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MFC - 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Vieira (ranked 2262 p4p, 4074 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 249 p4p, 409 weight class). Davide Farina struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
Farina misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Farina moves out of range of the strikes.
Farina loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Farina.
Farina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farina.
Farina tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Vieira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farina.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Vieira misses with a wild body shot.
Farina throws a leg kick but Vieira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farina connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farina tries to clinch up.
Farina throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vieira is looking to counter punch.
Farina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vieira blocks a leg kick.
Farina misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira backing away here, and Farina unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farina throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Vieira.
Davide Farina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farina tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Farina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Vieira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Vieira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Farina.
Farina motions for Vieira to come forward. Farina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Vieira misses the target.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Farina.
Farina takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
Vieira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farina connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farina tries to clinch but Vieira is having none of it.
Donk. Farina catches Vieira right on the button with a cross.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Farina.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Farina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farina throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Farina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vieira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Farina's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Farina tries a low kick but Vieira avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Vieira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina throws a chopping leg kick but Vieira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vieira throwing a counter right hand but Farina manages to avoid it.
Farina lands a lovely overhand right.
Farina is looking to clinch but Vieira is avoiding it.
Farina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Farina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farina misses with a body punch
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farina throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vieira counters with a stiff right hand.
Farina just misses with a punch to the body.
Farina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Farina.
Farina scoring well with a low kick there.
Farina wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Farina tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vieira is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farina counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Farina misses with a shot to the body
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vieira walks into a stiff left hand from Farina.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Farina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farina.
Vieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Farina misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Farina dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farina throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
It looked like Vieira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farina misses with a low kick.
Davide Farina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farina lands a jab to the nose.
Farina throws a right hand that misses
and Farina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farina looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
A low kick from Farina misses
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farina tries to clinch up.
Farina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farina misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farina thows a leg kick but Vieira checks it
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
 Farina is rocked!
Farina swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Farina is still on wobbly legs! Can Vieira finish him?
Farina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vieira drops Farina with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Farina! Vieira dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Vieira!
A pretty intense looking Eli Vieira took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 758 p4p, 23801 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 81 p4p, 452 weight class). Krzysztof Zakrzewski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Nice combo by Lynar! Oh, that's hurt him - Zakrzewski falls to the canvas and Lynar follows him into side control.
Zakrzewski 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!
Lynar is trying to get an arm triangle but Zakrzewski is defending well.
Zakrzewski is still in real trouble! Can Lynar finish him?
Lynar is trying to get an arm triangle but Zakrzewski is defending well.
Zakrzewski struggling a bit here.
Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Lynar has an Americana. Zakrzewski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lynar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lynar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2246 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 284 p4p, 268 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva.
Tarlah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tarlah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferreira Da Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ferreira Da Silva has hold of Tarlah's hands but Tarlah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Tarlah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tarlah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Nice strikes from Tarlah there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarlah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarlah lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarlah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tarlah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tarlah winds up and cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tarlah 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.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Tarlah there.
Tarlah working Ferreira Da Silva over with strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Tarlah working Ferreira Da Silva over with strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to control but Tarlah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tarlah winds up and cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarlah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tarlah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tarlah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tarlah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tarlah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Tarlah there.
Tarlah lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tarlah is working away from the top position though.
Ferreira Da Silva is pressing down on Tarlah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tarlah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarlah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferreira Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Tarlah slips an elbow through the middle.
Tarlah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tarlah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarlah postures up and lands a big shot to Ferreira Da Silva's brow.
Tarlah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarlah works over Ferreira Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Tarlah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferreira Da Silva's head.
Tarlah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferreira Da Silva is rocked!
Tarlah landing with the ground and pound.
Ferreira Da Silva is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
Tarlah landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarlah stands up over Ferreira Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tarlah working some strikes from top position.
Tarlah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tarlah lands a couple of digs.
Ferreira Da Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tarlah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferreira Da Silva controlling the position.
Ferreira Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Tarlah slips an elbow through the middle.
Tarlah with a nice head shot there.
Tarlah cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Tarlah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarlah preventing the sweep.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to keep Tarlah in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarlah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlah with a nice head shot there.
