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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Huffman (ranked 5371 p4p, 25069 weight class) and Khumbo Khumbo Iii (ranked 232 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Vince Huffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huffman 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.
Khumbo Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Huffman. No joy for Khumbo Iii on that attempt.
Khumbo Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khumbo Iii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huffman smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khumbo Iii has Huffman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khumbo Iii pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khumbo Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khumbo Iii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huffman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khumbo Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huffman is looking to stand up but Khumbo Iii won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumbo Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huffman wants to stand but Khumbo Iii has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khumbo Iii looking for a guillotine here but Huffman defends easily.
Khumbo Iii has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Huffman doesn't defend quickly enough and Khumbo Iii has managed to lock this one up! Can Huffman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Khumbo Iii on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Diaz (ranked 25071 p4p, 5170 weight class) and Jaxson Jose (ranked 174 p4p, 226 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Tantric Buddhist Chants. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaxson Jose!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Jaxson Jose has been cut.
Diaz cracks Jose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jose missing with knees to the body.
Jose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Jose back into the ropes.
Jose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Jose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jose throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jose should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Jose against the ropes.
Jose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jose takes one to the chin there.
Jose loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Vincent Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jose, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Jose misses with a hook.
Jose ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Jose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jose! Diaz dives in looking to finish! Jose is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Diaz!
Post fight, an emotional Vincent Diaz said 'Grrrr ugg gurrrr, Gruag gurm gurrr'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dechen Tsering (ranked 4245 p4p, 5306 weight class) and Jose Caceres (ranked 206 p4p, 231 weight class). Tsering comes into the arena with Мен – тыва мен blaring out of the sound system. Dechen Tsering looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechen Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Jose Caceres has been cut.
Tsering scores with a nice head shot.
Caceres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tsering paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caceres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsering pinned against the ropes. Tsering gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caceres shoots in for a double leg but Tsering sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caceres should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Caceres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsering swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Tsering - just one landing.
Caceres walks straight into a right hand from Tsering - that's dropped him! Tsering jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Caceres from any more punishment! Caceres 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 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dechen Tsering!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Lukashenko (ranked 4693 p4p, 25064 weight class) and Moses Marauder (ranked 214 p4p, 251 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Moses Marauder was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Lukashenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Moses Marauder!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Lukashenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marauder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marauder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lukashenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lukashenko gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marauder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lukashenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lukashenko throwing shots but Marauder is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Lukashenko there.
Marauder looking for submissions off his back.
Marauder tries to roll over but Lukashenko keeps him under control.
Marauder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lukashenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marauder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lukashenko.
Marauder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lukashenko blocks the strikes from Marauder.
Marauder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Marauder wants to get back to full guard.
Lukashenko thows a huge punch but Marauder dodges it nicely.
Lukashenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marauder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lukashenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marauder defending well though.
Lukashenko throwing shots but Marauder is blocking nicely.
Lukashenko throwing shots but Marauder is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukashenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marauder regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lukashenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lukashenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marauder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marauder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lukashenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Marauder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukashenko postures up in Marauder's guard and throws a big left but Marauder blocks it.
Marauder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lukashenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lukashenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marauder's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lukashenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukashenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lukashenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lukashenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marauder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lukashenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukashenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukashenko throwing strikes but missing.
Marauder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lukashenko throws a strike but Marauder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lukashenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lukashenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lukashenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marauder throwing strikes from guard but Lukashenko blocks nicely.
Lukashenko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lukashenko is striking from the bottom but Marauder uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lukashenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Lukashenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lukashenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marauder, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lukashenko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marauder is trying to keep an underhook but Lukashenko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marauder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lukashenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lukashenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lukashenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marauder's head.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marauder misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lukashenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lukashenko working over Marauder with some ground and pound. Marauder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lukashenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marauder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lukashenko pulls his head out easily.
Marauder is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marauder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marauder's head.
Lukashenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lukashenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lukashenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marauder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Marauder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Vlad Lukashenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lukashenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marauder defending well though.
Marauder punching from the bottom.
Marauder taking some punishment here, with Lukashenko in his half guard.
