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UVT 91: Marshall vs Machida II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Ghandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghandi comes to the cage accompanied by I Wish. Matt Ghandi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Ghandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghandi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghandi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Powers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ghandi is controlling him.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Ghandi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Ghandi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ghandi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ghandi slips under a jab from Powers.
Ghandi shoots in looking for a takedown. Powers tries to sprawl out of it but Ghandi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Powers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghandi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghandi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Powers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Matt Ghandi has been cut.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Ghandi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghandi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers connects with a jab.
Ghandi is rocked!
Powers measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Ghandi! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Max Powers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Ryuichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuichi comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Cloud Connected. Pablo has chosen smoke the fire as his entrance music. Juan Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Ryuichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuichi tried to score with a low kick but Pablo checks it.
Ryuichi throws out a leg kick but Pablo moves out of range and Ryuichi only half commits.
Ryuichi throws a head kick but Pablo moves out of range.
Ryuichi tries to land a leg kick but Pablo saw it coming and moves away.
Ryuichi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryuichi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pablo is able to avoid easily.
Pablo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ryuichi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ryuichi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo trying to control but Ryuichi is working from the bottom.
Pablo won't allow Ryuichi to sweep him here.
Pablo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pablo stopping the sweep attempt from Ryuichi.
That's two 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.
Pablo trying to move into half guard but instead Ryuichi has managed to sweep!
Pablo keeping full guard, as Ryuichi tries to pass.
Pablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryuichi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryuichi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryuichi throws a strike but Pablo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.
Pablo pushes a forearm under Ryuichi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ryuichi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Pablo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segata Sanshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanshiro has chosen Sega Satan! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Segata Sanshiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanshiro's guard.
Rich is pushing down on Sanshiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanshiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Rich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rich is working for a submission of some sort.
Rich works his way into side control.
Rich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rich lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanshiro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rich.
Rich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rich tries for a kimura but Sanshiro is defending well.
Rich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rich swings around for an armbar but Sanshiro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rich's guard.
Rich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rich 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.
Rich is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanshiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanshiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sanshiro escapes and throws Rich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rich tries to improve position but can't.
Sanshiro just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is looking to reverse the position.
Rich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rich is looking to control Sanshiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rich avoid being mounted?
Rich looking for submissions off his back.
Rich trying to hold on to Sanshiro's head to control him but Sanshiro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rich controlling the position for now.
Rich trying to control here.
Rich actively working from the bottom here.
Sanshiro not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rich.
Sanshiro jabs at Rich's body.
Sanshiro closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rich.
Sanshiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanshiro is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich tries to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling the position.
Rich has Sanshiro pressed against the cage.
Rich prevents a body shot from Sanshiro.
A frustrated look appears on Rich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanshiro slows down the pace here.
Rich wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanshiro won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Rich wants to break free but Sanshiro has control.
Rich is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanshiro has double underhooks.
Rich is trying to break free.
Rich wants to break free but Sanshiro has control.
Sanshiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanshiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rich's elbow.
Sanshiro lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro tries a body shot but Rich blocks it.
Sanshiro misses with a body punch.
Rich is trying to break free.
Rich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Rich is trying to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling him.
Rich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanshiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanshiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Rich gets an underhook and turns Sanshiro into the cage.
Rich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanshiro can't find room to land a body shot as Rich controls the action.
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.
Rich is trying to force a seperation but Sanshiro has the dominant position.
Sanshiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanshiro working aggressively here.
Rich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanshiro stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanshiro.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich is trying to force a seperation but Sanshiro has the dominant position.
Rich working hard to break the clinch.
Sanshiro trying to stall but Rich improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segata Sanshiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanshiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Rich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanshiro is trying to defend but Rich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rich wants to take a breather but Sanshiro is having none of it.
Sanshiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanshiro is trying to stand back up but Rich is controlling him
Rich is working for a submission of some sort.
Rich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanshiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich tries to pass to full mount but Sanshiro defends it.
Rich slows the pace down in half guard.
Rich is trying to control. Sanshiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Rich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanshiro sees it coming and defends easily.
Rich trying to control the action but Sanshiro is working from the bottom.
Rich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanshiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rich.
Sanshiro won't allow Rich to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich trying to control from Sanshiro's half guard. Sanshiro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanshiro is keeping the position for now.
Rich wants to control from the top but Sanshiro keeps moving.
