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WCF 46: Khabib vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mo Pierre (ranked 3860 p4p, 4770 weight class) and Dima Williams (ranked 475 p4p, 546 weight class). Dima Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 Montreal, Mo Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Williams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pierre is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams moves to clinch but Pierre breaks away
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams pushes Pierre off but Pierre dives into side control.
Williams tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre has isolated one of Williams's arms. Williams looking to fight him off but Pierre twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mo Pierre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Jackson (ranked 4772 p4p, 23895 weight class) and Bjorn Fjorn (ranked 468 p4p, 591 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The World is Yours. Fjorn has chosen Slow Chemical as his entrance music. Tyrell Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Fjorn!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fjorn wants to stand back up but Jackson manages to pass into side control.
Fjorn wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Fjorn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fjorn looking for submissions off his back.
Fjorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fjorn's head.
Fjorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Fjorn dodges it nicely.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Fjorn's head.
Fjorn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is in close to Fjorn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fjorn looking to control.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fjorn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Fjorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Fjorn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fjorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Fjorn is keeping the position.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fjorn's head.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fjorn controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Fjorn to sweep him here.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fjorn, up you get!
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fjorn is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson cracks Fjorn with a solid left hand.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fjorn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fjorn swivels and escapes.
Fjorn shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fjorn sprawling to the canvas. Jackson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fjorn hang on?
 Fjorn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjorn taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Fjorn is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson scores with a big shot! Fjorn's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Fjorn! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrell Jackson!
Tyrell Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 3007 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Matt Barnes (ranked 332 p4p, 289 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, 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!
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Claw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Claw avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Claw throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Claw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Claw misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claw.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Claw tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Claw back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Claw throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Claw should have avoided that one.
 Claw is rocked!
Barnes moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Claw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that knocks Claw silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Barnes is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Barnes!
Matt Barnes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Jensen (ranked 6177 p4p, 23373 weight class) and Hiroshi Papo (ranked 233 p4p, 268 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo has his takedown stuffed
and Jensen counters with a series of strikes. Papo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Papo has a takedown stuffed.
Papo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Papo thows a huge punch but Jensen dodges it nicely.
My spies in Advanced Fitness Inc. inform me that Papo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jensen wants to get back to his feet.
Papo is thwarting Jensen's attempts to control the position.
Jensen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo content to control rather than advance.
Jensen throws a strike from the bottom but Papo passes into side control!
Jensen is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Papo misses with the ground and pound.
Jensen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee asks Papo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Papo prefers to stall for the moment though.
It looks like Papo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Papo working the ground and pound.
Papo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jensen trying to control but Papo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Jensen trying to control the action but Papo just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen is trying to get back to his feet but Papo has full control of the position and if anything, Jensen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jensen doesn't escape.
Papo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Papo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Papo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Papo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Papo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jensen quickly recovers to half guard.
Jensen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Papo content to stall in guard here.
Jensen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to keep Papo in close.
Jensen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Papo controls the pace.
Jensen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Papo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Papo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Jensen has a takedown stuffed.
Papo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jensen counters with a two punch combo.
Papo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jensen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Papo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jensen is in Papo's guard.
Papo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Papo keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen won't allow Papo to sweep him here.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jensen slips nicely into half guard.
Jensen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Papo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Papo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
A lull in the action here as Papo stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is not content to let Papo control the position.
Hiroshi Papo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Papo staying calm.
Jensen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Papo trying to control the action but Jensen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to bench press Papo off him but Papo keeps the position.
Jensen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Jensen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jensen tries to bench press Papo off him but Papo keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Papo stalls from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Jens Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Papo.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt - Papo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Papo keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo goes for a double leg but Jensen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jensen continues to drive forward.
Papo avoids the head kick by Jensen.
Jensen moves to clinch but Papo breaks away
and Papo counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jens Jensen 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jensen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Papo.
Jensen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jensen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jensen.
Jensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jens Jensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jensen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Papo to see if he's OK.
Papo struggling a bit here.
Jensen wants to control but Papo is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
Papo is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Papo tries to buck Jensen off but Jensen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jensen controls the position.
Papo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jensen.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Papo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jensen decides to stand back up. Jensen steps back and let's Papo get back to his feet.
