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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexein Rakotonandrasana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Riner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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296 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexein Rakotonandrasana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Riner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rakotonandrasana counters with a series of strikes. Riner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakotonandrasana.
Riner drives through with a takedown into Rakotonandrasana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Riner pushes down on Rakotonandrasana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riner seems to be looking for submissions.
Riner wants to pass to mount but Rakotonandrasana is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Riner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riner is working for a kimura but Rakotonandrasana is defending it quite comfortably.
Riner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Riner wants to work for an arm triangle but Rakotonandrasana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riner stalling.
Riner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Riner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riner passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rakotonandrasana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rakotonandrasana tries to hold on but Riner pushes him away.
Riner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riner looking to secure an arm triangle but Rakotonandrasana defends it well.
Riner avoids the attempt from Rakotonandrasana to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riner moves to take his opponent's back.
Rakotonandrasana is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Riner gets his way!
Riner lands shots from the back.
It looks like Alexein Rakotonandrasana has been cut.
Riner is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Rakotonandrasana with him. Rakotonandrasana is trying to defend but Riner has an arm under the chin now! Rakotonandrasana grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teddy Riner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Deezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pereira Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Deezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pereira Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deezy tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Deezy wants to stall.
Diaz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Deezy regains guard.
Deezy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deezy looking to control.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deezy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Deezy's legs - danger averted.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deezy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Deezy wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deezy as he jumps to the side.
Deezy misses with the combination.
Deezy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Deezy misses with the combination.
Deezy gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Deezy stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Deezy wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Deezy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Deezy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pereira Diaz.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Deezy preventing the sweep.
Diaz wants to control the position but Deezy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Deezy trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deezy works his way into full mount!
Deezy landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy looking to land elbow strikes but Diaz uses the position to regain half guard.
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Deezy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deezy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Deezy controlling him for the moment.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pereira Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deezy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Deezy throws a one two combo.
Deezy throws a body kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deezy as he jumps to the side.
Deezy is looking to land body kicks.
Deezy stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deezy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deezy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Deezy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Deezy.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pereira Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deezy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Deezy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Deezy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Deezy lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deezy's waist but Deezy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deezy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Deezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Deezy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Deezy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deezy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deezy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Deezy manages to get underhooks.
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Deezy to the mat.
Deezy advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Deezy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deezy off and has taken his back!
Diaz not allowing Deezy to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Diaz keeps control of the position easily here as Deezy tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz misses with an elbow to the head.
Diaz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Deezy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Deezy manages to turn into his guard.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Deezy stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Deezy!
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Deezy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Deezy throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Deezy throws a one two combo.
Deezy swinging wildly here.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Deezy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Deezy actively working from the bottom here.
Pereira Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deezy is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deezy avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Deezy looking for submissions off his back.
Deezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Deezy wants to get back to full guard but Diaz has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Deezy wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz cracks Deezy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to finish Deezy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Deezy!
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Deezy gets back to half guard.
Deezy is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Deezy.
Deezy actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Deezy actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pereira Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pereira Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Huth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Huth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huth moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Huth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huth crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Huth keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huth.
Barbosa looks winded!
Huth lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Huth.
Huth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huth misses with a body punch.
Huth lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Huth.
Huth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huth lands with a short shot to the head.
Huth can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Huth.
Huth jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Huth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huth lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Huth.
Huth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huth seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A knee to the head by Huth.
Nice body punch from Huth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Huth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Huth scores a nice knee to the body.
Huth landing knees to the body.
Huth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
It looks like Jose Barbosa 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!
Huth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Huth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Huth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huth stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Huth.
Huth closes the distance and clinches.
Huth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huth pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huth working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Huth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Huth scores with a knee to the head.
Huth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huth avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huth with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Huth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huth misses with a body punch.
Huth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huth stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Huth - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huth obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Huth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huth working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Huth.
Huth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Huth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Huth.
Huth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huth wants a takedown.
Paul Huth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huth has him pressed against the cage.
Huth misses with a body punch.
Huth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huth cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Huth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Huth crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Huth tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Huth scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Huth.
Huth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Huth.
Huth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huth tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Huth back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huth.
Huth tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth stalls.
Huth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Huth tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa letting Huth take a breather here.
Huth lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Huth.
Huth leaning against his opponent.
Huth is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Huth is controlling him.
Huth leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Huth.
Huth forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Huth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huth can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of 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!
Huth struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Huth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Huth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Huth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Huth has double underhooks.
Huth lands a body punch.
Huth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huth taking a breather.
Huth crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barbosa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huth.
Huth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huth is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Huth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Huth for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Huth.