Marauder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marauder gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko works over Marauder with some ground and pound from guard.
Lukashenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marauder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lukashenko gets to his feet and stands over Marauder, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Marauder felt that one! Lukashenko unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Marauder from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Lukashenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Colina (ranked 25255 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Tripp Galloway (ranked 261 p4p, 209 weight class). Tripp Galloway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Colina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tripp Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Galloway throws a jab but it's blocked by Colina.
Colina 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.
Colina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Colina throws a combination that misses
and Galloway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Galloway.
Colina misses with a few strikes there.
Colina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Galloway counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws out a powerful jab.
Galloway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Colina moves away from the strike by Galloway.
Colina throws a combination that misses
and Galloway counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colina throws a combination that misses
and Galloway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Galloway there.
Galloway connects with a nice looking jab.
Colina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Galloway counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Galloway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Galloway lands with a hook. Colina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Galloway lands with a straight right. Colina didn't see that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colina looks to land a combination but Galloway avoids it well.
It seemed like Galloway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tripp Galloway dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Colina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Galloway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galloway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Galloway misses with a hook.
Colina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galloway sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galloway throws a lazy right hand but Colina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Galloway thuds his right hand into Colina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galloway, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Galloway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colina ducks under a wild hook from Galloway.
Galloway throws a lazy right hand but Colina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galloway sprawls and moves away.
Colina misses with a combination
and Galloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galloway connects with the punch.
Galloway throws a hook to the side of Colina's head but Colina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Colina might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Galloway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colina throws a combination that misses
and Galloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galloway throws a big shot that misses.
Colina tries to counter with a takedown but Galloway is quick to defend against it.
Colina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Colina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tripp Galloway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Colina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Galloway scores with a nice strike.
Galloway scores with a sloppy right hand. Colina should have avoided that one.
Galloway might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galloway lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colina throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Galloway to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Galloway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galloway sprawls and moves away.
Colina throws a combination that misses
enabling Galloway to counter with a crisp jab.
Tripp Galloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colina misses with a combination
and Galloway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Colina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galloway finds it's way round the side to connect with Colina's head.
Colina could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Colina slips under a jab from Galloway.
Colina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Galloway counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galloway connects with a crisp jab.
Galloway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galloway throws a hook to the side of Colina's head but Colina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tripp Galloway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galloway 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Tripp Galloway!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Tripp Galloway!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Tripp Galloway!
Tripp Galloway wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyatso Tsering (ranked 2621 p4p, 24984 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 162 p4p, 252 weight class). Tsering comes to the ring accompanied by Мен – тыва мен. Gyatso Tsering has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gyatso Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering drives through with a takedown into Fezzik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fezzik seems keen to control Tsering's posture.
Fezzik is continuing to stall.
Fezzik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsering. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fezzik trying to control the position.
Tsering trying to control but Fezzik is working from the bottom.
Fezzik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsering is one step ahead there.
Fezzik working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fezzik seems keen to control Tsering's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tsering shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fezzik is trying to defend but Tsering finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fezzik manages to get to full guard.
Fezzik trying to control the position here.
Fezzik working a defensive guard here.
Fezzik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fezzik is trying to keep Tsering in close.
Tsering looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering drops back looking for a leg! Fezzik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fezzik manages to kick Tsering off! Tsering jumps back into Fezzik's guard.
Fezzik keeping full guard, as Tsering tries to pass.
Fezzik controlling the position.
Fezzik told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fezzik is trying to keep Tsering in close.
Fezzik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsering is one step ahead there.
Tsering pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fezzik is keeping the position for now.
Fezzik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering stands up and waves to Fezzik to follow him.
Fezzik tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsering swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsering is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fezzik's half guard.
Fezzik won't allow Tsering to pass to mount.
Tsering is working for a kimura but Fezzik is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fezzik is not content to let Tsering control the position.
Tsering seems to be working for a kimura but Fezzik defends the submission attempt.
Fezzik won't allow Tsering to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsering is looking to take a break and control but Fezzik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsering is pressing down on Fezzik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fezzik is holding on for now.
