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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danish Ali (ranked 24806 p4p, 422 weight class) and Moses Makwame (ranked 6597 p4p, 376 weight class). Makwame has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danish Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Makwame!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makwame drives through with a takedown into Ali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ali uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Makwame dives in and scores a takedown into Ali's guard.
Makwame wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makwame is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makwame trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Makwame has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makwame controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali wants to stand and escape but Makwame is having none of it.
Makwame 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Makwame wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Makwame scoring with punches to the head and body.
Makwame looking to pass the guard.
Makwame passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makwame tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
Makwame seems to be working for a kimura but Ali defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makwame is looking for a kimura but Ali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Makwame to get the leverage.
Makwame seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ali is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Makwame jumps into side control!
Makwame has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Holding Cell. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Makwame passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ali!
Makwame can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ali is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makwame is trying to take his opponent's back.
Makwame pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makwame punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makwame working for a guillotine from mount but Ali is in no mood to give up.
Ali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makwame has hold of Ali's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ali manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Makwame is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ali is surviving well by controlling Makwame's body position as best he can.
Ali defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Makwame.
Makwame content just to control the position here.
Makwame putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makwame takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ali has given up his back.
Ali is covering up but some of the strikes from Makwame are getting through and doing damage.
Ali fending off the submission attempt from Makwame.
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!
Makwame trying to control.
Ali is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Makwame dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makwame swivels and escapes.
Ali with a poor takedown
and Makwame counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makwame.
Ali is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Makwame dives into side control.
Makwame tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Makwame has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Makwame wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Ali tries to buck Makwame off but Makwame is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makwame is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ali looks calm but he's in trouble here. Makwame gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ali is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Makwame lets go of the hold and Ali can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moses Makwame!
A relieved looking Moses Makwame 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 3348 p4p, 367 weight class) and Sebastian Edwards (ranked 4359 p4p, 455 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwards's choice of entrance music: Wishing Wells. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
Reed throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Reed throws out a powerful jab.
Reed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edwards misses with the body kick
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Edwards blocks the leg kick.
Edwards has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reed scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Reed blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Sebastian Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards misses with a double jab
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
Edwards throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed throws a solid leg kick but Edwards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reed.
A countering left hand to the body from Edwards misses.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Reed avoids it with no problem.
Edwards cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Edwards misses
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edwards misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReed.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edwards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed throwing a counter right hand but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
As Reed backs off Edwards throws a huge counter combo but Reed manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a low kick but Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Edwards connects with a right hand. Reed shakes it off.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Edwards misses.
Edwards misses the jab.
Edwards scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards's corner calls for a 1-2. Edwards obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
Edwards throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Reed lands a nice looking body kick.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reed is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Edwards 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.
Edwards looks for the body kick but Reed saw that one coming.
Reed lands with a nice combination. Edwards backs away looking to recover.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Sebastian Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Reed's head, knocking him out cold! Edwards is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastian Edwards!
A very excited looking Sebastian Edwards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hongo (ranked 7363 p4p, 393 weight class) and Bruce Allen (ranked 2760 p4p, 240 weight class). Robert Hongo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Hongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Allen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hongo wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Allen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongo shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Allen scores with a takedown into Hongo's guard.
Allen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hongo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hongo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hongo throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Hongo didn't expect that.
Allen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Allen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hongo tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hongo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hongo tries to sprawl but Allen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hongo wants to get back to full guard.
Allen controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Allen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Allen is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The adventures of Allen the control monster continue. Boring.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Allen.
That's four 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.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hongo tries to hold on but Allen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Hongo.
Allen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hongo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allen to the mat! Allen manages to get full guard.
Allen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Allen controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hongo looking to control.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen advances position into side control!
Allen takes a little break here. Hongo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robert Hongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Allen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hongo. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
It looked like Hongo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Allen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hongo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hongo stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hongo is trying to defend but Allen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Allen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Allen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruce Allen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Allen!
After winning the bout, Bruce Allen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Marcell (ranked 2713 p4p, 292 weight class) and Kerry Howarth (ranked 3407 p4p, 334 weight class). Marcell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russia National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Marcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Howarth!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howarth looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcell is just out of range.
Marcell catches Howarth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marcell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcell connects with a crisp jab.
Marcell lands with a good body shot.
Howarth misses with a hook to the body
and Marcell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Howarth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marcell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcell is working Howarth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marcell advances position into side control!
Howarth is trying to control Marcell's posture but Marcell avoids it.
Marcell is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howarth tries to improve position but can't.
Marcell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell cracks Howarth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marcell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Howarth down.
Howarth can't do much from the bottom here.
Marcell is chipping away with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howarth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcell lands a few punches from side control.
