020 SEVEN PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yurij Stasyuk (ranked 5929 p4p, 24053 weight class) and Fartus Beckham (ranked 589 p4p, 633 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stasyuk
vs
Beckham

175 cm
20
164
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
170
2 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yurij Stasyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fartus Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Stasyuk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckham keeping full guard, as Stasyuk tries to pass.
Stasyuk trying to control but Beckham is working from the bottom.
Beckham throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stasyuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Beckham is retaining full guard.
Stasyuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stasyuk looking to sit in guard and control but Beckham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stasyuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beckham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Stasyuk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stasyuk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beckham controls the pace.
Stasyuk wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stasyuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beckham is in trouble now - Stasyuk has advanced to mount!
Stasyuk looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stasyuk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beckham is looking to improve his position but Stasyuk isn't that keen on the idea.
Stasyuk tries to control but Beckham wriggling away.

Stasyuk is working for a guillotine from mount but Beckham frees his head quite easily.
Stasyuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beckham is looking to escape.

Stasyuk quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Stasyuk but it's paid off an Beckham is forced to tap! Nice work by Stasyuk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yurij Stasyuk!
A very excited looking Yurij Stasyuk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Igor (ranked 4030 p4p, 24825 weight class) and Jakob Sondergaard (ranked 485 p4p, 610 weight class). Jakob Sondergaard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Igor
vs
Sondergaard

176 cm
20
162
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
179
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Sondergaard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sondergaard gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Sondergaard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Igor after a bit of a struggle.

Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sondergaard misses with a wild body shot.
Igor throws a nice head kick!
Sondergaard shoots in for a takedown but Igor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igor lands with a slapping head kick.
Sondergaard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sondergaard moves forwards but Igor connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Sondergaard is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Igor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander Igor!
Alexander Igor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 24385 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Lost Bet (ranked 558 p4p, 349 weight class). Lost Bet will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Head
vs
Bet

191 cm
21
250
2 - 5 - 0

203 cm
22
255
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lost Bet!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bet.
Head could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bet scores with a shot to the body.
Bet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Bet does it's job there.

It looks like Richard Head has been cut.
Bet lands a really nice looking cross but Head seems unphased.
Bet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Head tries a low kick but Bet avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Head has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bet lands a nice looking body kick.
Head is breathing heavily.
Head on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Head crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bet - the referee stops the clock and Head gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bet. Head manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bet dips to his left and cracks Head with an uppercut!

Bet drops Head with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Head looks back up at him and smiles so Bet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bet circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Head tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bet wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lost Bet!

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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 1984 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 268 p4p, 284 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pardi
vs
St. Clair

172 cm
30
154
18 - 17 - 2

175 cm
32
160
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raleigh St. Clair!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Clair connects with a leg kick.
St. Clair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Pardi there.
Pardi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Pardi lands a big shot that drops St. Clair! Can he finish him?

St. Clair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

St. Clair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

St. Clair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pardi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pardi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pardi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pardi lands a couple of elbows.
Pardi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St. Clair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pardi 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.
Pardi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi stopping the sweep attempt from St. Clair.
Pardi wants to control from the top but St. Clair keeps moving.
St. Clair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pardi is one step ahead there.

Pardi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pardi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pardi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St. Clair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pardi wants to control from the top but St. Clair keeps moving.

St. Clair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Clair wants to sweep here but Pardi controlling him for the moment.

St. Clair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pardi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pardi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pardi 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.
Pardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pardi slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi working over St. Clair with some ground and pound. St. Clair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pardi works his way into full mount!
Pardi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pardi prevents St. Clair from getting the reversal.
Pardi with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Pardi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St. Clair working to try and regain half guard.
Pardi scoring with strikes but St. Clair is staying in there.
Pardi breaks from St. Clair's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Clair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pardi lands a big shot there that rocks St. Clair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi with a couple of short strikes.
Pardi wants to control the pace but St. Clair is squirming around nicely.
Pardi landing strikes from the mount.
Pardi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pardi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pardi landing strikes from the mount.
St. Clair tries to reverse the position but Pardi maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pardi scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Pardi.
St. Clair slips a jab from Pardi.
Pardi connects with the punch.

