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GKNY 117 - Shakhbulat vs River PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfsbruder has chosen Cradel to the grave as his entrance music. Malakai Rex has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malakai Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rex.
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfsbruder moves out of range easily.
Wolfsbruder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rex ducks right into an uppercut from Wolfsbruder.
Rex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Wolfsbruder has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rex working aggressively here.
Wolfsbruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wolfsbruder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolfsbruder lands with a light punch inside.
Rex has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wolfsbruder is leaning against Rex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolfsbruder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rex or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolfsbruder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolfsbruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Wolfsbruder gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wolfsbruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolfsbruder avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolfsbruder.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolfsbruder lands a shoulder strike.
Wolfsbruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfsbruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolfsbruder's elbow.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wolfsbruder as the two fighters clinch.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolfsbruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfsbruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolfsbruder cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder lands with a short shot to the head.
Wolfsbruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Wolfsbruder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rex.
Wolfsbruder blocks an elbow strike.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolfsbruder's elbow.
A short left from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Wolfsbruder.
Rex is rocked!
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfsbruder.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Rex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rex! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wolfsbruder is unloading with more strikes now! Rex drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elric Wolfsbruder!
Our winner, Elric Wolfsbruder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razbinos Udric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Razbinos Udric!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Udric to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fields is pulling down on Udric's head to control his posture.
Fields keeping full guard, as Udric tries to pass.
Udric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fields is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields managing to control the position.
Udric wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Udric is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Udric takes the fight into the clinch.
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.
Fields wants a takedown but no success here.
Fields tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Udric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fields takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Scott Fields has been cut.
Fields is trying to force a seperation but Udric has the dominant position.
Fields is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Udric to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fields is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Udric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Udric jumps guard and drags Fields to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Udric trying to control the position.
Udric is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fields presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fields avoids it.
Udric turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Udric wants to control but Fields is keeping him busy.
Udric tries to stand but Fields is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields is looking for a sweep.
Fields regains half guard there - taking advantage of Udric's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Udric wants to take a breather but Fields is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udric performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fields wants to improve his position but Udric is controlling well.
Udric wants to take a breather but Fields is having none of it.
Fields taking some punishment here, with Udric in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udric wants to control but Fields is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Udric is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fields is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razbinos Udric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Fields's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Udric scores with a takedown into Fields's guard.
Fields wants to sweep but no luck.
Udric showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fields pulls Udric in close to prevent any damage.
Udric slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Udric tries to free his leg and advance position but Fields is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Udric bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Udric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
The ground and pound from Udric seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fields is not content to let Udric control the position.
Udric creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fields sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Udric is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fields's shoulder. That is not cool.
Udric throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Udric sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fields is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Udric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Udric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Udric stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Fields's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Razbinos Udric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udric closes the distance and pushes Fields back into the cage.
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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Udric has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fields uses from the top position.
Fields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Udric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fields has managed to get both his arms back between Udric's legs - danger averted.
Fields makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Udric working a defensive guard here.
Fields with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fields lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fields lands a couple of elbows.
Udric looking for a sweep. Not yet Udric, not yet.
Fields with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fields throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razbinos Udric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Fields's cut.
That's time! Fields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Udric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fields, pushing him back against the cage.
Fields can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Fields's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fields goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fields is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Udric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fields drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Udric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Udric.
Fields looking to slow down the pace here.
Fields is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Udric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udric tries a body shot but Fields blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric stops a takedown attempt from Fields.
Udric lands an elbow just above Fields 's eye.
Udric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Udric moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Udric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Udric misses with a knee strike.
Fields is looking to take this one to the mat.
Udric stops a takedown attempt from Fields.
Udric keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Udric is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Udric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Udric takes the fight into the clinch.
Fields changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Udric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Udric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fields, pushing him back against the cage.
Scott Fields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Udric breaks the clinch.
Udric instigates a clinch.
Fields taking a breather.
