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BFF 66: Grayce vs. Power Jr. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 525 p4p, 76 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 1229 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy body kick from Grayce
and Power Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Grayce throws a hook to the side of Power Jr's head but Power Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power Jr lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Power Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power Jr lands a nice hook to Grayce 's body. Grayce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Power Jr stuns Grayce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
and Power Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Grayce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Power Jr's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Power Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Power Jr trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Grayce manages to pass to mount!
Power Jr tries to reverse the position but Grayce maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce avoids the attempt from Power Jr to control.
Grayce with a couple of short strikes.
Power Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands a heavy elbow.
Grayce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Power Jr tries to reverse the position but Grayce maintains control.
Power Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grayce prevents Power Jr from getting the reversal.
Grayce jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Power Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Power Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce wants to control but Power Jr is keeping him busy.
Grayce 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.
Grayce advances to full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Power Jr is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Power Jr regains half guard.
Power Jr trying to control but Grayce postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce lands with a punch from half guard.
Grayce is looking to pass Power Jr's guard but actually Power Jr recovers to full guard.
Grayce distracts Power Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Power Jr keeps moving.
Grayce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Power Jr's guard.
Power Jr is looking to control Grayce 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Power Jr avoid being mounted?
Power Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Power Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce landing shots from mount.
It looks like Stef Power Jr has been cut.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Power Jr is rocked!
Grayce postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Power Jr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Grayce and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
An out of breath Early Grayce thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 4899 p4p, 397 weight class) and Dvornoy Alkash (ranked 1567 p4p, 173 weight class). Viktorov comes to the ring accompanied by Lyube - Davay Za. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dvornoy Alkash!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktorov gets a clinch.
Alkash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alkash.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alkash.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alkash.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alkash.
Viktorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alkash just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Alkash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aleksey Viktorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viktorov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Viktorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viktorov is trying to pull guard but Alkash has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksey Viktorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viktorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alkash just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Alkash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Alkash as the two fighters clinch.
Viktorov jumps guard but Alkash turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Alkash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viktorov closes the distance and pushes Alkash back into the ropes.
Viktorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alkash smiles and moves away.
Viktorov dodges the punch combination from Alkash.
Viktorov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkash lands a body shot.
Alkash's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alkash duly obliges.
Alkash punishes Viktorov's body with a nice straight punch.
Viktorov is breathing heavily.
Alkash lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Viktorov is rocked!
A good leg kick by Alkash.
Viktorov switches off momentarily and Alkash cracks him with a monster right hand! Viktorov topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Alkash dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Alkash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dvornoy Alkash!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Maki (ranked 879 p4p, 123 weight class) and Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 1259 p4p, 158 weight class). Hawthorne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beef Rap. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Maki.
Maki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Maki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Maki prevents a body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawthorne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
It looks like Keijo Maki has been cut.
Hawthorne lands with a left to the head.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maki blocks 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!
Maki tries to work over Hawthorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maki lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hawthorne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maki tries to work over Hawthorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makis head.
Maki blocks an uppercut.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne works on Maki's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Maki.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawthorne lands a body punch.
Maki is breathing heavily.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands an uppercut.
Hawthorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawthorne.
Keijo Maki's cut is getting worse.
Hawthorne is leaning against Maki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
Hawthorne scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawthorne digs a right hand underneath Maki's ribcage. Maki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maki is rocked!
Hawthorne throws a big uppercut that drops Maki! More strikes from Hawthorne and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maki lies dazed against the ropes as Hawthorne celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladera Hawthorne!
After winning the bout, Ladera Hawthorne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Nordon (ranked 454 p4p, 69 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 951 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Nordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
We've been hearing reports that Nordon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popinski, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Nordon.
Nordon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski clobbers Nordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nordon staying out of range there.
Nordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popinski pinned against the ropes. Popinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordon throws a nice looking combination but Popinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses
and Nordon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nordon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popinski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Popinski looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Popinski is trying to hold Nordon in close to prevent damage but Nordon has managed to pass into half guard.
Nordon prevents Popinski from improving his position.
Nordon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nordon is working for a submission of some sort.
Popinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Nordon misses with a head shot. Popinski uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Popinski holds on and takes a little breather.
Nordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Popinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popinski wants to sweep here but Nordon controlling him for the moment.
Popinski trying to keep a closed guard but Nordon is proving a slippery customer.
Nordon distracts Popinski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nordon is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski controls Nordon momentarily but Nordon frees himself.
Nordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Popinski is trying to control the position but Nordon postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nordon wants to pass the guard but Popinski is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nordon misses with a hook. Popinski ducked under it nicely.
Nordon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nordon avoids the head kick by Popinski.
Popinski throws an overhand right that lands on Nordon's shoulder, as Nordon tries to avoid the shot.
Nordon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordon misses with a left hand
and Nordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soda Popinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Nordon finds it's target.
Nordon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordon moves away.
Nordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nordon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordon tries for a takedown but Popinski circles away easily
and Popinski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Nordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popinski walks into a left hand.
Popinski misses with a straight right.
Nordon misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski throws an off balance right hand
and Nordon counters with a shoot takedown. Popinski fights it but they end up in guard.
Nordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Nordon working some strikes from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nordon is one step ahead there.
Popinski is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nordon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nordon throwing strikes from guard but Popinski blocks nicely.
Nordon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Popinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nordon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Popinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nordon postures up in Popinski's guard and throws a big left but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nordon manages to get himself to full guard.
Nordon trying to keep a closed guard but Popinski is proving a slippery customer.
Popinski postures up in Nordon's guard and throws a big left but Nordon blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nordon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Popinski manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popinski wants to stand up but Nordon is controlling him.
Popinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Nordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Nordon trying to control but Popinski is working from the bottom.
Popinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nordon is in close to Popinski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nordon landing with the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nordon wants to pass the guard but Popinski is keeping the position.
Nordon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nordon throws a big right hand that misses.
Nordon postures up in Popinski's guard and throws a big left but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski trying to control the position.
Nordon won't allow Popinski to sweep him here.
Nordon throws a big right hand that misses.
Nordon 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.
Popinski keeping moving, preventing Nordon from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nordon stopping the sweep attempt from Popinski.
Nordon wants to pass the guard but Popinski is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nordon scores with a shot to the body.
Nordon blocks a leg kick.
Nordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Nordon misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popinski.
Popinski slips under a jab.
Popinski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nordon in his tracks.
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Nordon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Popinski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nordon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soda Popinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nordon chips away with some ground and pound.
Popinski controls Nordon momentarily but Nordon frees himself.
Nordon stopping the sweep attempt from Popinski.
Nordon cracks Popinski with a solid left hand.
Nordon landing with the ground and pound.
Nordon stands up over Popinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eddie Nordon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Popinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordon wants to control from the top but Popinski keeps moving.
Popinski controls Nordon momentarily but Nordon frees himself.
Nordon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Popinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nordon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Popinski's head.
Popinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nordon postures up in Popinski's guard and throws a big left but Popinski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Popinski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Popinski throws a right hand that misses
and Nordon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Popinski pushes Nordon off but Nordon dives into side control.
Popinski regains half guard.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nordon thows a huge punch but Popinski dodges it nicely.
Popinski wants to improve his position but Nordon is controlling well.
Nordon is nestled in close to Popinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Popinski wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nordon there.
Nordon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nordon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nordon lands with a punch from half guard.
Nordon tries to pass to full mount but Popinski defends it.
Nordon thows a huge punch but Popinski dodges it nicely.
Nordon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nordon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Popinski looking for submissions off his back.
Nordon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordon with the ground and pound but Popinski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nordon is looking to advance position but Popinski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Popinski avoids the attempt from Nordon to control.
Nordon gets back to half guard.
Nordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popinski can do to turn this around?
Popinski prevents Nordon from improving his position.
Nordon wants to control but Popinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nordon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Popinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nordon has his foot on Popinski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Popinski works his way back into a safe position though.
Nordon working for submissions but it's allowed Popinski to get to half guard.
Nordon trying to control from the bottom.
Popinski wants to get back to his feet.
Popinski is trying to control. Nordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Popinski content to control rather than advance.
Nordon wants to control but Popinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nordon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Popinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Popinski's back!
Popinski just trying to survive but Nordon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I really don't envy Popinski right now.
