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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Lokot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drei Silker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drei Silker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Lokot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokot goes for a double leg but Silker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silker continues to drive forward.
Silker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silker fails to land with a series of punches.
Lokot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lokot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Lokot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silker misses with the head strike.
Lokot jumps guard and drags Silker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silker's guard.
Lokot looking to pass the guard.
Silker keeping moving, preventing Lokot from controlling successfully.
Silker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silker stopping the sweep attempt from Lokot.
Silker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silker working the head and body with strikes.
Silker takes a little break here. Lokot wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silker working away.
Silker slows the pace down.
Lokot is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokot is trying to control Silker's posture but Silker avoids it.
Lokot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Silker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silker wants to pass the guard but Lokot is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lokot has his takedown stuffed
and Silker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silker counters with a nice body shot.
Lokot is breathing heavily.
Lokot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lokot's sensitive parts.
Silker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lokot is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drei Silker dominated that round.
That's time! Lokot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silker cracks Lokot with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lokot tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Silker pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lokot is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drei Silker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Nedkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tool - Stinkfist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Nedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nedkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Keenan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nedkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boris Nedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
That kick from Keenan tenderised Nedkov's leg. Nedkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nedkov, pushing him back against the cage.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nedkov backwards.
Keenan lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Nedkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keenan tries to avoid it but Nedkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keenan to the ground. Keenan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Keenan. Beautiful body shot.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nedkov. That did some damage!
Nedkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keenan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nedkov somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Nedkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nedkov misses with a two punch combination.
Nedkov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Nedkov is breathing heavily.
Nedkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nedkov is rocked!
Nedkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Maynard Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Nedkov collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maynard Keenan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Swick 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Swick is defending well.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Swick rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Swick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith is pulling down on Swick's head. It's preventing any offense from Swick, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swick trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swick is one step ahead there.
Swick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swick postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Swick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Swick sits in half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Swick trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swick.
Swick wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Swick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Swick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swick is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swick is working for a submission of some sort.
Swick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swick is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Swick 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith wants to improve his position but Swick is controlling well.
Swick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Swick is controlling well.
Swick is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Swick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Smith controlling the position for now.
Smith looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Swick sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Swick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith looks for a takedown but Swick sprawls well.
Swick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Swick shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Swick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Swick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swick sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Swick avoids it this time.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
James Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick slips a jab from Smith.
Swick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
James Swick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swick connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Swick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Swick shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Swick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Swick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swick lands a body shot.
Swick looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Swick misses with a wild body shot.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swick takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Swick duly obliges.
Swick ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Swick.
Swick throws a body shot but no joy.
Swick takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Swick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swick scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Swick bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swick in his tracks.
Smith avoids the body shot from Swick.
Good standup being displayed there by Swick as he connects with a hook.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Swick thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Swick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
James Swick is winning the standup battle so far.
Swick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swick is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Swick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Swick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Swick has managed to sweep!
Swick trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swick.
Smith is pulling down on Swick's head. It's preventing any offense from Swick, at least for the moment.
Swick throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Swick dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swick lands with a shot to the body.
Swick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swick quickly recovers to half guard.
Swick wants to get back to full guard.
Swick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swick throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is pulling down on Swick's head to control his posture.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Swick throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swick.
Swick trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Swick is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swick throwing strikes but missing.
Swick trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swick preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Swick throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swick but Swick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swick was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Smith is sitting in close to Swick's body. Swick has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Smith is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Smith is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Swick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Swick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Sperry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jarvis Sparks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarvis Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chief Sperry!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks dodges the punch combination from Sperry.
Sparks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sperry backs up against the cage.
It looks like Chief Sperry has been cut.
Sparks instigates a clinch.
Sperry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparks prevents it.
Sparks stops a takedown attempt from Sperry.
A short left from Sparks.
Sparks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sperry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparks prevents it.
Jarvis Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Sperry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks lands with a left to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sperry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sparks scores with a shot to the side of Sperry's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sperry gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sparks tries to roll over but Sperry keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks trying to control but Sperry postures up.
Sperry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sparks holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sparks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparks tries to get out of the position.
Sperry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparks keeps working.
Sperry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparks is positioning himself well to prevent Sperry advancing to mount.
Sperry wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
Sparks is looking for a sweep. Sperry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Sperry seems content to control.
Sparks wants to get back to full guard but Sperry has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks wants to control but Sperry is having none of it.
Sparks tries to reverse the position but Sperry maintains control.
Sperry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sparks tries to hold on but Sperry pushes him away.
Sperry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sperry cracks Sparks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sperry wants to finish this one by submission but Sparks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sperry.
Sperry tries to control but Sparks wriggling away.
Sparks wants to control but Sperry is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Sperry.
Sparks tries to hold on but Sperry postures up.
Sparks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparks is working hard here to advance position.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Sperry wants to control the pace but Sparks is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Sparks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sperry landing strikes from the mount and Sparks is in trouble!
Sperry cracks Sparks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sparks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sperry on the ground.
Sparks is trying desperately to improve position.
Sperry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sperry looking to control but Sparks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sperry lands with some strikes.
Sparks is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sperry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Sparks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sperry looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sparks covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Sperry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Kushida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Nemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keisuke Nemoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinsuke Kushida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keisuke Nemoto!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kushida goes for a takedown attempt but Nemoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kushida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kushida showed some decent athleticism there.
Nemoto pushes Kushida off but Kushida dives into side control.
Kushida controlling the position from side mount.
Kushida has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kushida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nemoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Nemoto tries to get set, Kushida tries to push him back and clinch up but Nemoto manages to avoid the attempt.
Kushida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nemoto's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kushida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kushida stands and throws Nemoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kushida 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.
Kushida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nemoto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kushida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemoto is looking to get back to his feet here but Kushida is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nemoto's back.
Kushida working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Nemoto is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kushida has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Nemoto taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinsuke Kushida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abroham Lincoln will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Soza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abroham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soza loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soza.
Lincoln scores with the left hand. Soza knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincoln fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lincoln gets caught flat footed, as Soza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soza gets to his feet. Lincoln looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lincoln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lincoln is keeping the position for now.
Soza passes Lincoln's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soza not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking for a sweep. Soza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soza slows the pace down in half guard.
Lincoln wants to control but Soza is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soza moves into full mount! Lincoln won't be happy about that!
Soza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soza controlling from the full mount.
Soza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking to get to half guard.
Soza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lincoln has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lincoln is surviving well by controlling Soza's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza controlling from mount.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
Soza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Soza.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Lincoln that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Soza dominated that round.
That's time! Soza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lincoln throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Abroham Lincoln has been cut.
Soza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soza scrambles back to his feet.
Crack! Soza connects with the perfect overhand right and Lincoln falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Soza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Soza!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kensington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Mouth For War. Sam Kensington told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kensington!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Taylor.
Nice cross by Kensington.
A telegraphed right hand from Kensington misses the target.
Kensington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Sam Kensington has been cut.
Taylor is looking to slow Kensington down with leg kicks.
Taylor cracks Kensington with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kensington looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Taylor finish him?
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!
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kensington looks winded!
Taylor steps in with a hook that catches Kensington right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Taylor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kensington looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Phil Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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