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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 5595 p4p, 5839 weight class) and Jack Skull (ranked 564 p4p, 582 weight class). Skull has chosen Another one bites the dust as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Skull!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts misses with a hook. Skull ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Aerts's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aerts.
Skull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Aerts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skull staying out of range there.
Skull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skull.
Skull tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Aerts misses the target.
Skull swings widly with a right hand
and Aerts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aerts clobbers Skull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aerts throws a big shot that misses.
Skull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aerts misses with a body shot.
Skull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skull misses with a head kick.
It looked like Aerts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aerts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aerts lands a body shot.
Jack Skull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Aerts.
Aerts looks to land a left hand but Skull moved out of range nicely.
Skull is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Aerts.
Skull misses with a head kick.
Aerts looks to land a left hand but Skull moved out of range nicely.
Skull unleashes a big counter combination but Aerts bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Aerts there.
Skull throws a sloppy head kick
and Skull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aerts digs a good hook to Skull's body.
Aerts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skull throws a head kick that misses
and Aerts counters with a crisp right that sends Skull to the canvas! Aerts follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Aerts!
The defeated Jack Skull had this to say: 'Sorry!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pendous (ranked 4635 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Ron Jacobs (ranked 420 p4p, 384 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stu Pendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendous connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Ron Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Pendous circles away easily
and Pendous counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs pushes Pendous up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jacobs's efforts to push away.
Jacobs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pendous gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pendous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jacobs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pendous doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacobs.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendous wants to get back to his feet.
Pendous trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jacobs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jacobs stops Pendous from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Jacobs misses with a takedown
letting Pendous counter with a right hand.
Stu Pendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pendous but Pendous pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pendous swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jacobs shoots for a double leg takedown but Pendous sprawls well. He's pushed Jacobs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Pendous tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendous stuffs the takedown.
Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pendous counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacobs misses with a takedown
and Pendous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Pendous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendous lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pendous manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jacobs looks winded!
Jacobs prevents Pendous from getting back to his feet.
Jacobs trying to move into half guard but instead Pendous has managed to sweep!
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pendous is one step ahead there.
Pendous pushes down on Jacobs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendous tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jacobs controls his leg.
Pendous stands up from half guard.
Pendous stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobs slips a jab from Pendous.
Pendous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendous fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Pendous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Jacobs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pendous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pendous backing away here, and Jacobs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jacobs fails with the takedown
and Pendous counters with a right hand to the body.
Pendous lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobs off the cage and back into range.
Jacobs darts in trying to clinch
and Pendous counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacobs thinking.
Jacobs fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Pendous circles away easily
and Pendous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stu Pendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Jacobs.
Jacobs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pendous on his heels. He'll look to pass Pendous's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendous wriggles free and stands up.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendous misses the target.
Pendous blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Pendous throwing a counter right hand but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pendous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
Jacobs fails with the takedown
enabling Pendous to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Ron Jacobs's cut even more.
Pendous just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendous misses with a looping left.
Stu Pendous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pendous counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendous scores with a jab to the body.
Pendous lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobs's head back.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Pendous counters with a crisp right that sends Jacobs to the canvas! Pendous follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Pendous!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Maximilian (ranked 2889 p4p, 3754 weight class) and Bobo Valdenius (ranked 285 p4p, 371 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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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Maximilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobo Valdenius!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdenius scores with a nice right hand.
Valdenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maximilian moves away.
Maximilian appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Valdenius cracks Maximilian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maximilian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maximilian keeping full guard, as Valdenius tries to pass.
Maximilian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valdenius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valdenius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valdenius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdenius has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Tank Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximilian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valdenius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valdenius stopping the sweep attempt from Maximilian.
Valdenius advances to half guard.
Maximilian wants to control but Valdenius is keeping busy.
Valdenius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Valdenius tries to pass to full mount but Maximilian defends it.
Valdenius is looking for a kimura but Maximilian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valdenius to get the leverage.
Valdenius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Valdenius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valdenius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius prevents Maximilian from getting the reversal.
Valdenius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valdenius wants to control the pace but Maximilian is squirming around nicely.
Valdenius controlling the pace for now.
Valdenius wants to finish this one by submission but Maximilian is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Valdenius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdenius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maximilian can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius looking to secure an arm triangle but Maximilian defends it well.
Valdenius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maximilian is working to get back to half guard.
Maximilian slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Valdenius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maximilian has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Valdenius escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Valdenius!
Valdenius tries to advance to mount but Maximilian denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximilian tries to improve position but can't.
Maximilian is letting Valdenius control him for a moment.
Maximilian wants to control but Valdenius postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Valdenius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximilian is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Valdenius dominated that round.
