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F&B 27: Boaler vs. Izquierdo 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pickard (ranked 4637 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Justin Quinn (ranked 513 p4p, 499 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Pickard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickard.
Pickard connects with a body shot.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justin Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Pickard back into the cage.
Quinn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quinn is trying to break free.
Pickard keeps control of Quinn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickard manages to break the clinch.
Quinn tries to clinch but Pickard moves away
and Quinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinn scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Pickard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pickard cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Pickard scores with a body shot.
Pickard forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.
Pickard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pickard connects with a single shot there.
Pickard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn tries to clinch but Pickard moves away
and Pickard counters with a crisp one two that drops Quinn! Pickard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quinn to his feet! Quinn is in big trouble!
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!
Quinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pickard.
Pickard connects with a nice looking jab.
 Quinn is rocked!
Pickard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn with the counter takedown but Pickard avoids it easily.
Quinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pickard to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickard lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Quinn out cold! Quinn is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodney Pickard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 6222 p4p, 24381 weight class) and Kristaps Zutis (ranked 615 p4p, 741 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristaps Zutis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood moves into the clinch.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood gets through Zutis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zutis manages to break the clinch.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zutis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Zutis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zutis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zutis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zutis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wood wants to control but Zutis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wood is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zutis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zutis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Zutis has his hands clasped together but Wood extends and breaks Zutis's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bayden Wood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 2892 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Tyrone Jagger (ranked 284 p4p, 396 weight class). Mason Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Jagger's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Jagger!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jagger walks into a left hand.
Rogers has closed the distance and engaged Jagger in a clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jagger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jagger throws out a counter right but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
Rogers scores with a head kick. Jagger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jagger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jagger throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Jagger misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers cracks a nice hook into Jagger's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rogers - that will leave a mark!
Rogers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers jumps guard and drags Jagger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jagger throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers trying to control the position.
Rogers has control of Jagger's left arm, preventing Jagger from doing any damage.
Jagger chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger scoring with some ground and pound.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jagger defends it easily.
Jagger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jagger throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers is trying to keep Jagger in close.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jagger defends it easily.
Jagger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger postures up and lands a big shot to Rogers's brow.
Rogers working for a triangle but Jagger defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rogers holds on and takes a little breather.
Rogers looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jagger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers 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.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Jagger tries to pass.
Jagger distracts Rogers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers is really struggling to control Jagger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rogers lands a head kick. Jagger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Jagger sprawls well.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Rogers clobbers Jagger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Jagger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jagger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jagger manages to get to full guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Jagger keeps moving.
Rogers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Jagger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rogers'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.
Rogers tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jagger has had enough of the clinch but Rogers keeps him there for the moment.
Jagger tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Jagger is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Rogers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Jagger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Jagger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rogers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jagger is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jagger.
Rogers avoiding damage.
Jagger is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Rogers jumps into guard, dragging Jagger to the mat.
Jagger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jagger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jagger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pulls Jagger in close to prevent any damage.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jagger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jagger passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jagger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers with a nice cross.
Rogers works the jab nicely.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Jagger circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jagger! But no joy.
Rogers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jagger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers stuns Jagger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagger can do to turn this around?
Jagger throws an off balance right hand
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jagger. Jagger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogers forces Jagger back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jagger.
Rogers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jagger did well to prevent Rogers getting side control.
Rogers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jagger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jagger is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers tries to control but Jagger wriggling away.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jagger turns into him and now he's in Rogers's guard.
Tyrone Jagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jagger throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jagger's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers stays in close to Jagger's body and controls the position.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jagger's head.
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.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Jagger is retaining full guard.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers is stalling in the full guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
After winning the bout, Mason Rogers 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tambling (ranked 24398 p4p, 2452 weight class) and George Maxwell (ranked 716 p4p, 312 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Tambling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tambling throws a right hand that misses
and Tambling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Ben Tambling has been cut.
Maxwell connects with a crisp jab.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut
and Tambling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Tambling misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tambling. Those never looked like landing.
Maxwell throws a monster overhand right that drops Tambling! Maxwell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Maxwell!
