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ENIGMA 237 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manning Moore (ranked 3188 p4p, 25035 weight class) and Jean Luc Harrison (ranked 333 p4p, 485 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manning Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manning Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrison after a bit of a struggle.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manning Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrison is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moore misses with some punches.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Moore has Harrison pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moore pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harrison tumbling to the mat - Moore dives into Harrison's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Moore 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.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Moore stands up over Harrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Moore stops Harrison from standing up.
Moore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moore stays in close to Harrison's body and controls the position.
Moore prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Moore scoring with some ground and pound.
Moore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moore is working Harrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Moore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet but Moore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moore pushing down on Harrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrison pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Moore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore stops Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Moore.
Moore lands with a punch from half guard.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moore lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moore drops an elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harrison has hold of Moore's hands but Moore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harrison is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Moore slows the pace down in half guard.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manning Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrison lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrison to the ground. Harrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Moore closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Harrison gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manning Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore can't get the takedown.
Harrison gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Harrison gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Moore tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore tries to pull guard but Harrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Moore prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore tries for a takedown but Harrison manages to get underhooks.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moore has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Harrison wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore is trying to drag Harrison to the mat but Harrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moore tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison breaks the clinch.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Moore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore wants to clinch
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Moore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harrison lands a head shot.
 Moore is rocked!
Harrison sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Moore's defenses. It connects perfectly with Moore's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Harrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zygfryd Piskor (ranked 2771 p4p, 3608 weight class) and Adrien De Rabat (ranked 194 p4p, 226 weight class). Piskor comes into the arena with Klatka blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Rabat's choice of entrance music: Requiem Pour Un Con. Adrien De Rabat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zygfryd Piskor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrien De Rabat!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from De Rabat as Piskor shoots in.
Piskor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Rabat defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Rabat! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Piskor.
Piskor walks into a straight right hand from De Rabat.
Piskor with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Rabat counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygfryd Piskor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piskor looks for a takedown but De Rabat sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piskor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Rabat but De Rabat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piskor fails with the takedown.
De Rabat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Piskor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Piskor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Piskor lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piskor avoids the attempt from De Rabat to control.
Piskor has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
De Rabat is squirming around, avoiding Piskor's attempts to control the action.
Piskor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Piskor thowing shots but they're missing.
Piskor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piskor thowing shots but they're missing.
De Rabat wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Piskor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piskor controlling from mount.
Piskor throwing strikes here but De Rabat is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Piskor is working for a guillotine from mount but De Rabat frees his head quite easily.
De Rabat is looking to improve his position but Piskor isn't that keen on the idea.
Piskor controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piskor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Piskor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Piskor scoring with strikes but De Rabat is staying in there.
Piskor with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piskor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Rabat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piskor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piskor throws some wild stikes that De Rabat manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zygfryd Piskor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Piskor shoots in looking for a takedown. De Rabat tries to sprawl out of it but Piskor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Rabat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from De Rabat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piskor shoots in for a takedown but De Rabat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Piskor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Rabat sprawls well. De Rabat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piskor gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Rabat! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygfryd Piskor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piskor closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Rabat circles away.
De Rabat throws out a counter right but Piskor avoids it with no problem.
Piskor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Rabat can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piskor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Rabat throws a lazy right hand but Piskor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piskor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piskor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Rabat to score with a decent uppercut.
De Rabat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Piskor scores with a takedown into De Rabat's guard.
Piskor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piskor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Rabat's guard.
Piskor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Piskor wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Rabat keeps working.
Piskor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piskor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piskor is looking for a kimura but De Rabat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Piskor to get the leverage.
Piskor is trying to work for a kimura but De Rabat is defending well.
Piskor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Rabat trying to control here.
De Rabat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piskor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piskor is pressing down on De Rabat's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Rabat is holding on for now.
Piskor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Rabat tries to get to full guard but Piskor has control of the leg.
Piskor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zygfryd Piskor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piskor 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.
Piskor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Rabat wants to improve his position but Piskor is controlling well.