Popinski prevents Nordon from getting a body triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nordon gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Popinski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nordon is persistently looking for the submission but Popinski is defending it well.
Nordon is trying to control but Popinski is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Nordon lands a big elbow.
Popinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nordon breaks from Popinski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Popinski is rocked!
Nordon is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Popinski goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Nordon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Nordon!
A victorious Eddie Nordon 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gasan Yakolev (ranked 650 p4p, 77 weight class) and Conor Larkin (ranked 996 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gasan Yakolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin lands with a hook. Yakolev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yakolev sprawls well. Yakolev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Larkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakolev.
Yakolev lands with a shot to the body.
Yakolev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Yakolev does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakolev as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Yakolev's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Larkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larkin lands a head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yakolev tries to avoid it but Larkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yakolev to the ground. Yakolev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gasan Yakolev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Yakolev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Larkin with that takedown attempt.
As Larkin looks to move away, Yakolev throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin works the jab nicely.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
Yakolev is looking to counter punch.
Larkin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yakolev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larkin somewhat.
Yakolev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yakolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakolev takes one to the side of the head.
Yakolev misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Yakolev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larkin tries for a takedown but Yakolev circles away easily
and Larkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yakolev has time to react.
Conor Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Yakolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakolev. Larkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakolev throwing a counter right hand but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Yakolev throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Larkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakolev's sensitive parts.
Larkin shoots in and drives through. Yakolev sprawls well.
Larkin blocks a jab.
Yakolev throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Larkin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Larkin shoots and misses
and Yakolev counters with a nice body shot.
Larkin goes for a double leg but Yakolev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Yakolev continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Yakolev misses its target.
Yakolev checks a leg kick.
Larkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yakolev pinned against the ropes. Yakolev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larkin misses with a straight left.
Larkin jabs at Yakolev's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Larkin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larkin throws a push kick but Yakolev slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Yakolev misses the target.
A jab from Larkin misses.
Yakolev moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larkin throws a leg kick
and Yakolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Larkin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yakolev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yakolev lands a nice hook to Larkin's body. Larkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yakolev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Larkin
and Yakolev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands with a right hand.
Yakolev connects with the punch.
Yakolev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Larkin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Larkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yakolev is looking to stand up but Larkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Yakolev has control of Larkin's left arm, preventing Larkin from doing any damage.
Larkin is looking to advance position but Yakolev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Yakolev is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Larkin tries to hold on but Yakolev pushes him away.
Yakolev tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Larkin is trying to escape the mount.
Larkin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Larkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Larkin has his feet on Yakolev's thighs here. He's pushed Yakolev off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yakolev screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Larkin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 2541 p4p, 257 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 1506 p4p, 166 weight class). Jack has chosen Lucid Dreams as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Burwell Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jack.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Puller pushes Jack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puller prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Puller.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack blocks a body shot from Puller.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puller's elbow.
Puller lands with a left to the head.
Puller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Puller swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller lands with a left to the head.
Jack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
Puller pushes Jack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puller lands a body punch.
Puller blocking some punches.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller pushes Jack back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Puller back against the ropes.
Jack is leaning against Puller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Puller misses.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Puller's shoulder, as Puller tries to avoid the shot.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Puller avoids it.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jack takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Taylor Jack has been cut.
Jack misses with a double jab
and Puller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puller throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puller counters with a nice uppercut.
Puller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a two punch combo.
Puller missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands the left hand.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Puller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Puller clinches.
Jack working aggressively here.
Puller pushes Jack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Puller controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puller's elbow.
Puller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack tries a body shot but Puller blocks it.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack misses with some punches.
Puller scores with a shot to the side of Jack's head.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Puller.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Puller connects with a right hand. Jack shakes it off.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Jack jabs Puller right on the nose. Puller blinks but takes it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puller slips a straight right by Jack.
Puller lands a glancing blow to the side of Jack's head.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Jack counters with a nice body kick.
Puller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jack counters with a nice leg kick.
Puller connects with a body shot that sends Jack's belly button to the back.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puller throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack misses with a leg kick
enabling Puller to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack wants to counter the offense by Puller and move into the clinch position.
