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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Decision Specialist Dani (ranked 24018 p4p, 511 weight class) and Anderson Brandao (ranked 6719 p4p, 458 weight class). Brandao has chosen Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso as his entrance music. Decision Specialist Dani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Brandao's chin.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decision Specialist Dani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dani tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dani fails to land.
Brandao successfully pulls guard.
Brandao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dani looking to sit in guard and control but Brandao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandao wants to pass the guard but Dani is keeping the position.
Dani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandao on the ground.
Brandao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandao content to stall in guard here.
Brandao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brandao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Dani is looking to stand up but Brandao isn't so interested in that idea.
Brandao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brandao in side control, throwing shots but Dani defends.
Brandao landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dani really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dani tries to bench press Brandao off him but Brandao keeps the position.
Brandao has hold of Dani's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dani seems comfortable defending it but Brandao has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dani is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dani is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brandao couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Brandao!
A very excited looking Anderson Brandao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 4453 p4p, 354 weight class) and Carl Johan (ranked 4331 p4p, 348 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knight might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Compton . Suge Knight had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suge Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Johan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Johan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Johan.
It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suge Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight fails with the takedown
and Johan counters with a straight right hand.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johan tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johan to the ground. Johan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Knight tries to pull guard but Johan won't allow it.
Johan struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Johan controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knight is trying to pull guard but Johan has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johan lands with a short shot to the head.
Johan tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight jumps guard but Johan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johan walks away with a smile on his face. Knight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johan counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Suge Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knight showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knight not doing much here.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johan's head.
Knight 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johan's head.
Johan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling the action here.
Johan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four 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.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Knight there.
Knight is nestled in close to Johan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Knight there.
Knight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johan is looking to improve his position.
Knight passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Johan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suge Knight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Johan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knight drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knight is standing up over Johan. Johan looks to escape but Knight dives into side control.
Knight in side control, throwing shots but Johan defends.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Johan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Knight is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johan is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knight with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Knight lands a heavy elbow.
Johan tries to hold on but Knight postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Knight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knight looking to finish Johan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johan!
Suge Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lands a big elbow.
Knight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight unloading with bombs!
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knight cracks Johan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suge Knight!
Suge Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marquez (ranked 3681 p4p, 382 weight class) and Alex Lowery (ranked 24174 p4p, 557 weight class). Ferdinand Marquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferdinand Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Marquez coming out on top.
Lowery shoots in but no luck this time.
Lowery tries to clinch but Marquez is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Marquez as Lowery shoots in.
A head kick misses from Lowery.
Marquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marquez.
Lowery is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Marquez has cracked Lowery with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Marquez lands another huge swinging hook and Lowery tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Lowery, before Marquez can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ferdinand Marquez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Newgate (ranked 2229 p4p, 232 weight class) and Zsolt The Light (ranked 2985 p4p, 279 weight class). Zsolt The Light is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Newgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zsolt The Light!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Newgate slams his shin into The Light's torso.
The Light swings for the body but Newgate moves out of range.
The Light has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newgate.
The Light misses with a shot to the body
and Newgate counters with a crisp right hand that drops The Light! Newgate lets The Light back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The Light is rocked!
It looks like Zsolt The Light has been cut.
Newgate throws a front kick that sends The Light stumbling back into the cage.
The Light is still on wobbly legs! Can Newgate finish him?
The Light looks winded!
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!
Newgate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newgate lands a nice looking body kick.
Newgate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Newgate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crack! A monster head kick from Newgate and The Light falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Newgate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Newgate!
Edward Newgate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Maxwell (ranked 2858 p4p, 272 weight class) and Ricky Jones (ranked 3304 p4p, 297 weight class). Maxwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Fire Burns. Ricky Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ricky Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jones to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Maxwell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Maxwell!
Kevin Maxwell made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Layne (ranked 2198 p4p, 245 weight class) and Zee Zeezeeloo (ranked 3521 p4p, 363 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Layne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zee Zeezeeloo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeezeeloo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeezeeloo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Layne lands a big head kick that sends Zeezeeloo tumbling to the mat! Layne takes a step backwards and waves Zeezeeloo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zeezeeloo is rocked!
It looks like Zee Zeezeeloo has been cut.
Zee Zeezeeloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeezeeloo dives in and grabs Layne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Layne pushes down on Zeezeeloo's head and hops out.
Layne throws a quick head kick that knocks Zeezeeloo silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Layne is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Layne!
Jay Layne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 1051 p4p, 146 weight class) and Kane Thompson (ranked 2500 p4p, 286 weight class). Nevrakis comes to the cage accompanied by Winds of Ithaca. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kane Thompson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nevrakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nevrakis blocks a jab.
Nevrakis closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevrakis.
Thompson pushes Nevrakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevrakis decides to pull guard.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Nevrakis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nevrakis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson controlling from the top position.
Nevrakis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nevrakis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nevrakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Thompson trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thompson controls the pace.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevrakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Nevrakis's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevrakis being controlled here, momentarily.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nevrakis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Nevrakis is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevrakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Nevrakis's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nevrakis has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Nevrakis is keeping the position.
Nevrakis working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nevrakis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nevrakis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Konstantinos Nevrakis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Nevrakis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevrakis was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Nevrakis instigates a clinch.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Nevrakis's ribcage. Nevrakis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Nevrakis gets control of Thompson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nevrakis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson advances position into side control!
