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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Snyder (ranked 5724 p4p, 520 weight class) and James May (ranked 6720 p4p, 535 weight class). James May has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wesley Snyder's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James May!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May shoots in looking for a takedown but Snyder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing May's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
May throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snyder's waist but Snyder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing May off to one side.
Snyder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snyder takes the fight into the clinch.
May tries to pull guard but Snyder holds him up against the cage and eventually May drops back down to his feet.
Wesley Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James May.
Snyder pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
May would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
May thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May trying to control the position from guard on top but Snyder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
May slips nicely into half guard.
Snyder tries to get to full guard but May has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May 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. Snyder tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from May!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James May!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Cain (ranked 5333 p4p, 473 weight class) and Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 6061 p4p, 498 weight class). Tagirbekov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagirbekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tagirbekov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Cain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tagirbekov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tagirbekov throws out a powerful jab.
Tagirbekov lands with a good body shot.
Tagirbekov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagirbekov scores with a jab.
Tagirbekov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tagirbekov cracks Cain with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tagirbekov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Cain throws a big counter combination but Tagirbekov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tagirbekov.
Cain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Tagirbekov as he connects with a hook.
Cain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tagirbekov digs a good body shot into Cain's ribs.
Cain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruslan Tagirbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tagirbekov throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cain feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain takes one on the button.
Tagirbekov scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tagirbekov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cain under the eye.
Tagirbekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tagirbekov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tagirbekov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tagirbekov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tagirbekov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tagirbekov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Tagirbekov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cain walks away with a smile on his face. Tagirbekov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tagirbekov lands with a shot to the body.
Cain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tagirbekov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tagirbekov tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tagirbekov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov closes the distance and clinches.
Tagirbekov is trying to pull guard but Cain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cain up against the cage.
Tagirbekov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Tagirbekov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tagirbekov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tagirbekov tries to pull guard but Cain holds him up against the cage and eventually Tagirbekov drops back down to his feet.
Pete Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ruslan Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov cracks Cain with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Tagirbekov 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.
Cain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tagirbekov lands with a straight right. Cain didn't see that one coming.
Tagirbekov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tagirbekov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tagirbekov catches Cain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tagirbekov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tagirbekov just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cain gets tackled into the cage by Tagirbekov. Tagirbekov maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov lands a right hand.
Cain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cain looking to stall.
Cain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cain letting Tagirbekov take a breather here.
Cain connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tagirbekov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tagirbekov pulls guard.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Tagirbekov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain 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.
Cain is sitting in close to Tagirbekov's body. Tagirbekov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cain is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cain is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tagirbekov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruslan Tagirbekov!
In his post fight interview, Ruslan Tagirbekov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Snyder (ranked 5362 p4p, 441 weight class) and Dimitri Emelianenko (ranked 5440 p4p, 445 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Snyder holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snyder stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Snyder for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Snyder scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
Snyder scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Snyder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko has Snyder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snyder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snyder is struggling to control the position.
Snyder fails to pull guard.
Snyder lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Snyder.
Snyder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snyder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Emelianenko pushes a forearm under Snyder's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Snyder is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitri Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Harper Jr (ranked 6808 p4p, 591 weight class) and Carter Donovan (ranked 3973 p4p, 453 weight class). Harper Jr comes to the cage accompanied by MachineHead-Bush. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Harper Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donovan lands a big uppercut and Harper Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harper Jr looks OK. Donovan waves Harper Jr back to his feet!
Harper Jr is rocked!
It looks like Bryce Harper Jr has been cut.
Harper Jr circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Donovan. Harper Jr falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Donovan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Donovan!
Bryce Harper Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'He stuck his finger up my ass and i froze, then he ko'd me. What kind of guy puts his finger in another man's ass, i want to win but i'm not doing that...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Wallace (ranked 4105 p4p, 465 weight class) and Cleon Johnson (ranked 6494 p4p, 580 weight class). Cleon Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Johnson lands with a big left! Wallace is wobbled badly! Johnson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Wallace to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cleon Johnson!
Jackson Wallace was interviewed post fight and said 'Why so serious?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igi Peterson (ranked 4184 p4p, 438 weight class) and Roc Le Phat (ranked 5730 p4p, 521 weight class). Le Phat has chosen Bonita Applebum as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Igi Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roc Le Phat!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Phat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Phat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Le Phat checks it.
Le Phat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Phat misses the shot to the body.
Le Phat blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Phat, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a push kick but Le Phat slaps the foot to one side.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Phat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Phat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Phat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson moves forwards but Le Phat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Igi Peterson has been cut.
Le Phat blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Peterson closes the distance but Le Phat moves to the side
and Le Phat counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Le Phat lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Peterson is rocked!
Le Phat looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Le Phat lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Phat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Phat fakes the body blow, causing Peterson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Peterson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roc Le Phat!
Roc Le Phat 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rodriguez (ranked 3755 p4p, 391 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 4310 p4p, 438 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Werthers moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Werthers slips the punch.