Rich stands up and waves to Sanshiro to follow him.
Sanshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D J Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanshiro tries to clinch but Rich is having none of it.
Rich dives in and grabs Sanshiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanshiro pushes down on Rich's head and hops out.
Rich shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanshiro sprawls well. He's pushed Rich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanshiro defends it nicely.
Sanshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Rich circles away.
Sanshiro tries to clinch but Rich is having none of it.
Sanshiro has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanshiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rich's efforts to push away.
Rich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
D J Rich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D J Rich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Suzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Costa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Synphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Alex Suzano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Razor De Costa's chin.
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28
270 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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25
268 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor De Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Suzano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suzano tries to keep at a distance but De Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suzano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Costa's efforts to push away.
Suzano presses De Costa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Costa has Suzano pressed against the cage, preventing Suzano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Costa shoots in and drives through. Suzano sprawls well.
De Costa is breathing heavily.
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!
Suzano closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops De Costa! Suzano dives in looking to finish! De Costa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Suzano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Rooney will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn moves out of range as Rooney strikes.
Penn wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Rooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Rooney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rooney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rooney circles away.
Rooney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rooney takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Rooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Rooney looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn moves away from the strike by Rooney.
Wayne Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rooney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
Rooney takes one to the side of the head.
Rooney misses with a wild body shot.
Rooney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Rooney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rooney tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rooney throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rooney with a jab.
Rooney blocks a jab.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn has managed to clinch.
A short right from Rooney on the inside.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Rooney letting Penn take a breather here.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rooney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rooney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rooney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Rooney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rooney.
Rooney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rooney lands a right hand.
Penn is working for takedown but Rooney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rooney presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Rooney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rooney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rooney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Rooney lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Rooney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rooney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rooney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rooney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rooney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rooney tries to clinch up.
Rooney scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Rooney takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Rooney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws a series of punches but Rooney avoids them all with ease.
Rooney moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Rooney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rooney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rooney.
Rooney throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Wayne Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shoots in but Rooney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rooney enables Penn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rooney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Penn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rooney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Rooney.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rooney is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rooney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rooney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rooney has escaped and now he's on top!
Rooney wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney advances to half guard.
Penn wants to control but Rooney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn is staying active underneath Rooney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rooney is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rooney throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rooney defends well.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Rooney defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working an open guard so Rooney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Rooney.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Rooney's shoulder, as Rooney tries to avoid the shot.
Rooney lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Rooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rooney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Rooney throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Rooney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Rooney pushes him off.
Rooney throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Rooney moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Rooney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Rooney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rooney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rooney pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rooney.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rooney looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Rooney throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wayne Rooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rooney manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rooney tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Penn.
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Rooney is defending well.
Rooney controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Rooney is defending well.
Rooney holding on.
Rooney takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rooney is looking for a sweep.
Penn tries to advance to mount but Rooney denies him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rooney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rooney has escaped the position, nice work there.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DJ Penn.
I think Rooney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Rooney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svenson.
Svenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svenson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by De Santana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Santana.
Svenson scores with a decent looking hook.
De Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svenson.
De Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjorn Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Santana throws out the jab.
De Santana misses with a straight right.
De Santana cracks Svenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
De Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svenson throws a big shot that misses.
De Santana misses with a hook.
Svenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Santana.
De Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Santana defending well as Svenson loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from De Santana finds it's target.
BOOM! De Santana lands a beautiful left hook that drops Svenson. Svenson tries to recover but De Santana is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Svenson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanadi De Santana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. 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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163 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emanuel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice lunges at Emanuel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emanuel's hand.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justice to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Justice. That snapped Emanuel's head back.
Justice slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Emanuel's head but Emanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Emanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
A short left from Emanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel stalling.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Justice tries to break the clinch but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Justice looks gassed!
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel controlling the action here for a moment.
Emanuel lands an uppercut.
Justice tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
A short right from Emanuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Emanuel.
Justice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Emanuel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Justice tries to break the clinch but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Justice blocking some punches.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel is stalling here.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emanuel obliges.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emanuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emanuel controlling the action here for a moment.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
Emanuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Emanuel.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emanuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emanuel slows down the pace here.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emanuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Emanuel lands with a good body shot.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Emanuel misses the jab.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel prevents Justice from breaking the clinch.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Emanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the cage.
Emanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Emanuel with a knee to the head.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Emanuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel lands an elbow just above Justice 's eye.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Emanuel.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Maybe Emanuel would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Emanuel.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Justice's efforts to push away.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Emanuel has double underhooks.
Justice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Justice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Emanuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Justice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
Emanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Emanuel.
Justice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Justice misses with some punches.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justice.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Emanuel does no damage.
Jab by Justice.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Justice.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Emanuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Emanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
A short right from Justice.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Emanuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Justice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emanuel lands a knee to the body.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
Justice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Emanuel's head.
Emanuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justice is trying to break free.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
Europha Emanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the cage.
Emanuel 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Justice blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Justice is trying to force a seperation but Emanuel has the dominant position.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice lands with a hook. Emanuel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice misses the body punch
and Emanuel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Europha Emanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Justice cracks Emanuel with an open hand slap.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emanuel rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice blocks a jab.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duke Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Justice slips to the side
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Europha Emanuel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emanuel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd has chosen Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergus McRedd!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRedd misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McRedd scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
McRedd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRedd fails with a takedown attempt.
McRedd throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRedd manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRedd.
McRedd wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
McRedd throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McRedd.
McRedd misses with a low kick.
McRedd lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but McRedd moved out of range nicely.
McRedd scoring well with a low kick there.
McRedd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McRedd throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by McRedd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on McRedd's shoulder, as McRedd tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McRedd.
Lee takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRedd. That's going to slow Lee down.
McRedd lands a jab to the head.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for McRedd.
Lee looks to land a right hand but McRedd moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRedd to score with a decent uppercut.
McRedd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
McRedd cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRedd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRedd.
Lee walks into a jab.
McRedd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
McRedd feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, McRedd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McRedd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but McRedd has managed to sneak the leg through.
McRedd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McRedd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McRedd content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as McRedd sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McRedd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McRedd slips under a jab from Lee.
Fergus McRedd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee swinging wildly here.
McRedd throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McRedd.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McRedd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McRedd. McRedd obviously looking to wear him down.
McRedd throws a body kick that misses.
McRedd throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
McRedd shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed McRedd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McRedd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McRedd misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McRedd lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
McRedd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from McRedd misses.
McRedd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McRedd.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by McRedd.
McRedd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRedd throws out the jab.
Lee blocks a jab.
McRedd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McRedd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McRedd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
McRedd cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
McRedd throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McRedd walks into a left hand.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from McRedd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
McRedd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee works the jab nicely.
McRedd lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee moves out of range as McRedd strikes.
McRedd throws a leg kick that misses.
McRedd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Fergus McRedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRedd connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from McRedd misses its intended target.
McRedd doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
McRedd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee missing with a left hand there. McRedd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRedd scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the head kick by McRedd.
McRedd misses with an uppercut.
McRedd is looking to score with low kicks.
McRedd misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
McRedd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Fergus McRedd has been cut.
McRedd misses with a head kick.
McRedd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRedd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
McRedd is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking McRedd out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asher Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Janakoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Janakoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Janakoff!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janakoff takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Janakoff throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Janakoff throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bourque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janakoff. Janakoff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourque goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck for Janakoff with that takedown attempt.
Bourque lands an overhand right.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janakoff.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Janakoff is rocked!
Janakoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janakoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! Bourque connects with the perfect overhand right and Janakoff falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Bourque!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Overburdened -- Disturbed. The Coward has chosen machida the best as his entrance music. Doug Marshall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Machida The Coward's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coward misses with a head kick.
Marshall misses with a body kick.
Marshall avoids the body shot from The Coward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. The Coward does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Coward throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
The Coward misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by The Coward as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - The Coward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Coward throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Coward misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall throws a series of punches but The Coward moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from The Coward.
The fighters circling - The Coward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Coward looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
The Coward moves out of range of the leg kick from Marshall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshall.
Doug Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Coward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marshall.
Marshall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Coward gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Coward lands with a good body shot.
Marshall scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but The Coward is out of range.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Coward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Coward throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Coward misses with a leg kick
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Coward.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Coward's calf.
The Coward shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall scores with a spinning back kick!
The Coward lands a right hook to the body.
The Coward misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward misses with a wild body shot.
The Coward lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Doug Marshall has been cut.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. The Coward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Coward circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshall throws a right and a left that The Coward avoids nicely.
Marshall throws a leg kick but The Coward sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Coward staying out of range there.
