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DMMA 270 Tyler vs Zhdanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksud Magomedov (ranked 1663 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 184 p4p, 227 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Lezginka - Kavkaz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway misses the jab.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Conway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conway defends it nicely.
Conway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Conway.
Magomedov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Conway is controlling the position.
Conway is holding on to half guard well.
Magomedov wants to stand but Conway has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Magomedov wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Conway uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Magomedov wants to get up but he can't break Conway's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Conway misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Conway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Conway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Conway with a nice cross.
Conway moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Conway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magomedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Conway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Conway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jake Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magomedov checks it well.
Conway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Conway avoids nicely.
Conway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov jabs Conway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksud Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conway.
Conway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
Conway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conway looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Conway, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes Conway against the cage but Conway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conway scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Conway misses.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Magomedov moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Magomedov gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway is trying to get back to half guard.
Magomedov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conway managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Magomedov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov tries to stand but Conway is controlling his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Conway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conway looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Magomedov wants to clinch but Conway slips to the side
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Conway slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Conway.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Conway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Conway's head.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magomedov has time to react.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Conway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conway lands with a right hand.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the cage and back into range.
Conway scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 big right from Conway misses.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Conway.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
Conway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conway lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conway scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conway.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Conway there.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conway avoids it really well and circles away.
Magomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Conway cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Conway.
Conway throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov connects with the punch.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conway lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Conway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Conway lands with an overhand left.
Conway avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conway.
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Conway sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksud Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway lands with a right hand.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Conway lands the left hand.
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Maksud Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conway defends it nicely.
Conway throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conway defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov needs to keep his hands up - Conway had a free shot at his head there.
Magomedov moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conway.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conway slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conway defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Conway lands a nice shot that snaps Magomedov's head back.
Magomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Jake Conway's cut even more.
Magomedov takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Conway connects with a nice looking jab.
Conway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conway works the jab nicely.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Conway. No joy for Magomedov on that attempt.
Conway gets caught flat footed, as Magomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conway has a closed guard, preventing Magomedov from standing up.
Magomedov is fighting to break Conway's control of his arms but Conway is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Conway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Conway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Magomedov moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Conway is just out of range.
Magomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Conway.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conway misses with a looping left.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Conway throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Conway with a hook.
Conway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conway.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Magomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov misses with a hook to the body
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Magomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov walks into a jab.
Magomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Both fighters circling a little - Conway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Conway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Conway.
Nice uppercut lands for Conway. That snapped Magomedov's head back.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Magomedov is rocked!
Conway misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Oh Magomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conway throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Conway throws a lazy right hand but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conway throws a low kick but Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magomedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conway tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway slips a straight right by Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conway to score with a decent uppercut.
Magomedov throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conway! But no joy.
Conway throws out a leg kick but Magomedov moves out of range and Conway only half commits.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conway misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov tightens his grip and picks Conway up, before dumping him to the ground. Conway manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Conway managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The cut above Jake Conway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Magomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jake Conway's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Conway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maksud Magomedov!
A relieved looking Maksud Magomedov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 948 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Mathieu David (ranked 128 p4p, 273 weight class). Queen comes into the arena with Go Hard blaring out of the sound system. 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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathieu David!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David slips under a jab.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David throws a series of punches but Queen avoids them all with ease.
Queen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
David checks the leg kick.
Queen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
David throws out a counter right but Queen avoids it with no problem.
Queen throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Queen throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Queen.
Queen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as David backs up against the cage.
David throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Queen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen slips a jab and a cross from David.
Queen is looking to counter punch.
David throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
Queen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Queen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond Dogs Quarry in the buildup to the fight.
Queen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Queen gets tackled into the cage by David. David maintains the clinch.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
Queen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
David checks the leg kick nicely there.
David throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Queen lands with a nice body kick.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathieu David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a nice looking combination but Queen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Queen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Queen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Queen.
Queen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Queen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David checks a low kick from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a body kick.
David looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.
Queen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Queen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Queen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.
David scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Queen connects with a nice looking jab.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters with a good, hard body kick but David shrugs it off.