Jensen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen dives in for a single leg takedown but Papo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Papo misses with a takedown
and Jensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Papo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jensen moves into the clinch successfully.
Papo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papo.
Papo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papo sprawls well. Papo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papo is defended easily by Jensen.
Papo shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Papo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papo tries to keep at a distance but Jensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Papo goes for a takedown attempt but Jensen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jensen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jensen gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jensen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Jensen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norris Chow (ranked 6480 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Zackmarius Tacktheritrix (ranked 479 p4p, 378 weight class). Zackmarius Tacktheritrix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zackmarius Tacktheritrix!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tacktheritrix's guard.
Tacktheritrix wants to improve his position but instead Chow has moved into half guard.
Tacktheritrix wants to control but Chow is keeping busy.
Tacktheritrix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tacktheritrix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chow prevents Tacktheritrix from improving his position.
Tacktheritrix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chow scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow is looking to stall here but Tacktheritrix recovers full guard.
Chow stopping the sweep attempt from Tacktheritrix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tacktheritrix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chow looking to pass the guard.
Tacktheritrix 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.
Tacktheritrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chow defends it easily.
Tacktheritrix trying to keep a closed guard but Chow is proving a slippery customer.
Tacktheritrix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tacktheritrix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Chow content to stall in guard here.
Tacktheritrix pulls Chow in close to prevent any damage.
Tacktheritrix 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tacktheritrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tacktheritrix looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix is looking for a sweep. Chow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tacktheritrix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chow is working away from the top position though.
Tacktheritrix tries to roll over but Chow keeps him under control.
Tacktheritrix trying to get back to full guard but Chow takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Chow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chow controlling the position easily from mount.
Chow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tacktheritrix is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tacktheritrix tries to lock up and control but Chow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tacktheritrix keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tacktheritrix is still trying to improve position.
Chow controlling his opponent.
Chow misses with a head shot.
Tacktheritrix keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tacktheritrix wants to hold on but Chow pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tacktheritrix manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tacktheritrix actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norris Chow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tacktheritrix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chow did well to prevent Tacktheritrix getting side control.
Tacktheritrix wants to take a breather but Chow is having none of it.
Chow is looking to improve his position.
Tacktheritrix 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.
Chow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacktheritrix can do to turn this around?
Chow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacktheritrix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tacktheritrix advances to mount.
Chow regains half guard.
Chow is trying to get back to full guard.
Chow trying to control from the bottom.
Tacktheritrix wants to control but Chow is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tacktheritrix prevents Chow from improving his position.
Tacktheritrix is trying to work for a kimura but Chow is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chow!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow regains half guard.
Chow gets full guard.
Chow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tacktheritrix 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.
Chow 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix passes into half guard.
Tacktheritrix seems to be working for a kimura but Chow defends the submission attempt.
Chow trying to control but Tacktheritrix postures up.
Tacktheritrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Chow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chow wants to control but Tacktheritrix is keeping busy.
Norris Chow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tacktheritrix 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.
Tacktheritrix is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Tacktheritrix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tacktheritrix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tacktheritrix is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackmarius Tacktheritrix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tacktheritrix misses with a takedown
and Chow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tacktheritrix drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chow keeping full guard, as Tacktheritrix tries to pass.
Chow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tacktheritrix is one step ahead there.
Chow is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tacktheritrix has his hands clasped together but Chow extends and breaks Tacktheritrix's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Chow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norris Chow!
Our winner, Norris Chow, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rambo (ranked 3758 p4p, 22878 weight class) and Tom Davis (ranked 371 p4p, 518 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Davis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis digs a right hand into Rambo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rambo's gas tank.
Rambo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rambo regains guard immediately.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rambo pulls Davis in close to his closed guard and prevents Davis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Rambo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Rambo!
Rambo prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davis, up you get!
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rambo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rambo blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Rambo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Davis thows a huge punch but Rambo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rambo.
Davis being controlled here momentarily.
Davis stops Rambo from standing up.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rambo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rambo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis pushes Rambo up against the cage in a clinch.
Rambo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rambo is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis is trying to trip Rambo. He has hold of a leg but Rambo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rambo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis darts in and clinches Rambo up against the cage.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Rambo pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Rambo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Rambo in a clinch.
