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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arman Albarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arman Albarillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Albarillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon, which made it look bad.
Albarillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon cracks a nice hook into Albarillo's ribs.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dixon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dixon.
Albarillo fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Dixon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A right-left combo lands from Dixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albarillo fails with the takedown.
Dixon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Albarillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albarillo throws a leg kick
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Albarillo shoots for a takedown but Dixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albarillo.
Dixon 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.
Albarillo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dixon's guard.
Dixon wants to sweep here but Albarillo controlling him for the moment.
Albarillo prevents Dixon from getting back to his feet.
Dixon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albarillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dixon pulls Albarillo in close to prevent any damage.
Albarillo advances position into side control!
Albarillo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Albarillo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Albarillo in the domination position with Dixon hanging on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albarillo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Albarillo trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
Dixon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Albarillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dixon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Albarillo tries to advance to mount but Dixon denies him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dixon is looking to regain half guard here but Albarillo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albarillo trying to control the action but Dixon is working from the bottom.
Dixon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dixon is looking to regain half guard here but Albarillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Albarillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dixon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Albarillo advances to full mount.
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Albarillo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to hold on but Albarillo pushes him away.
Albarillo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Albarillo tries to control but Dixon wriggling away.
Dixon controls the position.
Dixon tries to hold on but Albarillo pushes him away.
Albarillo looking to control but Dixon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dixon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dixon wants to control but Albarillo is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is squirming around, avoiding Albarillo's attempts to control the action.
Dixon tries to lock up and control but Albarillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dixon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Albarillo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dixon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Albarillo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six 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.
Dixon is trying to escape the mount.
Albarillo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Albarillo trying to control but Dixon is having none of it.
Albarillo controlling from mount.
Albarillo working for a guillotine from mount but Dixon is in no mood to give up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Albarillo thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Albarillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Albarillo tries to control but Dixon wriggling away.
Dixon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dixon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Albarillo stands up and beckons Dixon to join him on the feet.
Arman Albarillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albarillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dixon is fending him off so far but Albarillo persists. Nope, Dixon circles away and we're back to standing.
Albarillo forces Dixon back against the ropes and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Albarillo dives in for a single leg takedown but Dixon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Dixon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dixon stuffs the takedown.
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!
Dixon drops Albarillo with a beautiful combination! Albarillo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dixon is looking for the KO!
Albarillo is rocked!
Albarillo takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Oh Albarillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albarillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a big right hand! Oh Albarillo is in trouble here! Dixon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Dixon!
After winning the bout, Mason Dixon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogue Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rogue Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs throws a head kick but Four moves out of range.
Four pushes Kovacs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Four blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovacs is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Four lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Four landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Four lands a nice short elbow.
Kovacs is defending against the submission attempts here by Four.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Four connects with a nice short shot to Kovacs's temple.
Four not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovacs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Four.
Kovacs is refusing to be controlled, as Four sits in half guard.
Kovacs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hugs & Kisses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to kick Four off in order to stand up. Four Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Four working the body and head with strikes.
Four is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kovacs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Four lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Four connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kovacs some visible discomfort.
Four trying to control the action but Kovacs is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kovacs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Four has hold of Kovacs's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kovacs seems comfortable defending it but Four has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kovacs is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kovacs is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Four couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogue Four!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chapo Dilma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Squibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El Chapo Dilma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Squibb!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilma drives through and clinches with Squibb against the ropes.
Squibb breaks from the clinch.
Dilma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dilma tries to clinch but Squibb moves out of range.
Squibb throws a body punch but Dilma moves out of range.
Squibb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dilma avoids the body shot from Squibb.
Dilma looks to score with a jab to the body but Squibb is just out of range.
Squibb 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Squibb blocks a body shot from Dilma.
Dilma presses Squibb against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Squibb ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Squibb no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dilma looking to improve position, pressing down on Squibb's thigh with his hand. Squibb seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Dilma paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Dilma's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Squibb picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Meyer Squibb!
A very excited looking Meyer Squibb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski has chosen War is My Destiny as his entrance music. Akira Akiyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nataniel Byczynski's chin.
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byczynski.
Akiyama is looking to slow Byczynski down with leg kicks.
Akiyama throws a body punch but Byczynski moves out of range.
Akiyama lands a left and a right that send Byczynski crashing to the mat, dazed. Akiyama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Akiyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Akiyama misses with a low kick.
Byczynski is looking for the big counter here.
Akiyama darts in and clinches Byczynski up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczynski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Byczynski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akiyama wants a takedown but no success here.
Byczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akiyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Byczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akiyama tries to pull guard but Byczynski forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama jumps guard but Byczynski stands there with Akiyama around his waist. Akiyama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Akiyama is trying to pull guard but Byczynski turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Byczynski.