David looks winded!
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathieu David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice combo by Queen! Oh, that's hurt him - David falls to the canvas and Queen follows him into side control.
It looks like Mathieu David has been cut.
A lull in the action here as Queen stalls from top position.
Queen lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Queen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
David tries to get to full guard but Queen has control of the leg.
Queen working David over with strikes.
David avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Queen.
David trying to hold on to Queen's head to control him but Queen postures up.
Queen 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.
David looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Queen.
David looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen prevents David from improving his position.
David trying to hold on to Queen's head to control him but Queen postures up.
David looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Queen winds up and cracks David with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
David wants to control but Queen is keeping busy.
David 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.
Queen winds up and cracks David with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
David is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queen scores with a couple of nice shots.
David trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathieu David's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
David misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Queen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Queen throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
David falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathieu David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Queen with the inside leg kick.
Queen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Queen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David moves to clinch but Queen breaks away
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
David looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.
David throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from David
and Queen counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Queen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David throws a combination that misses
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David tries to clinch but Queen is having none of it.
David throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Queen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
David is breathing heavily.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Queen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen is looking to chop away at David's legs.
As Queen backs off David throws a huge counter combo but Queen manages to avoid it all.
Queen lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 David is rocked!
Queen lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyrus Deangelo Queen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tris Kapula (ranked 2006 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Steve Fish (ranked 274 p4p, 293 weight class). Fish has chosen Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tris Kapula could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Fish's chin.
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tris Kapula !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Fish!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapula throws a lazy uppercut
and Fish counters with a left to the body.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapula .
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kapula was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fish.
Fish on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kapula throws a hook but Fish blocks it.
Kapula tries to land a body kick
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Tris Kapula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapula connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapula lands with a nice body kick.
Kapula lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapula scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kapula misses with a body shot.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fish blocks a head kick by Kapula .
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapula throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Fish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kapula lands a head shot.
Fish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kapula lands a big head kick that sends Fish tumbling to the mat! Kapula takes a step backwards and waves Fish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kapula seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapula missing with a left hand there. Fish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapula lands a big uppercut and Fish crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fish looks OK. Kapula waves Fish back to his feet!
Fish is rocked!
Kapula misses with a hook to the body
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kapula .
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fish 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.
The crowd cheers as Kapula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fish doesn't seem phased though.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Fish misses.
Kapula misses with a low kick.
Kapula throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Kapula throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fish flicks out a counter leg kick but Kapula steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapula throws a sloppy body shot
and Fish counters with a solid body kick.
Kapula delivers a nice body kick.
Kapula misses with a low kick as Fish jumps back.
Kapula swings widly with a right hand
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapula .
Fish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Kapula misses
and Fish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kapula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kapula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish punishes Kapula 's body with a nice straight punch.
Fish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapula lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kapula throws a body shot but no joy.
Fish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapula with a body shot.
Fish defending well as Kapula loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Fish misses.
Kapula clobbers Fish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kapula cracks Fish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Fish misses
and Kapula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tris Kapula dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kapula throws a lazy right hand but Fish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kapula throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kapula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kapula looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish unleashes a big counter combination but Kapula bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kapula misses with a kick to the body
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Fish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish jabs at Kapula 's body.
Fish defending well as Kapula loads up on a big left hand.
Kapula misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapula cracks Fish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kapula looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
And Fish responds with a good body kick, but Kapula manages to step out the way in time.
Kapula swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fish counters with a good, hard body kick but Kapula shrugs it off.
Kapula takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Kapula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fish.
Kapula misses with a body shot
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapula misses with a shot to the body
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kapula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fish can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Kapula misses its intended target.
Fish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tris Kapula is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Kapula .
Kapula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kapula wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Kapula .
Nice jab there from Kapula .
Kapula misses with a left hand
and Kapula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fish moves out of range as Kapula strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kapula drops Fish with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fish looks back up at him and smiles so Kapula waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fish is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapula finish him?
Kapula ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapula ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Fish out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tris Kapula !