Fields is trying to pull guard but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fields blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric pulls guard effortlessly.
Fields throws a big elbow that misses.
Udric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fields is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric wants to get back to his feet but Fields is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fields with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Udric has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Fields has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Udric avoiding damage.
Udric stalling in the clinch but Fields improves position.
Fields is trying to pull guard but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Udric successfully pulls guard.
Fields lands a couple of digs.
Fields scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Razbinos Udric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Udric has control of Fields's left arm, preventing Fields from doing any damage.
Fields works over Udric with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udric is pulling down on Fields's head. It's preventing any offense from Fields, at least for the moment.
Udric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fields's guard.
Udric slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields is trying to improve his position.
Udric throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Udric is looking to take a break and control but Fields is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razbinos Udric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Udric 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razbinos Udric!
Razbinos Udric 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vic Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vic Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone lands a high kick!
Stone tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stone.
Spencer stuffs the takedown.
Spencer instigates a clinch.
Stone jumps guard and drags Spencer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone has his feet on Spencer's thighs here. He's pushed Spencer 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! Spencer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vic Stone!
Vic Stone gave a mention to Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siegel has chosen Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro looks to throw the jab but Siegel is out of range.
Siegel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fagaro.
Siegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fagaro.
Benjamin Siegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegel thuds his shin into the meat of Fagaro's side.
Siegel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Siegel lands a jab to Fagaro's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Fagaro.
Fagaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Siegel counters with a nice uppercut.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Fagaro is looking to counter punch.
Fagaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro avoids the body shot from Siegel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fagaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fagaro misses with a looping left.
Siegel thinks about the counter body kick.
Fagaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siegel's corner calls for a 1-2. Siegel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Fagaro.
Benjamin Siegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fagaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fagaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Siegel.
Fagaro misses with a hook
and Siegel counters with a left to the body.
Fagaro tries for a takedown but Siegel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Siegel lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel throws a lazy right hand but Fagaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fagaro lands an overhand right.
Siegel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fagaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Fagaro cracks a nice hook into Siegel's ribs.
Siegel scores with a nice strike.
Siegel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fagaro dives in and grabs Siegel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siegel pushes down on Fagaro's head and hops out.
Siegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fagaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Siegel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Siegel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Siegel is just out of range.
Siegel scores with a hook to the body. Fagaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siegel lands a nice shot that snaps Fagaro's head back.
Fagaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siegel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fagaro swings widly with a right hand
and Siegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Siegel looks to move away, Fagaro throws a big counter combo but Siegel just gets out of the way.
Siegel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fagaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Siegel's head.
A big right from Fagaro misses.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Fagaro.
Siegel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fagaro drops his hands momentarily and Siegel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siegel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fagaro counters with a shoot takedown. Siegel fights it but they end up in guard.
Fagaro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Siegel dives on top into guard.
Fagaro controls Siegel momentarily but Siegel frees himself.
Siegel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fagaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siegel throws a big elbow that misses.
Siegel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Siegel postures up in Fagaro's guard and throws a big left but Fagaro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Siegel 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.
Fagaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siegel counters with a low kick, right behind Fagaro 's knee.
Siegel misses with a body punch
and Fagaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fagaro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siegel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fagaro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Siegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagaro is just out of range.
Siegel throws a leg kick but Fagaro moved away.
The crowd cheers as Fagaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Siegel doesn't seem phased though.
Siegel throws a head kick that Fagaro semi-blocks.
Siegel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Nice defenses there by Fagaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Siegel.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fagaro swings for the body but Siegel moves out of range.
Benjamin Siegel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fagaro blocks the body kick.
Siegel throws out a powerful jab.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fagaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fagaro is out of range and Siegel settles back down.
Fagaro misses the jab.
Siegel misses with a shot to the body
and Fagaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fagaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siegel jabs Fagaro right on the nose. Fagaro blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagaro avoids the body shot from Siegel.
Siegel connects with a body shot that sends Fagaro's belly button to the back.
Fagaro throws a body punch but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro misses with a double jab.
Fagaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fagaro manages to avoid it.
Fagaro lands a jab to the nose.
Siegel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fagaro misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siegel.
Siegel throws a body punch but Fagaro moves out of range.
Siegel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fagaro.
Fagaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Fagaro tries to move into range but Siegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel misses with a left hand
enabling Fagaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siegel throws a chopping leg kick but Fagaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siegel misses with a leg kick.
Siegel lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siegel scores with a decent looking hook.
Fagaro scores with a hook.
Siegel connects with a jab.
Siegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fagaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel works Fagaro's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Siegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siegel lands with a slapping head kick.
Fagaro is rocked!
Siegel lands with a big left! Fagaro is wobbled badly! Siegel comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Fagaro to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Siegel!
Our winner, Benjamin Siegel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Firm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firm throws a hook but Skog blocks it.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Skog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Firm appears to be looking for a big counter.
Skog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skog has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Firm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Skog bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Firm is trying to improve his position.
Skog lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Firm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Skog off and has taken his back!
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!
I really don't envy Skog right now.
Skog is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Firm gets his way!
Will Firm go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm is looking for the choke from the back position but Skog is controlling his hands well.
Skog can't escape the position.
Skog defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Skog holding both Firm 's hands and preventing any damage.
Skog is trying to break free.
Firm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's two 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.
Skog rolls, trying to escape but Firm keeps control of the position.
Skog trying to control the hands but Firm breaks the grip.
Firm has the hooks in. Skog is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Firm is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Skog knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Skog for a finish.
Firm is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Firm looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Skog's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Firm gets his way!
Firm is persistently looking for the submission but Skog is defending it well.
Firm gets his hands free as Skog looks to control.
Skog looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Firm is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Firm patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm working for the choke.
Firm tightening his grip on Skog, looking for the choke.
Firm is looking for the choke from the back position but Skog is controlling his hands well.
Skog turns into Firm and is now in his guard.
Skog 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Firm keeping moving, preventing Skog from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Firm lands the left hand.
Firm needs to keep his hands up - Skog had a free shot at his head there.
Firm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Skog does it's job there.
Firm throws a big shot that misses.
Skog throws a hook to the side of Firm's head but Firm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firm misses with an uppercut. Skog saw that one coming.
Firm walks into a stiff left hand from Skog.
Firm swings widly with a right hand
enabling Skog to counter with a crisp jab.
Firm misses with a series of wild punches.
Skog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skog throws out the jab.
Skog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Firm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Skog.
Firm swings for the body but Skog moves out of range.
Skog with the counter takedown but Firm avoids it easily.
Firm works Skog's body with a nice hook.
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Skog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.
Skog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Firm blocks the leg kick.
Dan Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Firm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Skog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firm lands a head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skog. Firm shrugs it off though.
Firm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firm. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Skog.
Skog moves away from the strike by Firm.
Skog with the counter takedown but Firm avoids it easily.
Skog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Firm checks it well.
Firm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skog scores with the left hand. Firm knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skog.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skog misses with a shot to the body
and Firm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skog throws out a powerful jab.
Firm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Firm.
Skog moves away from the strike by Firm.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
Skog lands a nice looking body shot.
Firm throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Firm throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
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!
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Firm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skog.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm ducks right into an uppercut from Skog.
Nice body kick from Skog.
Firm throws the left hand but Skog avoids the punch easily.
Skog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Firm on the side of the head.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Firm.
Skog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Skog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skog. That's going to slow Firm down.
Skog looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Firm misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skog can pounce on him.
Skog moves forwards but Firm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Firm throws a right hand that misses
and Skog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Skog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dante Firm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Firm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Firm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skog's guard.
Firm is fighting to break Skog's control of his arms but Skog is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Firm wants to pass the guard but Skog is keeping the position.
Firm trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm preventing the sweep.
Firm trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog working a defensive guard here.
Skog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skog holds on and takes a little breather.
