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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen Borracho Te Recuerdo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jari Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guerrero throws a combination that misses
and Lehtonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Lehtonen slips under a jab.
Lehtonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Guerrero looking for a takedown.
Lehtonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Guerrero.
It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Lehtonen looking to stall.
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lehtonen or not.
Lehtonen cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
Lehtonen connects with a knee to the head.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehtonen's elbow.
Guerrero goes for a takedown attempt but Lehtonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehtonen misses with a low kick as Guerrero jumps back.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt - Lehtonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jari Lehtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Guerrero.
Lehtonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerrero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jari Lehtonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero fails to land the takedown.
Lehtonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lehtonen drives through and clinches with Guerrero against the cage.
Guerrero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lehtonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehtonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lehtonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lehtonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lehtonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guerrero can't find room to land a body shot as Lehtonen controls the action.
Guerrero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lehtonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lehtonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lehtonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guerrero is keeping busy.
Guerrero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage.
Lehtonen working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
Guerrero takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Guerrero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen connects with a knee to the head.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehtonen lands a knee to the body.
Lehtonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
Lehtonen landing knees to the head.
Lehtonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guerrero avoids it.
Lehtonen working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehtonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lehtonen missing with knees to the body.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehtonen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehtonen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Lehtonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lehtonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guerrero lands with a nice body punch.
Lehtonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guerrero on the side of the head.
Lehtonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guerrero doesn't seem bothered though.
Lehtonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lehtonen lands a right hook to the body.
Lehtonen looks to land a body kick but Guerrero moved away.
Lehtonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehtonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrero blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Lehtonen.
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Lehtonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehtonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerrero.
Nice shot by Guerrero.
Lehtonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lehtonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lehtonen rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lehtonen pushes Guerrero away with a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guerrero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lehtonen - the referee stops the clock and Guerrero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lehtonen. Guerrero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that half lands.
Lehtonen darts in and clinches Guerrero up against the cage.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehtonen takes a shot to the head.
Guerrero dodges an elbow strike from Lehtonen.
Guerrero taking a breather.
Lehtonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Lehtonen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lehtonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike from Lehtonen.
Guerrero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lehtonen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero is not going to allow Lehtonen to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut.
Lehtonen throws out a leg kick but Guerrero moves out of range and Lehtonen only half commits.
Guerrero blocks a leg kick.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Lehtonen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrero. Lehtonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guerrero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehtonen throws an overhand right that lands on Guerrero's shoulder, as Guerrero tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick which misses Guerrero's front leg but catches the back leg as Guerrero tries to avoid it.
A jab from Lehtonen does it's job there.
Lehtonen misses with the combination.
Lehtonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerrero, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lehtonen throws an elbow but misses.
Lehtonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to push Lehtonen away but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lehtonen.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
Guerrero takes a shot to the head.
Lehtonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerrero avoids the damage to the body.
Lehtonen tries to land a knee to the head but Guerrero blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Guerrero - that landed with a thud.
Guerrero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lehtonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lehtonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehtonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerrero avoids the damage to the body.
Lehtonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lehtonen trying to control the position but instead, Guerrero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lehtonen into the cage.
Lehtonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerrero avoids the damage to the body.
Guerrero struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehtonen controls his hands.
Jari Lehtonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehtonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lehtonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Lehtonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guerrero avoids it.
Lehtonen lands an elbow just above Guerrero 's eye.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike.
Guerrero wants to stall.
Lehtonen stalling in the clinch.
Guerrero is trying to break the clinch but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage.
Guerrero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lehtonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehtonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lehtonen digs a right hand underneath Guerrero's ribcage. Guerrero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehtonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lehtonen lands an elbow that stopped Guerrero in his tracks for a moment.
Lehtonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerrero blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehtonen connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Lehtonen to work.
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guerrero is keeping busy.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lehtonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Lehtonen lands an elbow that stopped Guerrero in his tracks for a moment.
Guerrero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lehtonen connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lehtonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtonen prevents a body shot from Guerrero.
A short body shot lands from Lehtonen as the two fighters clinch.
Lehtonen working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands an elbow inside.
Guerrero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehtonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Nice elbow from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehtonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guerrero tries to stall but Lehtonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lehtonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to control Guerrero's arms but Guerrero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lehtonen has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Lehtonen wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lehtonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehtonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guerrero looking to slow down the pace here.