Our winner, Tris Kapula , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 1287 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Dag Schotel (ranked 176 p4p, 206 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172
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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 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Schotel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Schotel tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Schotel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dag Schotel has been cut.
Schotel slips under a jab from Smith.
Schotel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schotel throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Schotel falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Agent Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Agent Smith thanked Mythical Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Vrjalya (ranked 1939 p4p, 2154 weight class) and Samson Komua (ranked 224 p4p, 245 weight class). Samson Komua acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Vrjalya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Komua!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vrjalya counters with a takedown into side control.
Komua bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Komua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Komua's coach down at 23.5 Hour Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Komua's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vrjalya throws a hook but Komua avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Komua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vrjalya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vrjalya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vrjalya shoots for a double leg takedown but Komua sprawls well. He's pushed Vrjalya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vrjalya throws a jab when Komua was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komua 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.
Vrjalya feints and as Komua raises his hands in defense, Vrjalya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrjalya wants to control from the top but Komua keeps moving.
Vrjalya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vrjalya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vrjalya wants to control from the top but Komua keeps moving.
Vrjalya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Komua won't allow Vrjalya to pass to mount.
Vrjalya is trying to control the action in half guard but Komua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vrjalya wants to pass the guard but Komua is defending well.
Vrjalya is looking to stall here but Komua recovers full guard.
Vrjalya wants to control from the top but Komua keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya wants to pass the guard but Komua is keeping the position.
Vrjalya controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vrjalya trying to control the position from guard on top but Komua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vrjalya is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrjalya trying to move into half guard but instead Komua has managed to sweep!
Komua stands up and waves to Vrjalya to follow him.
Komua stuffs the takedown.
Samson Komua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komua thows a leg kick but Vrjalya checks it
and Vrjalya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Komua keeping full guard, as Vrjalya tries to pass.
Vrjalya is working hard here to advance position.
Vrjalya looking to sit in guard and control but Komua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Komua is looking to stand up but Vrjalya won't let him.
Vrjalya controls Komua momentarily but Komua frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komua is looking to stand up but Vrjalya won't let him.
Vrjalya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vrjalya wants to sweep here but Komua controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Komua dominated that round.
That's time! Vrjalya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Komua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Komua throws a shot from downtown. Vrjalya moves away and avoids it.
Vrjalya attempts a counter takedown but Komua avoids it well and moves away.
Komua swings widly with a right hand
and Vrjalya counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Komua!
Vrjalya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Komua keeps working.
Vrjalya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vrjalya trying to control the position but Komua is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrjalya taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrjalya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Komua keeps working.
Vrjalya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Komua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vrjalya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Komua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vrjalya wants to control but Komua is keeping him busy.
Ken Vrjalya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Vrjalya is really struggling to control Komua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Komua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya trying to control the position but Komua is working away.
Vrjalya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Komua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Komua 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.
 It looks like Ken Vrjalya has been cut.
Komua just misses with a punch to the body.
Komua thows a leg kick but Vrjalya checks it
and Vrjalya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vrjalya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Komua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vrjalya wants to control from the top but Komua keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya passes into half guard.
Komua desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vrjalya keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vrjalya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Komua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Vrjalya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Vrjalya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Komua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vrjalya trying to control the position from guard on top but Komua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vrjalya pushes down on Komua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Komua is not content to let Vrjalya control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komua trying to hold on to Vrjalya's head to control him but Vrjalya postures up.
Komua is refusing to be controlled, as Vrjalya sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komua trying to control but Vrjalya postures up.
Vrjalya is keen to just control but Komua is a slippery customer.
Vrjalya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Komua has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vrjalya is looking for a kimura but Komua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vrjalya to get the leverage.
Vrjalya is stalling here. Komua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vrjalya seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Komua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vrjalya manages to work his way to half guard, despite Komua's best efforts.
Vrjalya tries to roll over but Komua keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya trying to control here.
Vrjalya manages to get to full guard.
Komua stands up and waves to Vrjalya to follow him.
Komua throws out a loose jab but Vrjalya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Komua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Komua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrjalya was well out of range. Poor timing from Komua.