That's time! Maximilian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maximilian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valdenius defends it nicely.
Maximilian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdenius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maximilian defends it well.
Valdenius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bobo Valdenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximilian shoots for a takedown but Valdenius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdenius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maximilian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Maximilian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximilian shoots for a takedown but Valdenius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maximilian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Valdenius seems keen to control Maximilian's posture.
Valdenius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maximilian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Valdenius tries to roll over but Maximilian keeps him under control.
Valdenius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdenius is looking to control Maximilian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valdenius avoid being mounted?
Valdenius is pressing down on Maximilian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valdenius pulls Maximilian in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Maximilian is defending well. Valdenius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Maximilian has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Valdenius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobo Valdenius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Blood (ranked 2632 p4p, 3107 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 286 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker is pushing Blood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
Tucker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tucker can turn it around.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
Blood tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with an elbow strike.
Tucker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Blood is trying to push Tucker away but Tucker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tucker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Blood.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Tucker just leaning against Blood, taking a breather.
Tucker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tucker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blood up against the cage.
Tucker slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blood fails to pull guard.
Blood tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Tucker presses Blood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Tucker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tucker slips a jab from Blood.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blood misses the jab.
Blood scores with a decent looking hook.
Blood throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
A nice combination there by Blood.
Blood swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blood shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blood jumps guard and drags Tucker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tucker manages to get himself to full guard.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blood is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood pushes down on Tucker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood slips a nice elbow through Tucker's hands, connecting with Tucker's forehead.
Tucker wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blood lands with a punch from half guard.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tucker is looking to control Blood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tucker avoid being mounted?
Blood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Blood.
Blood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tucker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tucker's head.
Ground and pound from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to control but can't.
Tucker manages to get to full guard.
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Blood slips an elbow through the middle.
Blood pushing down on Tucker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blood working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood slips a nice elbow through Tucker's hands, connecting with Tucker's forehead.
Tucker has hold of Blood's hands but Blood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blood working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blood connects with a nice short shot to Tucker's temple.
 Tucker is rocked!
Tucker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tucker is still in real trouble! Can Blood finish him?
Blood is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tucker is hurt! He's hurt bad - Blood fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tucker from any more punishment! Congratulations to Blood! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Blood!
After winning the bout, Captain Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Breno Belmiro (ranked 2474 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 175 p4p, 159 weight class). Janjan has chosen Love Addict as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Janjan. Belmiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Belmiro.
Janjan throws a combination that misses
and Belmiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Belmiro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belmiro landing a few strikes.
Janjan defending against the ground and pound.
Janjan gets back to half guard.
Belmiro trying to control from half guard but Janjan is working away.
Belmiro is nestled in close to Janjan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belmiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Belmiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Janjan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro is controlling the pace.
Belmiro works his way into side control.
Belmiro scoring with punches from side control.
Janjan is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to control but Janjan is keeping him busy.
Janjan gets back to half guard.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Janjan is a slippery customer.
Belmiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belmiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Janjan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belmiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Janjan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belmiro.
Janjan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belmiro scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janjan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belmiro.
Belmiro wants to take a breather but Janjan is having none of it.
Janjan 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.
Belmiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Belmiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Janjan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belmiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Janjan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belmiro wants to pass to mount but Janjan is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belmiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to Janjan's temple.
Belmiro working over Janjan with some ground and pound. Janjan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Janjan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belmiro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belmiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Janjan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Janjan tries to get to full guard but Belmiro has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janjan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Belmiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belmiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Janjan.
Janjan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Janjan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Janjan is rocked!
Belmiro cracks Janjan with a left hook right on the temple and Janjan goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Belmiro lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Janjan is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Breno Belmiro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Hunter (ranked 1317 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Ashot Tiger (ranked 136 p4p, 188 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashot Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiger shoots and misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ashot Tiger has been cut.
Isopaa Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashot Tiger.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Hunter circles away easily
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with a crisp right that sends Tiger to the canvas! Hunter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Hunter!
An out of breath Isopaa Hunter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bolkvadze (ranked 2011 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Dave Zaroni (ranked 220 p4p, 209 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Buck Bolkvadze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Buck Bolkvadze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Bolkvadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Zaroni!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolkvadze counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolkvadze has closed the distance and engaged Zaroni in a clinch.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Zaroni blocks it.
Bolkvadze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaroni wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolkvadze won't allow it.
Zaroni is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolkvadze has double underhooks.
Bolkvadze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Zaroni.
Bolkvadze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaroni is defending well for now.
Zaroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaroni working aggressively here.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze throws a head punch that misses.
