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C4 XXVII - Abner vs. Pwent PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malaya Zemlya (ranked 3552 p4p, 23822 weight class) and Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 457 p4p, 719 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malaya Zemlya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemlya throws a one two combo.
Zemlya slips under a jab from Mammadov.
Mammadov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zemlya connects with a nice looking jab.
Zemlya misses with a hook to the body
and Mammadov counters with a thumping low kick.
Zemlya throws a lazy uppercut
and Mammadov counters with a straight right hand.
Zemlya throws a lazy uppercut
and Mammadov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mammadov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mammadov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zemlya.
Zemlya 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.
Zemlya looks to throw the jab but Mammadov is out of range.
Mammadov throws out a counter right but Zemlya avoids it with no problem.
Zemlya scores with a jab. Mammadov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Mammadov misses.
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!
Mammadov is looking to clinch but Zemlya is avoiding it.
Mammadov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zemlya missing with a left hand there. Mammadov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zemlya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemlya misses with a straight left.
Mammadov moves out of range as Zemlya strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mammadov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Zemlya. Beautiful body shot.
Zemlya misses with a body punch
and Mammadov counters with a leg kick.
Zemlya punishes Mammadov's body with a nice straight punch.
Zemlya misses with a straight right.
A big left from Zemlya misses.
Zemlya throws an off balance right hand
and Mammadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zemlya throws a poor cross that misses
and Mammadov counters with a leg kick.
Zemlya misses with a shot to the body
and Zemlya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemlya throws a right hand that misses
and Mammadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mammadov ducks under a wild hook from Zemlya.
Mammadov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mammadov takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemlya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zemlya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mammadov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mammadov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zemlya misses with a lunging right hand
and Mammadov counters with a nice body shot.
Zemlya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mammadov counters with a leg kick.
Mammadov connects with a body shot that sends Zemlya's belly button to the back.
Zemlya 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.
Zemlya looks to land a right hand but Mammadov moved out of range.
Zemlya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zemlya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mammadov.
Nice shot lands for Mammadov.
Zemlya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mammadov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malaya Zemlya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mammadov misses.
Zemlya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mammadov takes a swing at Zemlya's ribcage but misses.
Mammadov drops Zemlya with a big left hand and mounts him. Zemlya is in big trouble!
 Zemlya is rocked!
Mammadov swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yusuf Mammadov!
After the fight, Yusuf Mammadov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Larsen (ranked 4185 p4p, 6846 weight class) and Roger Daly (ranked 502 p4p, 672 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Daly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daly lands with a nice body punch.
Daly walks into a left hand.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daly.
Daly feints the counter takedown.
Daly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daly scrambles back to his feet.
Daly moves into the clinch successfully.
Daly stalling against the cage.
Larsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Larsen.
Daly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Larsen presses Daly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsen.
Larsen misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Daly has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Daly.
Larsen managing to block the knees to the body from Daly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daly misses with a knee strike.
Larsen looking to throw knees to the head but Daly is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larsen obliges.
A short uppercut from Larsen.
Daly has Larsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Larsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Larsen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alfred Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Daly.
Daly misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Larsen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Daly slowing the pace effectively.
Daly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daly backwards.
Daly throws a head punch that misses.
Daly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daly blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsen landing knees to the body.
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!
Larsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Larsen is leaning against Daly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daly looks winded!
Daly stalling in the clinch but Larsen improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsen.
Daly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Larsen prevents it.
Larsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daly missing with knees to the body.
Larsen with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Roger Daly has been cut.
Larsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Larsen.
Larsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsen stalling the fight.
Daly is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daly blocks it with crossed arms.
Daly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Larsen.
Daly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsen blocks an uppercut.
Larsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsen scores with a knee to the head.
Larsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Larsen managing to block the knees to the body from Daly.
Daly tries a body shot but Larsen blocks it.
Daly misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daly's face.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
Daly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsen pushes Daly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsen with a knee to the head.
Larsen connects with a knee to the head.
Larsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsen lands with a light punch inside.
Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daly tries a body shot but Larsen blocks it.
Larsen blocks a body shot from Daly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Larsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Daly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daly swinging wildly here.
Daly misses with a takedown attempt - Larsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larsen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daly just manages to avoid it.
Larsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larsen lands a nice hook to Daly's body. Daly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daly just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen cracks Daly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daly instigates a clinch.
Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsen is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daly wants a takedown but no success here.
Larsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daly can do to turn this around?
Daly tries to land a knee to the head but Larsen blocks with his arms.
Daly throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsen'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Daly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daly.
A left hand lands to the body for Larsen.
Daly throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsen.
Daly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Larsen.
Daly is breathing heavily.
Larsen misses with a knee strike.
Larsen landing knees to the head.
Larsen scores with a shot to the side of Daly's head.
A short right from Larsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daly backwards.
Daly missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Larsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsen cracks Daly with a nice body shot.
Larsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Larsen.
Alfred Larsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daly is looking for a takedown.
Alfred Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Daly.
Still in the clinch, Larsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larsen obliges.
Larsen lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Larsen.
Daly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Larsen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Daly won't want to take too many of those.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Larsen.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but Daly blocks it.
Larsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daly backwards.
Larsen crunches a lovely knee into Daly's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daly backwards.
Larsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daly misses with a punch to the body.
Daly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daly up against the cage.
Larsen drops Daly with a big knee straight up the middle! Daly is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Daly is rocked!
Larsen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Daly's defenses. It connects perfectly with Daly's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfred Larsen!
In his post fight interview, Alfred Larsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pikel Bouldershoulder (ranked 5538 p4p, 4644 weight class) and Nelson Roumain (ranked 608 p4p, 553 weight class). Roumain has chosen Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$ as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pikel Bouldershoulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouldershoulder throws a lazy head kick
and Roumain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Pikel Bouldershoulder has been cut.
Bouldershoulder walks into a jab.
No joy there for Roumain , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bouldershoulder misses with a combination
letting Roumain counter with a right hand.
Bouldershoulder is rocked!
Roumain throws a right hand that Bouldershoulder ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouldershoulder also avoids with ease.
Oh Bouldershoulder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouldershoulder shoots and misses
letting Roumain counter with a right hand.
Roumain throws a jab when Bouldershoulder was well out of range.
Bouldershoulder misses with a hook
and Roumain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bouldershoulder's knee momentarily.
Bouldershoulder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bouldershoulder seems to have got his legs back now.
Bouldershoulder misses with a shot to the body
and Roumain counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roumain cracks Bouldershoulder with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Roumain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bouldershoulder to stand back up!
Roumain pounces like a tiger and cracks Bouldershoulder with a vicious hook! Bouldershoulder is down but not out! Roumain follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nelson Roumain !
A pretty intense looking Nelson Roumain took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Carosella (ranked 3602 p4p, 3979 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 397 p4p, 435 weight class). The key to victory for Guido Carosella has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carosella ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carosella enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carosella manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Carosella manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Carosella manages to break the clinch.
Carosella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carosella cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carosella lands a left and a right that sends Thompson crashing to the canvas! Carosella dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
Carosella can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Carosella has control of Thompson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thompson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carosella fails to advance to Thompson's back.
Thompson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carosella working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Carosella'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.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carosella prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Carosella is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Carosella content to control rather than advance.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
Carosella is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carosella seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Carosella is controlling well.
Carosella wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Carosella prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Carosella is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carosella prevents Thompson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carosella is taking a breather. Thompson 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carosella seems to be looking for submissions.
Carosella is looking for a kimura here.
Carosella 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.
Carosella trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carosella looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carosella as he jumps to the side.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carosella takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Carosella scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Carosella against the cage.
Thompson has Carosella pressed against the cage, preventing Carosella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carosella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carosella is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Carosella circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carosella went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Carosella gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Guido Carosella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guido Carosella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Carosella avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carosella fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carosella misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carosella's defenses.
It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Carosella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carosella tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Carosella is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carosella breaks the clinch.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carosella circles away.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carosella smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guido Carosella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Carosella circles away.
Carosella connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson tries to move into range but Carosella moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carosella lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson ducks straight into an uppercut from Carosella and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Thompson manages to regain guard straight away.
Carosella trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carosella trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carosella is stalling in the full guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Carosella tries to pass.
Carosella trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carosella advances to half guard.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carosella wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Thompson is controlling Carosella's trapped leg to prevent Carosella from advancing to side control.