Vrjalya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vrjalya shoots in looking for a takedown but Komua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vrjalya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Komua.
Komua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Komua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vrjalya.
A big left from Komua misses.
Vrjalya appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samson Komua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vrjalya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Komua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vrjalya is rocked!
Komua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vrjalya.
Oh Vrjalya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Komua throws the left hand but Vrjalya avoids the punch easily.
Vrjalya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Komua's waist but Komua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vrjalya off to one side.
Vrjalya swings for the body but Komua moves out of range.
Komua throws out a counter right but Vrjalya avoids it with no problem.
Komua drops Vrjalya with a naaaaasty hook - Vrjalya is in real trouble here! Komua dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Komua!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Samson Komua made sure he mentioned Senshi Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 799 p4p, 1253 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 128 p4p, 179 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumba.
Mumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mumba blocks a jab.
Mumba defending well as Payton loads up on a big left hand.
Mumba misses with a left hand
and Payton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payton misses the jab.
Payton throws a nice looking combination but Mumba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Payton misses.
We've been informed that Payton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Payton misses with an uppercut.
Payton scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Payton throws a low kick but Mumba moves out of range easily.
Payton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Payton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Mumba lands.
It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Payton throws a hook but Mumba blocks it.
Payton throws the left hand but Mumba avoids the punch easily.
Mumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Payton.
Mumba scores with a hook.
Mumba throws out a loose jab but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mumba at a distance.
Payton lands a body shot.
Mumba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton throws a hook but Mumba avoids it easily.
Payton fails to land with a series of punches.
Mumba blocks a jab.
Payton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumba throws out the jab.
Payton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payton swings widly with a right hand
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Payton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumba scores with a hook to the body. Payton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Mumba misses.
Mumba jabs Payton right on the nose. Payton blinks but takes it well.
Payton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Payton looks to throw the jab but Mumba is out of range.
Payton slips a straight right by Mumba.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumba moves away.
Payton lands a really nice looking cross but Mumba seems unphased.
Payton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Payton with a jab.
It looks like Kwawi Mumba has been cut.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba misses with an uppercut. Payton saw that one coming.
Mumba moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Mumba drops his hands momentarily and Payton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payton misses the jab.
Payton missing with a left hand there. Mumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mumba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Mumba saw that one coming.
Payton throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payton misses with a straight left.
Payton jabs Mumba right on the nose. Mumba blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payton.
Payton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payton cracks Mumba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mumba has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Payton misses with a shot to the body
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Mumba.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payton is rocked!
Payton throws a hook but Mumba avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumba misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumba lands a big uppercut and Payton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Payton looks OK. Mumba waves Payton back to his feet!
Payton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mumba finish him?
A low kick from Payton is predictable there
and Mumba counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwawi Mumba!
After winning the bout, Kwawi Mumba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Walter Payton was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullsh*t'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 310 p4p, 513 weight class) and Razkan Karmax (ranked 47 p4p, 73 weight class). Karmax comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BloodSports kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razkan Karmax!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karmax ducks under a wild hook from About Don.
About Don shoots in and gets a takedown into Karmax's guard.
Karmax looking to control.
Karmax managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and About Don defends well.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karmax trying to control the position.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard.
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karmax throws a big right hand that misses.
About Don has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karmax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
About Don is trying to keep Karmax in close.
Karmax throwing strikes but missing.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax throws a big elbow that misses.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karmax is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karmax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karmax chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karmax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
About Don trying to keep a closed guard but Karmax is proving a slippery customer.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karmax throws a jab when About Don was well out of range.
Karmax stuffs the takedown.
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
About Don lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karmax looks to throw the jab but About Don is out of range.
Karmax misses the shot to the body.
About Don shoots in but Karmax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karmax is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karmax leaves About Don with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
About Don slips a jab from Karmax.
Nice defenses there by About Don.
It looked like About Don was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karmax.
About Don throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karmax counters with a single leg into guard. About Don didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karmax throwing strikes from guard but About Don blocks nicely.