Guerrero takes a shot to the head.
Lehtonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
A short left from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
Guerrero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lehtonen stalling the fight.
Lehtonen presses Guerrero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrero trying to control the position but instead, Lehtonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guerrero into the cage.
Lehtonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lehtonen throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lehtonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guerrero's brow.
Lehtonen gets through Guerrero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehtonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Guerrero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lehtonen tries a low kick but Guerrero avoids it.
Guerrero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lehtonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guerrero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lehtonen throws a shot from downtown. Guerrero moves away and avoids it.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lehtonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lehtonen throws a wild body kick that Guerrero sees coming a mile off.
Lehtonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guerrero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehtonen in his tracks.
Guerrero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guerrero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehtonen. Lehtonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lehtonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guerrero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerrero.
Guerrero avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lehtonen but Lehtonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lehtonen throws a series of punches but Guerrero avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lehtonen.
Jab by Guerrero.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehtonen moves away.
Guerrero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lehtonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Lehtonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehtonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guerrero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lehtonen lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen scores with a push kick.
Lehtonen scores with a jab.
Lehtonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Guerrero throws a hook but Lehtonen blocks it.
Lehtonen jabs at Guerrero's body.
Lehtonen cracks Guerrero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lehtonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehtonen. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Guerrero swings widly with a right hand
and Lehtonen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guerrero really felt that one!
Lehtonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guerrero.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen scores with a nice body kick.
Lehtonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Lehtonen.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehtonen has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lehtonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehtonen gets underhooks to prevent Guerrero's takedown attempt.
Lehtonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehtonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerrero blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehtonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen presses Guerrero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehtonen lands an elbow inside that Guerrero shrugs off.
Lehtonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guerrero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lehtonen.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands a nice elbow.
Jari Lehtonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerrero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lehtonen.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero is working for takedown but Lehtonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jari Lehtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Guerrero.
Lehtonen avoiding damage.
Lehtonen landing knees to the head.
Gustavo Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrero can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lehtonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Lehtonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lehtonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lehtonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lehtonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guerrero can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guerrero's defenses.
Guerrero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehtonen lands a damaging elbow.
Lehtonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen throws an elbow that misses.
Guerrero avoiding damage as Lehtonen throws knees to the body.
Lehtonen trying to stall but Guerrero improves his position.
Lehtonen cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
Guerrero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehtonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guerrero managing to block the knees to the body from Lehtonen.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehtonen, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Lehtonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Davol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly theme. Davol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Links 2 3 4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Davol!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Davol moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Bob throws a leg kick
and Davol counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davol wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Davol looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davol is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davol trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruno Davol was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davol misses with a double jab
and Bob counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davol's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Davol counters with a good low kick that Bob was not able to check.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davol misses with a lunging right hand
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to lock up and control but Davol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bob is looking to escape.
Davol looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bob is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bob is squirming around, avoiding Davol's attempts to control the action.
Davol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bob can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Davol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Davol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davol swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a shoot takedown. Davol fights it but they end up in guard.
Bob trying to control but Davol is working from the bottom.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Davol is keeping the position.
Davol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bob's guard.
Davol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davol wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Davol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davol controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bob tries to bench press Davol off him but Davol keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruno Davol.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bob misses with a leg kick
and Davol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bob won't be happy with that.
Davol tries to move to mount but Bob blocks the move with his legs.
Davol trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Davol from improving position.
Davol wants to control but Bob is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Davol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Davol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davol misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob tries to clinch up but Davol circles away and keeps his distance.
Davol swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davol gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bob counters with a one-two to the body.
Bob throws a hook but Davol blocks it.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Davol.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Davol pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Angola Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Davol to work.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Bob misses with a knee strike.
Davol blocks an elbow strike.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davol.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davol is defending well for now.
Bob digs a right hand into Davol's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davol's gas tank.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Davol avoids the damage to the body.
Bob tries a knee to the head but Davol blocks it.
Bob throws an elbow that misses.
Bob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob lands an elbow just above Davol 's eye.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Davol.
Davol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob stops a takedown attempt from Davol.
Davol avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Davol trying to land knees to the body.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davol looking for a takedown.
Angola Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Davol.