Bolkvadze lands a shot to the body.
Zaroni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bolkvadze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zaroni throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolkvadze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolkvadze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaroni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaroni swings for the body but Bolkvadze moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolkvadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Zaroni 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.
Bolkvadze takes the fight into the clinch.
Zaroni takes a shot to the head.
Bolkvadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolkvadze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolkvadze slips a straight right by Zaroni.
Zaroni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolkvadze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaroni 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 Bolkvadze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolkvadze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolkvadze lands a slapping body shot.
Zaroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolkvadze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaroni momentarily.
Bolkvadze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolkvadze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaroni is rocked!
Zaroni takes a swing at Bolkvadze's ribcage but misses.
Zaroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolkvadze finish him?
Zaroni throws a right hand that misses
and Bolkvadze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but Zaroni is having none of it.
Zaroni misses with a leg kick
and Bolkvadze scores with a counter punch that sends Zaroni to the canvas! Bolkvadze smells blood - he's punishing Zaroni with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zaroni has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Bolkvadze!
Our winner, Buck Bolkvadze, 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 Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 1253 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Kenji Takahashi (ranked 155 p4p, 223 weight class). Smolarek comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serwacy Smolarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenji Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi tries to bum rush Smolarek with a series of wild strikes but Smolarek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenji Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Smolarek to counter with a crisp jab.
Smolarek connects with the punch.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Takahashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smolarek throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Smolarek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Takahashi 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.
Nice cross by Smolarek.
We've been told by Smolarek's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but Smolarek moves his leg out of the way.
Smolarek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smolarek misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smolarek looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smolarek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takahashi's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi walks straight into a right hand from Smolarek - that's dropped him! Smolarek jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Takahashi from any more punishment! Takahashi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Serwacy Smolarek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Chabazian (ranked 2072 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Alexander Rusev (ranked 228 p4p, 254 weight class). Edmond Chabazian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Chabazian to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rusev.
Rusev shoots in for a takedown but Chabazian shows good takedown defense.
Edmond Chabazian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Rusev.
Rusev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chabazian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rusev defends it nicely.
Rusev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chabazian avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chabazian counters with a takedown into side control.
Chabazian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rusev down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev is looking to reverse the position.
Chabazian in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chabazian wants to control but Rusev is keeping him busy.
Chabazian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rusev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rusev stops Chabazian from passing to mount.
Rusev is looking for a sweep.
Rusev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chabazian.
Chabazian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chabazian swings around for an armbar but Rusev sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chabazian's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusev is one step ahead there.
Chabazian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chabazian keeping moving, preventing Rusev from controlling successfully.
Chabazian controls Rusev momentarily but Rusev frees himself.
Rusev preventing the sweep.
Rusev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rusev won't allow Chabazian to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rusev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chabazian's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian controls Rusev momentarily but Rusev frees himself.
Rusev stopping the sweep attempt from Chabazian.
Rusev tries to free his leg and advance position but Chabazian is retaining full guard.
Rusev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rusev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chabazian is keeping the position for now.
Rusev postures up.
Chabazian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chabazian has his foot on Rusev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rusev works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rusev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rusev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chabazian's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chabazian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chabazian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rusev manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rusev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rusev is controlling Chabazian's posture.
Chabazian won't allow Rusev to sweep him here.
Chabazian stands up over Rusev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chabazian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chabazian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rusev trying to control the position.
Chabazian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rusev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chabazian is one step ahead there.
Rusev is trying to control the position but Chabazian postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chabazian slaps away a takedown attempt from Rusev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chabazian half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chabazian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rusev can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Chabazian. Rusev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chabazian slaps away a takedown attempt from Rusev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rusev wants to clinch but Chabazian slips to the side
and Chabazian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rusev's guard.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusev working for a triangle but Chabazian defends it easily.
Chabazian postures up and lands a big shot to Rusev's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian trying to control but Rusev is working from the bottom.
Rusev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chabazian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev can't keep his opponent in guard - Chabazian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chabazian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chabazian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rusev taking some punishment here, with Chabazian in his half guard.
Chabazian throwing shots but Rusev is blocking nicely.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura here.
Chabazian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rusev looking for submissions off his back.
Rusev wants to improve his position but Chabazian is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusev keeps trying to improve his position.
Chabazian wants to take a breather but Rusev is having none of it.
Chabazian is working for a submission of some sort.
Chabazian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rusev is refusing to be controlled, as Chabazian sits in half guard.
Chabazian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chabazian throwing shots but Rusev is blocking nicely.
Chabazian prevents Rusev from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev manages to get to full guard.
Chabazian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rusev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chabazian has Rusev in his guard.
