PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 3275 p4p, 153 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 3882 p4p, 172 weight class). Edmund Shklyarskiy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shklyarskiy
vs
Van Der Dusse

172 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Dusse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Van Der Dusse blocks it.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch.
Van Der Dusse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shklyarskiy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Der Dusse swings widly with a right hand
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook. Shklyarskiy ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Dusse. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Shklyarskiy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.

Van Der Dusse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Shklyarskiy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shklyarskiy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy connects with a single shot there.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Dusse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Van Der Dusse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Dusse connects with a single shot there.
Shklyarskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Dusse throws a lazy right hand but Shklyarskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Dusse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shklyarskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shklyarskiy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Dusse's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shklyarskiy connects with a jab.
Van Der Dusse lands a really nice looking cross but Shklyarskiy seems unphased.
Shklyarskiy feints a jab promting Van Der Dusse to slip. Shklyarskiy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Der Dusse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Der Dusse takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse slips under a jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Dusse moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook. Shklyarskiy ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Dusse blocks a jab.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Van Der Dusse moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shklyarskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Van Der Dusse has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Der Dusse missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Dusse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Van Der Dusse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy cracks Van Der Dusse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Der Dusse connects with the punch.
Shklyarskiy connects with the punch.
Van Der Dusse connects with a right hand. Shklyarskiy shakes it off.
Shklyarskiy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Der Dusse misses with a series of wild punches.
Shklyarskiy throwing a counter right hand but Van Der Dusse manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with a series of punches.

Van Der Dusse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shklyarskiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Der Dusse tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shklyarskiy is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Dusse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shklyarskiy down to the mat. Shklyarskiy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shklyarskiy duly obliges.
Van Der Dusse moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Van Der Dusse throws an overhand right that lands on Shklyarskiy's shoulder, as Shklyarskiy tries to avoid the shot.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a left hand but Van Der Dusse moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Dusse now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Van Der Dusse ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Dusse misses with a looping left.
Van Der Dusse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shklyarskiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Dusse misses with a looping right.

Van Der Dusse moves into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Der Dusse wants to take the fight to the mat but Shklyarskiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a takedown.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthon Van Der Dusse.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Van Der Dusse drives through and clinches with Shklyarskiy against the cage.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Der Dusse lands a jab to the head.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shklyarskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Van Der Dusse closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Dusse is just out of range.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shklyarskiy misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Dusse lands a nice shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Dusse misses the target.
Van Der Dusse swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Dusse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shklyarskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Dusse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Van Der Dusse takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse lands with a hook. Shklyarskiy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Dusse throws a combination that misses
and Shklyarskiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shklyarskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Der Dusse under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shklyarskiy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Der Dusse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a left hand but Van Der Dusse moved out of range nicely.
Shklyarskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Dusse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Dusse misses with a right hand
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a three punch combo that has Van Der Dusse backing up. Van Der Dusse nods at Shklyarskiy to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Van Der Dusse closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Dusse has a couple of punches blocked by Shklyarskiy.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Dusse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Van Der Dusse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Dusse ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse looks to land a left hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Dusse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shklyarskiy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Der Dusse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shklyarskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shklyarskiy moves away from the strike by Van Der Dusse.
As Van Der Dusse looks to move away, Shklyarskiy throws a big counter combo but Van Der Dusse just gets out of the way.
Van Der Dusse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Dusse avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse looks to land a right hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range.
Van Der Dusse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shklyarskiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Dusse can do to turn this around?
Shklyarskiy blocks a jab.
Van Der Dusse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Dusse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shklyarskiy slips a straight right by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch.
Van Der Dusse lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shklyarskiy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Der Dusse finds it's way round the side to connect with Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Van Der Dusse ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Dusse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shklyarskiy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Der Dusse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shklyarskiy moves out of range as Van Der Dusse strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Der Dusse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy scores with a hook to the body. Van Der Dusse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Der Dusse moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Van Der Dusse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Dusse ducks down to avoid it.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Dusse stuns Shklyarskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy thuds his right hand into Van Der Dusse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Der Dusse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Der Dusse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shklyarskiy.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shklyarskiy in his tracks.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Van Der Dusse avoids it easily.
Shklyarskiy scores with a hook.
Van Der Dusse moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Van Der Dusse misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Dusse looks to throw the jab but Shklyarskiy is out of range.
Van Der Dusse misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Dusse throws a hook but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy scores with a body shot.
Van Der Dusse misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch.
Van Der Dusse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shklyarskiy ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse cracks a nice hook into Shklyarskiy's ribs.
Shklyarskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter punch.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shklyarskiy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Der Dusse wants to clinch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Dusse throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Van Der Dusse was well out of range.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse walks into a left hand.
Van Der Dusse scores with a jab to the head.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse tries to bum rush Shklyarskiy with a series of wild strikes but Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shklyarskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab.
Van Der Dusse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Dusse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Dusse misses with a looping right.
Shklyarskiy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shklyarskiy throws a one two combo.