George Maxwell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1980 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Colby Bryant (ranked 254 p4p, 342 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colby Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Bryant.
Bryant gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling him.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bryant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bryant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bryant.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bryant has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is fighting to break Bryant's control of his arms but Bryant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryant looking to control.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant seems keen to control Silva's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bryant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant, not yet.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pushing down on Bryant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bryant wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva goes for a double leg but Bryant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bryant continues to drive forward.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Bryant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bryant was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bryant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bryant is looking for a sweep.
Bryant wants to control but Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
Bryant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva moves into full mount!
Bryant is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
 It looks like Colby Bryant has been cut.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Bryant is rocked!
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Bryant winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Silva!
A less than humble Alex Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bad Man (ranked 1495 p4p, 3621 weight class) and Henry Wang (ranked 195 p4p, 436 weight class). Gus Bad Man had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Bad Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Man closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bad Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bad Man stops Wang from getting back to his feet.
Bad Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Bad Man seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Man seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wang is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gus Bad Man!
Henry Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'Taekwondo is the best, It'll never lose again, god bless'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 935 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Abubakar Camara (ranked 45 p4p, 30 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Camara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Camara stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Camara 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.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camara on the ground.
Camara pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones pushes Camara off but Camara dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Camara content just to control the position here.
Camara is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Camara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jones frees his head nicely. Oh but Camara has switched to an armbar! Jones is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Abubakar Camara!
An out of breath Abubakar Camara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Chomsli (ranked 521 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Chace Chacing (ranked 82 p4p, 215 weight class). Chomsli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tapout. On his way into the cage it seems that Lukas Chomsli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lukas Chomsli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Chomsli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsli moves out of range of the strikes.
Chacing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chomsli wants to get back to full guard.
Chomsli is pressing down on Chacing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chacing tries to free his leg and advance position but Chomsli is retaining full guard.
Chacing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chomsli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chomsli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomsli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chacing's guard.
Chomsli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chomsli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chacing is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chacing has escaped and now he's on top!
Chomsli managing to control the position.
Chomsli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Chomsli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chacing won't allow Chomsli to sweep him here.
Chacing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chomsli tries to get to full guard but Chacing has control of the leg.
Chacing not doing much here.
Chomsli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Chomsli keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chacing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chomsli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chomsli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chomsli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chacing won't allow Chomsli to sweep him here.
Chomsli keeping full guard, as Chacing tries to pass.
Chomsli is looking for a triangle but Chacing pushes his legs off easily.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
Chomsli 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.
Chomsli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing stopping the sweep attempt from Chomsli.
Chacing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chomsli is keeping the position for now.
Chomsli wants to sweep but no luck.
Chacing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chomsli is keeping the position for now.
Chacing trying to move into half guard but instead Chomsli has managed to sweep!
Chomsli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chacing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Chomsli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chomsli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chomsli trying to control but Chacing is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli cracks Chacing with a solid left hand.
Chomsli pushes down on Chacing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chacing is trying to get back to full guard.
Chomsli is pressing down on Chacing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chacing is holding on for now.
Chacing wants to improve his position but Chomsli is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chacing can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Chomsli.
Chomsli is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chomsli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chacing sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Chomsli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chacing misses with a few strikes there.
Chacing pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chomsli back to the cage. Chacing follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chacing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chomsli.
Chomsli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chacing working for submissions but it's allowed Chomsli to get to half guard.
Chacing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chacing is looking to control Chomsli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chacing avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsli wants to take a breather but Chacing is having none of it.
Chomsli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chacing is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing wants to get back to full guard.
Chomsli is looking for a kimura but Chacing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chomsli to get the leverage.
Chomsli is trying to control the action in half guard but Chacing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chomsli wants to work for an arm triangle but Chacing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chacing is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chacing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chomsli looking to sit in guard and control but Chacing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chomsli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chacing is aware though and is defending well.
Chomsli working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chomsli trying to keep a closed guard but Chacing is proving a slippery customer.
Chacing has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zenarals' House. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chomsli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chacing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Chomsli keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chomsli is on top in guard.