Huth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huth.
Huth tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Huth back against the cage.
Huth misses with a body punch.
A short right from Huth.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Huth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Huth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huth is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Huth working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Huth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huth lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa is rocked!
Huth working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Huth finish him?
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Huth.
A right hand to the body from Huth.
Huth working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Huth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Huth scores a nice knee to the body.
Huth lands a shoulder strike.
Huth landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huth cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Huth crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
A short left from Huth.
Barbosa stops a takedown attempt from Huth.
Huth stalls.
Huth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Huth leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Huth.
A right hand to the body from Huth.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jose Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Huth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huth avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Huth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Huth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Slater. Those never looked like landing.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Kerr moved out of range.
Slater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slater, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slater trying to stall but Kerr improves his position.
Slater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerr.
Kerr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slater is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Slater drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kerr!
A victorious Mark Kerr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I am Glorious kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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20
155 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Lukas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukas circles away.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Lukas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Lukas.
Lukas is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lukas misses the target.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lukas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Lukas shakes it off.
Lukas throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lukas throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Lukas with an uppercut!
Lukas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lukas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukas.
Lukas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukas just misses with a punch to the body.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lukas blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Lukas's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lukas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lukas backwards.
Lukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lukas.
Garcia cracks Lukas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia misses the jab.
It seemed like Lukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lukas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lukas scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Lukas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Lukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lukas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas slips a jab from Garcia.
Lukas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukas misses the jab.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Lukas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukas thinking.
Lukas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Lukas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lukas throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcia cracks Lukas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukas.
Lukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Lukas saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia throws the left hand but Lukas avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Lukas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
A nice side step and Lukas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lukas.
Lukas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lukas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lukas cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukas.
Lukas breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws the left hand but Lukas avoids the punch easily.
Lukas misses the body punch
and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia gets through Lukas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lukas takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Lukas controls the action.
Lukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Lukas's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
Lukas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Lukas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Lukas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luke Lukas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Lukas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lukas.
Garcia clobbers Lukas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lukas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lukas scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Lukas.
Lukas walks into a jab.
Lukas blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lukas throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lukas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Lukas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lukas under the eye.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lukas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Lukas is rocked!
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Lukas is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia cracks Lukas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Lukas misses.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Lukas seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Lukas.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lukas works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Lukas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lukas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas misses with an uppercut
and Lukas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luke Lukas has been cut.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukas can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia darts in and clinches Lukas up against the cage.
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!
Lukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
Lukas scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lukas has time to react.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Lukas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lukas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lukas misses with a wild body shot.
Lukas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lukas moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Lukas counters with a straight right hand.
Lukas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lukas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Lukas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Lukas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lukas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia digs a good hook to Lukas's body.
A jab from Garcia misses.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Luke Lukas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lukas's head backwards.
Lukas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lukas in his tracks.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia throws a hook but Lukas avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilir Carnevore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
161 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilir Carnevore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnevore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Carnevore lands a big right hand that sends Phillips crashing to the mat! Carnevore stays standing though and waves Phillips back to his feet!
It looks like Maxwell Phillips has been cut.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carnevore sprawls well. Carnevore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Crack! Carnevore connects with the perfect overhand right and Phillips falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Carnevore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilir Carnevore!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ilir Carnevore thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evan Decon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Bikermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bikermann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Master of Puppets. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Decon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Bikermann!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bikermann fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Decon misses its intended target.
Decon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decon leaves Bikermann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bikermann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Decon circles away.
Evan Decon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Bikermann.
Decon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bikermann is trying to defend but Decon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bikermann tries to roll over but Decon keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decon throwing shots but Bikermann is blocking nicely.
Decon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Decon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bikermann knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bikermann is trying to maintain the position but Decon is very close to passing his half guard.
Decon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Decon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Decon is thwarting Bikermann's attempts to control the position.
Decon wants to advance to full mount but Bikermann doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Decon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decon stays in close to Bikermann's body and controls the position.
Bikermann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Decon is aware though and is defending well.
Bikermann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Decon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Decon preventing the sweep.
Bikermann is trying to keep Decon in close.
Decon slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Decon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Decon controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decon lands a nice shot to the head.
Bikermann wants to hold on but Decon pushes him away.
Decon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Decon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Decon working for a guillotine from mount but Bikermann is in no mood to give up.
Bikermann slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Decon stops Bikermann from getting back to his feet.
Decon moves into full mount! Bikermann won't be happy about that!
Decon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann is working to get back to half guard.