Piskor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piskor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rabat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piskor scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zygfryd Piskor dominated that second round.
That's time! Piskor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Rabat throws a lazy right hand but Piskor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piskor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Rabat trying to control here.
Piskor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Piskor looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice elbow there by Piskor.
Poor strikes thrown by Piskor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piskor content just to control the position here.
Piskor wants to control the pace but De Rabat is squirming around nicely.
Piskor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piskor controlling from mount.
Piskor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piskor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piskor controlling the position easily from mount.
Adrien De Rabat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piskor lands a big elbow.
Piskor with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Piskor controlling from the full mount.
Piskor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Rabat's face.
 De Rabat is rocked!
De Rabat is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Rabat is still in real trouble! Can Piskor finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piskor lands a big shot to the head and De Rabat winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zygfryd Piskor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Escobar (ranked 2792 p4p, 3595 weight class) and Van Lang (ranked 328 p4p, 420 weight class). Van Lang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Escobar's torso.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Cyrus Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Lang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escobar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Lang has Escobar pushed against the cage.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Lang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lang.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown. Lang tries to sprawl out of it but Escobar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Lang feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Escobar cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Lang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cyrus Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Van Lang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Van Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a head kick that half lands.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar is able to avoid easily.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Lang tries to tie him up.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the cage.
Lang looking to stall.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Lang wants to stall.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Van Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escobar forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
Lang stalls.
Escobar tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang moves away
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lang. That one must have hurt.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar steps away.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Escobar wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a solid body kick.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Escobar moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Escobar has Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Lang stalls.
Escobar working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cyrus Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escobar being controlled against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lang wants to stall.
Lang missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the cage.
Van Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Escobar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cyrus Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Lang.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lang leaning against his opponent.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Cyrus Escobar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cyrus Escobar!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Escobar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Lane (ranked 3315 p4p, 3353 weight class) and Nicholas Chase (ranked 388 p4p, 392 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Chase!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Lane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lane moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Lane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chase's coach down at Dynamic MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chase's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lane gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lane fails to land.
Lane misses with a body punch.
Chase blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chase blocks an uppercut.
Lane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Lane clinches up against the cage.
Chase blocks an uppercut.
Lane misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lane is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Chase is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lane with a body shot.
Lane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lane misses with a punch on the inside.
Lane misses with the head strike.
Chase manages to break the clinch.
Lane gets a clinch.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Lane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lane is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Lane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chase counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lane! Chase lets Lane back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lane is rocked!
 It looks like Drake Lane has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chase doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Lane tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Lane wants to clinch
and Chase counters with a crisp right that sends Lane to the canvas! Chase follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Chase!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Zimmerman (ranked 2041 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Ezekiel Benton (ranked 243 p4p, 320 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zackary Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezekiel Benton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
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.
Zimmerman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zimmerman lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton shoots and misses
and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ezekiel Benton has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zimmerman enables Benton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zimmerman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zimmerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimmerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zimmerman 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.
Zimmerman striking off his back but it's not causing Benton any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton is pushing down on Zimmerman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zimmerman is fighting to maintain full guard but Benton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zimmerman is just riding it out for now. Benton eventually gives up the hold.
Benton controlling the action here.
Benton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benton controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is looking for a kimura but Zimmerman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benton to get the leverage.
Benton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benton wants to control but Zimmerman is keeping him busy.
Benton is trying for a kimura here. Zimmerman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Benton wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ezekiel Benton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sisko (ranked 2241 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Andrew Blanchard (ranked 226 p4p, 221 weight class). Sisko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees. 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Sisko finds it's target.
It looks like Andrew Blanchard has been cut.
Sisko moves out of range of the leg kick from Blanchard.
Sisko lands a big head kick that sends Blanchard tumbling to the mat! Sisko takes a step backwards and waves Blanchard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blanchard is rocked!
Blanchard scores with a jab. Sisko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blanchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Sisko finish him?
It looks like Benjamin Sisko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sisko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blanchard seems to have recovered his senses.