It looks like Akira Akiyama has been cut.
Byczynski gets underhooks to prevent Akiyama's takedown attempt.
Akiyama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Byczynski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Akiyama is trying to drag Byczynski to the mat but Byczynski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Byczynski.
Akiyama jumps guard but Byczynski stands there with Akiyama around his waist. Akiyama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Akiyama takes a shot to the head.
Akiyama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byczynski smiles and moves away.
Byczynski digs a good body shot into Akiyama's ribs.
Akiyama defending well as Byczynski loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama clinches up against the ropes.
A short left from Byczynski.
Byczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akiyama up against the ropes.
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akiyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byczynski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
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!
Akiyama is trying to pull guard but Byczynski has him pressed against the ropes.
Akiyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byczynski walks away with a smile on his face. Akiyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Byczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Akiyama has knocked Byczynski down with a huge combo! Akiyama steps away and waves a wobbly Byczynski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Byczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byczynski closes the distance and clinches up with Akiyama, looking for a takedown. Byczynski pushes Akiyama against the ropes but Akiyama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski slips a jab and a cross from Akiyama.
Akiyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akiyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akira Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Byczynski.
Akiyama clinches.
Byczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akiyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byczynski lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Byczynski.
Akiyama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akiyama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Byczynski gets to his feet. Akiyama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Akiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Akiyama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akiyama misses with a hook to the body
and Byczynski counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Byczynski checks a leg kick.
Akiyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byczynski.
Byczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akiyama misses with a double jab
and Akiyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akiyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akira Akiyama's cut is getting worse.
Byczynski slips a straight right by Akiyama.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akiyama. That's going to slow Byczynski down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akiyama's calf.
Akiyama gets a clinch.
Akiyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Akiyama controls the action.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Akiyama blocks it.
Byczynski stops a takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama jumps guard but Byczynski stands there with Akiyama around his waist. Akiyama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Byczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akiyama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Byczynski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Byczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
Byczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byczynski lands an elbow inside.
Akira Akiyama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Byczynski to keep the fight standing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byczynski on the inside.
Akiyama is rocked!
Jeez, Akira Akiyama's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Byczynski to keep the fight standing.
Byczynski lands with a right to the head.
Oh Akiyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byczynski creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Akiyama's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Akiyama drops to his knees and Byczynski pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nataniel Byczynski!
Nataniel Byczynski made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emiliano Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zapata has chosen EINA as his entrance music. Beast Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emiliano Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
and Boy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Boy throws a hook but Zapata avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Zapata releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zapata swings widly with a right hand
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy takes one on the button.
Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Boy misses.
Zapata clobbers Boy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Zapata blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Zapata.
Zapata scores with a jab.
Zapata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zapata.
Zapata misses with a looping left.
Boy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zapata, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Zapata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boy misses with a leg kick
and Zapata counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zapata avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Zapata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zapata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Boy.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Zapata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Zapata is trying to maintain a safe position but Boy gets an underhook and turns Zapata into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Zapata is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Boy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zapata pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with a knee to the head.
Zapata prevents a body shot from Boy.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Zapata.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Emiliano Zapata has been cut.
We've been informed that Zapata 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.
Zapata connects with a knee to the head.
Zapata tries to stall but Boy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zapata misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zapata.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zapata.
Zapata misses with a knee to the head.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zapata misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zapata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zapata avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Zapata looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapata tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Zapata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boy pushes Zapata back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zapata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zapata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy lands a right hand.
Zapata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zapata throws an elbow that misses.
Zapata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zapata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy scores with a nice hook 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!
Knees to the body from Boy.
Zapata looks winded!
Zapata is trying to maintain a safe position but Boy gets an underhook and turns Zapata into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Zapata looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy lands a body punch.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Boy pushes Zapata back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy lands a knee to the body.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zapata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zapata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boy working Zapata over with knees to the body.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zapata.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Zapata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zapata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a nice knee to the body.
Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zapata blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zapata takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zapata is defending well for now.
Zapata managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Zapata avoids the damage to the body.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Zapata is rocked!
A short left from Boy.
Zapata is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boy landing knees to the body.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zapata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boy.
Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zapata's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zapata drops to his knees and Boy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Boy!
Beast Boy is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Melendez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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33
143 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Melendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipton throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Tipton misses.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tipton as he avoids it easily.
Nice combo by Tipton! Oh, that's hurt him - Melendez falls to the canvas and Tipton follows him into side control.
Melendez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipton moves into full mount!
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Tipton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tipton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tipton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tipton looking to finish with strikes here!
Melendez tries to reverse the position but Tipton maintains control.