It seemed like Werthers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Werthers dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez cracks Werthers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Pablo Rodriguez has been cut.
Werthers misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Werthers ducked under it nicely.
Werthers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Werthers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Werthers blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Werthers throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
Werthers swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez works over Werthers's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Werthers.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Werthers avoids it easily.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
As Rodriguez backs off Werthers throws a huge counter combo but Rodriguez manages to avoid it all.
Werthers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Werthers moved out of range.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Werthers flicks out a counter leg kick but Rodriguez steps away.
Werthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Werthers moves out of range.
A nice side step and Werthers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Werthers! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Werthers doesn't seem phased though.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Werthers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Werthers counters with a crisp one two that drops Rodriguez! Werthers thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rodriguez to his feet! Rodriguez is in big trouble!
Rodriguez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Werthers. Rodriguez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Werthers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Del Werthers!
A relieved looking Del Werthers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kriss Cypher (ranked 2404 p4p, 320 weight class) and Jackson Trigger (ranked 4001 p4p, 457 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kriss Cypher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cypher misses the target.
Trigger lands a left and a right that send Cypher crashing to the mat, dazed. Trigger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cypher is rocked!
It looks like Kriss Cypher has been cut.
Trigger closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Cypher out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jackson Trigger 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.
The defeated Kriss Cypher had this to say: 'A bas le caviar, vive le kebab'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 1575 p4p, 160 weight class) and Sul Duk Hjung (ranked 3157 p4p, 258 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hjung's choice of entrance music: Korean National Anthem. The key to victory for Tamid Nasib has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sul Duk Hjung!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib scores with a jab. Hjung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hjung takes a swing at Nasib's ribcage but misses.
Nasib has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hjung slips under a jab from Nasib.
Nasib with a jab.
Hjung is rocked!
Hjung thows a leg kick but Nasib checks it
and Nasib counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamid Nasib!
Tamid Nasib retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Tamid Nasib, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 2016 p4p, 28 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 933 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
And Yusuke responds with a good body kick, but Maynard manages to step out the way in time.
Maynard misses the jab.
We've been informed that Yusuke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Maynard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yusuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Maynard counters with a good, hard body kick but Yusuke shrugs it off.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Yusuke moved out of range nicely.
Maynard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yusuke is fending him off so far but Maynard persists. Nope, Yusuke circles away and we're back to standing.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Maynard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
As Yusuke tries to get set, Maynard tries to push him back and clinch up but Yusuke manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Maynard misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yusuke connects with the punch.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Maynard checks a leg kick.
Maynard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yusuke sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Yusuke. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yusuke.
Good shot there by Yusuke.
It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusuke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard .
Yusuke misses with a leg kick
and Maynard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yusuke really felt that one!
Yusuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yusuke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yusuke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maynard shoots in and bounces Yusuke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yusuke is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.
Yusuke working for a triangle but Maynard defends it easily.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Yusuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is really struggling to control Yusuke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yusuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Yusuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maynard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maynard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yusuke is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yusuke pushing down on Maynard 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yusuke moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maynard is not content to let Yusuke control the position.
Maynard is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maynard is trying to work for a sweep but Yusuke has mounted him!
Yusuke forces the positional change into back control.
Maynard tries to escape the position.
Yusuke looking for the RNC.
Maynard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Yusuke slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Maynard tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yusuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses with a leg kick.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maynard cracks Yusuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maynard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yusuke did well to prevent Maynard getting side control.
Maynard prevents Yusuke from improving his position.
Maynard is thwarting Yusuke's attempts to control the position.
Maynard wants to control but Yusuke is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke wants to improve his position but Maynard is controlling well.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yusuke wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is trying to work for a kimura but Yusuke is defending well.
Yusuke is looking to improve his position.
Maynard wants to work for an arm triangle but Yusuke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yusuke won't allow Maynard to pass to mount.
Yusuke wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy.
Yusuke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maynard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Yusuke tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Maynard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yusuke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is working for a submission of some sort.
Yusuke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yusuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yusuke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maynard scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yusuke pulls Maynard in close to his closed guard and prevents Maynard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yusuke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fujii Yusuke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yusuke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yusuke has his foot on Maynard 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
Yusuke keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Yusuke trying to control the position.
Yusuke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yusuke is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yusuke is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Yusuke thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yusuke.
Maynard throws a push kick but Yusuke slaps the foot to one side.
Yusuke looks to land a body kick but Maynard moved away.
Yusuke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maynard shoots in looking for a takedown. Yusuke tries to sprawl out of it but Maynard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yusuke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
Yusuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynard s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard is looking to land body kicks.
Yusuke takes one to the chin there.
Yusuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Yusuke as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yusuke.
Maynard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yusuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard is rocked!
Yusuke cracks Maynard with a hook to the temple - Maynard is on wobbly legs here! Yusuke swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Maynard falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yusuke wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fujii Yusuke! Fujii Yusuke retains his super heavyweight title!
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