Davis has picked Rambo up - he's going for a ride! Davis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rambo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Davis is on him like a limpet, forcing Rambo back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rambo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rambo has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rambo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo prevents Davis from standing back up.
Rambo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rambo.
We've been hearing that Rambo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Rambo is controlling him well.
Rambo is looking for a kimura here.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Rambo is controlling him well.
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.
Rambo wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Rambo is controlling him well.
Rambo stands up out of the half guard.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rambo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rambo tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rambo drops back down to his feet.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Jon Rambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rambo, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rambo kicks off Davis and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rambo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rambo has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Rambo working a defensive guard here.
Rambo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Rambo has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rambo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Rambo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadeep Singh (ranked 1897 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Dale Benderson (ranked 266 p4p, 461 weight class). Yadeep Singh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yadeep Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh throws a series of punches but Benderson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Benderson down.
Benderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Benderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh lands a left and a right that sends Benderson crashing to the canvas! Singh dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benderson on the ground.
Benderson regains half guard.
Benderson moves into full guard.
Benderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to stand but Benderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benderson has Singh pulled in close to control his posture.
Singh postures up.
Benderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Singh stands and steps away. Benderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh clinches.
Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh's waist but Singh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benderson off to one side.
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Singh drops Benderson with a left right combo! Singh follows him down to the ground into side control.
Benderson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson stops Singh from passing to mount.
Benderson is still in real trouble! Can Singh finish him?
Singh just content to control the position.
Benderson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Singh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is trying to escape the mount.
Benderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benderson tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benderson reaches up to try and control the position but Singh seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Benderson rolls and tries to escape and now Singh has his back!
Benderson wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yadeep Singh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Benderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Singh to the mat! Singh manages to get full guard.
Benderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Benderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Benderson wants to pass to mount but Singh is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Benderson manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson controlling his opponent.
Singh tries to hold on but Benderson postures up.
Benderson wants to control the pace but Singh is squirming around nicely.
Benderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Benderson content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Singh has worked his arm free - good work by Singh!
Benderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet.
Benderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Benderson tries to move to mount but Singh blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Benderson.
Benderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Singh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Singh prevents Benderson from moving into mount.
Singh tries to escape but Benderson is in control.
Singh throws Benderson to one side and escapes!
Singh lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dale Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Singh rushes Benderson with punches - Benderson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Benderson goes down! Singh follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yadeep Singh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Turunen (ranked 813 p4p, 1394 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 105 p4p, 176 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Turunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zwirn taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turunen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turunen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zwirn backwards.
Turunen tries for a takedown. No joy.
A bit of stalling here from Turunen.
Zwirn scores with a hook to the body.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwirn struggles to land a body shot inside as Turunen controls his hands.
Zwirn stalls.
Zwirn stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen tries a body shot but Zwirn blocks it.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Turunen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turunen's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Turunen 's eye.
Zwirn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Zwirn.
It looks like Julius Turunen has been cut.
Turunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Turunen to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turunen.
Turunen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zwirn throws a punch but it's blocked by Turunen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zwirn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zwirn misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Turunen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zwirn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turunen.
Turunen tries to score a body lock takedown but Zwirn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turunen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn.
Turunen manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn throws out a loose jab but Turunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turunen or perhaps it was just good defense by Zwirn, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Turunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zwirn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zwirn.
Zwirn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turunen manages to avoid it.
Turunen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Turunen.
Zwirn lands a glancing blow to the side of Turunen's head.
Zwirn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zwirn throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
Zwirn clinches up against the cage.
Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwirn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turunen's brow.
Turunen blocks the elbow strike.
Turunen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zwirn controlling the action here for a moment.
Turunen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turunen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn.
Turunen blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zwirn.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Turunen shrugs off.
Zwirn digs a right hand underneath Turunen's ribcage. Turunen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Zwirn keeps control of Turunen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turunen pushes Zwirn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turunen takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Turunen fails to land.
Turunen dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn keeps control of Turunen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turunen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zwirn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwirn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zwirn misses with a looping left.
Zwirn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zwirn throws the left hand but Turunen avoids the punch easily.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwirn is just out of range.
Zwirn throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
It looked like Turunen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zwirn.
Turunen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Zwirn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Turunen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zwirn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zwirn.
Zwirn scores with a nice strike.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turunen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turunen works Zwirn's body with a nice hook.
