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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skx Seven (ranked 4350 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Demetrius Schultz (ranked 410 p4p, 432 weight class). Schultz has chosen alal vera as his entrance music. Skx Seven could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demetrius Schultz's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skx Seven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schultz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seven won't be happy with that.
Seven is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Seven is defending against the submission attempts here by Schultz.
Schultz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seven doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schultz.
Seven is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz has hold of Seven's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Seven manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Seven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seven is working hard here to advance position.
Schultz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Seven can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Seven is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schultz is working for a guillotine from mount but Seven frees his head quite easily.
Seven sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schultz seems to be working for a kimura but Seven defends the submission attempt.
Seven trying to get back to full guard but Schultz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven is looking to get to half guard.
Schultz working the ground and pound effectively.
Seven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seven defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schultz.
Schultz looks winded!
Seven 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.
Seven has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Schultz. Oh but Seven has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Schultz goes limp - he's gone! Seven jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skx Seven!
Demetrius Schultz was interviewed post fight and said 'maybe not today,maybe not tommorow,maybe not the next month but one thing is true,i will be a champion one day i promise'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saint Arai (ranked 4398 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Silly Billy (ranked 269 p4p, 191 weight class). Saint Arai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silly Billy's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silly Billy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arai is fending him off so far but Billy persists. Nope, Arai circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billy.
Arai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Billy misses with a hook to the body
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Billy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Arai.
Billy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Billy misses with a hook
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arai throws a big counter combination but Billy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Arai.
Arai connects with a body shot that sends Billy's belly button to the back.
Billy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai throws a series of punches but Billy avoids them all with ease.
Billy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arai looks to land a combination but Billy avoids it well.
Arai scores with a jab.
Billy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billy shoots for a takedown but Arai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Arai.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Billy dives in and scores a takedown into Arai's guard.
Billy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arai dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billy looking for a guillotine here but Arai defends easily.
Arai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom.
Billy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Billy on the ground.
Billy working for a triangle but Arai defends it easily.
Arai wants to stand but Billy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai wants to pass the guard but Billy is keeping the position.
Arai trying to control the position from guard on top but Billy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Billy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Billy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Billy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Billy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Arai has his hands clasped together but Billy extends and breaks Arai's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Billy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silly Billy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diamond (ranked 5761 p4p, 4412 weight class) and Nuari Kaveri (ranked 458 p4p, 412 weight class). Diamond kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Ready to Die" by Biggie Smalls. Nick Diamond has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nuari Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kaveri enables Diamond to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kaveri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diamond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kaveri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diamond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaveri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diamond looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kaveri is looking for a triangle but Diamond pushes his legs off easily.
Diamond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaveri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diamond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diamond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diamond trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaveri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaveri has his feet on Diamond's thighs here. He's pushed Diamond 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! Diamond screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nuari Kaveri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Adesanya (ranked 2747 p4p, 3703 weight class) and Keskikokoinen Kaveri (ranked 292 p4p, 381 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keskikokoinen Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaveri darts in looking for a takedown but Adesanya gets double underhooks and turns Kaveri into the ropes.
Adesanya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaveri, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kaveri tries to pull guard but Adesanya forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Kaveri can't get the takedown.
Anderson Adesanya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keskikokoinen Kaveri.
Kaveri tries to pull guard but Adesanya won't allow it.
Adesanya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Adesanya.
Kaveri pulls guard effortlessly.
Kaveri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adesanya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaveri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaveri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adesanya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaveri pushes a forearm under Adesanya's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Adesanya is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keskikokoinen Kaveri!
Keskikokoinen Kaveri tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Soucy (ranked 5063 p4p, 5434 weight class) and Andy Michael (ranked 479 p4p, 507 weight class). Michael comes into a darkened arena with his song building. vuk vuku nikad covek kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andy Michael enters the ring!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Soucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Michael!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soucy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soucy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soucy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michael.
Michael is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soucy's half guard.
Soucy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soucy tries to get to full guard but Michael has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soucy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Michael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soucy wants to stand but Michael is controlling the position.
Michael looking to pass the guard.
Michael stopping the sweep attempt from Soucy.
Michael trying to control the position from guard on top but Soucy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soucy keeping full guard, as Michael tries to pass.
Soucy wriggles free and stands up.
Soucy moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Michael is looking for a takedown.
Michael wants to take the fight to the mat but Soucy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soucy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soucy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soucy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Michael looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Soucy.
Soucy scores with a shoulder strike.
Soucy scores with a knee to the head.
 Michael is rocked!
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!
Soucy with a knee to the head.
Michael is still on wobbly legs! Can Soucy finish him?
Soucy scores with a knee to the head.
Soucy landing knees to the head.
Soucy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soucy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soucy working Michael over with knees to the body.
Michael seems to have recovered his senses.
Soucy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Michael takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soucy with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Michael drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sheldon Soucy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sheldon Soucy waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Murray (ranked 4857 p4p, 4895 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 447 p4p, 449 weight class). Jason Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Jason Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray goes for a double leg but Rua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rua continues to drive forward.
Rua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray jumps into guard, dragging Rua to the mat.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Murray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rua 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray's hand.
Rua lands a big right hand that sends Murray crashing to the mat! Rua stays standing though and waves Murray back to his feet!
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray moves away from the strike by Rua.
Are you kidding me?! Rua ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Murray clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rickson Rua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lopez (ranked 3444 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Kakkos Salama (ranked 357 p4p, 309 weight class). Lopez comes to the ring accompanied by 2PAC - All Eyez on Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakkos Salama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama looking to score a takedown here. Lopez is defending well but Salama drives through and ends up in Lopez's guard.
Salama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Salama is working to tighten his grip on Lopez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lopez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Salama is really squeezing tight and eventually Lopez passes out! Salama breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kakkos Salama!
Kakkos Salama decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devyn Howell (ranked 2029 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 222 p4p, 212 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devyn Howell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howell wants to hit a sweep here but Rodriguez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Howell there!
We've been hearing good reports from Howell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Howell taking shots to the head.
Howell is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
Howell is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Howell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriguez with a couple of short strikes.
 It looks like Devyn Howell has been cut.
Rodriguez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Howell scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rodriguez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rodriguez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
Jorge Rodriguez is the new heavyweight champion!
Jorge Rodriguez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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