won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Whishermann crashes against the mat.
Whishermann lands some shots froms side control.
Darby is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Darby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Whishermann wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Darby, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whishermann cracks Darby with a big elbow.
Darby is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whishermann has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whishermann goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darby has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Whishermann but great work by Darby.
Whishermann struggling a bit here.
Whishermann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darby looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whishermann is avoiding damage well.
Darby wants to stand but Whishermann has his arm trapped.
Darby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Darby lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whishermann can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Whishermann is trying to control Darby's posture but Darby avoids it.
Darby misses with the ground and pound.
Darby stands up.
Whishermann tries to move into range but Darby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darby scores with a jab.
Darby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whishermann can do to turn this around?
Darby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whishermann on his heels. He'll look to pass Whishermann's guard now, I'm sure.
Whishermann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darby.
Whishermann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darby preventing the sweep.
Whishermann is pulling down on Darby's head. It's preventing any offense from Darby, at least for the moment.
Whishermann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darby is one step ahead there.
Whishermann pulls Darby in close to prevent any damage.
Darby stands and steps away. Whishermann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whishermann fails with the takedown.
Darby wants to clinch but Whishermann slips to the side
so Whishermann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whishermann trying to control but Darby is working from the bottom.
Whishermann is breathing heavily.
Whishermann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Desmond Darby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whishermann wants to control from the top but Darby keeps moving.
Darby wants to stand and escape but Whishermann is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Darby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A low kick from Darby is predictable there
and Whishermann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darby manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Whishermann keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Darby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whishermann avoids it.
Darby stalling in the clinch but Whishermann improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darby.
Darby has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whishermann uses from the top position.
Darby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whishermann controls the pace.
Darby looking for a sweep. Not yet Darby, not yet.
Whishermann landing with the ground and pound.
Darby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whishermann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whishermann stopping the sweep attempt from Darby.
Whishermann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Whishermann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whishermann prevents Darby from getting back to his feet.
Whishermann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Whishermann is looking to work some ground and pound but Darby has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whishermann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice cross by Darby.
Darby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whishermann.
Whishermann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darby defends it well.
Darby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whishermann moves away.
And Whishermann tries to counter it with a takedown but Darby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darby moves in looking to clinch but Whishermann pushes him off.
Darby throws an off balance right hand
and Whishermann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darby wants to stand back up but Whishermann manages to pass into side control.
Darby wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whishermann grinds an elbow into Darby's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whishermann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whishermann taking a breather here.
Whishermann is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darby is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Whishermann is controlling him well.
Whishermann working the body and head with strikes.
Darby is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Darby is looking for a sweep.
Tai Whishermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Whishermann asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Desmond Darby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whishermann working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tai Whishermann.
Well Darby 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Darby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Alexander (ranked 5140 p4p, 467 weight class) and Arvo Elukka (ranked 7687 p4p, 541 weight class). Arvo Elukka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arvo Elukka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elukka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elukka off to one side.
Alexander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexander slaps away a takedown attempt from Elukka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elukka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alexander's guard.
Elukka throwing strikes from guard but Alexander blocks nicely.
Elukka with a nice head shot there.
Alexander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elukka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alexander has momentary wrist control but Elukka slips an elbow through the middle.
Elukka with a nice head shot there.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elukka on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander wants to stand and escape but Elukka is having none of it.
Elukka postures up and lands a big shot to Alexander's brow.
Elukka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander wants to stand up but Elukka is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elukka chips away with some ground and pound.
Elukka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elukka lands a couple of elbows.
Elukka works over Alexander with some ground and pound from guard.
Elukka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander is rocked!
Elukka arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alexander's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arvo Elukka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 4301 p4p, 219 weight class) and King Slayer (ranked 6892 p4p, 281 weight class). Edmund Shklyarskiy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Slayer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer misses with a double jab
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slayer staying out of range there.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shklyarskiy throws a big counter combination but Slayer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slayer.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination. Slayer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayer swings for the body but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Slayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shklyarskiy circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Shklyarskiy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A lazy left from Shklyarskiy finds it's target.
A slow jab from Shklyarskiy misses its intended target.
Slayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slayer is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Shklyarskiy finish him?
Slayer misses with a straight right.
Shklyarskiy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slayer throws a series of punches but Shklyarskiy avoids them all with ease.
Shklyarskiy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slayer throws a lazy uppercut
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slayer thinking.
Slayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shklyarskiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayer tries to move into range but Shklyarskiy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Shklyarskiy works over Slayer's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Shklyarskiy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slayer's hands.
It looks like Shklyarskiy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Slayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Slayer.
Slayer catches Shklyarskiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slayer looks winded!
Shklyarskiy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slayer walks into a stiff left hand from Shklyarskiy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands a hook that stumbles Slayer back into the cage. Shklyarskiy follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Slayer to the canvas! Shklyarskiy pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Slayer has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edmund Shklyarskiy!
Edmund Shklyarskiy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Fuck inbred alt right'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Collin Watson (ranked 4304 p4p, 489 weight class) and Baristen Selmy (ranked 4632 p4p, 511 weight class). The key to victory for Collin Watson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Collin Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baristen Selmy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson crunches a lovely knee into Selmy's ribcage.
Watson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watson manages to end up in side control.
Selmy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Selmy is looking to regain half guard here but Watson keeps moving and retains side control.
Selmy can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson trying to control the action but Selmy is working from the bottom.
Selmy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watson off and has taken his back!
Watson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Selmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson wants to escape the position.
Selmy has his arm under Watson's chin here. Game over son! Selmy squeezes tightly and Watson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baristen Selmy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Alpha (ranked 5530 p4p, 558 weight class) and Olav Hermansen (ranked 3688 p4p, 439 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olav Hermansen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Alpha circles away.
Alpha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hermansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alpha lands with a cross.
Alpha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Olav Hermansen has been cut.
No joy there for Alpha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Hermansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermansen closes the distance and clinches up with Alpha, looking for a takedown. Hermansen pushes Alpha against the cage but Alpha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alpha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hermansen throws the left hand but Alpha avoids the punch easily.
Alpha is looking for a counter combo.
Hermansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eddie Alpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Hermansen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alpha throws a combination. Hermansen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alpha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hermansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hermansen moves into the clinch.
Hermansen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hermansen wants to work for an arm triangle but Alpha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Alpha tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hermansen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olav Hermansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Roberts (ranked 3479 p4p, 368 weight class) and Ben Pierre (ranked 5914 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Roberts !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Roberts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ben Pierre has been cut.
Roberts lands a head kick!
Pierre is rocked!
Roberts knocks out Pierre with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Roberts before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Roberts picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Roberts !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Django Ripa (ranked 1299 p4p, 206 weight class) and Jason Todd (ranked 24956 p4p, 681 weight class). Ripa comes to the cage accompanied by American Woman. Django Ripa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Django Ripa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Todd!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jason Todd has been cut.
Ripa sends Todd crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ripa is motioning to the referee to let Todd up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Todd tries for a takedown but Ripa circles away easily
and Ripa counters with a big right hand! Oh Todd is in trouble here! Ripa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Django Ripa!
Django Ripa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Django Ripa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 1514 p4p, 171 weight class) and Yowis Ben (ranked 3637 p4p, 361 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben shoots and misses
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Ben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiotio defends it nicely.
Tiotio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yowis Ben.
Ben fails with the takedown
and Tiotio counters with a nice right hand that sends Ben toppling to the canvas! Ben scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiotio finish him?!
Ben is rocked!
That has opened up Yowis Ben's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Tiotio counters with a right hand from hell and Ben is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
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