Sisko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blanchard sprawling to the canvas! Blanchard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sisko finish him?!
Blanchard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sisko counters with a shoot takedown. Blanchard fights it but they end up in guard.
Sisko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
Sisko won't allow Blanchard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko chips away with some ground and pound.
Blanchard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sisko is controlling him.
Sisko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blanchard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andrew Blanchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanchard is out of range.
Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blanchard cracks a nice hook into Sisko's ribs.
Blanchard lands a glancing blow to the side of Sisko's head.
Blanchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sisko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Blanchard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sisko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sisko scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanchard misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Sisko.
Sisko throws a solid leg kick but Blanchard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sisko.
Andrew Blanchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisko.
Blanchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisko tries to clinch but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sisko with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Blanchard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blanchard.
Sisko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blanchard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sisko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sisko! Blanchard is out on his feet! Sisko rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blanchard is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blanchard is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Sisko!
Benjamin Sisko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camryn Evans (ranked 2119 p4p, 2050 weight class) and Nobita Baki (ranked 240 p4p, 230 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camryn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nobita Baki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is looking to clinch but Baki is avoiding it.
Baki misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baki 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.
Baki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans looks for the body kick but Baki saw that one coming.
Baki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baki scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Jab from Baki.
Baki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baki showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Baki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Evans's thigh. Evans counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Evans is trying to control Baki's posture but Baki avoids it.
Baki staying calm.
Baki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baki advances to mount.
Baki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Baki controlling from mount.
Evans tries to control Baki's body but Baki pushes him off. Evans squirms to his side and now Baki has his back!
Evans trying to get back to his feet but Baki is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baki is hanging on to Evans's back as he tries to escape.
Baki missing with punches from the back.
Evans trying to control the hands but Baki breaks the grip.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baki on the ground.
Baki misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Baki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Baki throws a series of strikes and Evans wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Baki looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Baki throws some wild stikes that Evans manages to avoid easily.
Baki wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Baki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Baki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nobita Baki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baki swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Baki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - Baki had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Baki there.
Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baki to the mat! Baki manages to get full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Baki keeps moving.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Baki blocks nicely.
Baki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baki prevents Evans from standing back up.
Baki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Evans blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Baki controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Baki controlling from mount.
Baki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baki trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
Baki working Evans over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baki looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans blocking the ground and pound.
Baki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki tries to control but Evans wriggling away.
Baki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Baki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Baki avoids the attempt from Evans to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nobita Baki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baki lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Baki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baki avoids the head kick by Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Baki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baki passes into half guard.
Baki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Baki sits in half guard.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baki.
Nobita Baki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baki content to control rather than advance.
Baki passes to side control.
Baki trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Baki drags him back down.
Baki wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Baki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baki controls the position.
Baki trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baki moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Evans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Evans looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nobita Baki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki controls the position.
Evans covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I would not like to be Evans right now.
Baki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Baki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobita Baki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baki 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobita Baki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Stroganov (ranked 2173 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Joey Dibiassi (ranked 180 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Stroganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dibiassi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stroganov has hold of one of Dibiassi's legs. Dibiassi is fighting the takedown attempt but Stroganov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dibiassi trying to keep a closed guard but Stroganov is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dibiassi wants to stand up but Stroganov is controlling him.
Stroganov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dibiassi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stroganov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroganov with a nice head shot there.
Dibiassi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stroganov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stroganov cracks Dibiassi with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibiassi is wriggling around but Stroganov manages to pass to half guard.
Stroganov lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroganov lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroganov working over Dibiassi with some ground and pound. Dibiassi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Stroganov connects with a nice short shot to Dibiassi's temple.
Dibiassi won't allow Stroganov to pass to mount.
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. Stroganov connects with a nice short shot to Dibiassi's temple.
Dibiassi tries to kick Stroganov off in order to stand up. Stroganov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Stroganov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dibiassi!
Stroganov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stroganov 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.