Firm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Firm being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skog lands a head shot.
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Firm lands a glancing blow to the side of Skog's head.
Skog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Firm looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firm. That did some damage!
Firm misses with a looping right.
Skog cracks Firm with a good jab.
Skog throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firm is out of range and Skog settles back down.
Firm tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skog manages to circle out of the way.
Firm shoots in for a takedown but Skog shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Firm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Skog slips a jab from Firm.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Skog misses with a takedown attempt - Firm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Firm.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Skog is out of range.
Skog just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Firm throws a hook but Skog avoids it easily.
Skog walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Skog counters with an inside leg kick.
Skog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog misses with an uppercut.
Skog moves forwards but Firm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firm scores with the left hand. Skog knows he should have avoided that one.
Skog slips a straight right by Firm.
Skog throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Firm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skog.
Skog misses with a straight right.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skog moves away.
Firm walks into a left hand.
Skog throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
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 Dante Firm.
I think Firm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
An intense looking Dante Firm took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dall's choice of entrance music: Under the Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
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, Ebyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bilous works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dall throws a jab when Bilous was well out of range.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bilous at a distance.
Dall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dall pushes Bilous away with a front kick.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Bilous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall throws a low kick but Bilous moves out of range easily.
Bilous takes one on the button.
Bilous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Dall counters with a body kick.
Bilous tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dall to the mat! Dall manages to get full guard.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bilous is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bilous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bilous landing some decent shots from guard.
Bilous chips away with some ground and pound.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bilous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous lands a couple of digs.
Bilous preventing the sweep.
Bilous works over Dall with some ground and pound from guard.
Bilous has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bilous is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dall pulls down on the head and he's put Bilous to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ebyn Dall!
Ebyn Dall 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar has Pratchett up against the cage in a clinch.
Pratchett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pratchett goes for a takedown attempt but Brynjar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pratchett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pratchett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brynjar is fending him off so far but Pratchett persists. Nope, Brynjar circles away and we're back to standing.
Brynjar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brynjar throws a lazy body kick
and Pratchett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Brynjar - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brynjar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pratchett.
Brynjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brynjar throws a right hand that misses
and Pratchett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
Pratchett moves out of range of the strikes.
Pratchett dips to his left and cracks Brynjar with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Pratchett misses.
Brynjar throws a big counter combination but Pratchett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pratchett shoots in for a double leg but Brynjar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Pratchett.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brynjar.
Brynjar clinches with his opponent.
Pratchett misses with a punch on the inside.
Pratchett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brynjar.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Brynjar working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Brynjar taking a breather.
Brynjar is stalling here.
Pratchett misses with the head strike.
Pratchett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brynjar is trying to keep an underhook but Pratchett manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pratchett trying to control from half guard but Brynjar is working away.
Pratchett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pratchett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brynjar keeps working.
Brynjar is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar has one foot on Pratchett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brynjar cracks the inside of Pratchett's front leg.
Pratchett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Pratchett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brynjar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Pratchett misses
and Brynjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Pratchett misses with a hook
and Brynjar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brynjar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pratchett.
Pratchett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brynjar is trying to break the clinch but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Brynjar wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brynjar prevents it.
Brynjar pushes Pratchett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pratchett has Brynjar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brynjar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Brynjar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pratchett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brynjar letting Pratchett take a breather here.
Brynjar lands with a short shot to the head.
Brynjar breaks the clinch.
Brynjar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pratchett, right into the meat.
Pratchett throws an off balance right hand
and Brynjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pratchett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Brynjar lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pratchett.
Brynjar breaks the clinch.
Brynjar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brynjar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pratchett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratchett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pratchett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brynjar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pratchett's sensitive parts.
Brynjar throws a leg kick
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brynjar misses with a double jab.
Pratchett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brynjar staying out of range there.
Brynjar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brynjar missing with a left hand there. Pratchett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratchett misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
Brynjar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brynjar works Pratchett's body with a nice hook.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brynjar misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pratchett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pratchett sizes up Brynjar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar defending well as Pratchett loads up on a big left hand.