Davol can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davol changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bob fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davol misses with a body shot
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to land a body kick
and Davol counters with a takedown into side control.
Bob is trying to escape the position but Davol is controlling the position.
Davol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davol wants to control but Bob is keeping him busy.
Davol tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angola Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davol 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Davol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nag Hambukoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander comes to the cage accompanied by Faxing Berlin (Piano Acoustic Mix). Hambukoo has chosen Darkest Hour as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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28
158 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Dussander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nag Hambukoo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dussander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dussander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hambukoo fails with the takedown
and Dussander counters with a nice leg kick.
Hambukoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dussander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Dussander.
Hambukoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hambukoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dussander at a distance.
Dussander delivers a nice body kick.
Hambukoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dussander counters with a nice body shot.
Dussander pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hambukoo is out of range and Dussander settles back down.
Dussander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hambukoo.
Hambukoo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hambukoo wants to control but Dussander is keeping him busy.
Dussander prevents Hambukoo from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander manages to get back to half guard.
Hambukoo trying to pass the guard but Dussander defending well.
Hambukoo slows the pace down in half guard.
Hambukoo trying to control from half guard but Dussander is working away.
Dussander wants to improve his position but Hambukoo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hambukoo wants to pass to mount but Dussander is defending the position.
Dussander wants to improve his position but Hambukoo is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hambukoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hambukoo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dussander tries to roll over but Hambukoo keeps him under control.
Dussander moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hambukoo trying to control but Dussander is working from the bottom.
Hambukoo is pushing down on Dussander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dussander is fighting to maintain full guard but Hambukoo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hambukoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hambukoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dussander trying to control from the bottom.
Hambukoo wants to take a breather but Dussander is having none of it.
Dussander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Hambukoo prevents Dussander from improving his position.
Hambukoo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hambukoo is pressing down on Dussander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dussander is holding on for now.
Hambukoo throwing shots but Dussander is blocking nicely.
Hambukoo is looking to pass Dussander's guard but actually Dussander recovers to full guard.
Hambukoo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dussander manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hambukoo has Dussander in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Dussander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hambukoo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambukoo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dussander lands a nice hook to Hambukoo's body. Hambukoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hambukoo tries for a takedown but Dussander circles away easily
and Dussander counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dussander.
Hambukoo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dussander wants to control but Hambukoo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hambukoo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dussander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hambukoo prevents Dussander from improving his position.
Dussander trying to control but Hambukoo postures up.
Hambukoo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dussander is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Hambukoo.
Dussander jabs Hambukoo right on the nose. Hambukoo blinks but takes it well.
Dussander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dussander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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.
Dussander throws a leg kick but Hambukoo moved away.
Dussander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dussander wants it to stay on the feet.
Hambukoo shoots in but Dussander avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heinrich Dussander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nag Hambukoo.
Dussander scoring well with a low kick there.
Hambukoo misses with a hook
and Dussander counters with a two punch combo.
Dussander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hambukoo is breathing heavily.
Hambukoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dussander counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hambukoo's knee momentarily.
Dussander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Dussander.
Hambukoo has his takedown stuffed
and Dussander counters with a right hand to the body.
Nag Hambukoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander lands a leg kick that knocks Hambukoo off balance momentarily.
Dussander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dussander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dussander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hambukoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dussander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hambukoo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dussander pinned against the cage. Dussander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters circling a little - Dussander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hambukoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dussander misses with a low kick.
Dussander scoring well with a low kick there.
Nag Hambukoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander scores with a jab to the head.
Hambukoo walks into a left hand.
Hambukoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dussander scores with a body shot.
Hambukoo checks a leg kick.
Dussander cracks Hambukoo with an open hand slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dussander.
Dussander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dussander misses with a low kick.
Dussander shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hambukoo eats them both and turns towards Dussander to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dussander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hambukoo.
Dussander lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dussander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Dussander dominated that second round.
That's time! Dussander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hambukoo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dussander.
Dussander cracks the inside of Hambukoo's front leg.
Dussander is looking to slow Hambukoo down with leg kicks.
Dussander wants to slow Hambukoo down by chopping away at his legs.
Dussander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hambukoo has time to react.
Dussander lands the left hand.
Dussander misses with a body kick.
Hambukoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heinrich Dussander is winning the standup battle so far.
Dussander throws a low kick but Hambukoo moves out of range easily.
Dussander lands with a shot to the body.
Hambukoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dussander misses with a low kick.
Dussander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hambukoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hambukoo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Hambukoo blocks the leg kick.
Dussander cracks Hambukoo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dussander scores with a jab to the body.
Hambukoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dussander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dussander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hambukoo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dussander.
Nice uppercut lands for Dussander. That snapped Hambukoo's head back.
Hambukoo swings widly with a right hand
and Dussander counters with a leg kick.
Dussander scores with a sloppy right hand. Hambukoo should have avoided that one.
That kick from Dussander tenderised Hambukoo's leg. Hambukoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heinrich Dussander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander feints and then cracks Hambukoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hambukoo down.
Dussander cracks Hambukoo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dussander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dussander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hambukoo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dussander circles away.
Heinrich Dussander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nag Hambukoo.
A punch lands to the side of Hambukoo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dussander connects with a crisp jab.
Nag Hambukoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dussander scores with a spinning back kick!
Hambukoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dussander finds it's way round the side to connect with Hambukoo's head.
Hambukoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dussander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dussander delivers a nice body kick.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dussander misses with a low kick.
Dussander cracks a nice hook into Hambukoo's ribs.
Dussander lands a right hook to the body.
Dussander thuds a left hand into Hambukoo's body.
Dussander scores with a jab.
Dussander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinrich Dussander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hambukoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hambukoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dussander.
Dussander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dussander throws a leg kick which misses Hambukoo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hambukoo tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander connects with a high kick.
Dussander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hambukoo.
A shot to the liver by Dussander. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dussander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambukoo on the side of the head.
Dussander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dussander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dussander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hambukoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dussander bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dussander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hambukoo backs up against the cage.
Dussander lands a slapping body shot.
Dussander delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Dussander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dussander, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Dussander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasava's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faith No More - As The Worm Turns. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
156 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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22
154 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borneo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
Borneo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasava. Borneo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borneo misses with an uppercut
and Kasava counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasava misses with an uppercut. Borneo saw that one coming.
Borneo scores with a takedown into Kasava's guard.
Kasava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Kasava keeps moving.
Borneo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borneo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borneo trying to control but Kasava is working from the bottom.
Kasava manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Borneo avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Kasava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Borneo counters with an inside leg kick.
Borneo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Borneo wants to control but Kasava is keeping him busy.
Borneo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Borneo landing a few strikes.
Borneo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borneo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kasava rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Borneo's guard! Nice work there by Kasava!
Borneo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borneo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kasava gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kasava advances position into side control!
Borneo wants to control but Kasava postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo dominated that round.
That's time! Kasava's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kasava takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borneo throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Kasava.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borneo.
Borneo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borneo walks into a stiff left hand from Kasava.
Borneo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borneo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasava staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Borneo.
Kasava takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borneo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kasava swivels and escapes.
Kasava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borneo.
Kasava misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava throws a jab when Borneo was well out of range.
Kasava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses.
Kasava throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borneo counters with a good, hard body kick but Kasava shrugs it off.
Borneo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borneo shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasava manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borneo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borneo slips under a jab from Kasava.
Borneo misses with a hook to the body
and Kasava counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasava is looking to wear down Borneo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borneo - that will leave a mark!
Borneo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Kasava.
Nice shot by Kasava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a wild body shot.
Stanislaus Kasava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borneo.
Borneo with a nice cross.
Kasava throws an off balance right hand
and Borneo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Borneo moved out of range nicely.
Kasava misses with a looping left.
Borneo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kasava counters with a straight right hand.
Stanislaus Kasava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tonto Borneo.
A punch combination from Kasava misses.
Borneo scores with the left hand. Kasava knows he should have avoided that one.
Borneo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kasava throws a big shot that misses.
Borneo misses with a head kick.
Borneo blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a few strikes there.
Borneo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borneo.
A slow jab from Kasava misses its intended target.
A jab from Kasava does it's job there.
Tonto Borneo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasava ducks under a wild hook from Borneo.
Borneo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kasava crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borneo - the referee stops the clock and Kasava gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borneo. Kasava manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kasava gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borneo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kasava wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Kasava keeps moving.