Lewis Burwell Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller misses with a hook.
Jack tries to counter with a clinch but Puller shakes him off and moves away.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Puller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
A little feinted left hand from Puller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puller digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Puller down.
Puller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Puller cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puller throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Puller throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A right-left combo lands from Jack.
Puller is rocked!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects with a superb combination that knocks Puller out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Jack before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Puller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taylor Jack!
Taylor Jack 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 868 p4p, 120 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 2201 p4p, 272 weight class). Oscarsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pain - Shut Your Mouth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli swings for the body but Oscarsson moves out of range.
Oscarsson jabs Poli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Oscarsson is just out of range.
Oscarsson throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Poli catches Oscarsson right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
Poli jabs Oscarsson right on the nose. Oscarsson blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Oscarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Oscarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Oscarsson's head but Oscarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Oscarsson misses.
Oscarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oscarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poli scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Roli Poli has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson cracks Poli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oscarsson misses with a straight left.
Poli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Oscarsson's belly button to the back.
Poli loads up on a big right hand but Oscarsson slips the punch.
Oscarsson throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Oscarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli scores with a nice head shot.
Oscarsson misses with a body shot
letting Poli counter with a right hand.
Poli scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Oscarsson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Oscarsson.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oscarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poli misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Oscarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oscarsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oscarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oscarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Poli needs to keep his hands up - Oscarsson had a free shot at his head there.
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oscarsson is rocked!
That has opened up Oscar Oscarsson's cut even more.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oscarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Poli finish him?
Oscarsson moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Oscarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli throws a right hand that misses
and Oscarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oscarsson looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Poli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli takes a swing at Oscarsson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a right hand
enabling Oscarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oscarsson slips under a jab.
Poli misses with a body punch
and Oscarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oscarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Oscarsson's head but Oscarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oscarsson cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.
Poli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Oscarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oscarsson manages to avoid it.
Oscarsson throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oscarsson connects with a body shot.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oscarsson.
Poli misses with the combination.
Oscarsson throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oscarsson misses with a straight right.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poli avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Oscarsson misses.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
Poli with a hook.
The cut above Oscar Oscarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Poli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poli lands a jab to Oscarsson's midsection.
Oscarsson staying out of range there.
Oscarsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Oscarsson is out of range.
Oscarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poli misses with a right hand
and Oscarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Oscarsson is just out of range.
Oscarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poli with a body shot.
Poli misses with a shot to the body
and Oscarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson misses with a combination
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
Oscarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oscar Oscarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Poli lands a left and a right that send Oscarsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Poli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oscar Oscarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roli Poli!
A very excited looking Roli Poli 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.
Oscar Oscarsson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 552 p4p, 79 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 4942 p4p, 492 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nickal.
Nickal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Nickal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickal 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.
Nickal gets a takedown into half guard.
Nickal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickal throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nickal 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Nickal is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nickal is trying to move to mount but Silva reverses beautifully and ends up in Nickal's guard.
Nickal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nickal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Nickal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal lands with a punch from half guard.
Nickal seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Nickal!
After the fight, Bo Nickal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco OGrady (ranked 2630 p4p, 300 weight class) and Lei Makana (ranked 2236 p4p, 253 weight class). Rocco OGrady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lei Makana's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco OGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
OGrady darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Makana is rocked!
Makana shoots in looking for a takedown. OGrady tries to sprawl out of it but Makana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. OGrady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makana just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOGrady.
Makana is still on wobbly legs! Can OGrady finish him?
Makana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OGrady counters with a crisp right that sends Makana to the canvas! OGrady follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco OGrady!
A relieved looking Rocco OGrady thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 910 p4p, 130 weight class) and Tommy Robinson (ranked 1011 p4p, 145 weight class). Rogerio De Souza had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
De Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Robinson on his heels. He'll look to pass Robinson's guard now, I'm sure.
Robinson is trying to keep De Souza in close.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
De Souza is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Souza trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Souza. De Souza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tommy Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson is in trouble now - De Souza has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza takes Robinson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Robinson is in trouble.
De Souza has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Robinson is in real trouble here. De Souza gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Robinson is tapping out! De Souza wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogerio De Souza!
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