Lukas Chomsli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomsli distracts Chacing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chacing keeping moving, preventing Chomsli from controlling successfully.
Chacing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli working some strikes from top position.
Chomsli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chacing is looking to control Chomsli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chacing avoid being mounted?
Chomsli is looking to take a break and control but Chacing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chomsli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chomsli is looking for a kimura here.
Chomsli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chacing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing is staying active underneath Chomsli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chacing gets back to full guard.
Chacing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chomsli defends it easily.
Chomsli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chomsli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chacing's head.
Chacing working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chacing working for a triangle but Chomsli defends it easily.
Chomsli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Chomsli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chacing drives through and clinches with Chomsli against the cage.
Chomsli is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chacing can't fight it off and eventually Chomsli manages to take the fight to the floor. Chacing looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chacing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chomsli defends it easily.
Chacing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chomsli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chacing's guard.
Chacing trying to control from the bottom.
Chomsli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsli is trying to control. Chacing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chomsli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chacing can do to turn this around?
Chacing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomsli seems to be working for a kimura but Chacing defends the submission attempt.
Chomsli is looking for submissions but instead, Chacing has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli slips nicely into half guard.
Chomsli slips a nice elbow through Chacing's hands, connecting with Chacing's forehead.
Chomsli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chacing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chacing is still trying to improve position.
Chomsli wants to control but Chacing is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Chomsli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking for submissions off his back.
Chomsli is working for a submission of some sort.
Chomsli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chomsli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chomsli is trying to control. Chacing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chacing trying to control from the bottom.
Chomsli slips a nice elbow through Chacing's hands, connecting with Chacing's forehead.
Chomsli is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chacing!
A nice elbow there by Chomsli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli with a couple of short strikes.
Chacing is looking to get to half guard.
Chomsli working the ground and pound effectively.
Chacing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chomsli connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chomsli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chacing hang on?
Chomsli landing shots from mount.
Chomsli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chomsli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chacing is working to get back to half guard.
Chacing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chacing keeps trying to improve his position.
Chacing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chomsli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chomsli looking to control but Chacing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chomsli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chomsli is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chacing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chacing tries to hold on but Chomsli pushes him away.
Chomsli working Chacing over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Chomsli clearly takes 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.
Sloppy strikes from Chomsli. Those never looked like landing.
Chacing slips under a jab from Chomsli.
Chacing clinches with his opponent.
Chomsli has Chacing pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chomsli pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chacing tumbling to the mat - Chomsli dives into Chacing's guard.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chacing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chacing keeping moving, preventing Chomsli from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli wants to pass the guard but Chacing is keeping the position.
Chomsli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chacing's head.
Chomsli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chacing working for submissions but it's allowed Chomsli to get to half guard.
Chacing is looking to improve his position.
Chomsli lands with a punch from half guard.
Chacing is trying to get back to full guard.
Chacing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chacing is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing has hold of Chomsli's hands but Chomsli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chomsli is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chomsli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chacing!
Chacing in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chomsli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chomsli scoring with strikes but Chacing is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chomsli cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chomsli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chacing hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chacing tries to lock up and control but Chomsli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli wants to control the pace but Chacing is squirming around nicely.
Chomsli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chacing hang on?
Chacing gets back to half guard.
Chomsli wants to work for an arm triangle but Chacing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chomsli passes to side control.
Chomsli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chacing keeps working.
Chacing looking for a sweep but Chomsli has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Chomsli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chomsli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli wants to control the pace but Chacing is squirming around nicely.
Chomsli landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Chomsli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chacing is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chomsli goes for an armbar but Chacing turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chacing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chacing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chacing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chomsli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chacing tries to free his leg and advance position but Chomsli is retaining full guard.
Chacing stopping the sweep attempt from Chomsli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Chomsli had his way with Chace Chacing in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Chacing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomsli.
Chacing lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Chacing misses its intended target.
Chomsli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chacing tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chomsli is in Chacing's guard.
Chacing is trying to control the position but Chomsli postures up.
Chomsli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chomsli advances position into side control!
Chomsli just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chacing sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli is nestled in close to Chacing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chomsli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chacing!