Turunen looks for a takedown but Zwirn sprawls well.
Zwirn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Turunen counter with a right hand.
Turunen looking to score a takedown here. Zwirn is defending well but Turunen drives through and ends up in Zwirn's guard.
Turunen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zwirn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zwirn looking to control.
Turunen wants to pass the guard but Zwirn is keeping the position.
Turunen 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.
Turunen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zwirn has wrist control.
Turunen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen distracts Zwirn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zwirn wants to control the position but Turunen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Turunen working Zwirn over with strikes.
Zwirn is trying to stand back up but Turunen is controlling him
Turunen is taking a breather. Zwirn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turunen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zwirn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turunen working Zwirn over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen controlling the action here.
Turunen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zwirn trying to control here.
Turunen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zwirn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turunen content to control rather than advance.
Turunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Zwirn is trying to maintain the position but Turunen is very close to passing his half guard.
Zwirn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turunen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Turunen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turunen working Zwirn over with strikes.
Turunen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turunen is nestled in close to Zwirn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turunen trying to control the pace.
Zwirn regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn is looking to stand up but Turunen isn't so interested in that idea.
Turunen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turunen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turunen postures up and lands a big shot to Zwirn's brow.
Turunen landing some decent shots from guard.
Turunen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turunen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zwirn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turunen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turunen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Turunen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Turunen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zwirn is looking to clinch but Turunen is avoiding it.
Turunen misses with a straight left.
Turunen lands an overhand right.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen thuds a left hand into Zwirn's body.
Zwirn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Zwirn looks to land a right hand but Turunen moved out of range.
Turunen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zwirn.
Zwirn misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Turunen - just one landing.
Turunen moves out of range as Zwirn strikes.
Turunen feints and as Zwirn raises his hands in defense, Turunen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Turunen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Turunen works over Zwirn with some ground and pound from guard.
Zwirn being controlled here, momentarily.
Turunen distracts Zwirn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turunen is controlling him.
Turunen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turunen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turunen lands a couple of digs.
Zwirn wants to stand but Turunen is controlling the position.
Turunen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zwirn's head.
Julius Turunen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turunen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turunen pushes down on Zwirn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turunen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwirn's head.
Nice strikes from Turunen there.
Turunen not doing much here.
Turunen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zwirn defending well though.
Turunen trying to control the pace.
Zwirn looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turunen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zwirn controlling the position well.
Turunen is taking a breather. Zwirn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turunen wants to pass the guard but Zwirn is defending well.
Turunen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Turunen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Turunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turunen lands with a punch from half guard.
Zwirn pushes Turunen off looking to stand but Turunen dives back in and keeps control.
Turunen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turunen working over Zwirn with some ground and pound. Zwirn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Turunen.
Zwirn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Turunen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turunen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Turunen!
After winning the bout, Julius Turunen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 1195 p4p, 1926 weight class) and Lucky Lévesque (ranked 148 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mulder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose yourself. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Niek Mulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Lévesque !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, 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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lévesque .
Mulder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lévesque goes for a double leg but Mulder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mulder continues to drive forward.
Mulder shoots for a double leg takedown but Lévesque sprawls well. He's pushed Mulder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mulder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lévesque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mulder defends it well.
Mulder dives in and grabs Lévesque 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lévesque pushes down on Mulder's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder throws a jab but it's blocked by Lévesque .
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into Mulder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mulder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lévesque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mulder wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Lévesque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mulder trying to control the position.
Mulder pulls Lévesque in close to prevent any damage.
Mulder trying to keep a closed guard but Lévesque is proving a slippery customer.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mulder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lévesque is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lévesque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mulder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mulder wants to pass to mount but Lévesque is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque is looking to escape.
Mulder wants to take a breather but Lévesque is having none of it.
Lévesque is trying to stand up here but Mulder is controlling him well.
Mulder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mulder wants to take a breather but Lévesque is having none of it.
Lévesque gets back to full guard.
Mulder won't allow Lévesque to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lévesque is on top in guard.
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder working a defensive guard here.
Mulder has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lévesque has passed into side control.
Mulder tries to buck Lévesque off but Lévesque is having none of it.
Mulder is not content to let Lévesque control the position.
Mulder is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque working the ground and pound.