Decon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Decon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Decon lands a big elbow.
Decon is working for a guillotine from mount but Bikermann frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decon controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Decon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bikermann closes the distance and clinches up with Decon, looking for a takedown. Bikermann pushes Decon against the cage but Decon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bikermann.
No luck for Bikermann with that takedown attempt.
Bikermann shoots in but Decon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Decon attempts a counter takedown but Bikermann avoids it well and moves away.
Evan Decon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Bikermann.
Decon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bikermann goes for a double leg but Decon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Decon continues to drive forward.
Decon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bikermann shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bikermann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bikermann postures up in Decon's guard and throws a big left but Decon blocks it.
Bikermann is breathing heavily.
Decon pulls Bikermann in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bikermann is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Decon is on top in guard.
Decon stands and throws Bikermann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bikermann is trying to escape the position but Decon is controlling the position.
Bikermann wants to control but Decon postures up.
Bikermann is letting Decon control him for a moment.
Bikermann trying his best to control but Decon has mounted him.
Decon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bikermann is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bikermann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Decon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Decon landing strikes from the mount and Bikermann is in trouble!
Decon controlling his opponent.
Decon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Decon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Decon has taken his back.
Decon looking for the RNC.
Bikermann tries to escape but Decon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bikermann is trying to roll into a better position but Decon has get a rear naked choke and Bikermann is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evan Decon!
A victorious Evan Decon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twist Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Simeonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeonov has chosen OutKast - Roses as his entrance music. Twist Calypso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twist Calypso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Simeonov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simeonov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Simeonov lands with a slapping head kick.
Calypso wants to clinch.
Simeonov forces Calypso back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeonov misses with a body punch.
Calypso throws a head punch that misses.
Simeonov blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simeonov.
Simeonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calypso's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Calypso to work.
Simeonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simeonov.
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Simeonov has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Calypso blocks a body shot from Simeonov.
Simeonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Calypso on the inside.
Calypso tries to work over Simeonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simeonov working aggressively here.
Simeonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Calypso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simeonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Simeonov fails to land.
Simeonov tries a body shot but Calypso blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Calypso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simeonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calypso tries to work over Simeonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calypso'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.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso can't find room to land a body shot as Simeonov controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
Calypso lands with a short shot to the head.
Simeonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simeonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso lands a nice shot to the body.
Calypso working aggressively here.
Calypso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calypso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Simeonov.
Calypso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Simeonov misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Calypso can't find room to land a body shot as Simeonov controls the action.
Calypso lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Calypso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simeonov or not.
Calypso prevents a body shot from Simeonov.
Calypso misses with the head strike.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Calypso struggles to land a body shot inside as Simeonov controls his hands.
Simeonov has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Calypso stalling the fight.
Simeonov is leaning against Calypso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calypso'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.
Simeonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Simeonov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simeonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calypso.
Calypso moves to clinch but Simeonov breaks away
and Simeonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calypso ducks under a wild hook from Simeonov.
Calypso seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Simeonov misses with a lunging right hand
and Calypso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Twist Calypso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Calypso.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calypso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calypso leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Simeonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calypso.
Simeonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Simeonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Simeonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simeonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simeonov throws a head punch that misses.
Simeonov misses with the head strike.
Simeonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso gets through Simeonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simeonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simeonov up against the cage.
Simeonov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Simeonov.
Simeonov blocks a body shot from Calypso.
Calypso lands a body punch.
Simeonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Simeonov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Simeonov fails to land.
Simeonov blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Calypso.
Calypso taking a breather.
Calypso misses with some punches.
Simeonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Calypso.
Simeonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso is stalling here.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
Simeonov throws a head punch that misses.
Calypso pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Calypso.
Calypso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simeonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
Simeonov throws a head punch that misses.
Simeonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso lands a shot to the body.
Calypso stalling in the clinch but Simeonov improves position.
Simeonov blocking some punches.
Simeonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Simeonov blocks an uppercut.
Calypso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso is struggling to control the position.
Simeonov prevents a body shot from Calypso.
Calypso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simeonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso can't find room to land a body shot as Simeonov controls the action.
Calypso lands a nice shot to the body.
Simeonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Calypso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Simeonov on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Twist Calypso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Simeonov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Simeonov drops Calypso with a beautiful combination! Calypso stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simeonov is looking for the KO!
Calypso is rocked!
Simeonov clinches with his opponent.
Oh Calypso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calypso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calypso'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.
Calypso seems to have got his legs back now.
Calypso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calypso blocking some punches.
Calypso misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simeonov.
Simeonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Simeonov struggles to land a body shot inside as Calypso controls his hands.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simeonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simeonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simeonov or not.
Calypso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simeonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calypsos head.
Simeonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simeonov tries to throw a body punch but Calypso avoids it by throwing Simeonov back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Calypso.
Simeonov working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeonov working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Calypso.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calypso.
Simeonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simeonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simeonov letting Calypso take a breather here.
Calypso lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Simeonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calypso lands a right hand.
Simeonov tries to work over Calypso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calypso can't find room to land a body shot as Simeonov controls the action.
Simeonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso digs a right hand into Simeonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simeonov's gas tank.
Calypso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calypso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simeonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso slows down the pace here.
Simeonov lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeonov misses with a body punch.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Simeonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simeonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calypso stalling.
Nice body punch from Simeonov - that landed with a thud.
Simeonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calypso's elbow.
Calypso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simeonov misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Simeonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simeonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stefan Simeonov!
A less than humble Stefan Simeonov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irek Ismagilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Roman Legion March. The key to victory for Julius Caesar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irek Ismagilov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Caesar. Ismagilov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ismagilov closes the distance and pushes Caesar back into the cage.
Ismagilov stalling against the cage.
Ismagilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ismagilov stalling the fight.
A short left from Caesar.
Caesar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Caesar.
Ismagilov tries to score a body lock takedown but Caesar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov stalling in the clinch.
Caesar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ismagilov has double underhooks.
Caesar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caesar blocks an uppercut.
Caesar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Caesar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ismagilov controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Caesar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ismagilov backwards.
Caesar breaks the clinch.
Caesar moves out of range as Ismagilov strikes.
Ismagilov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ismagilov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Irek Ismagilov has been cut.
Ismagilov shoots in and bounces Caesar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ismagilov tries to free his leg and advance position but Caesar is retaining full guard.
Caesar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ismagilov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Caesar's head.
Ismagilov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ismagilov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ismagilov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ismagilov prevents Caesar from getting back to his feet.
Ismagilov landing with the ground and pound.
Caesar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caesar tries to get out of the position.
Ismagilov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ismagilov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov landing with the ground and pound.
Ismagilov won't allow Caesar to get back to his feet.
Ismagilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caesar is keeping the position for now.
Ismagilov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ismagilov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Caesar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismagilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Caesar.
Ismagilov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caesar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ismagilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Caesar wants to slow Ismagilov down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws a big shot that misses.
Ismagilov misses with a hook
and Caesar counters with a three punch combo that has Ismagilov backing up. Ismagilov nods at Caesar to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismagilov misses with a left hand
and Caesar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ismagilov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ismagilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caesar manages to avoid it.
Caesar lands a jab to the head.
Caesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caesar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ismagilov checks a leg kick nicely.
Caesar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caesar connects with a single shot there.
Ismagilov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Caesar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ismagilov is in Caesar's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Caesar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irek Ismagilov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ismagilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caesar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ismagilov somewhat.
Caesar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ismagilov shoots in for a takedown but Caesar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ismagilov moves out of range as Caesar strikes.
Julius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Caesar. Beautiful body shot.
Caesar throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ismagilov. Caesar does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Caesar misses the target.
Caesar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caesar scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismagilov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ismagilov misses with a looping left.
Ismagilov throws a right hand that misses
and Caesar counters with a crisp one two that drops Ismagilov! Caesar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ismagilov to his feet! Ismagilov is in big trouble!
Ismagilov is rocked!
Caesar digs a good hook to Ismagilov's body.
Ismagilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Caesar finish him?
Ismagilov throws a series of punches but Caesar moves out of range.
Ismagilov seems to have recovered his senses.
Caesar looks to land a left hand but Ismagilov moved out of range nicely.
Caesar scores with a nice strike.
Caesar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caesar scores with a body shot.
Ismagilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
Ismagilov feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ismagilov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caesar has hold of Ismagilov's hands but Ismagilov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caesar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ismagilov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ismagilov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ismagilov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caesar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ismagilov on the ground.
Caesar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying to stand.
Ismagilov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Caesar is rocked!
Caesar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ismagilov can do to turn this around?
Ismagilov scores with a big shot! Caesar's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Caesar! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irek Ismagilov!
During a confident post fight interview, Irek Ismagilov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Julius Caesar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Experience is the teacher of all things.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Baka Survivor as his entrance music. Aoki Aoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pepper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Pepper counters with a right hand to the body.
Pepper scores with a jab to the body.
Pepper looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pepper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Pepper is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pepper is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aoki Aoki!
A victorious Aoki Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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