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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Youseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aris Lithoxoidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Youseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youseph is looking to clinch.
Lithoxoidis throws a hook but Youseph avoids it easily.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Lithoxoidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youseph tries to clinch up.
Youseph moves in looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis pushes him off.
Youseph moves into the clinch.
Youseph can't find room to land a body shot as Lithoxoidis controls the action.
Youseph pushes off an throws an elbow but Lithoxoidis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Youseph gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lithoxoidis controlling the position.
Lithoxoidis wants to sweep here but Youseph controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lithoxoidis is pulling down on Youseph's head to control his posture.
Youseph tries to free his leg and advance position but Lithoxoidis is retaining full guard.
Lithoxoidis wants to stand up but Youseph is controlling him.
Youseph thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youseph thows a big elbow that misses.
Youseph chips away with some ground and pound.
Lithoxoidis is looking for a triangle but Youseph pushes his legs off easily.
Youseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Youseph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lithoxoidis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lithoxoidis keeping moving, preventing Youseph from controlling successfully.
Lithoxoidis is pulling down on Youseph's head to control his posture.
Youseph drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Youseph jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Lithoxoidis trying to control the position.
Lithoxoidis keeping moving, preventing Youseph from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Youseph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Youseph looking to pass the guard.
Lithoxoidis is adopting a defensive guard.
Youseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Lithoxoidis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Youseph drops back looking for a leg! Lithoxoidis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lithoxoidis manages to kick Youseph off! Youseph jumps back into Lithoxoidis 's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown but Youseph shows good takedown defense.
Lithoxoidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youseph on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lithoxoidis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lithoxoidis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lithoxoidis trying to control the pace.
Lithoxoidis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Youseph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lithoxoidis prevents Youseph from improving his position.
Lithoxoidis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Youseph is trying to get back to full guard.
Lithoxoidis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Youseph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lithoxoidis seems content to control.
Youseph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Youseph.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youseph.
Youseph tries to clinch up but Lithoxoidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Youseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Lithoxoidis connects with a right hand. Youseph shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youseph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lithoxoidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicky Youseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youseph wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lithoxoidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Youseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Lithoxoidis circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nicky Youseph will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Youseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Youseph tries to clinch up but Lithoxoidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis is having none of it.
Lithoxoidis shoots in and drives through. Youseph sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Lithoxoidis .
Youseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lithoxoidis .
Youseph wants to clinch up but Lithoxoidis keeps it at a distance.
Lithoxoidis misses with the combination.
Youseph tries to clinch up but Lithoxoidis circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lithoxoidis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lithoxoidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Youseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Lithoxoidis circles away.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youseph takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youseph slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis .
Youseph lands a right hook to the body.
Lithoxoidis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youseph moves away.
Youseph clinches up against the ropes.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot to the head.
Youseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicky Youseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Youseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Youseph walks into a stiff left hand from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that Youseph avoids nicely.
Youseph wants to clinch.
Lithoxoidis lands a jab-cross combination.
Youseph throws a sloppy head kick and Lithoxoidis moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youseph is looking to clinch.
Lithoxoidis swinging wilding here.
Youseph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lithoxoidis .
A cross from Lithoxoidis lands.
Lithoxoidis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lithoxoidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Youseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lithoxoidis misses with a looping left.
Youseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lithoxoidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Youseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Lithoxoidis does no damage.
Youseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lithoxoidis throws a good cross that connects.
Lithoxoidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Youseph circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lithoxoidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Youseph misses with a wild body shot.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis misses with the combination.
Youseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lithoxoidis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lithoxoidis is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Youseph tries to hold on but Lithoxoidis pushes him away.
Youseph is in all sorts of trouble here.
Youseph tries to lock up and control but Lithoxoidis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lithoxoidis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Youseph wants to hold on but Lithoxoidis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youseph is looking to improve his position but Lithoxoidis isn't that keen on the idea.
Lithoxoidis wants to control the pace but Youseph is squirming around nicely.
Lithoxoidis landing strikes from the mount and Youseph is in trouble!
