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Contenders - Space Munity PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Man in Me. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Diffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lebowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Diffie off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Diffie misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Lebowski misses
and Diffie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lebowski lands a jab to Diffie's midsection.
Diffie misses with a body shot.
Diffie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lebowski's head backwards.
Diffie misses with a hook. Lebowski ducked under it nicely.
Diffie scores with a hook to the body. Lebowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebowski ducks under a wild hook from Diffie.
Jeff Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diffie lands a slapping body shot.
Lebowski swings for the body but Diffie moves out of range.
Lebowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diffie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lebowski misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lebowski looks gassed!
Lebowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lebowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diffie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diffie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diffie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lebowski misses with a hook to the body
and Diffie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lebowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diffie throws out the jab.
Lebowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diffie's hands.
Diffie throws a hook but Lebowski avoids it easily.
Lebowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diffie throws a looping overhand right but Lebowski ducks down to avoid it.
Lebowski misses with a straight left.
Diffie swings for the body but Lebowski moves out of range.
Diffie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lebowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diffie throws a looping overhand right but Lebowski ducks down to avoid it.
Lebowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diffie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Lebowski.
Lebowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diffie is just out of range.
Lebowski throws a hook but Diffie blocks it.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diffie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diffie.
Diffie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diffie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lebowski throws a shot from downtown. Diffie moves away and avoids it.
Lebowski misses with an uppercut. Diffie saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diffie scores with a nice head shot.
Diffie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lebowski misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diffie. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lebowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diffie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebowski ducks under a wild hook from Diffie.
A telegraphed right hand from Lebowski misses the target.
Lebowski throws an overhand right that lands on Diffie's shoulder, as Diffie tries to avoid the shot.
Diffie throws a hook but Lebowski blocks it.
A jab lands there for Lebowski.
The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Diffie.
Diffie misses with a straight left.
Diffie lands with a good body shot.
Lebowski misses with a looping right.
Lebowski misses with a body punch
and Diffie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Diffie - just one landing.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Diffie misses.
Lebowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diffie throws a jab when Lebowski was well out of range.
Diffie throws a big shot that misses.
Lebowski cracks Diffie with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Diffie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Lebowski does no damage.
Lebowski blocks a jab.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diffie moves away.
Diffie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lebowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diffie.
Lebowski swings for the body but Diffie moves out of range.
Lebowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lebowski.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diffie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
Lebowski swings for the body but Diffie moves out of range.
Diffie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lebowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lebowski sizes up Diffie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lebowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lebowski duly obliges.
Lebowski moves out of range as Diffie strikes.
Joe Diffie is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a hook but Diffie blocks it.
Lebowski misses with a hook to the body
and Diffie counters with a left to the body.
Lebowski thuds a left hand into Diffie's body.
Diffie throws a big shot that misses.
Diffie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lebowski.
Diffie misses with a body shot.
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but Diffie moved out of range.
Diffie misses with a wild body shot.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diffie.
Lebowski throws a right and a left that Diffie avoids nicely.
Lebowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diffie.
Lebowski avoids the body shot from Diffie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski takes a swing at Diffie's ribcage but misses.
Diffie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lebowski.
Lebowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lebowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Diffie finds it's target.
Diffie jabs at Lebowski's body.
Diffie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diffie slips under a jab from Lebowski.
Lebowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Lebowski misses.
Lebowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diffie lands a nice shot to the body.
Lebowski misses with a wild body shot.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski cracks Diffie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lebowski misses with a hook. Diffie ducked under it nicely.
Diffie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lebowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lebowski scores with a jab. Diffie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.
Diffie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diffie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lebowski misses with a body shot
and Diffie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
Diffie misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diffie staying out of range there.
Lebowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diffie.
Lebowski misses with a jab to the body
and Lebowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lebowski lands a head shot.
Diffie moves away from the strike by Lebowski.
Lebowski slips under a jab from Diffie.
Diffie cracks a nice hook into Lebowski's ribs.
Diffie throws a lazy right hand but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lebowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebowski cracks Diffie with an open hand slap.
Diffie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lebowski has time to react.
Lebowski misses the body punch
and Diffie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Lebowski misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Diffie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diffie lands a jab to Lebowski's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diffie.
Diffie lands a right hook to the body.
Diffie scores with a nice strike.
Diffie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diffie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Lebowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lebowski avoids the body shot from Diffie.
Diffie throws a lazy right hand but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lebowski throws a combination that misses
and Diffie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lebowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diffie swings for the body but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Lebowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diffie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lebowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diffie connects with a nice looking jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lebowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diffie has got the better of the exchanges.
Diffie misses with an uppercut.
Diffie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diffie scores with a shot to the body.
Lebowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diffie. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diffie throws a lazy right hand but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diffie scores with a punch to the head.
Lebowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diffie.
Diffie misses with a hook. Lebowski ducked under it nicely.
Diffie misses with a body punch
and Lebowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeff Lebowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diffie slips under a jab from Lebowski.
Diffie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lebowski ducks right into an uppercut from Diffie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diffie throws a hook to the side of Lebowski's head but Lebowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lebowski scores with a punch to the head.
Lebowski takes a swing at Diffie's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diffie. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lebowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lebowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diffie connects with a crisp jab.
Diffie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diffie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lebowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diffie missing with a left hand there. Lebowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lebowski misses with a hook. Diffie ducked under it nicely.
Lebowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diffie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lebowski thinking.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diffie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diffie cracks Lebowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diffie scores with a decent looking hook.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diffie.
Diffie lands a nice shot to the body.
Diffie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lebowski at a distance.
Diffie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lebowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diffie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebowski can do to turn this around?
Diffie lands a slapping body shot.