Pardi drops his shoulder and cracks St. Clair with a huge uppercut! St. Clair goes down! Can Pardi finish him?
St. Clair is still in real trouble! Can Pardi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pardi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pardi landing some decent shots from guard.
Kristof Pardi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pardi content to stall in guard here.
St. Clair has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pardi has passed into side control.
St. Clair manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pardi's best efforts.
St. Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
Pardi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St. Clair tries to roll over but Pardi keeps him under control.
Pardi trying to mount his opponent but St. Clair defends it.
St. Clair trying to get back to full guard but Pardi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi working the ground and pound effectively.
St. Clair is trying to escape the mount.
Pardi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St. Clair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pardi wants to control the pace but St. Clair is squirming around nicely.
St. Clair is looking to improve his position but Pardi isn't that keen on the idea.
St. Clair takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St. Clair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi lands a big elbow.

Pardi is working for a guillotine from mount but St. Clair frees his head quite easily.
Pardi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pardi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pardi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pardi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St. Clair can do to turn this around?
Pardi trying to control but St. Clair is having none of it.
Pardi landing strikes from the mount.
St. Clair is squirming around, avoiding Pardi's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi working St. Clair over with strikes here.
St. Clair is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pardi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Pardi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St. Clair regains half guard.
Pardi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St. Clair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pardi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pardi wants to control but St. Clair is keeping him busy.

St. Clair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pardi pulls his head out easily.
Pardi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St. Clair tries to get to full guard but Pardi has control of the leg.
St. Clair won't allow Pardi to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pardi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pardi is keen to just control but St. Clair is a slippery customer.
Pardi slows the pace down in half guard.
Pardi is trying to control. St. Clair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St. Clair gets full guard.
St. Clair keeping moving, preventing Pardi from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St. Clair's head.
Pardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kristof Pardi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St. Clair lands a slapping body shot.
Kristof Pardi is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Clair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kristof Pardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pardi closes the distance and clinches up with St. Clair, looking for a takedown. Pardi pushes St. Clair against the cage but St. Clair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pardi thuds his right hand into St. Clair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Clair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Clair stuffs the takedown.

St. Clair gets tackled into the cage by Pardi. Pardi maintains the clinch.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Pardi.
Pardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pardi pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Clair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
St. Clair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pardi blocks an uppercut.
Pardi blocks an uppercut.
Pardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Clair's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Clair.
Pardi prevents a body shot from St. Clair.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pardi.
St. Clair is working Pardi over against the cage.
A short left from St. Clair.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Pardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Clair.
St. Clair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
Pardi blocks a body shot from St. Clair.
St. Clair lands an uppercut.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
Pardi blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Pardi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pardi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pardi swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Clair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Clair misses with a punch to the body.
St. Clair prevents a body shot from Pardi.
Raleigh St. Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pardi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pardi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pardi.
St. Clair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pardi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St. Clair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Pardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pardi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pardi clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pardi as the two fighters clinch.
Pardi is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Clair.
Pardi blocking some punches.
St. Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Clair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pardi backwards.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Pardi.
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pardi blocks a body shot from St. Clair.
Pardi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pardi lands a left hand.
Pardi prevents a body shot from St. Clair.
Pardi leaning against his opponent.
Pardi blocking some punches.
Pardi avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi controlling the action here for a moment.
St. Clair tries to throw a body punch but Pardi avoids it by throwing St. Clair back against the cage.
A short right from St. Clair.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
St. Clair misses with the head strike.
Pardi pushes St. Clair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pardi blocks a body shot from St. Clair.
St. Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pardi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Clair misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raleigh St. Clair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pardi 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Pardi!

