FULL FIGHT - EDMEN SHAHBAZYAN VS GERALD MEERSCHAERT - UFC FIGHT NIGHT

all right coming up next it's a UFC middleweight division fight all right well he's one of the more accomplished Strikers in this division sprawl and brawl whatever you want to say he's going to try to keep this fight standing tonight it does not matter how he accomplishes it all he wants to do is be honest feet and at range hitting you with the beautiful jab staying away from the grappling exchanges you don't accomplish all the things that this man has accomplished over the course of his career without understanding distance he has great distance management which then in turn allows him to land all these beautiful diverse kicks spinning back kicks jumping high kicks so many things he possesses that he will try to use tonight in this fight yeah if this turns into a kickboxing match tonight most people believe yeah his opponent is in a world all right so here he is one of the more prolific takedown artists in the UFC at present and when you get some praise from Daniel Cormier when it comes to your offensive takeown game you know you're doing something right and we talk about wrestlers and Jud players and Grapplers but this guy just combines all of that he is able to use fo s from the grappling game he is able to use throws from Judo and he's able to use wrestling in the from the wrestling game to take people down he has an array of takedowns at his disposal and he uses every single one of them from the speed of the level change to the timing to the knowledge of where to go next when the guy starts to defend he's truly truly something special I don't think he could take you down but tonight he doesn't have to so this match up prevailing wisdom is he'll be able to get this fight to the camps or taale of the tape for this middleweight fight so a more than 5year gap between these two fighters when it comes to the age with similar height and some differences in reach all right we send it back inside the Octagon here is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen this fight is three rounds in the UFC middleweight division introducing first fighting out of the blue Corner this man is a kickboxer making his professional debut here tonight he stands 6'3 as a tall weighing in at 175 lb fighting out of Las Vegas Nevada up and now fighting mixed Marshal artist holding professional record of 12 wins or losses he stands 6'2 Ines tall weigh in at 185 lbs Edmond The Golden Boy Chia and with the action begins our rly in charge Eve LaVine the veteran Eve LaVine draws the assignment here ready ready all right crowd getting excited as this fight gets underway and he hate to call any fight on this UFC roster specialist but on one side you have a definite Striker taking on a true five tool play and you see a guy in the striker who knows exactly who he is he knows where the fight needs to be he knows what he has to do in order to be successful let's see if he can keep his opponent off of him big call punch land now he gets back to range well he has certainly found the range and staying pretty busy here on the field he's being busy but it's also the timing and the accuracy that's allowing him to land so many attacks and he landed the right hand there much improved defensively as he blocks the shot well he misses with the left punch there big punch land over the top how's he going to follow this one just over three minutes to go elbow there blocked by [Applause] aeta oh that's a good right hand big elbow there Lance oh nice El nice straight punch man these guys are throwing back and [Applause] forth in the face let's go look for that down punch is [Music] blocked look at him drive his shin into his opponent's body with that body kick trying to land the elbow there to no avail come on all lands a kick there pretty well done really good accuracy Landing that [Applause] kick liver kick if you take those kicks it's going to shut your body off whoa oh hurt back what fantastic strike to throw at the exact right moment he moment no finish this fight oh all right so he lands another hook there he's already landed several in the round really starting to find some consistency with that weapon's finding oh just digs his shot every part of himself and now he's got his H what a punch beautiful body Ki right on the button horn sounds for the end of round one face all right so there's the end of the round few things in MMA more devastating than a head kick and nearly produced a knockout for him there we talked to him earlier in the week and he talked about chances to take the kicks high he got a chance he took it he landed that kick and almost got the fight finish let's see if he can go and do that [Applause] again are you ready ready second round underway oh huge El though he needs to start looking to finish now because he's got his opponent hurt very bad wow oh so he's really starting to put together some significant body shots here these are going to take their toll as this fight goes [Applause] on there he landed it perfectly Perfect Place perfect position what a huge flow in a big moment in this fight oh big big left shot the missish mission accomplished it does not get much better than that now goes in and secures the taked down now oh look at him jumping in to try to get the Finish aov gets back up back into his comfort zone oh his opponent swarming like a fish out of water now the ground and pound is on point this could very well be the beginning of the end this could be the beginning of the end we've seen some really good grounding pound Fighters This CH man is as good as any you've ever seen he's throwing every part of himself into these big leg kick well he's really picked up the pace here in round two much more aggressive now here and starting to find himself in the [Applause] pocket that strike this might be the biggest shot of this entire fight he landed a massive hook to put his opponent on wobbly leg lower JW does not look good I don't think it's broken but starting to show some obvious signs of swow hard shots landing on both sides here oh d h serve him up go get him oh straight right oh big left hook there get right here timing his shots nicely here champ he's doing a great job of mixing everything up and using a lot of diverse strikes nice punch by a met oh he TR he's hurt bad oh he might be out oh and just like that the fight is over wow wow what a fight yeah brutal elbow to stop his opponent right there in his tracks and it really takes strong technique to deliver a shot like that to maximize force over a short distance but man when guys do it right with those elbows it is absolutely devastating and there he is all smiles what a huge knockout he turned in here tonight that is one they'll be talking about for some time ladies and gentlemen referee Ed leing has called a stop to this contest at 3 minutes 51 seconds of round number two playing the winner I'm knock out Edmond the Golden Ball jabia oh there he is after a huge knockout win tonight you going to the after party or what I mean I'm heading over there right now John I'm asking the producers how soon can I get up cuz it's going to be a party over there not only because of the knockout but that extra bonus check he's going to be carrying to the club tonight are you ready you ready all right let's get this one started here round one is underway and we've got a striker who is forced to be reckon with tonight though he draws a guy who can do a little bit of everything and that guy is usually the one that will have the advantage but we know what a high Lev Striker is and this guy is as high level as we've ever seen in the UFC oh big punch lands through the middle really timing his shots nicely good tempo very accurate finding the range with relative East yeah he's doing a great job of really overwhelming his opponent with activity elbow oh big elb all right so he lands another hook he's already landed several in the round that one might have been the most significant that was the best one but what I like about him throwing this punch over and over again he just has a fantastic ability to land that punch offensive fight nice job to block the shot there ooh head kick land he's hurt wow oh he's hurt bad he's hurt bad John he's got to press him he's got to go chase that finish down now oh ooh what a head kick trying to establish that jab once again great punch landed with so much power hard closes the distance gets the single collar tie all right so the big story line in this one his offensive prowess particularly when it comes to Landing those hooks and I know you'd like to play Tony R DC massive seems to be on his way out of the fight he's in trouble he's getting lit up oh big elbow huge elbow there what a fantastic strike to throw at the exact right moment he needs to start looking the Finish now because he's got his opponent hurt very bad wow he's out he got him oh my goodness what a fight yeah no doubt an absolutely brutal elbow to stop his opponent here tonight and this has clearly been a weapon that has been a part of his Arenal in his UFC career but it takes a lot of repetitions in the gym and a lot of confidence to willingly throw elbows the way he did there so a lot of force in a short distance and when you execute it like that it is absolutely devastating and there he is after the huge knockout turned in tonight near perfect execution and one of the bigger highlights of his UFC career ladies and gentlemen referee ID leing has called a stop to this contest at 3 minutes 39 seconds of the very first round declaring the winner by KN out Edmond The Golden Boy Chia ni there he is the man of the moment celebrating one of the bigger knockout victories of his career and got' be nice sometimes with all the hard work that you guys put in when it goes down exactly the way you drew it up a lot of people talk about doing certain things it's harder to deliver on those promises you make to the public tonight he did exactly that congratulations