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RSE 24: A Night Of Violence PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Knuckle (ranked 24189 p4p, 24139 weight class) and Joao Gabriel (ranked 563 p4p, 550 weight class). Gabriel has chosen Circo das Galinhas as his entrance music. Joao Gabriel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evan Knuckle's chin.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Knuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Knuckle.
Gabriel with the counter takedown but Knuckle avoids it easily.
Knuckle misses with a combination
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabriel drops back looking for a leg! Knuckle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knuckle manages to kick Gabriel off! Gabriel jumps back into Knuckle's guard.
Gabriel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabriel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckle's head.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel drops back looking for a leg! Knuckle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knuckle manages to kick Gabriel off! Gabriel jumps back into Knuckle's guard.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knuckle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knuckle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knuckle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel dodges the ground and pound from Knuckle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gabriel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knuckle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knuckle's back!
Knuckle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knuckle fending off the submission attempt from Gabriel.
Knuckle defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gabriel's arms.
Gabriel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Knuckle is defending well though. Gabriel let's go of the attempt for now.
Knuckle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gabriel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel working for a choke but Knuckle is defending well.
Gabriel looking to break Knuckle's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Knuckle remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gabriel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Knuckle defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gabriel's arms.
Knuckle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Knuckle trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Knuckle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gabriel.
Knuckle trying to control the hands but Gabriel breaks the grip.
Knuckle is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gabriel off. It looks like it's working - Gabriel slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Knuckle displaying calm under pressure there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knuckle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gabriel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gabriel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gabriel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gabriel working for a triangle but Knuckle defends it easily.
Knuckle stopping the sweep attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knuckle defends it easily.
Knuckle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knuckle defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Knuckle from controlling successfully.
Knuckle stopping the sweep attempt from Gabriel.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gabriel is on top in guard.
Knuckle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gabriel is controlling him.
Gabriel throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knuckle wants to stand but Gabriel is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Gabriel dominated that round.
That's time! Knuckle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gabriel moves out of range of the body kick from Knuckle.
Gabriel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knuckle looks to throw a body kick
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabriel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabriel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gabriel postures up and lands a big shot to Knuckle's brow.
Knuckle pushes Gabriel off and gets back to his feet.
Gabriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gabriel avoids the head kick by Knuckle.
Gabriel feints the counter takedown.
Evan Knuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckle scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Knuckle.
Gabriel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Knuckle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckle clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle trying to land knees to the body.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but Knuckle won't allow it.
Knuckle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knuckle lands a nice knee to the body.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knuckle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knuckle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckle throws a sloppy head kick
so Gabriel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckle is retaining full guard.
Gabriel advances to half guard.
Gabriel slips a nice elbow through Knuckle's hands, connecting with Knuckle's forehead.
Gabriel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabriel stops Knuckle from getting back to his feet.
Gabriel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knuckle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gabriel.
Gabriel 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.
Gabriel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gabriel lands with a punch from half guard.
Gabriel is working for a submission of some sort.
Gabriel in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Knuckle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gabriel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Gabriel!
A determined Joao Gabriel didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Evan Knuckle was interviewed post fight and said 'He was lucky'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greight Ness (ranked 4519 p4p, 24867 weight class) and Kristopher Savage (ranked 482 p4p, 558 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kristopher Savage!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage dives in and grabs Ness's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ness pushes down on Savage's head and hops out.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ness lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Savage throws a head kick but Ness moves out of range.
Savage tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Savage shoots in and drives through. Ness sprawls well.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greight Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristopher Savage.
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ness leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ness lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Kristopher Savage has been cut.
Ness lands a head shot.
 Savage is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Ness finish him?
Savage looks winded!
Ness drops Savage with a big left hand! Savage is injured, injured bad! Ness jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greight Ness!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 3350 p4p, 24463 weight class) and Santos Resi (ranked 247 p4p, 343 weight class). Santos Resi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Resi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resi misses with an uppercut
so Hardman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hardman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hardman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Resi tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
Hardman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Resi misses the target.
Hardman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Resi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardman drives through with a takedown into Resi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman has control of Resi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Resi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Resi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardman.