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RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malek Namov (ranked 4295 p4p, 4292 weight class) and Stony Marciano (ranked 508 p4p, 507 weight class). Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IQ 98. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Namov
vs
Marciano

191 cm
19
182
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
170
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malek Namov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano unleashes a big counter combination but Namov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A lazy body kick from Namov
and Marciano counters with a left to the body.
Namov throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Namov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Marciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Namov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Namov's head coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Namov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marciano takes a step back to recover.
Marciano digs a good body shot into Namov's ribs.
Namov feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
Marciano looks to land a combination. Namov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Namov throws a body kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Marciano cracks Namov with a good jab.
Marciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Namov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Namov tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Namov.
Marciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namov throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.

Marciano drops Namov with a beautiful combination! Namov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marciano is looking for the KO!

Namov is rocked!
Malek Namov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marciano gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Namov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stony Marciano!
A victorious Stony Marciano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 2887 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Toma Bolkvadze (ranked 370 p4p, 379 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Adofo
vs
Bolkvadze

175 cm
20
160
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
172
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toma Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolkvadze throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Bolkvadze scores with a nice right hand.
Bolkvadze misses the shot to the body.
Adofo tries to clinch but Bolkvadze moves out of range.
Bolkvadze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Adofo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolkvadze blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Bolkvadze is pushing Adofo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Bolkvadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolkvadze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adofo blocks it with crossed arms.
Adofo being controlled against the cage.
Bolkvadze is working Adofo over against the cage.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Bolkvadze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolkvadze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

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!
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolkvadze is trying to maintain a safe position but Adofo gets an underhook and turns Bolkvadze into the cage.
Bolkvadze landing knees to the head.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Bolkvadze's ribcage. Bolkvadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Bolkvadze tries to work over Adofo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Bolkvadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolkvadze scores with a knee to the head.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolkvadze controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolkvadzes head.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adofo avoids it.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bolkvadze.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolkvadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
Adofo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolkvadze tries to land knees in the clinch but Adofo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolkvadze looks winded!
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolkvadze tries to clinch but Adofo moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
A short uppercut from Bolkvadze.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Adofo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adofo avoids it.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Bolkvadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanga Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze pushes Adofo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolkvadze working aggressively here.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee strike.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolkvadze's elbow.
Bolkvadze scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolkvadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolkvadze misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolkvadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adofo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bolkvadze fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Bolkvadze's coach down at Raptors Den MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bolkvadze's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bolkvadze slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo is leaning against Bolkvadze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Bolkvadze's ribcage. Bolkvadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolkvadze is breathing heavily.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo pushes Bolkvadze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolkvadze can do to turn this around?
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolkvadze.
Good body shot from Adofo.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolkvadze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze is leaning against Adofo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee strike.
Bolkvadze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adofo darts in trying to clinch
and Adofo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Bolkvadze pushes him off.
Adofo slips under a jab from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Bolkvadze lands.
The fighters circling - Bolkvadze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Adofo has closed the distance and engaged Bolkvadze in a clinch.
Bolkvadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze stalling in the clinch but Adofo improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze pushes Adofo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Bolkvadze.
A short left from Adofo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Bolkvadze.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Adofo.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo tries to work over Bolkvadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze tries to stall but Adofo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Bolkvadze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolkvadze's elbow.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Adofo lands a nice uppercut.
Bolkvadze trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Adofo.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adofo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolkvadze or not.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Bolkvadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolkvadze controls his hands.
Bolkvadze can't find room to land a body shot as Adofo controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Adofo.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Bolkvadze taking a breather.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Bolkvadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but Adofo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee to the head.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolkvadze or not.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolkvadze gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolkvadzes head.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bolkvadze is rocked!
Adofo is leaning against Bolkvadze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolkvadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Adofo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze is trying to maintain a safe position but Adofo gets an underhook and turns Bolkvadze into the cage.
Adofo digs a right hand into Bolkvadze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolkvadze's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adofo pushes Bolkvadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze misses with some punches.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bolkvadze! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adofo is unloading with more strikes now! Bolkvadze drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yanga Adofo!
Yanga Adofo is the new welterweight champion!