Lévesque has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mulder tries to lock up and control but Lévesque gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lévesque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Lévesque 's lack of action.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mulder keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque is taking a breather. Mulder says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lévesque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mulder is defended easily by Lévesque .
Mulder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lévesque shoots for a double leg takedown but Mulder sprawls well. He's pushed Lévesque 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lévesque gets caught napping as Mulder dives in and scores a takedown. Lévesque manages to retain guard.
Lévesque has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mulder is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is trying to trip Mulder. He has hold of a leg but Mulder is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lévesque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Mulder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lévesque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Mulder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mulder being controlled here, momentarily.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lévesque manages to get himself to full guard.
Lévesque keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Lévesque wants to stand and escape but Mulder is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lévesque is looking to stand up but Mulder isn't so interested in that idea.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lévesque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lévesque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lévesque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulder's guard.
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Lévesque works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lévesque is thwarting Mulder's attempts to control the position.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder is looking to control Lévesque 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mulder avoid being mounted?
Lévesque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lévesque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mulder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mulder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lévesque is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mulder wants to improve his position but Lévesque is controlling well.
Mulder gets full guard.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Lévesque from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mulder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lévesque keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mulder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Lévesque from controlling successfully.
Lévesque preventing the sweep.
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position.
Mulder controls Lévesque momentarily but Lévesque frees himself.
Mulder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lévesque manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lévesque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque is looking to stand up but Mulder isn't so interested in that idea.
Mulder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mulder trying to control the action but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet.
Lévesque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lévesque won't allow Mulder to pass to mount.
Mulder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lévesque is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mulder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lévesque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mulder shoots in and drives through. Lévesque sprawls well.
Lévesque changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lévesque tries to avoid it but Mulder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lévesque to the ground. Lévesque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lévesque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mulder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mulder momentarily.
Mulder fails to land the takedown.
Mulder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mulder won't be happy with that.
Lévesque landing strikes.
Mulder sneaks back into half guard.
Lévesque is pressing down on Mulder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mulder is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
Mulder is not content to let Lévesque control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Niek Mulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulder wants to get back to his feet.
Mulder is looking for a sweep. Lévesque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Mulder is having none of it.
Mulder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mulder is trying to control the position but Lévesque postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque advances to half guard.
Mulder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lévesque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Lévesque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lévesque has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lévesque !
An out of breath and clearly excited Lucky Lévesque thanked Cayman Islands Clothiers for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 194 p4p, 553 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 28 p4p, 71 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Dagestan (Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Nurmagomedov misses
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Nurmagomedov keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nurmagomedov cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurmagomedov gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Nurmagomedov manages to retain guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmagomedov is keeping the position for now.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Nurmagomedov defends it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been hearing good reports from Nurmagomedov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Nurmagomedov is a slippery customer.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Nurmagomedov is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Gracie right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to roll but Nurmagomedov sticks to his back.
Nurmagomedov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gracie's body.
Gracie tries to escape but Nurmagomedov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov biding his time, controlling Gracie.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nurmagomedov showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurmagomedov is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurmagomedov is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagomedov works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Nurmagomedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the position but Nurmagomedov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nurmagomedov prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Nurmagomedov holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nurmagomedov smiles and moves away.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Nurmagomedov.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Nurmagomedov didn't expect that.
Nurmagomedov keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nurmagomedov quickly recovers to half guard.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nurmagomedov defends it well.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Nurmagomedov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nurmagomedov.
Gracie has hold of Nurmagomedov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nurmagomedov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie fails to advance to Nurmagomedov's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmagomedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nurmagomedov defends it nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nurmagomedov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Nurmagomedov has mounted him!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nurmagomedov has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace for now.
Gracie tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov controlling from mount.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie is looking to control Nurmagomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Nurmagomedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Gracie wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nurmagomedov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had his way with Kron Gracie in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nurmagomedov moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nurmagomedov gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nurmagomedov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nurmagomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov misses with some punches.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Nurmagomedov holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a body punch.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gracie blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie jumps guard but Nurmagomedov stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nurmagomedov smiles and moves away.
Nurmagomedov rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Nurmagomedov lands an uppercut.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Gracie jumps guard but Nurmagomedov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmagomedov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Khabib Nurmagomedov 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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