Dibiassi is bucking up trying to escape but Stroganov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've been hearing that Stroganov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stroganov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dibiassi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dibiassi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stroganov unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dibiassi tries to buck Stroganov off but he can't manage it.
Dibiassi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stroganov raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibiassi wants to control but Stroganov is having none of it.
Stroganov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stroganov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stroganov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dibiassi taking shots to the head.
Stroganov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dibiassi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dibiassi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stroganov controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Stroganov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stroganov working Dibiassi over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroganov prevents Dibiassi from getting the reversal.
Stroganov lands a big shot there that rocks Dibiassi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dibiassi is squirming around, avoiding Stroganov's attempts to control the action.
Dibiassi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dibiassi wants to control but Stroganov is having none of it.
Stroganov wants to control the pace but Dibiassi is squirming around nicely.
Stroganov with the ground and pound from mount.
Stroganov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dibiassi is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Stroganov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dibiassi hang on?
Stroganov dominating with strikes here.
Stroganov cracks Dibiassi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroganov landing punches.
Dibiassi is rocked!
Dibiassi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dibiassi is still in real trouble! Can Stroganov finish him?
Stroganov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stroganov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stroganov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stroganov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dibiassi covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Stroganov!
A very excited looking Viktor Stroganov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Gudmundsson (ranked 984 p4p, 1291 weight class) and Muharib Xornimada (ranked 95 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gudmundsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All It Takes - Karnivool. The key to victory for Oskar Gudmundsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oskar Gudmundsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muharib Xornimada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Xornimada.
A jab from Gudmundsson does it's job there.
Xornimada is rocked!
Xornimada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gudmundsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xornimada backwards.
Xornimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xornimada misses with a punch on the inside.
Xornimada has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gudmundsson uses from the top position.
Gudmundsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xornimada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xornimada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gudmundsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Xornimada looking for a guillotine here but Gudmundsson defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xornimada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gudmundsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gudmundsson is stalling in the full guard.
Xornimada has his feet on Gudmundsson's thighs here. He's pushed Gudmundsson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gudmundsson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muharib Xornimada!
Muharib Xornimada is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Muharib Xornimada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furdas Turngemaxt (ranked 666 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Roberto Lara (ranked 90 p4p, 216 weight class). Furdas Turngemaxt 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Furdas Turngemaxt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Lara!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Turngemaxt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lara or perhaps it was just good defense by Turngemaxt, which made it look bad.
Lara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turngemaxt circles away.
Turngemaxt throws a jab when Lara was well out of range.
Lara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turngemaxt as he jumps to the side.
Furdas Turngemaxt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Lara.
Lara shoots in and gets a takedown into Turngemaxt's guard.
Turngemaxt trying to control the position.
Turngemaxt wants to sweep here but Lara controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turngemaxt controls Lara momentarily but Lara frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turngemaxt keeping moving, preventing Lara from controlling successfully.
Turngemaxt has his foot on Lara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lara works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turngemaxt is looking for a triangle but Lara pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turngemaxt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turngemaxt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turngemaxt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lara postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turngemaxt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turngemaxt's head.
Lara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lara wants to control but Turngemaxt is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turngemaxt wants to control but Lara postures up.
Turngemaxt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lara working the ground and pound.
Turngemaxt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turngemaxt regains half guard.
Turngemaxt is defending against the submission attempts here by Lara.
Turngemaxt actively working from the bottom here.
Turngemaxt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turngemaxt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turngemaxt working for a triangle but Lara defends it easily.
Lara distracts Turngemaxt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turngemaxt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turngemaxt's head.
Turngemaxt is looking for a triangle but Lara pushes his legs off easily.
Lara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turngemaxt's head.
Turngemaxt working a defensive guard here.
Turngemaxt has his foot on Lara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lara works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turngemaxt working for a triangle but Lara defends it easily.
Turngemaxt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lara connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Lara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turngemaxt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lara.
Turngemaxt drives through with a takedown into Lara's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lara keeping full guard, as Turngemaxt tries to pass.
Turngemaxt advances position into side control!