Fezzik trying to control but Tsering postures up.
Fezzik is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsering is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fezzik is just riding it out for now. Tsering eventually gives up the hold.
Tsering is trying to control. Fezzik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsering is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fezzik is just riding it out for now. Tsering eventually gives up the hold.
Tsering wants to take a breather but Fezzik is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gyatso Tsering dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fezzik looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsering is just out of range.
Tsering looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tsering is looking to take a break and control but Fezzik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsering is thwarting Fezzik's attempts to control the position.
Fezzik is not content to let Tsering control the position.
Fezzik trying to control from the bottom.
Tsering looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fezzik works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik controls Tsering momentarily but Tsering frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fezzik holds on and takes a little breather.
Tsering stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fezzik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fezzik wants to sweep here but Tsering controlling him for the moment.
Fezzik is trying to keep Tsering in close.
Tsering looking to pass the guard.
Fezzik wants to sweep but no luck.
Fezzik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fezzik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering is trying to stand back up but Fezzik is controlling him
Fezzik gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fezzik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsering walks into a left hand.
Tsering drives through with a takedown into Fezzik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tsering drops back looking for a leg! Fezzik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fezzik manages to kick Tsering off! Tsering jumps back into Fezzik's guard.
Tsering controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering looking to pass the guard.
Fezzik working a defensive guard here.
Fezzik can't keep his opponent in guard - Tsering advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fezzik is looking to control Tsering's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fezzik avoid being mounted?
Tsering wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fezzik keeps working.
Fezzik is trying to control but can't.
Fezzik is refusing to be controlled, as Tsering sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fezzik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fezzik controlling Tsering's posture.
Tsering content to stall in guard here.
Fezzik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fezzik keeps trying to improve his position.
Fezzik trying to keep a closed guard but Tsering is proving a slippery customer.
Tsering is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fezzik can do to turn this around?
Tsering forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fezzik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fezzik wants to control but Tsering is keeping busy.
Tsering seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fezzik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gyatso Tsering dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsering circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsering drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fezzik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tsering trying to control the position from guard on top but Fezzik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fezzik is adopting a defensive guard.
Fezzik wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tsering is now in half guard.
Fezzik wants to get back to full guard but Tsering has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fezzik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsering wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fezzik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fezzik can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsering tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tsering has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fezzik seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsering dominates the positioning.
Fezzik is trying to control Tsering's posture but Tsering avoids it.
Tsering trying to control the action but Fezzik is working from the bottom.
Fezzik is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tsering is looking to take a break and control but Fezzik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fezzik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsering wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Fezzik but he's now mounted!
Fezzik wants to control but Tsering is having none of it.
Tsering is working for a guillotine from mount but Fezzik frees his head quite easily.
Fezzik tries to hold on but Tsering pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tsering shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tsering is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tsering is working for a kimura but Fezzik is defending it quite comfortably.
Fezzik is pressing down on Tsering's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsering trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fezzik has Tsering pulled in close to control his posture.
Fezzik wants to sweep here but Tsering controlling him for the moment.
Fezzik trying to keep a closed guard but Tsering is proving a slippery customer.
Fezzik keeping moving, preventing Tsering from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsering preventing the sweep.
Fezzik trying to keep a closed guard but Tsering is proving a slippery customer.
Hassan Fezzik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gyatso Tsering is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fezzik keeping moving, preventing Tsering from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gyatso Tsering showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsering, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Gyatso Tsering!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Gyatso Tsering!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Gyatso Tsering!
Gyatso Tsering wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tashi Tsering (ranked 4202 p4p, 3684 weight class) and Baba Timone (ranked 205 p4p, 197 weight class). Baba Timone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tashi Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Baba Timone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timone rushes Tsering and presses him up against the ropes.
Tsering works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tsering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsering throwing strikes but missing.
Tsering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsering postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsering is in close to Timone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsering loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsering postures up in Timone's guard and throws a big left but Timone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsering working some strikes from top position.
Tsering throwing strikes from guard but Timone blocks nicely.