Resi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hardman looking to isolate an arm here. Resi doesn't see it coming and as Hardman extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hardman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miley Cirus (ranked 24852 p4p, 2792 weight class) and Mirko Zoccato (ranked 298 p4p, 189 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miley Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Zoccato!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoccato circles away.
Zoccato ducks under a wild hook from Cirus.
Zoccato fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cirus sprawls well initially but Zoccato persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zoccato has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cirus defend it? Zoccato steps over the head and cranks it - Cirus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zoccato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mirko Zoccato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 3520 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Nate Kirby (ranked 383 p4p, 328 weight class). Bauweraerts comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park x Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes (Coone Remix). 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauweraerts misses the jab.
Kirby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bauweraerts's sensitive parts.
Kirby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bauweraerts counters with a single leg into guard. Kirby didn't expect that.
Bauweraerts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kirby is controlling Bauweraerts's posture.
Bauweraerts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts is in close to Kirby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauweraerts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bauweraerts throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirby working a defensive guard but Bauweraerts manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bauweraerts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bauweraerts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kirby is not content to let Bauweraerts control the position.
Bauweraerts working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts looking to control but instead Kirby has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bauweraerts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kirby felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bauweraerts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bauweraerts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bauweraerts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirby's head.
Bauweraerts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bauweraerts controlling the action here.
Bauweraerts throwing shots but Kirby is blocking nicely.
Bauweraerts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bauweraerts sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauweraerts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirby defending well though.
Bauweraerts is stalling here. Kirby is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bauweraerts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kirby has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bauweraerts is trying to work for a sweep but Kirby has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kirby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bauweraerts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bauweraerts trying to control the hands but Kirby breaks the grip.
Kirby keeps control of the position as Bauweraerts tries to break free.
Kirby has Bauweraerts's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Kirby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby lands with an uppercut that bounces Bauweraerts off the cage and back into range.
Nate Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby slips a straight right by Bauweraerts.
Kirby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koen Bauweraerts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bauweraerts ducks right into an uppercut from Kirby.
Bauweraerts scores with a nice strike.
Kirby gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bauweraerts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauweraerts landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kirby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bauweraerts throws an elbow that misses. Kirby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bauweraerts's guard. Nice move by Kirby!
Bauweraerts has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kirby has passed into side control.
Bauweraerts tries to buck Kirby off but Kirby is having none of it.
Bauweraerts is trying to work for a sweep but Kirby has mounted him!
Kirby is looking to stand but Bauweraerts has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bauweraerts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bauweraerts is looking for a sweep. Kirby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kirby wants to stand up but Bauweraerts is controlling the position.
Bauweraerts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bauweraerts.
Bauweraerts is controlling Kirby's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirby wanted to stand there but Bauweraerts had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bauweraerts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bauweraerts throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bauweraerts slips under a jab from Kirby.
That's four 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.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Bauweraerts.
Bauweraerts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bauweraerts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kirby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bauweraerts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bauweraerts doesn't seem bothered though.
Bauweraerts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirby in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koen Bauweraerts dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bauweraerts. That did some damage!
Bauweraerts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Bauweraerts misses with a hook
and Kirby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kirby connects with a crisp jab.
Kirby with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
Bauweraerts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bauweraerts thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby ducks right into an uppercut from Bauweraerts.
Koen Bauweraerts is winning the standup battle so far.
Bauweraerts shoots for a takedown but Kirby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bauweraerts fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauweraerts is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kirby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirby.
Nate Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirby swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirby! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koen Bauweraerts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauweraerts misses with a hook
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
Bauweraerts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirby feints and then cracks Bauweraerts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bauweraerts down.
Bauweraerts misses with the combination.
Kirby tries to land a body kick
and Bauweraerts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wants to sweep but Bauweraerts has passed to side control!
Kirby is not content to let Bauweraerts control the position.
Bauweraerts misses with the ground and pound.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position but Kirby is working away.
Bauweraerts advances to mount.
Kirby regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts trying to control the pace.
Bauweraerts passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kirby!
Kirby tries to hold on but Bauweraerts postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bauweraerts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kirby?
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 Koen Bauweraerts.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bauweraerts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koen Bauweraerts!
