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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 18964 p4p, 22046 weight class) and Karter Carey (ranked 561 p4p, 527 weight class). Karter Carey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Carey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs clinches with his opponent.
Carey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kovacs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kovacs taking a breather.
Carey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kovacs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kovacs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carey fails with a takedown attempt.
Andor Kovacs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karter Carey.
Kovacs lands a head kick. Carey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Karter Carey has been cut.
Carey throws a sloppy head kick and Kovacs moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey misses with a combination
and Kovacs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kovacs.
Kovacs prevents Carey from breaking the clinch.
Kovacs breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey fails with a takedown attempt.
Carey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovacs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carey's head.
Kovacs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carey eats them both and turns towards Kovacs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kovacs clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Carey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kovacs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whack! Kovacs lands a heavy head kick that drops Carey. The ref tackles Kovacs to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Carey was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Andor Kovacs!
Andor Kovacs bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 602 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 62 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
West trying to control but Lynar is working from the bottom.
Lynar looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but West is defending well. Lynar quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! West has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lynar celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastion Lynar!
After the fight, Sebastion Lynar 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiandy Rakotoarisoa (ranked 3666 p4p, 5090 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 431 p4p, 496 weight class). Kiandy Rakotoarisoa 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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson blocks a jab.
Rakotoarisoa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rakotoarisoa lands with a right hand.
Rakotoarisoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Rakotoarisoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Rakotoarisoa looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rakotoarisoa lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Rakotoarisoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Rakotoarisoa's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakotoarisoa throws out the jab.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Rakotoarisoa.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Rakotoarisoa avoids it easily.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Rakotoarisoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson slips a jab from Rakotoarisoa.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rakotoarisoa defends it well.
Rakotoarisoa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Jackson is rocked!
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Rakotoarisoa. Jackson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Rakotoarisoa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
An out of breath Kiandy Rakotoarisoa 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 3030 p4p, 21369 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 303 p4p, 441 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Mehdi Kanaani had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 33 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kanaani and Hageman goes tumbling to the canvas! Kanaani follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hageman is rocked!
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kanaani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hageman is still in real trouble! Can Kanaani finish him?
Kanaani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hageman's head.
Kanaani moves into full mount! Hageman won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanaani controlling the position easily from mount.
Kanaani looking to finish Hageman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hageman!
Hageman takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kanaani's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehdi Kanaani!
A very excited looking Mehdi Kanaani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 771 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 101 p4p, 229 weight class). Anstey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let's hear it for the boy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Masutatsu Oyama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masutatsu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oyama misses with a hook
and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oyama is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Oyama dodges it nicely.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Oyama dodges it nicely.
Anstey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anstey is controlling the pace.
Oyama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anstey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anstey's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama trying to control momentarily.
Anstey 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.
Anstey is trying to break free.
Anstey is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oyama struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anstey tries to escape but Oyama has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oyama controlling from the back.
Anstey is trying to break free.
Anstey breaks Oyama's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oyama keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Oyama pulls Anstey in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey passes Oyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oyama is trying to control but can't.
Oyama is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Anstey is staying active.
Anstey is nestled in close to Oyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oyama is doing well to control the position and prevent Anstey from advancing to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oyama can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oyama is staying active underneath Anstey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anstey stalling.
Anstey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oyama keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oyama trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Anstey controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anstey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey working Oyama over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anstey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oyama is trying to work for a sweep but Anstey has mounted him!
Oyama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oyama hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oyama working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anstey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey with shots to the head and body - Oyama looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oyama taking shots to the head.
Oyama is rocked!
Anstey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oyama is looking to escape.
Oyama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anstey with a couple of short strikes.
Oyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oyama 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tries to roll over but Anstey keeps him under control.
Oyama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey throwing shots but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Oyama is holding on to half guard well.
Oyama wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
Anstey working the head and body with strikes.
Oyama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oyama is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oyama's head.
Oyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anstey slips a nice elbow through Oyama's hands, connecting with Oyama's forehead.
Anstey drops an elbow to the side of Oyama's head.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oyama can do to turn this around?
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oyama is still in real trouble! Can Anstey finish him?
Oyama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Oyama blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has momentary wrist control but Anstey slips an elbow through the middle.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anstey controlling from the top position.
Oyama keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.
Oyama trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oyama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Oyama blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey looking to pass the guard.
Oyama keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey gets the takedown into side control.
Oyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oyama being controlled for a moment.
Anstey cracks Oyama with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oyama keeps trying to improve his position.
Anstey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oyama down.
Anstey working away.
Oyama is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Anstey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to advance to mount but Oyama denies him.
Anstey lands a nice forearm strike.
Anstey working the ground and pound but Oyama is defending the strikes.
Oyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
Anstey is putting a hurting on Oyama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anstey throws an elbow but Oyama slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anstey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oyama wants to control but Anstey postures up.