Marcell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marcell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marcell cracks Howarth with a big elbow.
Marcell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Marcell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marcell in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Howarth looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Marcell turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Marcell!
A relieved looking Niko Marcell 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibo Dalamekov (ranked 3592 p4p, 388 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 3445 p4p, 375 weight class). Dalamekov comes to the cage accompanied by Chechen Mob Song. Shane Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibo Dalamekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy gets caught flat footed, as Dalamekov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murphy is trying to keep Dalamekov in close.
Dalamekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy working for a triangle but Dalamekov defends it easily.
Dalamekov wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Dalamekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Dalamekov slips an elbow through the middle.
Dalamekov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dalamekov chips away with some ground and pound.
Dalamekov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalamekov landing with the ground and pound.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalamekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Dalamekov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dalamekov throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Dalamekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Dalamekov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalamekov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalamekov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dalamekov cracks Murphy with a solid left hand.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dalamekov manages to get himself to full guard.
Murphy is fighting to break Dalamekov's control of his arms but Dalamekov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dalamekov keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Dalamekov looking to score a takedown here. Murphy is defending well but Dalamekov drives through and ends up in Murphy's guard.
Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalamekov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalamekov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dalamekov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalamekov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dalamekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Dalamekov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dalamekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Dalamekov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dalamekov preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dalamekov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalamekov works over Murphy with some ground and pound from guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Dalamekov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibo Dalamekov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dalamekov lands a head shot.
Dalamekov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalamekov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dalamekov postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Dalamekov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalamekov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ibo Dalamekov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalamekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Dalamekov controlling him for the moment.
Dalamekov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalamekov postures up and lands a big shot to Murphy's brow.
Dalamekov lands a couple of elbows.
Dalamekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dalamekov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalamekov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dalamekov postures up and lands a big shot to Murphy's brow.
Dalamekov stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murphy is working for a kimura but Dalamekov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov is controlling Murphy's trapped leg to prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Dalamekov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dalamekov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dalamekov is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov is doing well to control the position and prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dalamekov sees it coming and defends easily.
Dalamekov keeping control of the position.
Dalamekov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalamekov tries to get out of the position.
Dalamekov looking for submissions off his back.
Dalamekov wants to get back to his feet.
Dalamekov is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Murphy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dalamekov is adopting a defensive guard.
Dalamekov keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Dalamekov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy forces his way into half guard.
Murphy is trying to control. Dalamekov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dalamekov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibo Dalamekov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dalamekov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Dalamekov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dalamekov.
Dalamekov is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dalamekov working the head and body with strikes.
Dalamekov working the head and body with strikes.
Dalamekov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dalamekov wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dalamekov is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Dalamekov.
Dalamekov lands with a punch from half guard.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dalamekov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalamekov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dalamekov slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Dalamekov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dalamekov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dalamekov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murphy has hold of Dalamekov's hands but Dalamekov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dalamekov is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dalamekov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Murphy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to stand.
Dalamekov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dalamekov winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Dalamekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalamekov defends well.
Dalamekov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dalamekov looking to pass the guard.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Dalamekov postures up.
Dalamekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy wants to stand up but Dalamekov is controlling him.
Dalamekov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dalamekov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dalamekov cracks Murphy with a solid left hand.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Dalamekov slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalamekov lands a couple of elbows.
Dalamekov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dalamekov stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Dalamekov won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Dalamekov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dalamekov is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Murphy wants to stand but Dalamekov is controlling the position.
Dalamekov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ibo Dalamekov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalamekov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibo Dalamekov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dalamekov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibo Dalamekov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stick Kingkong (ranked 2177 p4p, 259 weight class) and Jamie Stetson (ranked 2273 p4p, 268 weight class). Jamie Stetson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 London, Stick Kingkong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Stetson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stetson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kingkong.
Stetson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kingkong tries to bum rush Stetson with a series of wild strikes but Stetson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stetson.
Kingkong keeps the fight on the outside.
Stetson rushes Kingkong and presses him up against the cage.
Stetson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stick Kingkong has been cut.
Kingkong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingkong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingkong is looking to counter punch.
Stetson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingkong misses with a few strikes there.
Kingkong swings for the body but Stetson moves out of range.
Kingkong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stetson's head.
A big left from Kingkong misses.
Stetson throws a series of punches but Kingkong avoids them all with ease.
Stetson lands a big head kick that sends Kingkong tumbling to the mat! Stetson takes a step backwards and waves Kingkong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kingkong is rocked!
Kingkong misses with a body kick.
Oh Kingkong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stetson looks to throw a body kick
and Kingkong counters with a stiff right hand.
Stetson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kingkong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingkong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingkong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stetson.