Borneo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borneo connects with a couple of short punches.
Borneo thows a big elbow that misses.
Borneo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasava wants to stand up but Borneo is controlling him.
Borneo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borneo cracks a nice hook into Kasava's ribs.
Kasava gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Kasava. Those never looked like landing.
Kasava swings for the body but Borneo moves out of range.
Borneo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Borneo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasava takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borneo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kasava rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borneo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kasava won't be happy with that.
Kasava can't do much from the bottom here.
Borneo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kasava down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo landing a few strikes.
Borneo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Borneo is trying to get an arm triangle but Kasava is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borneo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasava keeps working.
Borneo landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Borneo cracks Kasava with a big right hand but Kasava just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kasava tries to buck Borneo off but Borneo is having none of it.
Borneo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kasava has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kasava is trying to control Borneo's posture but Borneo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kasava sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kasava can't do much from the bottom here.
Borneo with the ground and pound but Kasava regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Borneo with the ground and pound but Kasava uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stanislaus Kasava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Kasava keeps moving.
Borneo wants to get up but he can't break Kasava's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borneo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borneo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kasava not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tonto Borneo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borneo stays in close to Kasava's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonto Borneo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borneo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonto Borneo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marge Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix has chosen A Little Respect as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marge Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That kick from St Croix tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacques St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a left to the body.
St Croix fakes the leg kick and cracks Power in the body.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a nice kick to the body.
St Croix looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Croix.
Power lands with a nice body punch.
St Croix throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Croix scores with a nice head shot.
St Croix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Croix throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Croix.
Power blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Croix moves out of range as Power strikes.
St Croix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Croix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Croix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power looks to land a body kick but St Croix moved away.
St Croix misses with a looping left.
A cross from St Croix lands.
Power connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Power works over St Croix's head and body with a nice combination.
Power slips a jab from St Croix.
Power gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throws a head kick but St Croix moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. St Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
A jab from St Croix finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Power. St Croix shrugs it off though.
St Croix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Croix misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a nice body kick.
St Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a nice body kick.
St Croix throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St Croix crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Power - the referee stops the clock and St Croix gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Power. St Croix manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Croix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from St Croix misses its intended target.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Croix's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow St Croix down.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a body kick that stops St Croix in his tracks momentarily.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Power lands but St Croix takes it in his stride.
St Croix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Croix if he has to take too many more of those.
Power throws a head kick but St Croix moves out of range.
Power tests St Croix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power scores with a hook to the body. St Croix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Croix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Power.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
St Croix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Croix misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a head kick. That will keep St Croix thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
Power is looking to wear down St Croix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Power misses
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power cracks the inside of St Croix's front leg.
St Croix throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power slips under a jab from St Croix.
St Croix misses with a wild body shot.
St Croix scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
St Croix misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power lands with a nice body punch.
Power misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marge Power 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.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marge Power is winning the standup battle so far.
St Croix avoids the head kick by Power.
St Croix with a nice cross.
Power throws a hook to the side of St Croix's head but St Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
St Croix avoids the head kick by Power.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Croix's head backwards.
St Croix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Croix misses with a looping left.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power moves out of range as St Croix throws a body kick.
St Croix walks into a jab.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power looks to land a left hand but St Croix moved out of range nicely.
St Croix misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a series of strikes. St Croix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Croix.
St Croix scores with a shot to the body.
Power lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Croix misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a nice kick to the body.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Croix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
St Croix misses with an uppercut
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a series of strikes. St Croix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Power lands with a slapping head kick.
St Croix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Power counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Croix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Croix throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power catches St Croix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Croix blocks the body kick.
St Croix avoids the head kick by Power.
St Croix throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from St Croix.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from St Croix.
St Croix throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Croix stalks Power and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Power's face. Power staggers backwards, shaken.
Power lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Croix takes a step back to recover.
Marge Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power scores with a jab to the head.
Power cracks St Croix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Croix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
St Croix drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Power checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Croix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power throws a head kick but St Croix moves out of range.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Croix avoids a kick to the body.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
and Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Croix misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Croix scores with a nice head shot.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by St Croix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Croix.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Power fakes the leg kick and cracks St Croix in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from St Croix misses
and Power finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Power.
