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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 3262 p4p, 141 weight class) and Brian Marais (ranked 3828 p4p, 163 weight class). Marais has chosen The Offspring - Come Out And Play as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Marais!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shklyarskiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Marais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marais counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marais looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shklyarskiy is trying to stand.
Marais is nestled in close to Shklyarskiy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marais is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shklyarskiy controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marais prevents Shklyarskiy from improving his position.
Shklyarskiy moves into full guard.
Shklyarskiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marais on the ground.
Shklyarskiy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marais works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to full guard but Marais has mounted him!
Marais moves to the back position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marais is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shklyarskiy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy trying to control the hands but Marais breaks the grip.
Shklyarskiy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marais thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy has his hands clasped together around Marais's back. He's all about the action.
Marais tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shklyarskiy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marais prevents Shklyarskiy from improving his position.
Marais is looking for a kimura here.
Marais is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shklyarskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marais is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shklyarskiy defends it well.
Shklyarskiy is trying to stand.
Shklyarskiy keeping hold of Marais's head, controlling as best he can.
Marais is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shklyarskiy defends it well.
Marais is trying to control. Shklyarskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shklyarskiy is looking to improve his position.
Shklyarskiy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Marais 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.
Shklyarskiy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marais is working for a kimura but Shklyarskiy is defending it quite comfortably.
Marais stands up from half guard.
Marais throws a sloppy body shot
and Shklyarskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marais takes one to the chin there.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Marais throws a poor cross that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Marais misses with a body shot.
Marais misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy checks a low kick from Marais.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Marais.
Shklyarskiy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shklyarskiy stuns Marais with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marais takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shklyarskiy. Marais does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Marais misses with a head kick.
Marais throws a right and a left that Shklyarskiy avoids nicely.
Marais looks to throw the jab but Shklyarskiy is out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marais.
Shklyarskiy digs a good body shot into Marais's ribs.
Marais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Marais moves out of range.
Marais misses with a body shot
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shklyarskiy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marais.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Marais.
Marais misses with a shot to the body
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmund Shklyarskiy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shklyarskiy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marais momentarily.
Marais throws a head kick but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Marais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Shklyarskiy. Beautiful body shot.
Shklyarskiy ducks under a wild hook from Marais.
Marais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shklyarskiy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shklyarskiy slips a straight right by Marais.
Shklyarskiy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marais throws a head kick that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the head.
Marais misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shklyarskiy, as that shot connected.
Marais throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shklyarskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Marais.
Shklyarskiy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marais in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Shklyarskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy lands the left hand.
Marais looks for a takedown but Shklyarskiy sprawls well.
Marais takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shklyarskiy scores with a hook.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shklyarskiy connects with a jab.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Marais has his takedown stuffed
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shklyarskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shklyarskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marais tries a head kick but it misses.
Marais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marais shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shklyarskiy pinned against the cage. Shklyarskiy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Marais.
Marais is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marais shoots in and drives through. Shklyarskiy sprawls well.
Shklyarskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marais.
Shklyarskiy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab.
Shklyarskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Marais is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shklyarskiy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shklyarskiy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marais drops his hands momentarily and Shklyarskiy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shklyarskiy checks a leg kick.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shklyarskiy.
Marais is rocked!
Marais shoots in for a takedown but Shklyarskiy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marais is still on wobbly legs! Can Shklyarskiy finish him?
Shklyarskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marais.
Marais seems to have recovered his senses.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Marais is out of range.
Marais tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shklyarskiy swivels and escapes.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Marais with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Shklyarskiy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marais misses with a takedown attempt
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy lands the left hand.
Marais shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Marais is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shklyarskiy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marais moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Marais.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shklyarskiy blocks a head kick by Marais.
Marais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shklyarskiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marais doesn't seem bothered though.
Marais fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shklyarskiy tests Marais's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Marais misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Marais takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marais has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shklyarskiy's waist but Shklyarskiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marais off to one side.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marais jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marais misses with a shot to the body
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marais takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Shklyarskiy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Shklyarskiy - just one landing.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot to the body.
Marais tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Marais.
Marais moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Shklyarskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marais shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Marais.
Shklyarskiy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marais tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shklyarskiy's waist but Shklyarskiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marais off to one side.
Shklyarskiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marais.
Shklyarskiy lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shklyarskiy.
Marais avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marais has time to react.
Shklyarskiy throws a right and a left that Marais avoids nicely.
Marais tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Marais.
A leg kick checked by Shklyarskiy.
An attempted straight right counter from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marais has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Marais avoids it easily.
Shklyarskiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Marais fails with the takedown
and Shklyarskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Marais is out of range.
Shklyarskiy backing away here, and Marais unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marais misses with a head kick.
Shklyarskiy lands with a nice body punch.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Marais tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decent striking displayed by Shklyarskiy there.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Marais shoots and misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Marais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marais tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shklyarskiy swivels and escapes.
Marais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marais changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shklyarskiy tries to avoid it but Marais manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shklyarskiy to the ground. Shklyarskiy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marais has time to react.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shklyarskiy.
Marais swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marais throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy blocks a head kick by Marais.
Shklyarskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marais under the eye.
Marais misses with a hook
and Marais takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marais throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marais takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marais throws a series of punches but Shklyarskiy avoids them all with ease.
Shklyarskiy with a hook.
Marais swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice body shot.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a combination but Marais avoids it well.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marais tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Shklyarskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shklyarskiy, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Shklyarskiy!
Edmund Shklyarskiy took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fuck inbred alt right'.
Brian Marais spoke after the fight, saying 'Not to get too technical, but according to chemistry, alcohol is a solution.'.
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