Tsering working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Timone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsering.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsering accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsering lands a couple of digs.
Tsering throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tsering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsering postures up and lands a big shot to Timone's brow.
Tsering throws a big elbow that misses.
Timone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsering throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsering lands a couple of digs.
Tsering looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Timone looks winded!
Tsering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsering with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
 Timone is rocked!
It looks like Baba Timone has been cut.
Tsering with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsering.
Tsering throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsering lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Baba Timone's cut even more.
Tsering content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsering postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Timone's head off the mat! Timone is out! He's out! Tsering jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tashi Tsering!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sangye Tsering (ranked 3005 p4p, 25293 weight class) and DeShaun Darious (ranked 175 p4p, 255 weight class). Tsering comes into the arena with Мен – тыва мен blaring out of the sound system. Sangye Tsering could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeShaun Darious's chin.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sangye Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Darious!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering moves out of range of the strikes.
Darious throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsering counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like DeShaun Darious has been cut.
The fighters circling - Tsering throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Darious on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tsering clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsering as Darious tries to tie him up.
Darious tries to stall but Tsering uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darious looking to slow down the pace here.
Darious is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tsering has denied him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DeShaun Darious.
Tsering closes the distance and pushes Darious back into the ropes.
Tsering drops Darious onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Darious is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Darious is rocked!
Tsering definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darious wants to stall.
Darious is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsering finish him?
Tsering creates a bit of distance for himself, with Darious pressed up against the ropes and cracks Darious with a massive uppercut! Darious goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Tsering!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sangye Tsering!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ekon Ogunkoya (ranked 4171 p4p, 2153 weight class) and Lobsang Tsering (ranked 203 p4p, 142 weight class). Ekon Ogunkoya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekon Ogunkoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lobsang Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ogunkoya misses the shot to the body.
Tsering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsering checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsering forces Ogunkoya back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering tightens his grip and picks Ogunkoya up, before dumping him to the ground. Ogunkoya manages to land in guard.
Tsering is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tsering wants to pass the guard but Ogunkoya is keeping the position.
Ogunkoya controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tsering trying to control the position from guard on top but Ogunkoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsering is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogunkoya controls Tsering momentarily but Tsering frees himself.
Tsering passes Ogunkoya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsering is looking to advance position but Ogunkoya won't allow it.
Tsering looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tsering wants to take a breather but Ogunkoya is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering trying to control the pace.
Tsering wants to control but Ogunkoya is keeping him busy.
Ogunkoya trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tsering sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ogunkoya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tsering quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Tsering but it's paid off an Ogunkoya is forced to tap! Nice work by Tsering.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lobsang Tsering!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenzin Tsering (ranked 1169 p4p, 2708 weight class) and Matthieu Maximin (ranked 86 p4p, 167 weight class). Tsering comes to the ring accompanied by Мен – тыва мен. Matthieu Maximin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenzin Tsering!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Maximin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsering throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Tsering throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenzin Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximin clinches.
Tsering lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maximin backwards.
Maximin keeps control of Tsering as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Maximin has Tsering pressed against the ropes, preventing Tsering from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsering swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximin wants to clinch up but Tsering keeps it at a distance.
Tsering throws the left hand but Maximin avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Tsering throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maximin unleashes a big counter combination but Tsering bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Tsering coming out on top.
Tsering misses with a wild combination.
Maximin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsering lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Tsering misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsering looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsering avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tsering.
Maximin has closed the distance and engaged Tsering in a clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Tsering. Those never looked like landing.
Tsering fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tsering fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maximin on the side of the head.
Tsering uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maximin has time to react.
Maximin looks winded!
Maximin moves into range and clinches up with Tsering.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maximin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Tsering.
Maximin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maximin walks into a straight right hand from Tsering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering lands a big uppercut and Maximin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maximin looks OK. Tsering waves Maximin back to his feet!
Maximin is rocked!
Tsering walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Maximin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tsering swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Maximin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenzin Tsering!
Tenzin Tsering retains his super heavyweight title!
Tenzin Tsering really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urijah Chen's A1 Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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