St Croix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marge Power dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Power.
St Croix misses with a right hand
and St Croix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Croix looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
St Croix throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. St Croix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a two punch combo.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind St Croix 's knee.
St Croix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Croix looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from St Croix misses the target.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Croix's head.
St Croix throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
St Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Croix thinking.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
Power scores with a head kick.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Power.
A jab from Power misses.
Power moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Croix throws a leg kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Croix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Croix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Jacques St Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix misses with a lunging right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a good low kick that St Croix was not able to check.
St Croix walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Power takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power connects with a high kick.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from St Croix is predictable there
and Power finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Croix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Croix misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Power throws a nice head kick!
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Croix avoids the head kick by Power.
Power scores with a head kick. St Croix tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
St Croix stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Croix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power stuns St Croix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. St Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Croix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Power.
Nice uppercut there from St Croix.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Croix.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Croix can do to turn this around?
Power throws a head kick that misses.
St Croix throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
St Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
St Croix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Power motions for St Croix to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Power!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a nice body punch.
Power fakes the leg kick and cracks St Croix in the body.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power throws a front kick that sends St Croix stumbling back into the cage.
St Croix throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with an outside leg kick.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
Power misses with a double jab.
St Croix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Power.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Croix avoids the head kick by Power.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from St Croix misses
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Croix thinking.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Power.
Marge Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but St Croix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Power has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from St Croix misses
and Power counters with a good low kick that St Croix was not able to check.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marge Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marge Power!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes to the cage accompanied by Ektomorf - Show your fist. Arlovski has chosen Sex, God, Sex by the SWANS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arlovski won't be happy with that.
Liddel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlovski keeps working.
Arlovski keeps Liddel under control for a moment.
Liddel taking a breather here.
Arlovski tries to buck Liddel off but Liddel is having none of it.
Liddel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Liddel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arlovski on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arlovski is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlovski keeps working.
Arlovski is trying to get back to half guard.
Liddel is looking to take a break and control but Arlovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tota Liddel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liddel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arlovski throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arlovski's guard.
Arlovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Arlovski pulls Liddel in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski keeping moving, preventing Liddel from controlling successfully.
Arlovski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liddel preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tota Liddel just wasn't active enough.
Arlovski misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jack Arlovski has been cut.
Arlovski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
Jack Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddel.
Arlovski throws an off balance right hand
and Arlovski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arlovski throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arlovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddel pinned against the cage. Liddel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddel clinches.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski lands a nice hook to Liddel's body. Liddel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddel slaps away a takedown attempt from Arlovski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a lazy right hand but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arlovski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arlovski misses with a takedown
and Liddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tota Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Arlovski.
Arlovski looks gassed!
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!
Arlovski misses with a hook
and Liddel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddel misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming.
Liddel misses with a lunging right hand
and Arlovski counters with a nice body shot.
Tota Liddel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liddel. That's going to slow Arlovski down.
Liddel throws out a loose jab but Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arlovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liddel counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arlovski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Arlovski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arlovski's sensitive parts.
Liddel digs a good body shot into Arlovski's ribs.
A jab lands there for Liddel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Liddel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Arlovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liddel takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Liddel.
Liddel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arlovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddel blocking some punches.
Liddel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddel blocks an uppercut.
Liddel gets through Arlovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Arlovski fails to land.
Arlovski looking to throw knees to the head but Liddel is blocking nicely.
Liddel lands a left hand.
Liddel gets through Arlovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlovski is trying to drag Liddel to the mat but Liddel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Liddel stops a takedown attempt from Arlovski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddel.
A right hand to the body from Liddel.
A short right from Liddel.
Liddel blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liddel keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liddel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liddel keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arlovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arlovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Liddel circles away easily
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
Arlovski is rocked!
Tota Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel drops his shoulder and cracks Arlovski with a huge uppercut! Arlovski goes down! Can Liddel finish him?
Arlovski is still in real trouble! Can Liddel finish him?
Liddel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liddel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Arlovski controls Liddel momentarily but Liddel frees himself.
Arlovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Liddel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arlovski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arlovski.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Liddel tenderised Arlovski's leg. Arlovski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddel misses with a right hand
and Arlovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arlovski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liddel was covering up waiting for the punch and Arlovski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Liddel pulls Arlovski in close to prevent any damage.
Arlovski throws a strike but Liddel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liddel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is pulling down on Liddel's head to control his posture.
Liddel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Liddel postures up.
Arlovski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liddel's guard.
Arlovski stopping the sweep attempt from Liddel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Liddel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Liddel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Liddel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arlovski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
Arlovski fails with the takedown
and Liddel counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddel throws a body punch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arlovski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski misses with a left hand
and Liddel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Liddel takes one to the chin there.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Liddel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Liddel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control the position but Liddel is working away.
Liddel can't do much from the bottom here.
Liddel prevents Arlovski from moving into mount.
Liddel is trying to get back to half guard.
Liddel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arlovski misses with the ground and pound.
Liddel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Liddel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tota Liddel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arlovski slips under a jab.
Liddel throws a lazy right hand but Arlovski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Arlovski misses the target.
Arlovski throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arlovski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Arlovski is predictable there
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arlovski throws an off balance right hand
and Liddel counters with a solid body kick.
Liddel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arlovski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arlovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a jab when Liddel was well out of range.
Arlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlovski misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlovski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arlovski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Liddel has time to react.
Arlovski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liddel doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a hook to the body
and Liddel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arlovski's knee momentarily.
Arlovski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arlovski throws an overhand right that lands on Liddel's shoulder, as Liddel tries to avoid the shot.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Liddel avoids it well.
Arlovski lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arlovski.
Tota Liddel is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arlovski has time to react.
Arlovski shoots and misses
and Liddel counters with an inside leg kick.
Tota Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Arlovski.
Liddel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jack Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlovski tries to keep at a distance but Liddel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddel stops a takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Still in the clinch, Liddel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddel.
Liddel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddel lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddel.
Liddel lands a shoulder strike.
Liddel lands with a left to the head.
Liddel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arlovski up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tota Liddel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tota Liddel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raging Douche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olufunmilola's entrance music is Nas - Hate Me Now. A fine choice. Enitan Olufunmilola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enitan Olufunmilola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raging Douche!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olufunmilola misses with a straight left.
Olufunmilola throws a leg kick
and Douche counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Douche trying to control the position from guard on top but Olufunmilola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douche throws and elbow that misses. Olufunmilola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douche's guard. Nice move by Olufunmilola!
Olufunmilola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Douche manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olufunmilola manages to get himself to full guard.
Olufunmilola has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Douche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola is adopting a defensive guard.
Douche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Douche tries to free his leg and advance position but Olufunmilola is retaining full guard.
Douche keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olufunmilola's head.
Douche postures up in Olufunmilola's guard and throws a big left but Olufunmilola blocks it.
Douche is looking to work some ground and pound but Olufunmilola has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douche wants to pass the guard but Olufunmilola is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douche throws and elbow that misses. Olufunmilola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douche's guard. Nice move by Olufunmilola!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olufunmilola wants to control from the top but Douche keeps moving.
Douche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douche is trying to keep Olufunmilola in close.
Olufunmilola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Douche pulls Olufunmilola in close to prevent any damage.
Douche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olufunmilola scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola tries a head kick but it misses.
Olufunmilola throws a leg kick but Douche checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douche checks a leg kick.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick but Douche moves out of range.
Olufunmilola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douche. That did some damage!
Olufunmilola avoids the body shot from Douche.
Olufunmilola takes a swing at Douche's ribcage but misses.
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.
Douche avoids a kick to the body.
Douche closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Douche lands some shots froms side control.
Douche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olufunmilola keeps working.
Douche lands a decent elbow from side control.
Olufunmilola avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Douche.
Douche landing a few strikes.
Olufunmilola struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raging Douche dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Olufunmilola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Douche connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olufunmilola is rocked!
Olufunmilola is aggressively charging in as Douche backs up avoiding any damage. Douche tosses out a jab and Olufunmilola runs right into it face first! Olufunmilola is out cold! Douche dropped down on all fours and is barking in Olufunmilola's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raging Douche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ronny Samuelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuelsen comes to the cage accompanied by Schwab - DJs in a Row. Rex Ronny Samuelsen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean McMorrow's chin.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ronny Samuelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean McMorrow!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Samuelsen misses the target.