About Don utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karmax takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karmax takes a swing at About Don's ribcage but misses.
About Don tries to counter with a takedown but Karmax is quick to defend against it.
Karmax misses with a body punch
and About Don counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
About Don with a jab.
About Don swings for the body but Karmax moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by About Don as he connects with a hook.
Karmax takes a swing at About Don's ribcage but misses.
Karmax gets caught napping as About Don dives in and scores a takedown. Karmax manages to retain guard.
About Don looking to sit in guard and control but Karmax gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karmax's guard. Nice move by About Don!
Karmax tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karmax has About Don pulled in close to control his posture.
About Don stopping the sweep attempt from Karmax.
Karmax is trying to hold About Don in close to prevent damage but About Don has managed to pass into half guard.
About Don is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karmax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karmax working a defensive guard but About Don passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don slows the pace down in half guard.
Karmax has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karmax is looking to control About Don's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax won't allow About Don to pass to mount.
Karmax is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute About Don jumps into side control!
Karmax is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karmax is looking to regain half guard here but About Don keeps moving and retains side control.
Karmax can't do much from the bottom here.
Karmax is working to avoid the ground and pound but About Don connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax regains half guard.
Karmax is looking to control About Don's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karmax pulls About Don in close to his closed guard and prevents About Don from doing any damage or advancing position.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Get Wet About Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karmax seems keen to control About Don's posture.
Karmax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karmax won't allow About Don to sweep him here.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karmax's guard. Nice move by About Don!
About Don looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karmax holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
About Don looks to land a left hand but Karmax moved out of range nicely.
Karmax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from About Don.
About Don misses with an uppercut. Karmax saw that one coming.
About Don drives through with a takedown into guard.
About Don won't allow Karmax to sweep him here.
About Don tries to free his leg and advance position but Karmax is retaining full guard.
Karmax keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully.
About Don is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karmax lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by About Don.
Good standup being displayed there by About Don as he connects with a hook.
Get Wet About Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
About Don lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
About Don scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
About Don slips a straight right by Karmax.
About Don is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karmax takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
About Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karmax can do to turn this around?
About Don throws a shot from downtown. Karmax moves away and avoids it.
About Don shoots in looking for a takedown. Karmax tries to sprawl out of it but About Don keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karmax manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but About Don is just out of range.
About Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
About Don misses with a looping left.
Karmax moves out of range of the strikes.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Karmax counters with a nice body shot.
About Don throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from About Don misses its intended target.
Karmax is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karmax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
About Don takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karmax slips under a jab.
Karmax swings for the body but About Don moves out of range.
About Don slips under a jab from Karmax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Karmax.
About Don lands a right hook to the body.
Karmax throws the left hand but About Don avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from About Don misses.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.
Karmax misses with a wild combination.
About Don scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karmax misses with a low kick as About Don jumps back.
About Don sizes up Karmax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karmax looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don throws a jab when Karmax was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karmax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karmax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and About Don counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax is trying to control About Don's posture but About Don avoids it.
About Don misses with the ground and pound.
About Don working away.
The referee asks About Don politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. About Don prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karmax regains half guard there - taking advantage of About Don's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Karmax trying to control but About Don postures up.
About Don is looking to stall here but Karmax recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Get Wet About Don showed his dominance in that final round.
Well About Don has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Wet About Don!
An intense looking Get Wet About Don took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 593 p4p, 933 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 34 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bundy gets to mount! Ubereem was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bundy is trying to control here but Ubereem has managed to regain half guard.
Bundy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ubereem is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Bundy!
Our winner, Ted Bundy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 126 p4p, 259 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 18 p4p, 34 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Widenose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nurmagomedov's waist but Nurmagomedov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Widenose off to one side.
We've been informed that Nurmagomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Widenose darts in and clinches Nurmagomedov up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov prevents the takedown attempt.
Widenose jumps into guard, dragging Nurmagomedov to the mat.
Widenose wants to hit a sweep here but Nurmagomedov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Widenose there!
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is trying to escape the mount.
Nurmagomedov controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is trying to escape the mount.