Nevrakis tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson looking to control but instead Nevrakis has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
Nevrakis wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson is trying to control. Nevrakis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Nevrakis is working away.
Thompson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nevrakis trying to control here.
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nevrakis is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nevrakis actively working from the bottom here.
Nevrakis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nevrakis gets full guard.
Nevrakis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson trying to control the action but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Thompson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nevrakis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nevrakis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Konstantinos Nevrakis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stalling.
Thompson trying to control the action but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Nevrakis defends it.
Nevrakis wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thompson is just content to waste time from the top position. Nevrakis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nevrakis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nevrakis 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.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nevrakis tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson works over Nevrakis's head and body with a nice combination.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nevrakis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Nevrakis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nevrakis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Nevrakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thompson to keep the fight standing.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nevrakis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Nevrakis wants to clinch.
Thompson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nevrakis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Nevrakis avoids it with no problem.
Nevrakis moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nevrakis gets a clinch.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Nevrakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Nevrakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Nevrakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Nevrakis's belly button to the back.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Nevrakis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevrakis wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson feints a counter leg kick.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevrakis.
Nevrakis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nevrakis closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevrakis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Nevrakis pulls guard effortlessly.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevrakis is keeping the position for now.
Nevrakis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevrakis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nevrakis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nevrakis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevrakis has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nevrakis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Stallion (ranked 938 p4p, 116 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 2106 p4p, 230 weight class). Stallion comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Horse. Smith has chosen Papa Roach - Last Resort as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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166 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallion moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stallion.
Stallion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stallion scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Good body shot from Stallion.
Stallion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stallion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stallion lands a shoulder strike.
Stallion blocking some punches.
Stallion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stallion pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is rocked!
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stallion pushes Smith against the cage. Stallion is working some dirty boxing. Stallion pushes off with a quick right hook! Smith goes down! Smith tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stallion moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
Harvey Stallion got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Louis (ranked 453 p4p, 69 weight class) and Nuclear Penguin (ranked 1264 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Louis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Siren. Penguin has chosen Mardy Bum as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuclear Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Louis misses the target.
Louis lands with an overhand left.
Penguin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Penguin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penguin.
Louis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Louis.
Penguin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Penguin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Penguin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis postures up in Penguin's guard and throws a big left but Penguin blocks it.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Penguin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penguin is on top in guard.
Penguin wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Penguin stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis is looking for a triangle here but Penguin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Penguin wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Louis tries to improve position but can't.
Penguin trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom.
Penguin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penguin wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis is trying to control Penguin's posture but Penguin avoids it.
Penguin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Louis down.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis gets back to full guard.
Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Penguin is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penguin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis 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.
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penguin throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully.
Penguin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penguin tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis wants to sweep here but Penguin controlling him for the moment.
Penguin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penguin working the ground and pound but Louis is defending the strikes.
Penguin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Louis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penguin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Louis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuclear Penguin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penguin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penguin lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Louis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penguin finds it's way round the side to connect with Louis's head.
Penguin throws a lazy uppercut
and Louis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penguin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis lands strikes from half guard.
Penguin wants to get back to full guard.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penguin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Louis pulls his head out easily.
Nuclear Penguin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis slips a nice elbow through Penguin's hands, connecting with Penguin's forehead.
Penguin moves into full guard.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis works over Penguin with some ground and pound from guard.
Penguin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penguin has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.
Louis is working Penguin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Penguin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penguin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Penguin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis with a nice head shot there.
Penguin is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Penguin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penguin trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis with a nice head shot there.
Penguin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a strike but Penguin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penguin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis wants to sweep here but Penguin controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Louis is on top in guard.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Louis working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Louis tries to advance to mount but Penguin denies him.
Penguin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penguin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Penguin tries to reverse the position but Louis maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Louis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penguin is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Louis! Penguin is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
Leon Louis retains his welterweight title!
Leon Louis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iti Malia (ranked 476 p4p, 72 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 916 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Iti Malia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malia misses with an uppercut.
Malia 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.
Malia slips a straight right by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Malia looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Malia lands with a cross.
A jab from Malia misses.
Rishkinov loads up on a big right hand but Malia slips the punch.
Malia takes one to the side of the head.
Rishkinov ducks under a wild hook from Malia.
Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malia.
Malia takes one on the button.
Malia throws a shot from downtown. Rishkinov moves away and avoids it.
Rishkinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rishkinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Iti Malia has been cut.
Rishkinov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot that snaps Malia's head back.
Malia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rishkinov throws a hook but Malia avoids it easily.
Rishkinov takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov blocks a body shot from Malia.
Malia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rishkinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rishkinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rishkinov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rishkinov throws a strike but Malia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rishkinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rishkinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Malia is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rishkinov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rishkinov passes into half guard.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malia defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rishkinov lands a nice short elbow.
Rishkinov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rishkinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Malia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rishkinov working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rishkinov thows a huge punch but Malia dodges it nicely.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rishkinov working Malia over with strikes.
Rishkinov thows a huge punch but Malia dodges it nicely.
Rishkinov throwing shots but Malia is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malia has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Malia is rocked!
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Malia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there.
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rishkinov scores with a big shot! Malia's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Malia! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serhey Rishkinov!
A very excited looking Serhey Rishkinov 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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pop
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