Brynjar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pratchett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brynjar is out of range.
Pratchett misses with a right hand
and Pratchett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratchett misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
Brynjar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brynjar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pratchett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brynjar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brynjar is looking for a counter combo.
Pratchett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brynjar's head backwards.
Brynjar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brynjar misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Brynjar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brynjar.
Brynjar rushes Pratchett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pratchett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pratchett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brynjar throws a big shot that misses.
Brynjar ducks right into an uppercut from Pratchett.
Brynjar throws a head kick that misses.
Brynjar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pratchett.
Pratchett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut. Brynjar saw that one coming.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar scoring well with a low kick there.
Pratchett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Pratchett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brynjar clobbers Pratchett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pratchett misses the jab.
Brynjar throwing a counter right hand but Pratchett manages to avoid it.
Brynjar throws a leg kick but Pratchett moved away.
Pratchett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brynjar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pratchett with the counter takedown but Brynjar avoids it easily.
Pratchett checks a low kick from Brynjar.
Pratchett misses the shot to the body.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brynjar connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pratchett.
Pratchett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brynjar pinned against the cage. Brynjar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brynjar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brynjar counters by moving into the clinch.
Brynjar misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar manages to break the clinch.
Pratchett lands a jab to the head.
Pratchett throws an off balance right hand
and Brynjar counters with a straight right hand.
Brynjar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pratchett checks it well.
Pratchett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brynjar moves away.
Pratchett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pratchett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brynjar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pratchett to score with a decent uppercut.
Pratchett misses the jab.
As Pratchett tries to get set, Brynjar tries to push him back and clinch up but Pratchett manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Brynjar.
Pratchett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nebojša Brynjar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Pratchett misses with a low kick.
Brynjar is looking for a counter combo.
Pratchett lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Brynjar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut. Brynjar saw that one coming.
Pratchett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pratchett misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nebojša Brynjar is winning the standup battle so far.
Brynjar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratchett. That did some damage!
Brynjar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratchett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luke Pratchett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett misses with a takedown attempt
and Brynjar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brynjar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brynjar.
Pratchett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brynjar's head.
Brynjar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pratchett's sensitive parts.
Pratchett is looking to chop away at Brynjar's legs.
Brynjar tries to counter by clinching up but Pratchett breaks away and moves out of range.
Brynjar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pratchett lands with a good body shot.
Brynjar throws a jab but it's blocked by Pratchett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar tries to land a front kick but Pratchett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pratchett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Brynjar counter with a right hand.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Pratchett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pratchett throws a hook but Brynjar blocks it.
Brynjar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pratchett manages to circle out of the way.
Brynjar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pratchett eats them both and turns towards Brynjar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pratchett tried to score with a low kick but Brynjar checks it.
Pratchett swings widly with a right hand
and Brynjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pratchett thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Pratchett tries to get set, Brynjar tries to push him back and clinch up but Pratchett manages to avoid the attempt.
Pratchett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pratchett misses with a hook
and Brynjar counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Nebojša Brynjar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brynjar, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gasan Umalatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umalatov has chosen Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gasan Umalatov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umalatov with a poor takedown
and Schilling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umalatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schilling stuns Umalatov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gasan Umalatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umalatov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schilling cracks Umalatov with an open hand slap.
Umalatov throws a looping overhand right but Schilling ducks down to avoid it.
Umalatov throws a series of punches but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling digs a good hook to Umalatov's body.
Umalatov staying out of range there.
Umalatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joe Schilling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gasan Umalatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilling. Umalatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umalatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umalatov moves out of range of the leg kick from Schilling.
Schilling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Umalatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schilling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schilling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schilling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Umalatov misses with a hook to the body
and Umalatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umalatov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schilling did well to prevent Umalatov getting side control.
Schilling is defending against the submission attempts here by Umalatov.