Nurmagomedov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Widenose is squirming around, avoiding Nurmagomedov's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Widenose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Widenose is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Nurmagomedov controlling his opponent.
Widenose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Nurmagomedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nurmagomedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Widenose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Widenose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurmagomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Widenose's shoulder, as Widenose tries to avoid the shot.
Widenose tries to counter with a takedown but Nurmagomedov is quick to defend against it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Widenose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Widenose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Widenose avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Widenose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov stalling in the clinch.
Widenose wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bofur Widenose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Widenose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Widenose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nurmagomedov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Widenose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Widenose ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Widenose no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Widenose seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Widenose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Widenose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Widenose's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose looking for a guillotine here but Nurmagomedov defends easily.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nurmagomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Widenose feinted with a counter takedown.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Widenose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Widenose tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Widenose does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Widenose or perhaps it was just good defense by Nurmagomedov, which made it look bad.
Nice uppercut there from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Widenose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Widenose wants it to stay on the feet.
Nurmagomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Widenose shoots in looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Widenose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Widenose rather than just go for the knockout.
Widenose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that Widenose avoids nicely.
Widenose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagomedov stuns Widenose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Widenose counters with a single leg into guard. Nurmagomedov didn't expect that.
Widenose wants to pass the guard but Nurmagomedov is keeping the position.
Widenose drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nurmagomedov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nurmagomedov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov takes a little break here. Widenose wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is looking for a sweep.
Widenose seems a little lost for a moment, as Nurmagomedov dominates the positioning.
Widenose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov prevents Widenose from improving his position.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Widenose tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Widenose shows good takedown defense.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Widenose tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmagomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Widenose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Widenose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bofur Widenose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Widenose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Widenose was well out of range.
Widenose feinted with a counter takedown.
Nurmagomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Widenose moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Widenose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut. Widenose saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widenose doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Widenose moves out of range of the strikes.
Widenose tries to counter with a takedown but Nurmagomedov is quick to defend against it.
Bofur Widenose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Widenose as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurmagomedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tyler (ranked 227 p4p, 260 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 29 p4p, 35 weight class). Zhdanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhdanov avoids a kick to the body.
Zhdanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhdanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyler lands a body shot.
Donk. Tyler catches Zhdanov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhdanov.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Zhdanov moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhdanov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tyler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhdanov.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhdanov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body.
Zhdanov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler throws the kick towards the body but Zhdanov avoids it.
Zhdanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyler looks for the body kick but Zhdanov saw that one coming.
Tyler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zhdanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
Tyler misses with a right hand
and Zhdanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Zhdanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler works Zhdanov's body with a nice hook.
Tyler jabs at Zhdanov's body.
Tyler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zhdanov takes a step back to recover.
Zhdanov looks winded!
Tyler throws the kick towards the body but Zhdanov avoids it.
As Tyler backs off Zhdanov throws a huge counter combo but Tyler manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyler misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhdanov! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Zhdanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler works Zhdanov's body with a nice hook.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body.
Tyler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyler throws a right hand that misses
and Zhdanov counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Zhdanov moved away.
Tyler misses with an uppercut.
Zhdanov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tyler.
Tyler scores with a shot to the body.
Tyler lands a jab to Zhdanov's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Tyler there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler throws a head kick but Zhdanov moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Tyler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zhdanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhdanov can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Tyler
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zhdanov moves out of range as Tyler throws a body kick.
Zhdanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler scores with a nice body kick.
Tyler tries to clinch up but Zhdanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhdanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyler looks for the body kick but Zhdanov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhdanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhdanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyler throws a lazy body kick
and Zhdanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zhdanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pete Tyler's cut is getting worse.
Tyler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhdanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pete Tyler is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
and Zhdanov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tyler! Zhdanov lets Tyler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyler drops his hands momentarily and Zhdanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pete Tyler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zhdanov throws an overhand right that lands on Tyler's shoulder, as Tyler tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Pete Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhdanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyler's knee momentarily.
Tyler misses with the body kick
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Pete Tyler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Tyler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Zhdanov!
Our winner, Roman Zhdanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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