Thompson tries to roll over but Carosella keeps him under control.
Thompson is holding on to half guard well.
Carosella perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carosella is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Carosella is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carosella is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Carosella is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Thompson has his hands clasped together around Carosella's back. He's all about the action.
Carosella moves nicely into side control.
Carosella working away.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carosella is trying to get an arm triangle but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Carosella keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Thompson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Thompson tries to improve his position but Carosella has taken his back! Carosella has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Thompson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Carosella pushes Thompson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guido Carosella!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Makarov (ranked 2663 p4p, 2838 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 304 p4p, 322 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makarov throws out the jab.
Makarov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Makarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makarov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Makarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ferguson.
Makarov swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Makarov sets himself, and Ferguson steps forward looking for the clinch! Makarov avoids it this time.
Makarov tries to clinch up but Ferguson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Makarov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Makarov throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Makarov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Makarov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Makarov is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Makarov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makarov seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Makarov keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to sit in guard and control but Makarov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson can't keep his opponent in guard - Makarov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Makarov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Makarov tries to pass to full mount but Ferguson defends it.
Ferguson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Makarov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov seems to be looking for submissions.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Makarov is taking a breather. Ferguson 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.
Ferguson is doing well to control the position and prevent Makarov from advancing to side control.
Makarov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Makarov prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Ferguson looking for submissions off his back.
Makarov wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Makarov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four 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.
Ferguson is not content to let Makarov control the position.
Makarov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferguson keeping hold of Makarov's head, controlling as best he can.
Ferguson is trying to maintain the position but Makarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Makarov wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Makarov wants to pass to mount but Ferguson is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makarov misses with a right hand
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makarov tries to score with a low kick but Ferguson moves his leg out of the way.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makarov.
Khabib Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makarov throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson with the counter takedown but Makarov avoids it easily.
A low kick from Makarov is predictable there
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson pounces like a tiger and cracks Makarov with a vicious hook! Makarov is down but not out! Ferguson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lavice (ranked 2274 p4p, 2067 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 311 p4p, 291 weight class). Mike Green told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lavice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavice misses the shot to the body.
Lavice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lavice there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Lavice's defenses.
Lavice misses with a few strikes there.
Green cracks Lavice with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lavice looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Green finish him?
Lavice is rocked!
It looks like Rene Lavice has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Lavice misses.
Oh Lavice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lavice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lavice seems to have got his legs back now.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lavice if he has to take too many more of those.
Green feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lavice sprawling to the canvas! Lavice rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Green finish him?!
Green closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lavice! Green dives in looking to finish! Lavice is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Green!
A relieved looking Mike Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Might Lightning (ranked 1605 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 230 p4p, 198 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Might Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Juanito Escobar has been cut.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Lightning.
Lightning drops Escobar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Escobar looks back up at him and smiles so Lightning waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Escobar is rocked!
Lightning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightning finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar lands with a hook. Lightning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar throws a body punch but Lightning moves out of range.
Lightning is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Lightning.
Lightning cracks Escobar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Escobar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lightning finish him?
Good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Lightning.
Lightning lands a big head kick that sends Escobar tumbling to the mat! Lightning takes a step backwards and waves Escobar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lightning looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
A big left from Lightning misses.
Escobar with the counter takedown but Lightning avoids it easily.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Lightning slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lightning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lightning lands a front kick.
Lightning misses with an uppercut.
Lightning lands a big uppercut and Escobar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Escobar looks OK. Lightning waves Escobar back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Lightning goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightning throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightning getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lightning gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Might Lightning!
Might Lightning seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gul Dukat (ranked 1618 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 232 p4p, 323 weight class). Dukat comes to the cage accompanied by Guillotine (Swordz) . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley slips a straight right by Dukat.
Stanley throws out a counter right but Dukat avoids it with no problem.
Stanley connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanley misses with a looping left.
Gul Dukat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dukat misses the shot to the body.
Stanley flicks out a counter leg kick but Dukat steps away.
Dukat shoots in and drives through. Stanley sprawls well.
Dukat goes for a double leg but Stanley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stanley continues to drive forward.
Dukat misses with a punch to the body.
Dukat can't find room to land a body shot as Stanley controls the action.
Dukat blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Stanley.