Umalatov 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.
Schilling slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling has his foot on Umalatov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umalatov works his way back into a safe position though.
Umalatov wants to pass the guard but Schilling is keeping the position.
Umalatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Schilling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umalatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Umalatov drops back looking for a leg! Schilling is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schilling manages to kick Umalatov off! Umalatov jumps back into Schilling's guard.
Schilling is working an open guard so Umalatov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Umalatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schilling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umalatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umalatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schilling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schilling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Umalatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schilling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Umalatov's hands.
Umalatov tries to clinch
and Schilling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umalatov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schilling throwing a counter right hand but Umalatov manages to avoid it.
Umalatov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schilling's waist but Schilling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umalatov off to one side.
Schilling misses with a leg kick.
Umalatov looks to clinch
and Schilling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Umalatov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schilling can't do much from the bottom here.
Schilling is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling is trying to control Umalatov's posture but Umalatov avoids it.
Umalatov has hold of Schilling's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Schilling tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Umalatov cranks the arm and Schilling screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Schilling, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gasan Umalatov!
Gasan Umalatov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by !!!. Do Who Tsoi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi throws a body punch but Tahere moves out of range.
Tsoi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tahere looks to land a combination but Tsoi avoids it well.
Tsoi lands an overhand right.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsoi's sensitive parts.
Good work by Tsoi as he checks the leg kick.
Tahere throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Tahere moves out of range.
Tsoi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tahere takes a step back to recover.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Tsoi.
Tahere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Tsoi. Beautiful body shot.
Tahere misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Tsoi misses with a straight left.
Tsoi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsoi throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsoi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Tsoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Tahere.
Tsoi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tahere checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsoi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tahere's sensitive parts.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi is looking to clinch.
Tahere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Tsoi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Tsoi down.
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Tsoi's head but Tsoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsoi throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Tsoi misses
and Tahere counters with a straight right hand.
Tahere gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Tahere throws a head kick but Tsoi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tsoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahere throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tsoi counters with a nice body shot.
Tahere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Tsoi finds it's way through Tahere's defenses.
Tsoi swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
Tahere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tahere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Tahere moves out of range easily.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tahere's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsoi.
Tahere ducks right into an uppercut from Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsoi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
Tsoi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tsoi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tahere counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws a good cross that connects.
Tahere walks into a straight right hand from Tsoi.
Tahere needs to keep his hands up - Tsoi had a free shot at his head there.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Tahere moves out of range.
Tsoi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tahere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tsoi scrambles back to his feet.
Tahere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi lands a jab to Tahere's midsection.
The fighters circling - Tsoi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsoi jabs Tahere to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tahere throws a chopping leg kick but Tsoi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tahere tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tahere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi drives through and clinches with Tahere against the cage.
Tsoi tries to work over Tahere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahere tries a body shot but Tsoi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere tries a body shot but Tsoi blocks it.
Tahere tries to throw a body punch but Tsoi avoids it by throwing Tahere back against the cage.
Tsoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tahere lands a shot to the body.
Tsoi lands a body punch.
Tahere lands a body shot.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsoi controls his hands.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsoi breaks the clinch.
Tsoi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tahere.
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi looks for the body kick but Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tahere misses with a leg kick.
Tsoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere gets tackled into the cage by Tsoi. Tsoi maintains the clinch.
Tahere misses with a body punch.
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 Do Who Tsoi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tahere throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsoi scores with a punch to the head.
Tahere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tahere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tsoi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tsoi.
Tahere throws out a loose jab but Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tsoi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Tahere feints a counter leg kick.
Tsoi defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
Tsoi scores with a leg kick.
Do Who Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsoi throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Tsoi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tsoi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahere lands a high kick!
Tahere misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tahere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tsoi lands with a nice body kick.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi cracks Tahere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsoi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tahere throws a low kick but Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere tries a head kick but it misses.
Tahere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tahere lands an overhand right.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Tsoi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tsoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tahere checks a leg kick.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
Tsoi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tahere just manages to avoid it.