Rusev is working Chabazian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chabazian is trying to keep Rusev in close.
Rusev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chabazian is on top in guard.
Chabazian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rusev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chabazian has managed to get both his arms back between Rusev's legs - danger averted.
Chabazian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian advances to half guard.
Chabazian seems to be looking for submissions.
Chabazian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rusev is looking to improve his position.
Chabazian throwing shots but Rusev is blocking nicely.
Rusev is trying to control but can't.
Chabazian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rusev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chabazian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chabazian's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabazian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusev lands a big elbow.
Rusev landing strikes from the mount.
Chabazian is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rusev.
Rusev shoots and misses
and Chabazian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rusev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusev pulls Chabazian in close to his closed guard and prevents Chabazian from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rusev's guard.
Chabazian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rusev has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rusev still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rusev has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Chabazian tries to bench press Rusev off him but Rusev keeps the position.
Chabazian is working hard here to advance position.
Rusev trying to control the action but Chabazian is working from the bottom.
Rusev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rusev working the ground and pound.
Rusev tries for a kimura but Chabazian is defending well.
Chabazian manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian taking some punishment here, with Rusev in his half guard.
Chabazian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rusev wants to control from the top but Chabazian keeps moving.
Rusev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rusev throws a big elbow that misses.
Chabazian is looking to sweep but instead, Rusev has passed into half guard.
Rusev tries to pass to full mount but Chabazian defends it.
Rusev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rusev is looking for a kimura but Chabazian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rusev to get the leverage.
Chabazian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chabazian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian seems keen to control Rusev's posture.
Rusev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chabazian's head.
Rusev preventing the sweep.
Rusev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chabazian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chabazian working for a triangle but Rusev defends it easily.
Chabazian is looking for a triangle but Rusev pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rusev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexander Rusev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chabazian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rusev is fighting to break Chabazian's control of his arms but Chabazian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rusev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chabazian's head.
Edmond Chabazian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chabazian wants to sweep but no luck.
Chabazian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rusev manages to get himself to full guard.
Chabazian pushing down on Rusev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rusev looking for submissions off his back.
Rusev gets full guard.
Rusev striking from the bottom.
Chabazian chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusev trying to keep a closed guard but Chabazian is proving a slippery customer.
Rusev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chabazian.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edmond Chabazian.
Well Chabazian 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Chabazian!
A very excited looking Edmond Chabazian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Grave (ranked 1030 p4p, 826 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 124 p4p, 94 weight class). Grave comes to the cage accompanied by War Pigs - Black Sabbath. Hargrave has chosen Mastodon - High Road as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave misses with a straight right.
Grave misses with an uppercut. Hargrave saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Grave finds it's target.
Grave misses with a double jab.
Grave sets himself, and Hargrave steps forward looking for the clinch! Grave avoids it this time.
Hargrave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hargrave lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hargrave takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grave throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grave takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grave jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargrave lands a jab to the nose.
Grave closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hargrave tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grave was well out of range. Poor timing from Hargrave.
Grave misses with a looping right.
Hargrave works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hargrave listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hargrave misses with a body shot.
Hargrave scores with a hook to the body. Grave takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Hargrave does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hargrave swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Grave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hargrave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Hargrave finds it's target.
Hargrave just misses with a punch to the body.
Grave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hargrave bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grave's head.
Hargrave connects with a looping right hand.
Hargrave misses with a hook. Grave ducked under it nicely.
Hargrave misses with an uppercut.
Hargrave throws a shot to the body.
Grave scores with a nice head shot.
Hargrave takes a swing at Grave's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hargrave scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grave connects with a nice looking jab.
Grave looks to throw the jab but Hargrave is out of range.
Hargrave is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grave with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hargrave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grave loads up on a big right hand but Hargrave slips the punch.
Hargrave scores with a hook to the body. Grave takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grave looks to throw the jab but Hargrave is out of range.
Hargrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hargrave.
Grave scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grave just misses with a punch to the body.
Grave catches Hargrave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Grave.
Grave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grave there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hargrave moves out of range of the body kick.
Grave takes one on the button.
Hargrave with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grave to score with a decent uppercut.
Hargrave's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hargrave scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hargrave cracks Grave with a good jab.
Grave gets tackled into the cage by Hargrave. Hargrave maintains the clinch.
Hargrave is trying to pull guard but Grave has him pressed against the cage.
Hargrave working aggressively here.
Grave blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargrave tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grave just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hargrave pulls Grave into guard.
Grave has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hargrave to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Grave is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hargrave pulls down on the head and he's put Grave to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Hargrave!
A less than humble Tyson Hargrave misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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