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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 727 p4p, 89 weight class) and Harvey Stallion (ranked 1018 p4p, 119 weight class). Neves comes into the arena with Emicida - Sorriso Favela blaring out of the sound system. Stallion has chosen Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Horse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Harvey Stallion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallion throws a big shot that misses.
Neves has managed to clinch.
Stallion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neves has Stallion up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stallion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stallion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stallion breaks the clinch.
Neves 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.
Stallion misses with an uppercut.
Neves moves out of range of the strikes.
Stallion gets tackled into the cage by Neves. Neves maintains the clinch.
Neves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves jumps guard but Stallion stands there with Neves around his waist. Neves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stallion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stallion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neves.
Neves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stallion throws a jab but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves moves into the clinch.
Neves tries to pull guard but Stallion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves tries to pull guard but Stallion holds him up against the cage and eventually Neves drops back down to his feet.
Stallion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neves tries to pull guard but Stallion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stallion's efforts to push away.
Stallion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stallion looks to land a right hand but Neves moved out of range.
Stallion looks to land a right hand but Neves moved out of range.
As Stallion tries to get set, Neves tries to push him back and clinch up but Stallion manages to avoid the attempt.
Stallion lands with a shot to the body.
Neves is looking to clinch.
Neves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stallion cracks Neves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stallion throws a big shot that misses.
Stallion misses the jab.
Neves is looking to counter the offense by Stallion and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion looks to score with a jab to the body but Neves is just out of range.
As Stallion tries to get set, Neves tries to push him back and clinch up but Stallion manages to avoid the attempt.
Neves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stallion digs a good hook to Neves's body.
Neves ducks under a wild hook from Stallion.
Neves darts in and clinches Stallion up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stallion smiles and moves away.
Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neves wants to clinch up but Stallion keeps it at a distance.
Neves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallion.
Stallion lands a nice shot that snaps Neves's head back.
Stallion misses with a wild combination.
Stallion connects with the punch.
Neves wants to clinch up but Stallion keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Stallion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neves doesn't seem phased though.
Neves tries to clinch but Stallion moves out of range.
Neves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stallion.
Neves is looking to counter the offense by Stallion and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves has closed the distance and engaged Stallion in a clinch.
Neves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stallion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stallion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Neves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stallion misses with an uppercut.
Stallion lands with a cross.
Neves is looking to clinch but Stallion is avoiding it.
Neves moves forwards but Stallion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neves is rocked!
Neves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Neves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neves wants to clinch but Stallion slips to the side
and Stallion counters with a left right combination that sends Neves crashing to the mat - Stallion wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Neves out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
Harvey Stallion is the new lightweight champion!
Harvey Stallion decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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hype
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RATING
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