Chacing can't escape the position.
Chacing taking shots to the head.
Chomsli is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chacing has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chomsli lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chomsli tries to control but Chacing wriggling away.
Chomsli jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chacing manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chomsli moves into full mount!
Chomsli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chomsli scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chacing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chomsli wants to control the pace but Chacing is squirming around nicely.
Chacing wants to control but Chomsli is having none of it.
Chace Chacing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli lands a heavy elbow.
Chacing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chomsli with the ground and pound from mount.
Chomsli working Chacing over with strikes here.
Chomsli wants to control the pace but Chacing is squirming around nicely.
Chomsli postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chacing looks a forlorn figure.
Chacing is rocked!
It looks like Chace Chacing has been cut.
BOOM! Chomsli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chacing is still in real trouble! Can Chomsli finish him?
Chomsli controlling the position easily from mount.
Chomsli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chacing is looking to get to half guard.
Chacing gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli is nestled in close to Chacing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chacing has hold of Chomsli's hands but Chomsli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsli is working for a submission of some sort.
Chomsli has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Chacing defend it? Chomsli steps over the head and cranks it - Chacing is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chomsli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukas Chomsli!
Lukas Chomsli retains his welterweight title!
Lukas Chomsli managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Nutrition 160Q $100 w/ Proof, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lev Davidovitch Bronstein (ranked 706 p4p, 1901 weight class) and Tom Boaler (ranked 29 p4p, 37 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lev Davidovitch Bronstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronstein defends well and Boaler ends up having to push Bronstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boaler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boaler shoots for a double leg takedown but Bronstein sprawls well. He's pushed Boaler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bronstein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boaler is fending him off so far but Bronstein persists. Nope, Boaler circles away and we're back to standing.
Boaler feints the counter takedown.
Boaler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronstein swivels and escapes.
Lev Davidovitch Bronstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Boaler.
Boaler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bronstein to the mat! Bronstein manages to get full guard.
Boaler trying to control but Bronstein is working from the bottom.
Boaler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronstein is keeping the position for now.
Bronstein pulls Boaler in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boaler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronstein is keeping the position for now.
Bronstein wants to stand and escape but Boaler is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boaler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronstein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronstein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bronstein looking to sit in guard and control but Boaler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bronstein keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronstein is retaining full guard.
Boaler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bronstein's guard.
Bronstein is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at UnderGround Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boaler is working for a kimura but Bronstein is defending it quite comfortably.
Bronstein wants to get back to his feet.
Bronstein is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler is trying to work for a kimura but Bronstein is defending well.
Boaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bronstein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronstein is concentrating on defense, preventing Boaler from advancing position.
Boaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bronstein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaler is trying to control the action in half guard but Bronstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bronstein is controlling Boaler's trapped leg to prevent Boaler from advancing to side control.
Boaler trying to control the action but Bronstein is working from the bottom.
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.
Boaler is pressing down on Bronstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bronstein is holding on for now.
Boaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boaler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bronstein sees it coming and defends easily.
Boaler wants to pass the guard but Bronstein is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronstein desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boaler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bronstein's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Boaler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boaler dives in for a single leg takedown but Bronstein sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tom Boaler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronstein shoots in for a double leg but Boaler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boaler gets a double leg takedown into Bronstein's guard.
Bronstein wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bronstein keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
Boaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boaler forces his way into half guard.
Boaler tries to pass to full mount but Bronstein defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler is still trying to improve position.
Bronstein is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronstein kicks off Boaler and gets to his feet.
Boaler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bronstein is trying to defend but Boaler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bronstein keeping control of the position.
Boaler trying to mount his opponent but Bronstein defends it.
Boaler wants to control but Bronstein is keeping him busy.
Boaler is stalling here. Bronstein is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boaler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bronstein has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronstein working away.
Bronstein grinds an elbow into Boaler's temple.
A control attempt from Boaler but he's now mounted!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bronstein looking to finish Boaler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boaler!
Bronstein with the ground and pound from mount.
Boaler tries to reverse the position but Bronstein maintains control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A nice elbow there by Bronstein.
