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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Broznic (ranked 4284 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Sun-Ji Roh (ranked 421 p4p, 412 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoran Broznic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun-Ji Roh!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broznic manages to avoid it.
It looked like Broznic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broznic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Broznic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roh.
Broznic sizes up Roh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Sun-Ji Roh has been cut.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Broznic.
A little jabbing left from Roh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roh scores with the left hand. Broznic knows he should have avoided that one.
Roh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broznic.
Broznic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roh scores with a hook to the body. Broznic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broznic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roh scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broznic throws a lazy right hand but Roh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Broznic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roh finds it's way round the side to connect with Broznic's head.
Roh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roh connects with a looping right hand.
 Broznic is rocked!
Roh drops Broznic with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Broznic! Roh dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun-Ji Roh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Soucy (ranked 3398 p4p, 4434 weight class) and Rafael Dieseiros (ranked 404 p4p, 478 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Soucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Dieseiros!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dieseiros has managed to clinch.
Dieseiros drags the fight down to the ground.
Dieseiros pulls Soucy in close to prevent any damage.
Dieseiros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soucy is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dieseiros is on top in guard.
Soucy keeping moving, preventing Dieseiros from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dieseiros drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dieseiros as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Soucy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dieseiros! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rafael Dieseiros!
Rafael Dieseiros 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Silva (ranked 3482 p4p, 4536 weight class) and Keskikokoinen Kaveri (ranked 355 p4p, 438 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keskikokoinen Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with the inside leg kick.
Kaveri scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Kaveri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kaveri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kaveri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaveri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kaveri drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Kaveri off! Kaveri jumps back into Silva's guard.
Kaveri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaveri drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Kaveri off! Kaveri jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaveri on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaveri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaveri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaveri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Kaveri is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Kaveri has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Keskikokoinen Kaveri!
Keskikokoinen Kaveri 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diamond (ranked 4500 p4p, 3577 weight class) and Ejnar Korsgaard (ranked 398 p4p, 365 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diamond might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Ready to Die" by Biggie Smalls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejnar Korsgaard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsgaard misses with a low kick.
Ejnar Korsgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korsgaard slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
A low kick from Korsgaard misses
and Diamond counters with a nice body shot.
Korsgaard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Korsgaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korsgaard wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diamond.
Diamond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Korsgaard throws a low kick but Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korsgaard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korsgaard misses with a low kick.
Korsgaard lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korsgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to score a body lock takedown but Korsgaard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diamond is trying to stall.
Diamond breaks the clinch.
Korsgaard misses with a wild body shot.
Korsgaard lands a two punch combo.
Diamond has his takedown stuffed
letting Korsgaard counter with a right hand.
Diamond is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korsgaard connects with a stiff jab that staggers Diamond - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ejnar Korsgaard!
Ejnar Korsgaard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Adesanya (ranked 3353 p4p, 4138 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 347 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya closes the distance and pushes Page back into the ropes.
Adesanya is struggling to control the position.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Adesanya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adesanya landing knees to the body.
Adesanya lands a left hand.
Adesanya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adesanya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page tries to circle away but Adesanya has him pinned against the ropes.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
Adesanya lands an uppercut.
Adesanya stalling against the ropes.
Adesanya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Page up against the ropes.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adesanya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adesanya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adesanya digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adesanya.
Page taking a breather.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Page is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adesanya presses Page against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as Page tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Page.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Page crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adesanya - the referee stops the clock and Page gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adesanya. Page manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Page walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adesanya.
Adesanya pushes Page up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adesanya taking a breather.
Page letting Adesanya take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Adesanya - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adesanya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page trying to stall but Adesanya improves his position.
Page takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesanya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
A short uppercut from Adesanya.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adesanya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page is looking to control Adesanya's arms but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Page has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adesanya scores with a shoulder strike.
Adesanya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Page up against the ropes.
Adesanya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to stall but Adesanya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adesanya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
Adesanya lands with a short shot to the head.
Adesanya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya scores with a shoulder strike.
Page tries to circle away but Adesanya has him pinned against the ropes.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya taking a breather.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya lands a shot to the body.
Adesanya pushes Page back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands with a short shot to the head.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Adesanya to work.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Adesanya stalling against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page looking to stall.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Adesanya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as Page tries to tie him up.
A short right from Adesanya.
Adesanya stalls.
Page tries to stall but Adesanya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya taking a breather.
Adesanya is struggling to control the position.
Adesanya seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adesanya pushes Page back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Adesanya dominated that round.
That's time! Adesanya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Adesanya checks a leg kick.
Page lands a jab to the nose.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Adesanya lands with a kick to the temple. Page shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Adesanya lands but Page takes it in his stride.
 Page is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Page.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesanya finish him?
Page misses with a looping right.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya forces Page back against the ropes and clinches.