Tsoi connects with a single shot there.
Tsoi is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Tahere's front leg but catches the back leg as Tahere tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere blocks the body kick.
Tsoi lands the left hand.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Tahere will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahere loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
Tsoi lands with a cross.
Tahere lands with a kick to the temple. Tsoi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Tsoi misses its intended target.
Tahere lands a head shot.
Tsoi stuns Tahere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Tahere down.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tsoi connects with a nice looking jab.
Tsoi with a jab.
Tahere wants to land a leg kick but Tsoi is out of range.
Nice jab there from Tsoi.
Tahere slips under a jab.
Tahere throws a head kick but Tsoi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere lands a really nice looking cross but Tsoi seems unphased.
Tahere feints and then cracks Tsoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsoi down.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tsoi wants to land a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Tsoi avoids the head kick by Tahere.
Tahere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tahere blocks the low kick.
Tsoi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tahere slips a jab from Tsoi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Tahere is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
A shot to the body from Tahere misses
and Tsoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi tries to land a leg kick but Tahere saw it coming and moves away.
Tsoi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTahere.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick from Tsoi.
Tahere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tsoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsoi lands a nice hook to Tahere's body. Tahere takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahere throws out the jab.
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Tahere finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tahere defending well as Tsoi loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tahere has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Who Tsoi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsoi motions for Tahere to come forward. Tsoi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Tahere does no damage.
Tahere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Tsoi blocks the low kick.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Tsoi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Tsoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tahere. Tahere obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsoi avoids the head kick by Tahere.
A low kick from Tahere is predictable there
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi is looking to slow Tahere down with leg kicks.
Tsoi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahere, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsoi.
Tsoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsoi misses with the head strike.
Tsoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsoi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi manages to break the clinch.
Tsoi slips a jab from Tahere.
Tsoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tahere swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsoi.
Tahere ducks right into an uppercut from Tsoi.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsoi blocks a leg kick.
Tahere throws the left hand but Tsoi avoids the punch easily.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Tsoi misses with a hook. Tahere ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Tsoi down.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
Tsoi scores with the left hand. Tahere knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsoi lands a really nice looking cross but Tahere seems unphased.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tahere tries a quick counter leg kick but Tsoi is wise to it.
Tsoi looks for the body kick but Tahere saw that one coming.
Do Who Tsoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi jabs at Tahere's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi looks to throw the jab but Tahere is out of range.
Tsoi moves out of range as Tahere strikes.
Tsoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tahere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tahere has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick
and Tahere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahere can do to turn this around?
Tsoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
Tahere misses with a looping left.
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Dyllz Tahere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tahere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Tahere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tahere blocks a head kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Tahere's front leg but catches the back leg as Tahere tries to avoid it.
Tahere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tsoi scores with a nice body kick.
Tsoi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahere momentarily.
Tsoi lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tahere takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere misses with a few strikes there.
Tsoi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Tahere sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
Tahere is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Tahere throws a head kick but Tsoi moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tsoi.
Tsoi moves out of range as Tahere throws a body kick.
Tsoi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tahere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsoi is able to avoid easily.
Tsoi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Tahere off balance momentarily.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Tsoi jumps back.
Tsoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere looks to land a body kick but Tsoi moved away.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tahere's calf.
Tahere takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tahere on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tahere crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tsoi - the referee stops the clock and Tahere gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tsoi. Tahere manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tsoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Tahere's leg. Tahere is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tahere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tahere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Tsoi jumps back.
Tsoi fakes the leg kick and cracks Tahere in the body.
Tahere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Tahere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tsoi, as that shot connected.
Tahere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Who Tsoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
Post fight, an emotional Do Who Tsoi said 'Bring it on, bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shamkhalaev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis. River has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - Dod your eyes as his entrance music. Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe River!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Shamkhalaev has managed to clinch.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
Our sources have told us that Shamkhalaev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by River.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
River tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from River.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joe River has been cut.