Stanley breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley pushes Dukat away with a front kick.
Dukat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Stanley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stanley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Stanley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gul Dukat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukat instigates a clinch.
Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukat swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Dukat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanley.
Stanley throws a hook but Dukat blocks it.
Dukat fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukat seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dukat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dukat tries to score with some ground and pound. Stanley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stanley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dukat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanley tries to buck Dukat off but Dukat is having none of it.
Stanley is not content to let Dukat control the position.
Stanley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stanley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dukat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley prevents Dukat from improving position.
Dukat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stanley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dukat throws an elbow but Stanley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stanley defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Stanley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stanley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dukat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dukat is putting a hurting on Stanley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stanley regains half guard, as Dukat was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Dukat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stanley has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at No Stepchild - No Entrance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dukat wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
Dukat seems to be working for a kimura but Stanley defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gul Dukat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stanley moves away from the strike by Dukat.
Stanley loads up on a big right hand but Dukat slips the punch.
Stanley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dukat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stanley scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dukat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stanley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dukat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Stanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stanley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dukat momentarily.
Dukat shoots for a double leg takedown but Stanley sprawls well. He's pushed Dukat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Stanley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dukat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
Dukat shoots in and drives through. Stanley sprawls well.
Stanley tries to move into range but Dukat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dukat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Dukat backing away here, and Stanley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dukat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Stanley.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dukat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stanley sprawls and moves away.
Dukat dives in and grabs Stanley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes down on Dukat's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gul Dukat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukat misses with a looping left.
Roger Michael Stanley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukat misses with a wild body shot.
Stanley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stanley throws a hook to the side of Dukat's head but Dukat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukat is looking to wear down Stanley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stanley throws a lazy right hand but Dukat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stanley sprawls and moves away.
Dukat throws a jab when Stanley was well out of range.
Dukat blocks a jab.
Dukat attempts a counter takedown but Stanley avoids it well and moves away.
Dukat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanley at a distance.
Stanley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dukat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dukat is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands with a right and another and another! Dukat is in big trouble! Stanley lands again and this time it's lights out for Dukat! A quality knockout there for Stanley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger Michael Stanley!
Roger Michael Stanley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 645 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Thibbledorf Pwent (ranked 81 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thibbledorf Pwent!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner 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.
Abner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pwent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abner lands a big head kick that sends Pwent tumbling to the mat! Abner takes a step backwards and waves Pwent back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Thibbledorf Pwent has been cut.
Pwent misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Abner misses the target.
Abner misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abner cracks Pwent with a left hook right on the temple and Pwent goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Abner lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Pwent is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beau Abner!
Beau Abner retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Beau Abner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuxiang Wu (ranked 1055 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Hayn Diesel (ranked 140 p4p, 215 weight class). Diesel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Outerspass - Der Pump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuxiang Wu 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuxiang Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayn Diesel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diesel looking to pass the guard.
Wu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diesel passes into half guard.
Diesel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diesel passes to side control.
Diesel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wu's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu is trying to control Diesel's posture but Diesel avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Wu'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.
Wu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diesel happy to just control the position for now.
Diesel wants to control but Wu is keeping him busy.
Wu is looking for a sweep.
Wu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Diesel's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel is keen to just control but Wu is a slippery customer.
Wu trying to control here.
Diesel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wu sees it coming and defends easily.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Wu is defending well.
Wu actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel uses his free foot to push down on Wu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wu.
Wu is controlling an arm, preventing Diesel from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diesel fails to advance to Wu's back.
Wu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diesel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wu tries to hold on but Diesel pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wu is surviving well by controlling Diesel's body position as best he can.
Wu is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel trying to control but Wu is having none of it.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wu is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hayn Diesel dominated that round.
That's time! Wu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wu looking to score a takedown here. Diesel is defending well but Wu drives through and ends up in Diesel's guard.
Diesel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wu looking for submissions off his back.
Wu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
Wu tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wu's thigh. Wu counters though and makes it back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu looking for a sweep. Not yet Wu, not yet.
Wu trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.
Wu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diesel advances position into side control!
Wu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diesel has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Diesel yanks on the arm and Wu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Diesel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hayn Diesel!
During a confident post fight interview, Hayn Diesel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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