An out of breath Koen Bauweraerts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Volarus (ranked 3115 p4p, 3142 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 334 p4p, 337 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Volarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel cracks Volarus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Volarus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
The fighters circling - Volarus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Volarus.
Volarus throws a big shot that misses.
Sabel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volarus.
Sabel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabel.
Sabel moves out of range as Volarus strikes.
Sabel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volarus throws out the jab.
Volarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Volarus lands a really nice looking cross but Sabel seems unphased.
Sabel scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ragnar Volarus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabel throws out a counter right but Volarus avoids it with no problem.
Sabel misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Volarus misses its intended target.
Sabel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volarus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sabel scores with a one two! Volarus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ragnar Volarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volarus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Volarus works the jab nicely.
Volarus swinging wildly here.
Sabel wants to clinch up but Volarus keeps it at a distance.
Sabel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabel throws out a counter right but Volarus avoids it with no problem.
Sabel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volarus.
Volarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volarus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sabel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabel.
Sabel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Volarus takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volarus misses with a hook.
Sabel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sabel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabel loads up on a big right hand but Volarus slips the punch.
Sabel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volarus misses with a straight left.
Sabel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volarus get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Volarus stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Sabel runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zacharias Sabel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Raven (ranked 2235 p4p, 2887 weight class) and Arelvam Sadrano (ranked 153 p4p, 196 weight class). Raven comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Arelvam Sadrano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arelvam Sadrano!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadrano scores with a kick to the body.
Sadrano tries a head kick but it misses.
Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sadrano!
A lull in the action here as Raven stalls from top position.
Raven trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sadrano prevents Raven from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sadrano will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sadrano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Sadrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raven is trying to get an arm triangle but Sadrano is defending well.
Raven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sadrano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sadrano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sadrano trying his best to control but Raven has mounted him.
Sadrano tries to lock up and control but Raven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Raven's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sadrano manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Raven trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Raven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Raven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sadrano is looking for a sweep.
Raven trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sadrano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raven swings around for an armbar but Sadrano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Raven's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven dominated that round.
That's time! Raven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sadrano tries to sprawl but Raven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Raven is trying to work for a kimura but Sadrano is defending well.
Raven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sadrano is just riding it out for now. Raven eventually gives up the hold.
Sadrano wants to improve his position but Raven is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadrano is refusing to be controlled, as Raven sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sadrano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Raven works his way into side control.
Raven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Raven taking a breather here.
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.
Raven tries for a kimura but Sadrano is defending well.
Sadrano tries to bench press Raven off him but Raven keeps the position.
Raven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sadrano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sadrano, who protects the arm well.
Sadrano regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is working for a submission of some sort.
Raven is thwarting Sadrano's attempts to control the position.
Sadrano is looking to improve his position.
Raven wants to control but Sadrano is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raven closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sadrano did well to prevent Raven getting side control.
Raven is keen to just control but Sadrano is a slippery customer.
Sadrano actively working from the bottom here.
Raven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sadrano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raven.
Raven stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raven closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sadrano's guard.
Raven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadrano can do to turn this around?
Raven wants to control from the top but Sadrano keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is posturing up here but Sadrano has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Raven tries to roll out but it's too tight and Raven has to tap! Slick submission there by Sadrano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arelvam Sadrano!
A relieved looking Arelvam Sadrano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Zane Raven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Death is in the air…'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pax Augustus (ranked 2214 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Toma Bolkvadze (ranked 292 p4p, 213 weight class). Toma Bolkvadze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pax Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toma Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolkvadze! But no joy.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Nice shot by Bolkvadze.
It looks like Pax Augustus has been cut.
Augustus misses with a few strikes there.
Pax Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolkvadze.
Augustus throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolkvadze counters with a left to the body.
Augustus cracks Bolkvadze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Augustus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bolkvadze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Bolkvadze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Augustus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolkvadze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolkvadze takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolkvadze scores with a hook.
Augustus lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
Augustus throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolkvadze counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and Bolkvadze counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolkvadze lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bolkvadze fails to land.
Bolkvadze lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bolkvadze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolkvadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Bolkvadze.