River avoids the elbow strike from Shamkhalaev, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
River lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River takes a knee to the side of the body.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shamkhalaev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from River.
Shamkhalaev lands with a right to the head.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shamkhalaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from River.
River lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamkhalaev.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
River tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev prevents a body shot from River.
A short right from River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River stalls.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamkhalaev prevents a body shot from River.
River lands with a right to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
River works on Shamkhalaev's body with a couple of short punches.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
A short right from River.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
River working aggressively here.
River avoiding damage as Shamkhalaev throws knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev tries a knee to the head but River blocks it.
Shamkhalaev takes a shot to the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Shamkhalaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River is trying to force a seperation but Shamkhalaev has the dominant position.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but River has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from River.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shamkhalaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
River misses with an uppercut. Shamkhalaev saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe River's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Shamkhalaev's head back.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
Shamkhalaev moves into the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River presses Shamkhalaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamkhalaev missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
River tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a right hand.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Shamkhalaev avoids the elbow strike from River, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
River blocks an uppercut.
River blocking some punches.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
River misses with a body punch.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
River pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hand.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands with an overhand left.
River scores with a jab. Shamkhalaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamkhalaev was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River lands a body shot.
Shamkhalaev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamkhalaev tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River tries to clinch up.
Joe River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamkhalaev throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Shamkhalaev slips a straight right by River.
River gets tackled into the cage by Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from River.
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!
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamkhalaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Shamkhalaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
River blocking some punches.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River misses the jab.
It looked like Shamkhalaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamkhalaev forces River back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River blocks a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
River avoids the elbow strike from Shamkhalaev, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and River avoids it.
River blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. River catches Shamkhalaev right on the button with a cross.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
Shamkhalaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River throws a hook but Shamkhalaev avoids it easily.
Shamkhalaev throws a quick counter kick to the body but River avoids it.
Shamkhalaev throws a low kick but River moves out of range easily.
Shamkhalaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev prevents a body shot from River.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from River.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through River's defenses.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
River working hard to break the clinch.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Shamkhalaev prevents a body shot from River.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River takes a shot to the head.
River tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
Shamkhalaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Shamkhalaev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River is leaning against Shamkhalaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from River.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from River.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River digs a right hand underneath Shamkhalaev's ribcage. Shamkhalaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River lands a nice uppercut.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev is rocked!
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Shamkhalaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev seems to have got his legs back now.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River cracks Shamkhalaev with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe River really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamkhalaev, pushing him back against the cage.
River is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River lands with a left to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
A short right from River on the inside.
River tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but River blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hand.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
A right handed body shot lands from River.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River breaks from the clinch.
River misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamkhalaev misses its target.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
River throws a good cross that connects.
Shamkhalaev moves into the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
Shamkhalaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from River on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
A short right from River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from River.
River blocks an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamkhalaev or not.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite River's efforts to push away.
River pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamkhalaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River lands with a left to the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
River digs a right hand into Shamkhalaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamkhalaev's gas tank.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River has had enough of the clinch but Shamkhalaev keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from River.
River blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
River working aggressively here.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Good body shot from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamkhalaev lands an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
A short right from River on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River ducks under a wild hook from Shamkhalaev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe River dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a hook.
It looked like Shamkhalaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
River breaks the clinch.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamkhalaev moves away from the strike by River.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River misses with a straight left.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River looks to throw the jab but Shamkhalaev is out of range.
Shamkhalaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River wants to counter the offense by Shamkhalaev and move into the clinch position.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamkhalaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamkhalaev motions for River to come forward. Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shamkhalaev.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
River tries a body shot but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River digs a right hand underneath Shamkhalaev's ribcage. Shamkhalaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River misses with a body punch.
River gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from River.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
River stalling.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
River avoids the elbow strike from Shamkhalaev, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but River blocks with his arms.
River scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from River.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from River.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
River tries to break the clinch but Shamkhalaev is controlling the position.
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
River misses with a body punch.
A short left from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe River!
Joe River is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Joe River was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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