Van Der Dusse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Dusse keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Shklyarskiy catches Van Der Dusse right on the button with a cross.
Van Der Dusse throws out a loose jab but Shklyarskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Der Dusse in his tracks.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up.
Shklyarskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Dusse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Dusse looks to land a left hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Van Der Dusse misses.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter punch.
Van Der Dusse thuds a left hand into Shklyarskiy's body.
Van Der Dusse slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Van Der Dusse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Dusse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shklyarskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shklyarskiy throws a big counter combination but Van Der Dusse scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shklyarskiy slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse catches Shklyarskiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shklyarskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Dusse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Dusse tries to counter with a clinch but Shklyarskiy shakes him off and moves away.
Shklyarskiy slips a straight right by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shklyarskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Van Der Dusse moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shklyarskiy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Dusse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
Van Der Dusse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shklyarskiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Dusse circles away quickly and effectively.
Shklyarskiy punishes Van Der Dusse's body with a nice straight punch.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Van Der Dusse moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Shklyarskiy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Der Dusse in his tracks.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shklyarskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Dusse misses the target.
Van Der Dusse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook
and Shklyarskiy counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Dusse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Edmund Shklyarskiy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Shklyarskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Der Dusse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse throws a hook but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Van Der Dusse throws a jab but it's blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Shklyarskiy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Der Dusse throws an overhand right that lands on Shklyarskiy's shoulder, as Shklyarskiy tries to avoid the shot.

Van Der Dusse has closed the distance and engaged Shklyarskiy in a clinch.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Dusse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shklyarskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Shklyarskiy lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse wants to counter the offense by Shklyarskiy and move into the clinch position.
Van Der Dusse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Der Dusse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown but Shklyarskiy shows good takedown defense.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a left hand but Van Der Dusse moved out of range nicely.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Dusse slips under a jab.
Van Der Dusse stuns Shklyarskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Dusse missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Dusse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shklyarskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Dusse throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Dusse. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Dusse tries to throw a body punch but Shklyarskiy avoids it by throwing Van Der Dusse back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Dusse is controlling him.
Van Der Dusse misses with some punches.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Der Dusse won't allow it.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Dusse has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Dusse.

Shklyarskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy missing with a left hand there. Van Der Dusse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Dusse scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Dusse lands a body shot.
Van Der Dusse misses with a lunging right hand
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Shklyarskiy misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Dusse.
Nice defenses there by Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse misses with a hook
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Shklyarskiy.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shklyarskiy counters with a left to the body.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Dusse. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Dusse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Dusse.
Shklyarskiy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse is looking to clinch.
Van Der Dusse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Shklyarskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Der Dusse misses with a left hand
and Shklyarskiy counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Dusse scores with a nice strike.
Van Der Dusse tries to clinch up
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Dusse throws a right hand that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Dusse misses with a left hand
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Van Der Dusse is rocked!
Shklyarskiy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Der Dusse is still on wobbly legs! Can Shklyarskiy finish him?
Van Der Dusse misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Shklyarskiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Der Dusse misses with an uppercut
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Dusse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shklyarskiy lunges at Van Der Dusse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Dusse's hand.
Shklyarskiy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Van Der Dusse! Shklyarskiy dives in looking to finish! Van Der Dusse 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 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmund Shklyarskiy!
Edmund Shklyarskiy is the new bantamweight champion!
Edmund Shklyarskiy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Fuck inbred alt right'.