The Coward slips under a jab.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Machida The Coward will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Marshall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
The Coward blocks a head kick by Marshall.
The Coward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
The Coward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Coward blocks a jab.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Coward throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Marshall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Coward feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
The Coward misses with a wild body shot.
Machida The Coward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward blocks a head kick by Marshall.
The Coward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
The Coward throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
The Coward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Coward is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and The Coward counters with a good, hard body kick but Marshall shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
The Coward throws a low kick, looking for Marshall's leg but Marshall calmly moves out of range.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward blocks a jab.
Marshall tries to move into range but The Coward moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Coward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
letting The Coward counter with a right hand.
The Coward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Coward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall jabs at The Coward's body.
Marshall throws a head kick but The Coward moves out of range.
Marshall pushes The Coward away with a front kick.
Donk. The Coward catches Marshall right on the button with a cross.
Marshall fakes the leg kick and cracks The Coward in the body.
The Coward blocks a low kick nicely.
Marshall cracks the inside of The Coward's front leg.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Coward.
The Coward is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marshall rather than just go for the knockout.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Coward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Coward works over Marshall's head and body with a nice combination.
Marshall lands a head kick. The Coward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Marshall misses with a low kick as The Coward jumps back.
Marshall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from The Coward.
The Coward scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marshall takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
The Coward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Marshall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for The Coward. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and The Coward moves out of range easily.
The Coward throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marshall counters with a head kick.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
The Coward lands with a kick to the temple. Marshall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A clash of legs there as The Coward blocks the low kick.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy body kick from The Coward
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Coward missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Coward blocks a leg kick.
The Coward avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall lands a nice looking body kick.
The Coward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.
The Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
The Coward cracks Marshall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
The Coward swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall scores with a nice right hand.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. The Coward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Coward moves away.
The Coward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Coward.
The Coward lands with a nice body punch.
The Coward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marshall.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Coward.
Marshall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
Marshall checks a leg kick nicely.
The Coward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Coward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Coward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Coward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Coward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Coward keeps Marshall at a distance using the push kick.
Marshall lands with a slapping head kick.
The Coward throws an overhand right that lands on Marshall's shoulder, as Marshall tries to avoid the shot.
The Coward moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
The Coward avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshall, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall lands with a kick to the temple. The Coward shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from The Coward misses.
The Coward throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Marshall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Coward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Coward tries to land a front kick but Marshall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Coward avoids the head kick by Marshall.
The Coward throws a body kick the misses
and Marshall counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Coward's knee momentarily.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Coward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Coward avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coward throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshall connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Coward.
A head kick by Marshall misses
enabling The Coward to counter with a crisp jab.
The Coward tries to work over Marshall's front leg with a kick but Marshall checks it.
Marshall dodges the punch combination from The Coward.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Coward throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a big head kick but The Coward shrugs it off.
Marshall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward with a nice cross.
The Coward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall throws a nice head kick!
The Coward takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. The Coward moves away and avoids it.
The Coward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall avoids the body shot from The Coward.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Coward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall feints and then cracks The Coward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Coward down.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Marshall misses
and The Coward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and The Coward moves out of range easily.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshall.
Marshall catches The Coward with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from The Coward misses the target.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
The Coward misses with a leg kick
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Coward misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Marshall had his way with Machida The Coward in that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Marshall's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Coward throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marshall.
Marshall thumps The Coward with a low kick.
The Coward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Coward pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshall is out of range and The Coward settles back down.
Marshall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Coward takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
The Coward looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
The Coward looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Marshall slams his shin into The Coward's torso.
The Coward is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but The Coward slips the punch.
Marshall works the jab nicely.
The Coward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall lands a high kick!
Marshall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Coward.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Coward.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Coward. That's going to slow Marshall down.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Coward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Coward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Marshall is predictable there
and The Coward makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall lands a head kick!
The Coward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Coward doesn't seem bothered though.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Coward's calf.
Doug Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for The Coward.
Marshall throws a body punch but The Coward moves out of range.
Marshall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Coward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machida The Coward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshall counters with a thumping low kick.
Marshall misses with a shot to the body
and The Coward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marshall's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Coward can pounce on him.
Marshall throws a nice head kick!
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Coward can pounce on him.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marshall tries to score with a low kick but The Coward moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with a good low kick that Marshall was not able to check.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
and The Coward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Coward has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward is the new middleweight champion!
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