Kingkong misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Stetson lands a heavy head kick that drops Kingkong. The ref tackles Stetson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kingkong was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jamie Stetson!
Stick Kingkong was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bonobo (ranked 2844 p4p, 333 weight class) and Ace Ventura (ranked 3162 p4p, 356 weight class). Ace Ventura 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bonobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonobo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ventura has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bonobo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ventura 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 Bonobo with him. Bonobo is trying to defend but Ventura has an arm under the chin now! Bonobo grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ace Ventura!
During a confident post fight interview, Ace Ventura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Oskar (ranked 3869 p4p, 419 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 2455 p4p, 294 weight class). Ryszard Wojcik has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marian Oskar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oskar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wojcik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oskar throws a combination that misses
and Wojcik counters with a series of strikes. Oskar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wojcik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oskar, pushing him back against the cage.
Wojcik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Oskar controls his hands.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Oskar controls the action.
Oskar breaks from the clinch.
Oskar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oskar shoots in looking for a takedown but Wojcik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oskar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oskar throws a lazy right hand but Wojcik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oskar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oskar shoots in but no luck this time.
Oskar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wojcik throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oskar or perhaps it was just good defense by Wojcik, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Oskar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wojcik clinches up against the cage.
Oskar goes for a takedown attempt but Wojcik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik clinches.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oskars head.
Oskar is working for takedown but Wojcik is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oskar blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Oskar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wojcik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oskar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wojcik throws a one two combo.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Wojcik. No joy for Oskar on that attempt.
Wojcik wants to counter with a clinch but Oskar pushes him away.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the body.
Oskar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oskar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik darts in and clinches Oskar up against the cage.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oskar's elbow.
Oskar jumps guard but Wojcik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oskar's elbow.
Wojcik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Oskar to his knees! Wojcik keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 2174 p4p, 235 weight class) and Taiga Toriyama (ranked 1594 p4p, 185 weight class). Fon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kojak Theme. Toriyama has chosen Japan National Anthem as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiga Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fon takes the fight into the clinch.
Toriyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fon tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama manages to break the clinch.
Toriyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toriyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toriyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama 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.
Fon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fon wants to clinch.
Fon rushes Toriyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fon crunches a lovely knee into Toriyama's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fon tries to land a knee to the head but Toriyama blocks with his arms.
Toriyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Fon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
Fon misses with the head strike.
Toriyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fon tries to clinch but Toriyama is having none of it.
Fon wants to clinch up but Toriyama keeps it at a distance.
Toriyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Fon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Fon.
Fon has Toriyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Fon pushes Toriyama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama throws a counter combo.
Fon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CrossFit Sydney in the buildup to the fight.
Toriyama misses with a head kick.
Fon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fon has managed to clinch.
Toriyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toriyama is trying to push Fon away but Fon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toriyama avoiding damage as Fon throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama is looking to break free of the clinch but Fon has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fon.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toriyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toriyama blocks an elbow strike.
Fon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fon closes the distance and pushes Toriyama back into the cage.
Toriyama breaks from the clinch.
Fon doesn't manage to clinch there - Toriyama circles away.
Fon tries to clinch up but Toriyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Fon throws a right and a left that Toriyama avoids nicely.
Fon moves in looking to clinch but Toriyama pushes him off.
Toriyama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rae Fon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fon moves to clinch but Toriyama breaks away
and Toriyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fon is rocked!
Fon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Fon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Fon got wobbled bad by a big combination! Toriyama presses forward with punches and knees until Fon stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Fon closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiga Toriyama!
Taiga Toriyama got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moese Daldo (ranked 3544 p4p, 373 weight class) and Roy McDavid (ranked 1395 p4p, 174 weight class). Daldo comes to the cage accompanied by Made To Be Legends. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Moese Daldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid misses with the combination.
Daldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Daldo saw that one coming.
McDavid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daldo's head.
Roy McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daldo throws out a loose jab but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
Daldo just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from McDavid lands.
Daldo just misses with a punch to the body.
McDavid cracks a nice hook into Daldo's ribs.
Daldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid moves into the clinch.
Daldo is trying to stall.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Daldo.
Daldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDavid lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McDavid scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Daldo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDavid or not.
McDavid breaks the clinch.
McDavid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDavid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daldo fails with a takedown attempt.
McDavid closes the distance and pushes Daldo back into the cage.
McDavid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from McDavid both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by McDavid.
Daldo is rocked!
McDavid misses with a two punch combination.
Daldo attempts a counter takedown but McDavid avoids it well and moves away.
Oh Daldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDavid misses with a hook. Daldo ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for McDavid.
Roy McDavid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for McDavid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Daldo to the canvas! Daldo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - McDavid keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy McDavid!
Roy McDavid 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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