Turngemaxt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turngemaxt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lara's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara sneaks back into half guard.
Lara trying to hold on to Turngemaxt's head to control him but Turngemaxt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turngemaxt 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.
Lara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lara tries to get to full guard but Turngemaxt has control of the leg.
Lara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lara keeping moving, preventing Turngemaxt from controlling successfully.
Turngemaxt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Lara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turngemaxt looking to pass the guard.
Turngemaxt trying to control the position from guard on top but Lara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lara is controlling Turngemaxt's posture.
Lara wants to sweep here but Turngemaxt controlling him for the moment.
Turngemaxt forces his way into half guard.
Lara is in trouble now - Turngemaxt has advanced to mount!
Turngemaxt wants to finish this one by submission but Lara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turngemaxt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turngemaxt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turngemaxt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Turngemaxt wants to finish this one by submission but Lara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turngemaxt.
Lara slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lara trying to hold on to Turngemaxt's head to control him but Turngemaxt postures up.
Lara is defending against the submission attempts here by Turngemaxt.
Turngemaxt thows a huge punch but Lara dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turngemaxt 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.
Turngemaxt is looking for a kimura but Lara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turngemaxt to get the leverage.
Turngemaxt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turngemaxt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turngemaxt wants to pass to mount but Lara is defending the position.
Lara wants to improve his position but Turngemaxt is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Furdas Turngemaxt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberto Lara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turngemaxt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turngemaxt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turngemaxt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lara can do to turn this around?
Turngemaxt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turngemaxt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turngemaxt swivels and escapes.
Furdas Turngemaxt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Lara.
Lara closes the distance and clinches up with Turngemaxt, looking for a takedown. Lara pushes Turngemaxt against the cage but Turngemaxt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turngemaxt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lara somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turngemaxt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lara.
Lara misses with a takedown attempt - Turngemaxt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turngemaxt as he avoids it easily.
Turngemaxt is looking to counter punch.
Turngemaxt misses the jab.
Lara shoots in looking for a takedown but Turngemaxt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turngemaxt pinned against the cage. Turngemaxt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turngemaxt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turngemaxt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turngemaxt wants it to stay on the feet.
Turngemaxt pushes Lara up against the cage in a clinch.
Turngemaxt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lara tightens his grip and picks Turngemaxt up, before dumping him to the ground. Turngemaxt manages to land in guard.
Turngemaxt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turngemaxt wants to sweep here but Lara controlling him for the moment.
Roberto Lara has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turngemaxt controls Lara momentarily but Lara frees himself.
Turngemaxt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lara scoring with some ground and pound.
Turngemaxt working for a triangle but Lara defends it easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lara working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Turngemaxt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lara is aware though and is defending well.
Turngemaxt looking for a sweep. Not yet Turngemaxt, not yet.
Turngemaxt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turngemaxt's head.
Turngemaxt is looking for a triangle but Lara pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turngemaxt trying to keep a closed guard but Lara is proving a slippery customer.
Turngemaxt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lara defends well.
Lara wants to control from the top but Turngemaxt keeps moving.
Lara landing some decent shots from guard.
Turngemaxt looking for a guillotine here but Lara defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lara chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turngemaxt is on top in guard.
Turngemaxt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lara is trying to keep Turngemaxt in close.
Lara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turngemaxt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lara is looking for a triangle but Turngemaxt pushes his legs off easily.
Turngemaxt wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Furdas Turngemaxt clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turngemaxt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lara preventing the sweep.
Lara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turngemaxt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turngemaxt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lara trying to control the position from guard on top but Turngemaxt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lara lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turngemaxt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turngemaxt has momentary wrist control but Lara slips an elbow through the middle.
Lara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lara chips away with some ground and pound.
Turngemaxt is rocked!
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turngemaxt's head.
Oh Turngemaxt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lara loads up on a big left hand. Turngemaxt felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lara looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Turngemaxt can't hide his disappointment, as Lara celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Lara!
Roberto Lara is the new welterweight champion!
Roberto Lara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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