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adesanya is keeping busy.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page blocks an elbow strike.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
Page is trying to break free.
Page taking a breather.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Adesanya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Adesanya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adesanya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Adesanya working aggressively here.
Adesanya prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Adesanya.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns Page into the ropes.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Adesanya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Adesanya avoiding damage.
Adesanya lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adesanya controlling the action here for a moment.
Page tries to stall but Adesanya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Page avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adesanya effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Adesanya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Adesanya pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Adesanya lands a nice elbow.
Adesanya has Page pushed against the ropes.
Adesanya controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adesanya for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns Page into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya crunches a lovely knee into Page's ribcage.
Adesanya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Page avoids the elbow strike from Adesanya, against the ropes.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adesanya lands an uppercut.
Adesanya lands a right hand.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to stall.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adesanya working Page over with knees to the body.
Page blocks an elbow strike.
Page stalling in the clinch but Adesanya improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Adesanya.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adesanya obliges.
Adesanya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adesanya stalling against the ropes.
Anderson Adesanya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson Adesanya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya has Page pressed against the ropes, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya stalling in the clinch.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns Page into the ropes.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya has Page pushed against the ropes.
Page takes a knee to the side of the body.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Page looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Page letting Adesanya take a breather here.
Adesanya avoiding damage.
Michael Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands a damaging elbow.
Page tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Adesanya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adesanya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Anderson Adesanya!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Anderson Adesanya!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Anderson Adesanya!
Anderson Adesanya wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anderson Adesanya thanked Shadow Realm Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Helmsley (ranked 3449 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Orlando Williams (ranked 364 p4p, 420 weight class). Williams has chosen Fight Night Champion - The Beast as his entrance music. Reginald Helmsley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reginald Helmsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Helmsley.
Helmsley throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Helmsley closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Helmsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Orlando Williams has been cut.
Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams pushes Helmsley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helmsley lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Helmsley looking to slow down the pace here.
Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Helmsley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Helmsley connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams gets through Helmsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helmsley has Williams pressed against the ropes, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Helmsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Helmsley.
Williams looks winded!
Helmsley landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Helmsley trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Helmsley with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Orlando Williams's cut even more.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Helmsley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Helmsley trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helmsley into the ropes.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Helmsley working Williams over with knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reginald Helmsley.
Helmsley slips a straight right by Williams.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmsley.
Williams slips under a jab.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Helmsley.
Williams swings for the body but Helmsley moves out of range.
Helmsley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Helmsley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helmsley misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Helmsley throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Helmsley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helmsley thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmsley scores with a nice body kick.
Helmsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helmsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmsley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Helmsley. Those never looked like landing.
Helmsley looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helmsley gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Helmsley into the ropes.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helmsley backwards.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams cracks Helmsley with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helmsley blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Helmsley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Helmsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Helmsley wants to stall.
Helmsley seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Williams is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Helmsley taking a breather.
Helmsley can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Helmsley controls his hands.
Helmsley with a knee to the head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Helmsley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helmsley's elbow.
Helmsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Orlando Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow.
Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Helmsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Helmsley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Helmsley.
Helmsley avoiding damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Helmsley's head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helmsleys head.
Helmsley blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams tries a body shot but Helmsley blocks it.
A short left from Williams.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Helmsley's head.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Helmsley avoids it by throwing Williams back against the ropes.
Helmsley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helmsley taking a breather.
Helmsley has Williams pressed against the ropes.
Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helmsley backwards.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Helmsley controls his hands.
Helmsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Helmsley stalling.
Helmsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helmsley blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Helmsley.
Helmsley prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helmsley.
Helmsley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Helmsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Helmsley trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Helmsley trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Helmsley tries to tie him up.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Helmsley blocking some punches.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helmsley.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helmsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orlando Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Williams.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helmsley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams tries to work over Helmsley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helmsley is struggling to control the position.
Helmsley stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Helmsley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orlando Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reginald Helmsley!
Reginald Helmsley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Robinson (ranked 3740 p4p, 3231 weight class) and Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 386 p4p, 342 weight class). Jorge Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Robinson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rodriguez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Robinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriguez cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez is standing up over Robinson. Robinson looks to escape but Rodriguez dives into side control.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rodriguez is chipping away with strikes.
Rodriguez controlling the position from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Robinson is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face as Rodriguez controls the position.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands a strong strike to the head of Robinson. That's dazed him! Rodriguez looking to finish here. Robinson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rodriguez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
A less than humble Jorge Rodriguez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Lynch (ranked 3390 p4p, 3360 weight class) and Jacob MacDonald (ranked 408 p4p, 406 weight class). Colt Lynch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 London, Colt Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacDonald's head.
MacDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacDonald clinches.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
Lynch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
MacDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lynch's efforts to push away.
Lynch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacDonald looking for a takedown.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Lynch.
Lynch wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Lynch leaning against his opponent.