Tarlah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
Tarlah is fighting to break Ferreira Da Silva's control of his arms but Ferreira Da Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ferreira Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Tarlah slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferreira Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Tarlah slips an elbow through the middle.
Tarlah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferreira Da Silva's head.
Tarlah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira Da Silva is pulling down on Tarlah's head to control his posture.
Tarlah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarlah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferreira Da Silva is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tarlah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tarlah cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Tarlah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tarlah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarlah is controlling him.
Tarlah with a nice head shot there.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to control.
Tarlah postures up and lands a big shot to Ferreira Da Silva's brow.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to control the position but Tarlah postures up.
Tarlah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarlah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tarlah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlah stopping the sweep attempt from Ferreira Da Silva.
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarlah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tarlah postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ferreira Da Silva covers up, he's hurt! Tarlah keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tarlah and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tarlah can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
After winning the bout, Balink Tarlah 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 992 p4p, 20585 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 124 p4p, 513 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. Fedor Mazepin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 65 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazepin shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Mazepin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mazepin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gayweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gayweather lands a big shot that drops Mazepin! Can he finish him?
Gayweather connects with a couple of short punches.
That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gayweather stays in close to Mazepin's body and controls the position.
Mazepin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gayweather is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mazepin.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gayweather lands a nice forearm strike.
Mazepin taking a bit of punishment here - Gayweather scoring with strikes.
Mazepin is rocked!
Fedor Mazepin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather!
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1028 p4p, 3721 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 139 p4p, 418 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Mark Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shima has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shima defends it well.
Shima misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Shima is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jackson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shima stalls.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is struggling to control the position.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shima after a bit of a struggle.
Shima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jackson.
Shima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Shima.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Shima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shima closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Shima slows down the pace here.
Shima gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima stalling the fight.
Shima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Shima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Shima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Shima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shima is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Shima.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Shima lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shima stalling against the cage.
Shima dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Shima unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shima screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pfanne (ranked 539 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 67 p4p, 263 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel connects with a high kick.
We've been hearing reports that Pfanne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pfanne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Pfanne is rocked!
Nagibatel throws a monster overhand right that drops Pfanne! Nagibatel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
A relieved looking Lyoha Nagibatel 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 351 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Turner Crocop (ranked 50 p4p, 267 weight class). Crocop has chosen Cro Cop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of , Turner Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely lands a jab to the head.
Crocop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiely slips a straight right by Crocop.
Crocop misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a three punch combo that has Crocop backing up. Crocop nods at Kiely to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crocop misses with a wild body shot.
Crocop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
Kiely closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crocop quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kiely moves into full mount! Crocop won't be happy about that!
Kiely controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Crocop is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harrison Kiely!
Harrison Kiely thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 363 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 45 p4p, 247 weight class). Kanaani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Mehdi Kanaani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki moves into the clinch.
Peramaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Peramaki gets control of Kanaani's arms and successfully pulls guard. Peramaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Peramaki seems keen to control Kanaani's posture.
Kanaani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanaani has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peramaki is proving hard to escape from.
Peramaki looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peramaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kanaani manages to get himself to full guard.
Peramaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanaani is retaining full guard.
Peramaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peramaki is pushing down on Kanaani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kanaani is fighting to maintain full guard but Peramaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peramaki in particular looking to stall.
Peramaki trying to mount his opponent but Kanaani defends it.
Peramaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peramaki trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peramaki is working for a kimura but Kanaani is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Peramaki'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.
Peramaki uses his free foot to push down on Kanaani's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kanaani.
Peramaki content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Peramaki has hold of Kanaani's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kanaani manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peramaki throws some wild stikes that Kanaani manages to avoid easily.
Peramaki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Peramaki controlling the pace for now.
Kanaani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kanaani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peramaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peramaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kanaani is surviving well by controlling Peramaki's body position as best he can.
Kanaani is desperately trying to improve his position but Peramaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Peramaki seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kanaani is holding on tight.
Kanaani is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peramaki mounts Kanaani! Really nice guard pass there!
Kanaani looks winded!
Kanaani has left one of his arms exposed and Peramaki doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kanaani screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimmo Peramaki!
Kimmo Peramaki retains his lightweight title!
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