Tipton with shots to the head and body - Melendez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tipton lands a heavy elbow.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
Melendez tries to reverse the position but Tipton maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez holds on to Tipton around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Tipton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tipton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tipton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
Melendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton lands a big shot there that rocks Melendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tipton wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
Melendez wants to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tipton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Melendez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tipton.
Tipton wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
Tipton wants to control the action but instead Melendez gets a body lock and reverses into Tipton's guard! Nice work!
Tipton keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Tipton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Melendez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tipton stands up over Melendez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tipton trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tipton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Melendez's guard.
Melendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Tipton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Melendez trying to control here.
Tipton prevents Melendez from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tipton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tipton working Melendez over with strikes here.
Tipton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tipton avoids the attempt from Melendez to control.
Tipton landing punches.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Tipton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tipton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Tipton loads up with a big shot that hurts Melendez! He's pulled Tipton in close but Tipton has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Melendez survive? More strikes from Tipton and Melendez is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton is the new bantamweight champion!
An intense looking Byron Tipton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just beat the former champ...AGAIN! My first title defense has been a success!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bresnar comes to the ring accompanied by ABOVE THE LAW - murder rap. Lock Bresnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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33
268 lbs
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268 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayze lands a jab to the head.
Bresnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swayze is trying to stand up here but Bresnar is controlling him well.
Swayze tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bresnar manages to move to mount!
Swayze told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Swayze is desperately trying to improve his position but Bresnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Bresnar unloading with bombs!
Bresnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bresnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swayze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Swayze holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bresnar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bresnar 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresnar trying to control but Swayze is having none of it.
Swayze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swayze keeps trying to improve his position.
Bresnar scoring with strikes but Swayze is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar unloading with bombs!
Swayze taking shots to the head.
Bresnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swayze is working to get back to half guard.
Bresnar scoring with strikes but Swayze is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bresnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swayze is rocked!
Bresnar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Swayze bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bresnar and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lock Bresnar!
Lock Bresnar is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lock Bresnar waved his t-shirt featuring Underworld Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdis Visvaldis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdis Visvaldis is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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32
218 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valdis Visvaldis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visvaldis misses the jab.
Visvaldis misses with a body kick.
Visvaldis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hate walks into a straight right hand from Visvaldis.
Visvaldis lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Hate does no damage.
Hate lands a nice hook to Visvaldis's body. Visvaldis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Visvaldis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Visvaldis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hate swinging wildly here.
Visvaldis is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Visvaldis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hate lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Visvaldis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visvaldis throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Visvaldis.
Visvaldis throws a head kick but Hate moves out of range.
Visvaldis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hate throws out the jab.
Hate misses with a head kick.
Visvaldis connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visvaldis's corner calls for a 1-2. Visvaldis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hate fakes the leg kick and cracks Visvaldis in the body.
Visvaldis ducks under a wild hook from Hate.
And Visvaldis responds with a good body kick, but Hate manages to step out the way in time.
Visvaldis throws out a loose jab but Hate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visvaldis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hate.
Visvaldis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hate is rocked!
Hate throws a sloppy head kick and Visvaldis moves out of range easily.
Oh Hate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Visvaldis uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hate tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Visvaldis is absolutely delighted - when Hate wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valdis Visvaldis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stewart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart dives in and scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Stewart postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Stewart won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
My spies in Thunder MMA inform me that Stewart has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand but Stewart is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stewart is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy slips a straight right by Stewart.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Hardy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stewart.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Stewart shoots in.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brian Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Stewart is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hardy defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Stewart getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stewart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stewart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stewart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Stewart wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Stewart stalling.
Hardy is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Stewart ends up having to push Hardy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Hardy.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Stewart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Stewart is now in Hardy's guard.
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!
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to stand but Stewart is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart connects with a couple of short punches.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stewart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Stewart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Stewart won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Stewart pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Stewart throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy has one foot on Stewart's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stewart throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy cracks Stewart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy punishes Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Stewart darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Stewart into the ropes.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the ropes. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stewart thinking.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stewart with a poor takedown
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stewart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stewart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a big counter combination but Stewart scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Stewart drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Stewart postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break Stewart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Stewart working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stewart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stewart working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Stewart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stewart has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
Stewart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stewart's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stewart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy, which made it look bad.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Stewart shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stewart on the side of the head.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Hardy is looking to counter with a 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!
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart dives in for a single leg takedown but Hardy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Stewart throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Stewart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stewart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stewart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Stewart throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the ropes.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart slips under a jab from Hardy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Stewart shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stewart.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Stewart's head back.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stewart throws out the jab.