Lynch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacDonald has him pressed against the ropes.
MacDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from MacDonald.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from MacDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
MacDonald misses with a knee to the head.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but MacDonald improves position.
MacDonald goes for a takedown attempt but Lynch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colt Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob MacDonald.
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by MacDonald.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacDonald tries a low kick but Lynch avoids it.
MacDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynch cracks MacDonald with an open hand slap.
Lynch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacDonald clinches.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
MacDonald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lynch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lynch tries to circle away but MacDonald has him pinned against the ropes.
Lynch scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald has Lynch pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lynch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lynch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacDonalds head.
MacDonald is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald prevents Lynch from breaking the clinch.
MacDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
Lynch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacDonald has him pressed against the ropes.
Lynch breaks the clinch.
MacDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. MacDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent MacDonald tumbling to the canvas! Lynch pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! MacDonald was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colt Lynch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Gable (ranked 2996 p4p, 3412 weight class) and Esteban Cinco (ranked 324 p4p, 356 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Cinco!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cinco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
Cinco throws a leg kick
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control.
Cinco can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A lull in the action here.
Cinco is not content to let Gable control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinco is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinco trying to remain calm as Gable controls from the top position.
Cinco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gable off and has taken his back!
Will Cinco go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cinco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gable haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gable covering up well under a series of strikes from Cinco.
Gable just trying to survive but Cinco is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinco is cranking Gable's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Gable! He's tightened the choke and Gable is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Cinco!
After winning the bout, Esteban Cinco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Silveiro (ranked 1569 p4p, 2182 weight class) and Deon Graves (ranked 65 p4p, 101 weight class). Silveiro comes to the ring accompanied by Beleza Pula · Masayoshi Takanaka. Graves has chosen THE ZOO as his entrance music. Deon Graves 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 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Silveiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silveiro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Graves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Graves tries to improve position but can't.
Silveiro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silveiro working away.
Silveiro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graves, who protects the arm well.
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
Silveiro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Graves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silveiro's guard! Nice work there by Graves!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silveiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silveiro trying to control the pace.
Silveiro wants to free his trapped foot but Graves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Silveiro wants to free his trapped foot but Graves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silveiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Silveiro is looking for a kimura here.
Silveiro moves into full mount! Graves won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silveiro takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Silveiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silveiro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silveiro looking for the choke but no joy.
Graves wants to escape the position.
Silveiro is persistently looking for the submission but Graves is defending it well.
Graves prevents Silveiro from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Graves do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Graves fending off the submission attempt from Silveiro.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Silveiro controlling the positon.
Silveiro has the hooks in. Graves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silveiro looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Graves has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Graves is keeping busy.
Graves trying to control the action but Silveiro just sinks the hooks in.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Silveiro seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Graves's chin but Graves turns very nicely into Silveiro's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Graves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Silveiro.
Silveiro is working hard here to advance position.
Silveiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silveiro moves into full mount! Graves won't be happy about that!
Silveiro is working for a guillotine from mount but Graves frees his head quite easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro is trying to take his opponent's back.
Graves is trying to escape the mount.
Silveiro tries to control but Graves wriggling away.
Silveiro takes Graves's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Graves is in trouble.
Will Silveiro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silveiro looking to hold on to the position here but Graves rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro advances to half guard.
Graves is not content to let Silveiro control the position.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Silveiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silveiro takes Graves's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Graves is in trouble.
Will Silveiro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silveiro looking to break Graves's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Graves remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silveiro will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silveiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Graves preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silveiro.
Graves is trying to break free.
Silveiro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Graves is defending well though. Silveiro let's go of the attempt for now.
Graves is trying to break free.
Silveiro is looking for the choke from the back position but Graves is controlling his hands well.
Silveiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silveiro.
Graves preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silveiro.
Graves defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silveiro's arms.
Silveiro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Graves is defending well though. Silveiro let's go of the attempt for now.
Silveiro controlling well, preventing Graves from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silveiro doesn't have the hooks in and Graves manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Silveiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silveiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Silveiro is stalling here. Graves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silveiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Graves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silveiro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silveiro gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silveiro controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself.
Silveiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silveiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Silveiro, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Silveiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves postures up.
Graves won't allow Silveiro to sweep him here.
Silveiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Graves has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silveiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Silveiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silveiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Silveiro.
Graves passes Silveiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silveiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graves's back!
Silveiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Silveiro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Graves has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silveiro biding his time, controlling Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro has the hooks in. Graves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Graves trying to control the position but Silveiro manages to sink in the hooks.
Silveiro looking for the choke but no joy.
Graves wants to get back to his feet.
Silveiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silveiro has managed to slip his arm under Graves's chin. This could be all over... yep, Graves is tapping out! Submission win for Silveiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Silveiro!
Kevin Silveiro spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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