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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 2543 p4p, 275 weight class) and Johnny Guatar (ranked 1846 p4p, 212 weight class). Nevrakis's entrance music is Winds of Ithaca. A fine choice. Konstantinos Nevrakis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Guatar's chin.
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BJJ Brown 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Guatar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guatar throws an elbow but it misses.
Guatar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Guatar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nevrakis takes a shot to the head.
Guatar lands with a light punch inside.
Guatar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guatar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevrakis.
Guatar scores with a hook to the body.
Nevrakis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nevrakis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Guatar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevrakis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Guatar is in close to Nevrakis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nevrakis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
My spies in Montreal Community Gym inform me that Guatar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Guatar trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Guatar is working Nevrakis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guatar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guatar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Guatar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevrakis's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guatar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guatar wants to get up but he can't break Nevrakis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guatar tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevrakis is retaining full guard.
Guatar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nevrakis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Guatar trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis striking off his back but it's not causing Guatar any problems.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nevrakis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevrakis misses with a series of wild punches.
Guatar with a jab.
It looks like Konstantinos Nevrakis has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevrakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guatar throws a front kick that sends Nevrakis stumbling back into the cage.
Nevrakis has Guatar up against the cage in a clinch.
Nevrakis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nevrakis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Nevrakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guatar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevrakis pulls guard effortlessly.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Guatar from controlling successfully.
Nevrakis is striking but Guatar is not phased and passes to half guard.
Guatar trying to mount his opponent but Nevrakis defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guatar working Nevrakis over with strikes.
Guatar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guatar is looking for a kimura here.
Nevrakis has hold of Guatar's hands but Guatar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nevrakis is looking for a sweep. Guatar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guatar blocks the strikes from Nevrakis.
Nevrakis wants to get back to full guard.
Guatar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nevrakis defending well though.
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nevrakis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nevrakis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nevrakis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Guatar wants to pass the guard but Nevrakis is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guatar lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guatar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guatar working over Nevrakis with some ground and pound. Nevrakis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guatar blocks the strikes from Nevrakis.
Guatar wants to control but Nevrakis is keeping him busy.
Nevrakis missing with punches from the bottom.
Guatar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nevrakis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nevrakis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guatar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guatar's back!
Guatar trying to control the hands but Nevrakis won't let him.
Guatar rolls, trying to escape but Nevrakis keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Guatar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantinos Nevrakis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nevrakis wants to clinch.
Nevrakis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guatar counters with a body kick that stops Nevrakis in his tracks momentarily.
Guatar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nevrakis will feel that in the morning.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nevrakis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guatar throws an elbow that misses.
Guatar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Guatar has him pressed against the cage.
Guatar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Guatar holds him up against the cage and eventually Nevrakis drops back down to his feet.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Guatar holds him up against the cage and eventually Nevrakis drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Nevrakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guatar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Guatar stands there with Nevrakis around his waist. Nevrakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nevrakis dodges an elbow strike from Guatar.
Nevrakis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guatar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nevrakis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Guatar stands there with Nevrakis around his waist. Nevrakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nevrakis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guatar throws a head punch that misses.
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 Guatar walks away with a smile on his face. Nevrakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guatar. Nevrakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guatar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nevrakis throws out the jab.
Nevrakis swinging wildly here.
Guatar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevrakis misses with a wild combination.
Guatar throws out a loose jab but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Guatar tries to get set, Nevrakis tries to push him back and clinch up but Guatar manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Guatar does it's job there.
Nevrakis throws a combination that misses
and Guatar counters with a left to the body.
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!
Guatar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevrakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guatar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guatar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Guatar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nevrakis doesn't seem phased though.
Guatar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis fails to land with a series of punches.
Guatar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guatar scores with a shot to the body.
Guatar cracks a nice hook into Nevrakis's ribs.
Guatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guatar swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevrakis.
A jab lands there for Guatar.
Nevrakis closes the distance and clinches.
Nevrakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guatar missing with knees to the body.
Guatar lands a damaging elbow.
Guatar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Guatar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevrakis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nevrakis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Guatar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guatar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevrakis's head.
Nevrakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Guatar working some strikes from top position.
Guatar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guatar looking to pass the guard.
Johnny Guatar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guatar lands a couple of elbows.
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Guatar wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Guatar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantinos Nevrakis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nevrakis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guatar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevrakis slips under a jab.
Konstantinos Nevrakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevrakis swinging wildly here.
Johnny Guatar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nevrakis lands a slapping body shot.
Nevrakis fails to land with a series of punches.
Guatar throws an overhand right that lands on Nevrakis's shoulder, as Nevrakis tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guatar misses the shot to the body.
Guatar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nevrakis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nevrakis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guatar manages to circle out of the way.
Nevrakis misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guatar connects with a solid leg kick.
Guatar throws a lazy right hand but Nevrakis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Guatar.
Guatar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevrakis misses with a jab to the body
and Guatar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nevrakis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guatar.
Guatar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nevrakis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nevrakis pushes Guatar up against the cage in a clinch.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guatar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guatar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guatar can't find room to land a body shot as Nevrakis controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guatar misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guatar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevrakis tries to clinch there but Guatar circles away.
Guatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guatar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guatar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nevrakis misses with a body shot.
Guatar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guatar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guatar throws a jab when Nevrakis was well out of range.
Guatar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nevrakis blocks the body kick.
Guatar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nevrakis is out of range.
Guatar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nevrakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nevrakis moves away from the strike by Guatar.
Nevrakis is looking to counter the offense by Guatar and move into the clinch.
Nevrakis misses with a wild combination.
Nevrakis tries to clinch there but Guatar circles away.
Guatar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nevrakis at a distance.
Guatar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guatar cracks a nice hook into Nevrakis's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guatar.
Guatar looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevrakis is just out of range.
Nevrakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Guatar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guatar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guatar misses the shot to the body.
Konstantinos Nevrakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevrakis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guatar.
Nevrakis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nevrakis.
Johnny Guatar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Johnny Guatar has been cut.
Konstantinos Nevrakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevrakis throws a combination that misses
enabling Guatar to counter with a crisp jab.
Guatar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guatar wants to land a leg kick but Nevrakis is out of range.
Guatar lands a leg kick that knocks Nevrakis off balance momentarily.
Nevrakis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nevrakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevrakis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guatar slips under a jab from Nevrakis.
Guatar feints a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Guatar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guatar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Guatar!
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