Anstey grinds an elbow into Oyama's temple.
Anstey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anstey throws an elbow but Oyama slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anstey looks up at the clock and then as Oyama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anstey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Masutatsu Oyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anstey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
In his post fight interview, Corwin Anstey gave a big smile as he said 'That's how it's done, I want to go again asap.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 1185 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 156 p4p, 209 weight class). Gangster comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Justen has chosen Super Chargers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen shoots in for a takedown but Gangster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gangster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gangster misses with a few strikes there.
Justen lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Vahid Gangster has been cut.
Gangster throws a body shot but no joy.
Gangster throws the left hand but Justen avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justen is defended easily by Gangster.
Justen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gangster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Herbert Justen has been cut.
Vahid Gangster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Justen.
Gangster jabs Justen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gangster jabs at Justen's body.
Justen looks winded!
Justen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Gangster.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justen.
Jab by Gangster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen misses with a takedown attempt
and Gangster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gangster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gangster scores with a jab to the body.
Gangster drops Justen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gangster follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Herbert Justen had this to say: 'His BJJ sucks...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 574 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Fabiano Capellio (ranked 71 p4p, 271 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper scores with a nice body kick.
Hopper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopper takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Will Hopper has been cut.
Hopper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopper swinging wildly here.
Hopper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capellio.
We've been told by Hopper's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Capellio moves out of range of the strikes.
Capellio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Capellio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopper lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Capellio misses its intended target.
Capellio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopper.
A big right from Capellio misses.
Hopper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capellio throws a hook but Hopper blocks it.
Crunch! Hopper slams his shin into Capellio's torso.
Capellio misses with a head kick.
Capellio cracks Hopper with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capellio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capellio throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capellio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Capellio tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it.
Capellio throws a lazy right hand but Hopper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capellio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Hopper - just one landing.
Capellio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Capellio is rocked!
Capellio sizes up Hopper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Capellio tries to clinch up but Hopper circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Hopper does it's job there.
Capellio is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capellio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fabiano Capellio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Hopper lands.
Capellio lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper throws a right and a left that Capellio avoids nicely.
Capellio seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Hopper.
Capellio takes one to the side of the head.
Hopper scores with a shot to the body.
Capellio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopper is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Capellio misses the target.
Hopper drops Capellio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Capellio looks back up at him and smiles so Hopper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Capellio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopper.
Hopper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capellio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Capellio looks winded!
Hopper lands with a right and another and another! Capellio is in big trouble! Hopper lands again and this time it's lights out for Capellio! A quality knockout there for Hopper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Will Hopper!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 380 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 45 p4p, 350 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakrzewski is looking to clinch.
Zakrzewski throws a wild body kick that Mercer sees coming a mile off.
Mercer pushes Zakrzewski away with a front kick.
Zakrzewski 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.
Zakrzewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mercer has one foot on Zakrzewski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Mercer. No joy for Zakrzewski on that attempt.
Zakrzewski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercer lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zakrzewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercer has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mercer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mercer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zakrzewski to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zakrzewski is trying to get back to half guard.
Mercer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zakrzewski down.
Zakrzewski is looking to reverse the position.
Mercer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mercer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercer looks up at the clock and then as Zakrzewski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mercer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mercer is putting a hurting on Zakrzewski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zakrzewski being controlled for a moment.
Mercer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zakrzewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Zakrzewski shoots and misses
and Mercer counters with a one-two to the body.
Zakrzewski shoots in but Mercer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mercer drives through and clinches with Zakrzewski against the cage.
Mercer effectively controlling the action here.
Zakrzewski looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer stalling in the clinch.
Mercer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mercer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski fails to pull guard.
Bobby Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Mercer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zakrzewski backs up against the cage.
It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Zakrzewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer lands a jab to the nose.
Mercer thumps Zakrzewski with a low kick.
Zakrzewski misses with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zakrzewski back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer is looking to slow Zakrzewski down with leg kicks.
Zakrzewski with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mercer counter with a right hand.
Mercer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski closes the distance but Mercer moves to the side
and Mercer counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
Zakrzewski shoots for a takedown but Mercer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mercer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zakrzewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercer lands with a slapping head kick.
Donk. Mercer catches Zakrzewski right on the button with a cross.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zakrzewski can do to turn this around?
Zakrzewski has his takedown stuffed
and Zakrzewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zakrzewski is rocked!
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zakrzewski in his tracks.
Zakrzewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. Zakrzewski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Zakrzewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zakrzewski ducks right into an uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Zakrzewski to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Zakrzewski just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Mercer!
Bobby Mercer retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking Bobby Mercer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What a ride it's been Dynasty! I loved every minute here! This org is one of the best around & it's not going anywhere, anytime soon. Love you all! Glad I could end on a high note! Sorry Diogo, there's not gona be a rubber match.'.
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