Samuelsen clobbers McMorrow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
McMorrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samuelsen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McMorrow!
Samuelsen with good strikes from the mount here!
Samuelsen landing shots from mount.
That has opened up Sean McMorrow's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuelsen controlling from mount.
The referee warns McMorrow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Sean McMorrow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean McMorrow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rex Ronny Samuelsen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hertog Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hertog Jan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent dodges the punch combination from Jan.
Jan lands with a good body shot.
Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crescent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crescent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crescent stops Jan from standing up.
Crescent trying to control but Jan is working from the bottom.
Crescent sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jan is on top in guard.
Crescent looking for a sweep. Not yet Crescent, not yet.
Crescent looking for a triangle here. Jan is fighting it but it looks tight! Crescent pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mornington Crescent!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smyslov comes into the arena with Potpourri D'Orange (SZS MAD Ver.) blaring out of the sound system. Kemp has chosen Cockney Thug as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp scores with a head kick. Smyslov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vasily Smyslov has been cut.
Kemp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kemp wants to clinch.
Kemp wants to clinch up but Smyslov keeps it at a distance.
Smyslov defending well as Kemp loads up on a big left hand.
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smyslov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Kemp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smyslov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smyslov misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Smyslov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kemp.
Smyslov throws an overhand right that lands on Kemp's shoulder, as Kemp tries to avoid the shot.
Kemp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smyslov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kemp's guard now.
Smyslov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kemp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smyslov.
Kemp wants to sweep here but Smyslov controlling him for the moment.
Kemp is pulling down on Smyslov's head to control his posture.
Kemp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smyslov controls the pace.
Kemp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smyslov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov being controlled here momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ross Kemp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kemp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smyslov can pounce on him.
Kemp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smyslov lunges at Kemp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kemp's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Kemp tries to clinch up.
Smyslov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kemp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ross Kemp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Smyslov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smyslov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp wants to sweep here but Smyslov controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smyslov content to stall in guard here.
Kemp wants to sweep but no luck.
Smyslov pushing down on Kemp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smyslov is keen to just control but Kemp is a slippery customer.
Smyslov with the ground and pound but Kemp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kemp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kemp looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kemp's head.
Smyslov trying to control but Kemp is working from the bottom.
Kemp working a defensive guard here.
Kemp managing to control the position.
Smyslov preventing the sweep.
Smyslov lands a couple of elbows.
Kemp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smyslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kemp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smyslov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Smyslov'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.
Kemp tries to clinch there but Smyslov circles away.
Smyslov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smyslov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kemp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smyslov ducks under a wild hook from Kemp.
Kemp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kemp cracks a nice hook into Smyslov's ribs.
Kemp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick
and Smyslov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ross Kemp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smyslov. Kemp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemp is looking to clinch.
Kemp checks a leg kick.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyslov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kemp.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses
and Kemp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Kemp punishes Smyslov's body with a nice straight punch.
Smyslov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smyslov misses with a body shot.
Kemp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smyslov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Smyslov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kemp tries to clinch
and Smyslov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov tries to land a leg kick but Kemp saw it coming and moves away.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
Smyslov is looking to wear down Kemp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smyslov misses with a right hand
and Kemp counters with a body kick.
Smyslov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smyslov blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Smyslov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kemp pinned against the cage. Kemp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kemp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kemp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kemp lands a jab to Smyslov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp cracks Smyslov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kemp has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smyslov to stand back up!
Smyslov is rocked!
Kemp throws a solid leg kick but Smyslov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kemp.
Kemp throws a hook but Smyslov avoids it easily.
Kemp lands a leg kick that knocks Smyslov off balance momentarily.
Kemp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp throws a head kick that misses.
Kemp looks for the body kick but Smyslov saw that one coming.
Smyslov walks into a straight right hand from Kemp.
Vasily Smyslov's cut is getting worse.
Smyslov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Smyslov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kemp catches Smyslov right on the button with a cross.
Kemp walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smyslov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kemp swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smyslov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp is the new middleweight champion!
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