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Stewart shakes it off.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hardy wriggles free and stands up.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hardy digs a good hook to Stewart's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Stewart persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stewart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slips a jab from Stewart.
Stewart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hardy on his heels. He'll look to pass Hardy's guard now, I'm sure.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stewart is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stewart working some strikes from top position.
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy catches Stewart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Stewart walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
Stewart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hardy.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Don Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stewart lands strikes from half guard.
Stewart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stewart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardy is just riding it out for now. Stewart eventually gives up the hold.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Hardy pushes Stewart off but Stewart dives into side control.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart drags him back down.
Hardy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hardy is pushing Stewart's head away, looking to escape. Stewart manages to hold on to the position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the ground and pound.
Stewart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Stewart throws an elbow but Hardy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Don Stewart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart landing strikes.
Stewart in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stewart working the head and body with strikes.
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hardy is rocked!
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Stewart! That's hurt Hardy! Will he recover? Stewart fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Stewart! Don Stewart retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Don Stewart 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hone Huia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia swinging wildly here.
Revazshvili drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huia defends it well.
Huia tries to clinch but Revazshvili is having none of it.
Revazshvili feints the counter takedown.
Revazshvili misses the jab.
Huia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huia is defended easily by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a shot from downtown. Huia moves away and avoids it.
Huia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Huia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Revazshvili finds it's way round the side to connect with Huia's head.
Revazshvili cracks Huia with an open hand slap.
Huia throws a right hand that Revazshvili ducks under and follows up with a left that Revazshvili also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia throws a nice looking combination but Revazshvili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Revazshvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Revazshvili wants it to stay on the feet.
Huia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Revazshvili takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Revazshvili misses with a wild combination.
Revazshvili throws a big shot that misses.
Revazshvili avoids a kick to the body.
Revazshvili looks to land a left hand but Huia moved out of range nicely.
Revazshvili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Revazshvili catches Huia napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Huia to the canvas!
Huia is rocked!
It looks like Hone Huia has been cut.
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!
Revazshvili working some strikes from top position.
Oh Huia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Revazshvili must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Revazshvili avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huia seems to have got his legs back now.
Revazshvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huia has his foot on Revazshvili's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Revazshvili works his way back into a safe position though.
Revazshvili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Revazshvili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huia working a defensive guard here.
Revazshvili has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Men of Mayhem. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Revazshvili postures up in Huia's guard and throws a big left but Huia blocks it.
Revazshvili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Revazshvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huia has momentary wrist control but Revazshvili slips an elbow through the middle.
Revazshvili landing some decent shots from guard.
Huia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Revazshvili defends well.
Huia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Revazshvili's guard.
Revazshvili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huia content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revazshvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Revazshvili controls Huia momentarily but Huia frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Revazshvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huia looking to pass the guard.
Revazshvili keeping moving, preventing Huia from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Revazshvili 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.
Revazshvili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Revazshvili manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huia manages to get himself to full guard.
Huia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huia is trying to control. Revazshvili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Revazshvili is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Huia is trying to work for a kimura but Revazshvili is defending well.
Huia wants to take a breather but Revazshvili is having none of it.
Revazshvili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Huia trying to control the position from guard on top but Revazshvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huia looking to sit in guard and control but Revazshvili gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huia's head.
Revazshvili scoring with punches to the head and body.
Revazshvili throws a big elbow that misses.
Huia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Revazshvili stopping the sweep attempt from Huia.
Huia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Revazshvili!
Huia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Revazshvili is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Revazshvili sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili tries to roll over but Huia keeps him under control.
Huia wants to pass the guard but Revazshvili is defending well.
Huia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Revazshvili wants to control but Huia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Revazshvili is looking for a sweep. Huia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Revazshvili wants to get back to his feet.
Huia is trying to work for a kimura but Revazshvili is defending well.
Revazshvili gets back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huia is pushing down on Revazshvili's leg trying to pass to half guard. Revazshvili is fighting to maintain full guard but Huia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Revazshvili is not content to let Huia control the position.
Huia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Revazshvili sees it coming and defends easily.
Huia passes to full mount!
Huia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Revazshvili reaches up to try and control the position but Huia seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Revazshvili rolls and tries to escape and now Huia has his back!
Revazshvili staying busy and making it hard for Huia to control.
Revazshvili is trying to break free.
Revazshvili is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili trying to control but not successfully.
Revazshvili is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Huia.
Revazshvili is trying to break free.
Huia working for a choke but Revazshvili is defending well.
Revazshvili trying to control the position but Huia manages to sink in the hooks.
Revazshvili is in bad spot here.
Huia has the hooks in. Revazshvili is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Huia passes his arm under Revazshvili's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Revazshvili taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hone Huia!
Hone Huia retains his light heavyweight title!
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