Youseph is squirming around, avoiding Lithoxoidis 's attempts to control the action.
Youseph working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lithoxoidis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Youseph is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aris Lithoxoidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Youseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lithoxoidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Youseph tries to clinch there but Lithoxoidis circles away.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Lithoxoidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Lithoxoidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lithoxoidis throws a nice looking combination but Youseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Youseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lithoxoidis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lithoxoidis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Youseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lithoxoidis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lithoxoidis scores with a nice head shot.
Youseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lithoxoidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Youseph moves out of range as Lithoxoidis strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youseph tries to clinch there but Lithoxoidis circles away.
Lithoxoidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lithoxoidis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab.
Youseph moves away from the strike by Lithoxoidis .
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lithoxoidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lithoxoidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lithoxoidis misses with the combination.
Youseph gets a clinch.
Youseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lithoxoidis shoots for a double leg takedown but Youseph sprawls well. He's pushed Lithoxoidis 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Youseph moves away from the strike by Lithoxoidis .
Youseph stuffs the takedown attempt from Lithoxoidis . Lithoxoidis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lithoxoidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youseph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Youseph is looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis is avoiding it.
Lithoxoidis lands a nice hook to Youseph's body. Youseph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lithoxoidis misses with a hook.
Lithoxoidis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lithoxoidis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Youseph is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lithoxoidis is aware though and is defending well.
Lithoxoidis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lithoxoidis wants to control from the top but Youseph keeps moving.
Youseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Youseph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lithoxoidis trying to control the position from guard on top but Youseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lithoxoidis preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Lithoxoidis .
Lithoxoidis lands a nice looking body shot.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis swings for the body but Youseph moves out of range.
Youseph wants to clinch.
Youseph tries to clinch up but Lithoxoidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lithoxoidis scores with a jab. Youseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Youseph needs to keep his hands up - Lithoxoidis had a free shot at his head there.
Lithoxoidis swings for the body but Youseph moves out of range.
Youseph tries to clinch up but Lithoxoidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lithoxoidis shoots for a takedown but Youseph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nicky Youseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aris Lithoxoidis .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Youseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youseph is looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis is avoiding it.
Youseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lithoxoidis cracks Youseph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Youseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Youseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lithoxoidis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Youseph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lithoxoidis somewhat.
Youseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Youseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Lithoxoidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Youseph is looking to clinch but Lithoxoidis is avoiding it.
Lithoxoidis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aris Lithoxoidis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lithoxoidis swings for the body but Youseph moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Youseph wants to clinch up but Lithoxoidis keeps it at a distance.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis is having none of it.
Lithoxoidis misses with a body shot.
Youseph tries to clinch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lithoxoidis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youseph.
A shot to de liver by Lithoxoidis . Beautiful body shot.
Lithoxoidis loads up on a big right hand but Youseph slips the punch.
Lithoxoidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Youseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youseph misses with a double jab
and Lithoxoidis counters with a series of strikes. Youseph will be more careful next time no doubt.
Youseph closes the distance looking to clinch
and Youseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youseph tries to clinch
and Lithoxoidis counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis punishes Youseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Youseph takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lithoxoidis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Youseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lithoxoidis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Youseph keeps working.
Youseph is trying to control Lithoxoidis 's posture but Lithoxoidis avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lithoxoidis just content to control the position.
Lithoxoidis tries to stand but Youseph controls the position and pulls Lithoxoidis into his guard.
Lithoxoidis wants to stand but Youseph has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youseph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Youseph had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lithoxoidis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Youseph Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lithoxoidis 's back instead.
Will Youseph go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lithoxoidis is trying to break free.
Youseph is not going to allow Lithoxoidis to sit and survive in this position.
Lithoxoidis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lithoxoidis can't escape the position.
Youseph is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis trying to control the hands but Youseph breaks the grip.
Youseph looking for the choke from the back.
Lithoxoidis controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Youseph has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Lithoxoidis is in real trouble here. Youseph gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Lithoxoidis is tapping out! Youseph wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicky Youseph!
Nicky Youseph retains his bantamweight title!
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