Augustus prevents a body shot from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bolkvadze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolkvadze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolkvadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolkvadze.
A short right from Bolkvadze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze looking to throw knees to the head but Augustus is blocking nicely.
Bolkvadze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Augustus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolkvadze scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolkvadze lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolkvadze landing knees to the body.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Augustus avoids it.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but Augustus blocks it.
Bolkvadze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bolkvadze lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee to the head.
Bolkvadze tries to work over Augustus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augustus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bolkvadze tries to throw a body punch but Augustus avoids it by throwing Bolkvadze back against the cage.
Bolkvadze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolkvadze scores a nice knee to the body.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustus taking a breather.
Bolkvadze lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolkvadze lands with a left to the head.
Bolkvadze lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolkvadze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augustus.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Bolkvadze.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toma Bolkvadze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pax Augustus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Bolkvadze moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolkvadze! But no joy.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolkvadze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolkvadze moves away.
Bolkvadze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bolkvadze in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bolkvadze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
A jab from Augustus finds it's way through Bolkvadze's defenses.
Augustus throws a looping overhand right but Bolkvadze ducks down to avoid it.
Bolkvadze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Augustus moves out of range of the strikes.
Augustus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bolkvadze counters with a nice body shot.
Bolkvadze misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus throws a right hand that Bolkvadze ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolkvadze also avoids with ease.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Bolkvadze's shoulder, as Bolkvadze tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolkvadze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolkvadze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Augustus.
Augustus misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolkvadze only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Bolkvadze moved out of range nicely.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Augustus.
Bolkvadze wants to counter with a clinch but Augustus pushes him away.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Bolkvadze moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Augustus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus backing away here, and Bolkvadze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Augustus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Augustus misses with a hook. Bolkvadze ducked under it nicely.
Bolkvadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolkvadze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolkvadze works Augustus's body with a nice hook.
Bolkvadze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Augustus is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus tries to get into range but Bolkvadze steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Augustus! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bolkvadze scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toma Bolkvadze!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Toma Bolkvadze waved his t-shirt featuring BRAZEN - Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constable Odo (ranked 1265 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Franz Ramos (ranked 149 p4p, 268 weight class). Odo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Asking Alexandria - Morte et Dabo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constable Odo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odo moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Odo's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Odo misses with a kick to the body.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Odo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Odo takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Odo.
Odo throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Odo misses with a jab to the body
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Odo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odo.
Odo 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.
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!
Odo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odo misses with a kick to the body.
Ramos tests Odo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Constable Odo has been cut.
Odo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Odo.
Odo scores with a nice right hand.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odo.
Odo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Odo slips under a jab.
Odo is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramos throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Odo. That's going to slow Ramos down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Odo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Odo counters by clinching up.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odo.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos cracks Odo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Odo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramos finish him?
Odo is rocked!
Odo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy body kick from Odo
and Ramos counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Ramos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 1420 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Wing Wang (ranked 217 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilao scores with a jab to the body.
Wang shoots in but no luck this time.
Pilao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pilao wants it to stay on the feet.
Wang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang shoots for a takedown but Pilao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gilberto Pilao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wing Wang.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilao's waist but Pilao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pilao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilao's waist but Pilao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Pilao punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
Pilao has managed to clinch.
Pilao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Pilao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pilao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pilao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilao misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Pilao misses with a body punch.
Pilao is pressed up against the cage. Wang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilao down to the mat. Pilao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pilao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wang's head.
Pilao is looking to chop away at Wang's legs.
Wang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wang lands in his opponent's guard.
Pilao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
Pilao pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
Pilao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pilao tries to get out of the position.
Wang postures up.
Pilao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pilao, not yet.
Wang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pilao throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wang trying to control but Pilao is working from the bottom.
Pilao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been hearing that Pilao has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wang has his foot on Pilao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pilao works his way back into a safe position though.
Wang controls Pilao momentarily but Pilao frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pilao with a nice head shot there.
Pilao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pilao throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Pilao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pilao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pilao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wang is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pilao has his hands clasped together but Wang extends and breaks Pilao's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wing Wang!
During a confident post fight interview, Wing Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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