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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tverdovskiy (ranked 1743 p4p, 216 weight class) and Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 699 p4p, 89 weight class). Tverdovskiy's entrance music is Oxxxymiron - Tentacles. A fine choice. Nevrakis has chosen Winds of Ithaca as his entrance music. Konstantinos Nevrakis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Tverdovskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis moves into range and clinches up with Tverdovskiy.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Tverdovskiy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nevrakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Tverdovskiy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexander Tverdovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantinos Nevrakis.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Tverdovskiy won't allow it.
Tverdovskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tverdovskiy dips to his left and cracks Nevrakis with an uppercut!
It looks like Konstantinos Nevrakis has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Nevrakis.
Nevrakis instigates a clinch.
Tverdovskiy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tverdovskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Nevrakis controls the action.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Tverdovskiy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
Tverdovskiy is pushing Nevrakis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Tverdovskiy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Tverdovskiy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tverdovskiy misses with a body punch.
Tverdovskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tverdovskiy.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but Tverdovskiy is having none of it.
Tverdovskiy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nevrakis wants to clinch.
It looked like Tverdovskiy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nevrakis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tverdovskiy.
Nevrakis wants to clinch up but Tverdovskiy keeps it at a distance.
Nevrakis has managed to clinch.
Nevrakis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tverdovskiy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nevrakis can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tverdovskiy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tverdovskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
Nevrakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tverdovskiy walks away with a smile on his face. Nevrakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy scores with a leg kick.
Tverdovskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Tverdovskiy both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Nevrakis tries to clinch there but Tverdovskiy circles away.
Tverdovskiy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tverdovskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tverdovskiy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nevrakis on the side of the head.
Nevrakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tverdovskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Nevrakis wants to clinch up but Tverdovskiy keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tverdovskiy. Nevrakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tverdovskiy sets himself, and Nevrakis steps forward looking for the clinch! Tverdovskiy avoids it this time.
Tverdovskiy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy motions for Nevrakis to come forward. Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nevrakis tries to counter with a clinch but Tverdovskiy shakes him off and moves away.
Nevrakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nevrakis wants to clinch.
Nevrakis walks into a left hand.
Tverdovskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevrakis.
Tverdovskiy is looking to counter punch.
Nevrakis darts in trying to clinch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tverdovskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevrakis tries to clinch there but Tverdovskiy circles away.
Nevrakis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tverdovskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevrakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nevrakis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tverdovskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tverdovskiy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nevrakis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Tverdovskiy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Tverdovskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Tverdovskiy breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tverdovskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tverdovskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tverdovskiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantinos Nevrakis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nevrakis checks a low kick from Tverdovskiy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy scores with a hook to the body. Nevrakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tverdovskiy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nevrakis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tverdovskiy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tverdovskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tverdovskiy lands a front kick.
Tverdovskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Konstantinos Nevrakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevrakis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tverdovskiy can pounce on him.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tverdovskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevrakis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tverdovskiy sets himself, and Nevrakis steps forward looking for the clinch! Tverdovskiy avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy misses with a body kick.
Nevrakis is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevrakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Tverdovskiy counters with a quick kick to the body but Nevrakis blocks it.
Alexander Tverdovskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Tverdovskiy lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy pushes Nevrakis away with a front kick.
Nevrakis is looking to clinch.
Nevrakis tries to clinch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tverdovskiy thuds a left hand into Nevrakis's body.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tverdovskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tverdovskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Tverdovskiy as he connects with a hook.
Nevrakis darts in trying to clinch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tverdovskiy lands a big uppercut and Nevrakis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nevrakis looks OK. Tverdovskiy waves Nevrakis back to his feet!
Nevrakis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tverdovskiy cracks Nevrakis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nevrakis falls backwards against the cage. Tverdovskiy follows up with more strikes that drop Nevrakis to his knees. Tverdovskiy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nevrakis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Tverdovskiy!
Alexander Tverdovskiy is the new lightweight champion!
Alexander Tverdovskiy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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