Boaler tries to reverse the position but Bronstein maintains control.
Bronstein breaks from Boaler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boaler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boaler is rocked!
Bronstein postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Boaler out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Bronstein goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lev Davidovitch Bronstein!
Lev Davidovitch Bronstein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Boaler (ranked 1353 p4p, 882 weight class) and Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 179 p4p, 120 weight class). Ivan Izquierdo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Boaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Izquierdo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler clinches with his opponent.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Izquierdo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Izquierdo has a couple of punches blocked by Boaler.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Izquierdo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izquierdo has Boaler pressed against the cage.
Boaler gets control of Izquierdo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boaler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Izquierdo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boaler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boaler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Izquierdo defends well.
Izquierdo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo trying to control but Boaler is working from the bottom.
Boaler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izquierdo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Izquierdo is aware though and is defending well.
Izquierdo tries to free his leg and advance position but Boaler is retaining full guard.
Izquierdo trying to control the position from guard on top but Boaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boaler has his foot on Izquierdo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Izquierdo works his way back into a safe position though.
Boaler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Izquierdo is aware though and is defending well.
Izquierdo is stalling in the full guard.
Boaler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izquierdo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izquierdo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler tries to improve position but can't.
Izquierdo decides to stand back up.
Izquierdo scores with a body shot.
Boaler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Boaler misses
and Izquierdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izquierdo misses with a wild body shot.
Boaler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boaler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izquierdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boaler tries to clinch up.
Boaler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izquierdo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Izquierdo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izquierdo.
Boaler moves into the clinch successfully.
Boaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Izquierdo walks away with a smile on his face. Boaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boaler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Izquierdo counter with a right hand.
Jonathan Boaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izquierdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Izquierdo counter with a right hand.
Izquierdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaler forces Izquierdo back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Izquierdo.
Izquierdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaler controls his hands.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Izquierdo breaks the clinch.
Izquierdo checks a low kick from Boaler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Izquierdo. Beautiful body shot.
Boaler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Izquierdo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boaler avoids the body shot from Izquierdo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boaler is defended easily by Izquierdo.
Izquierdo throws a shot to the body.
Boaler throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Izquierdo 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.
Boaler throws a head kick but Izquierdo moves out of range.
Boaler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izquierdo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boaler with a body shot.
Izquierdo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boaler.
Nice takedown defense from Izquierdo. No joy for Boaler on that attempt.
Izquierdo throws out a counter right but Boaler avoids it with no problem.
Boaler moves into range and clinches up with Izquierdo.
Izquierdo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izquierdo tries to break the clinch but Boaler is controlling the position.
Boaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Izquierdo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo misses the shot to the body.
Izquierdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boaler throws a body kick that misses
and Izquierdo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boaler thinking.
Izquierdo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Izquierdo throws a right and a left that Boaler avoids nicely.
No luck for Boaler with that takedown attempt.
Izquierdo lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivan Izquierdo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Izquierdo misses.
Izquierdo throws a jab when Boaler was well out of range.
Izquierdo misses with a looping left.
Izquierdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaler doesn't manage to clinch there - Izquierdo circles away.
Boaler throws a body kick that misses
and Izquierdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler throws a wild body kick that Izquierdo sees coming a mile off.
Boaler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaler moves to clinch but Izquierdo breaks away
and Izquierdo counters with a crisp one two that drops Boaler! Izquierdo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boaler to his feet! Boaler is in big trouble!
 Boaler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boaler clinches with his opponent.
Oh Boaler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boaler jumps guard but Izquierdo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boaler jumps guard.
Izquierdo looking to sit in guard and control but Boaler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boaler seems to have got his legs back now.
Izquierdo controls Boaler momentarily but Boaler frees himself.
Izquierdo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boaler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izquierdo keeping full guard, as Boaler tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Izquierdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izquierdo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jonathan Boaler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izquierdo keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
Boaler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Izquierdo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boaler has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Izquierdo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boaler is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Izquierdo pulls down on the head and he's put Boaler to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ivan Izquierdo!
Ivan Izquierdo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ivan Izquierdo 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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