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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak has chosen Sleeping with Sirens as his entrance music. Sammy Spishak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spishak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spishak lands in his opponent's guard.
Spishak with a nice head shot there.
Spishak prevents Karkmananis from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karkmananis managing to control the position.
Spishak tries to free his leg and advance position but Karkmananis is retaining full guard.
Spishak wants to control from the top but Karkmananis keeps moving.
Karkmananis is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Team 907 Assassins that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spishak keeps the fight on the outside.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch.
Karkmananis blocks the elbow strike.
Karkmananis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spishak's elbow.
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis instigates a clinch.
Spishak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karkmananis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spishak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karkmananis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karkmananis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karkmananis can't find room to land a body shot as Spishak controls the action.
Spishak misses with a knee strike.
Karkmananis avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.
Karkmananis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spishak tries for a takedown but Karkmananis manages to get underhooks.
Spishak wants a takedown.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Spishak.
Spishak lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
Karkmananis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karkmananis is trying to break the clinch but Spishak is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Karkmananis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Spishak. Those never looked like landing.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Karkmananis.
It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch.
Spishak working Karkmananis over with knees to the body.
Spishak missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis stops a takedown attempt from Spishak.
Spishak wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spishak.
Karkmananis prevents the takedown attempt.
Karkmananis tries to land a knee to the head but Spishak blocks with his arms.
Spishak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis misses with a head kick.
Spishak gets a takedown into half guard.
Spishak is looking to advance position but Karkmananis won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karkmananis wants to get back to full guard.
Karkmananis is refusing to be controlled, as Spishak sits in half guard.
Spishak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spishak passes to side control.
Spishak swings around for an armbar but Karkmananis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Spishak's guard.
Spishak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karkmananis is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis stopping the sweep attempt from Spishak.
Spishak looking to control.
Karkmananis looking to sit in guard and control but Spishak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak throws an elbow that misses. Karkmananis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spishak's guard. Nice move by Karkmananis!
Karkmananis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spishak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karkmananis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis postures up.
Karkmananis sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sammy Spishak will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Karkmananis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.
Spishak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spishak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karkmananis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spishak throws a hook but Karkmananis blocks it.
Karkmananis throws a hook but Spishak blocks it.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak misses with a looping left.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spishak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis throws a body punch but Spishak moves out of range.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spishak manages to avoid it.
Karkmananis moves away from the strike by Spishak.
Spishak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spishak avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karkmananis misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Karkmananis. No joy for Spishak on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis looks to land a right hand but Spishak moved out of range.
Karkmananis misses with a body kick.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
Karkmananis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spishak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spishak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karkmananis. Spishak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spishak works over Karkmananis's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karkmananis gets a clinch.
Spishak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karkmananis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Spishak.
Spishak throws an overhand right that lands on Karkmananis's shoulder, as Karkmananis tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karkmananis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spishak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Karkmananis misses.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spishak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Spishak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karkmananis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karkmananis slips a jab and a cross from Spishak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Spishak.
A lazy left from Spishak finds it's target.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karkmananis misses with a head kick.
Karkmananis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karkmananis scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak cracks a nice hook into Karkmananis's ribs.
Spishak misses with a series of wild punches.
Spishak avoids the body shot from Karkmananis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karkmananis closes the distance but Spishak moves to the side
and Spishak counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karkmananis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spishak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spishak misses with an uppercut. Karkmananis saw that one coming.
Karkmananis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karkmananis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spishak misses with a straight left.
Spishak misses with a looping right.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch
and Spishak counters with a series of strikes. Karkmananis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karkmananis is looking to wear down Spishak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karkmananis connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Spishak to the floor! Karkmananis dives in looking for the finish!
Spishak is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spishak wants to control but Karkmananis is keeping busy.
Spishak is still in real trouble! Can Karkmananis finish him?
Karkmananis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spishak seems to have recovered his senses.
Spishak moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak wants to get back to his feet but Karkmananis passes into half guard.
Spishak actively working from the bottom here.
Spishak wants to get back to full guard.
Spishak trying to control but Karkmananis postures up.
Karkmananis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Karkmananis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Karkmananis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karkmananis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spishak is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis unloads with some shots from mount but Spishak bucks and avoids them well.
Karkmananis working for a submission but Spishak is keeping him at bay.
Spishak manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Spishak trying to control here.
Spishak wants to get back to full guard.
Sammy Spishak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karkmananis slips a nice elbow through Spishak's hands, connecting with Spishak's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak is trying to maintain the position but Karkmananis is very close to passing his half guard.
Spishak is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Still in half guard, Karkmananis seems content to control.
Spishak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karkmananis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Spishak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Spishak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Spishak.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis motions for Spishak to come forward. Karkmananis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karkmananis scores with a nice strike.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis tries a head kick but it misses.
Spishak throws a looping overhand right but Karkmananis ducks down to avoid it.
Karkmananis misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spishak lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spishak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Karkmananis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spishak. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karkmananis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karkmananis but Karkmananis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spishak misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spishak.
Karkmananis slips a jab and a cross from Spishak.
Spishak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
Spishak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karkmananis is keeping busy.
Karkmananis takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis misses with a two punch combination.
Spishak misses with a few strikes there.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Spishak moves out of range.
Karkmananis cracks Spishak with a good jab.
Spishak blocks a head kick by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spishak momentarily.
Karkmananis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spishak is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a nice uppercut.
Spishak throws a nice looking combination but Karkmananis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spishak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spishak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karkmananis misses with a wild combination.
Spishak throws a big shot that misses.
Karkmananis ducks under a wild hook from Spishak.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spishak's guard.
Spishak keeping moving, preventing Karkmananis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak has his feet on Karkmananis's thighs here. He's pushed Karkmananis 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! Karkmananis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sammy Spishak!
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energy
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hype
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