Lebowski misses with a body shot
and Diffie counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diffie. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diffie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lebowski.
Diffie lands with a shot to the body.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diffie.
Lebowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lebowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diffie in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski misses with a few strikes there.
Diffie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lebowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diffie works Lebowski's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Diffie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diffie 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Diffie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jacksonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jacksonville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez Lopez throws the left hand but Jacksonville avoids the punch easily.
Lopez Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacksonville.
A big left from Jacksonville misses.
Jacksonville misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacksonville misses with a looping right.
Lopez Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacksonville misses with a leg kick
and Lopez Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Jacksonville checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jacksonville throws the left hand but Lopez Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Jacksonville needs to keep his hands up - Lopez Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez Lopez slips a jab from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacksonville.
Jacksonville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacksonville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez Lopez.
The fighters circling - Jacksonville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksonville lands with a cross.
Lopez Lopez 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.
Jacksonville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Lopez Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacksonville throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Felix Jacksonville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacksonville tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacksonville tries to sprawl but Lopez Lopez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lopez Lopez stalling.
Lopez Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Jacksonville is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez Lopez is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksonville blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jacksonville!
Lopez Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Jacksonville bucks and avoids them well.
Lopez Lopez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lopez Lopez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez Lopez throwing strikes here but Jacksonville is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lopez Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacksonville is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacksonville hang on?
Jacksonville blocking the ground and pound.
Lopez Lopez wants to control the pace but Jacksonville is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Lopez Lopez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jacksonville blocking the ground and pound.
Lopez Lopez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopez Lopez lands a big elbow.
Lopez Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacksonville holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lopez Lopez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lopez Lopez landing punches.
Lopez Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacksonville is looking to escape.
Lopez Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacksonville looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacksonville moves away from the strike by Lopez Lopez.
A shot to the body from Jacksonville misses
and Lopez Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacksonville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacksonville takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacksonville's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Lopez Lopez misses.
Jacksonville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez Lopez takes a swing at Jacksonville's ribcage but misses.
Lopez Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Jacksonville makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacksonville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacksonville checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick
and Jacksonville counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacksonville, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez Lopez lands a body shot.
Jacksonville is trying to force a seperation but Lopez Lopez has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez prevents Jacksonville from breaking the clinch.
Lopez Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez Lopez is leaning against Jacksonville and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jacksonville has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacksonville throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez Lopez lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez prevents a body shot from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacksonville is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Lopez Lopez.
Jacksonville takes a shot to the head.
Lopez Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksonvilles head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez Lopez jumps into guard, dragging Jacksonville to the mat.
Lopez Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lopez Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacksonville manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacksonville can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopez Lopez controls the pace.
Lopez Lopez trying to control but Jacksonville is working from the bottom.
Lopez Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Jacksonville gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez pulls Jacksonville in close to prevent any damage.
Jacksonville preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lopez Lopez has his hands on Jacksonville's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A clash of legs there as Jacksonville blocks the low kick.
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.
Jacksonville checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacksonville scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez Lopez avoids the body shot from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Jacksonville off balance momentarily.
Jacksonville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez Lopez has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Lopez Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Jacksonville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez Lopez looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez Lopez avoids the body shot from Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez slips a straight right by Jacksonville.
A jab from Jacksonville misses.
Lopez Lopez shoots in but Jacksonville avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Jacksonville does it's job there.
Jacksonville scores with a hook.
Lopez Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Jacksonville misses its intended target.
Lopez Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacksonville tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacksonville manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacksonville scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacksonville, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez Lopez wants a takedown.
Felix Jacksonville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Jacksonville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Jacksonville misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez Lopez is leaning against Jacksonville and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez Lopez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jacksonville just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body punch.
Jacksonville doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez Lopez blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lopez Lopez.
A left hand lands to the body for Jacksonville.
Jacksonville tries to throw a body punch but Lopez Lopez avoids it by throwing Jacksonville back against the cage.
Lopez Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jacksonville walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez Lopez moves out of range as Jacksonville strikes.
A low kick from Lopez Lopez is predictable there
and Jacksonville counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez Lopez's knee momentarily.
Felix Jacksonville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez motions for Jacksonville to come forward. Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacksonville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jacksonville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksonville is looking to slow Lopez Lopez down with leg kicks.
Jacksonville lands a slapping body shot.
Jacksonville throws a big shot that misses.
Jacksonville misses with a looping right.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Jacksonville's head back.
Lopez Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksonville misses with a straight right.
Jacksonville thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksonville throws a leg kick but Lopez Lopez moved away.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice hook to Jacksonville's body. Jacksonville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacksonville just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacksonville jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacksonville lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez Lopez lands a front kick.
Jacksonville misses with a head kick.
Jacksonville throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jacksonville misses its intended target.
Lopez Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacksonville.
Lopez Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacksonville throws out the jab.
Jacksonville lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez Lopez backs up against the cage.
Lopez Lopez punishes Jacksonville's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacksonville lunges at Lopez Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez Lopez's hand.
Lopez Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jacksonville's face as Lopez Lopez controls the position.
Lopez Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Jacksonville defends.
Lopez Lopez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lopez Lopez landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Well Lopez Lopez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Melville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Melville!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melville ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melville was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Melville scores with a nice body kick.
Jack Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Melville throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers throws an overhand right that lands on Melville's shoulder, as Melville tries to avoid the shot.
Melville finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Rogers.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Melville jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melville throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Melville.
Rogers clobbers Melville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers blocks a leg kick.
Melville defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melville scores with a kick to the body.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melville tries a head kick but it misses.
Melville moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Melville tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melville throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melville pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rogers is out of range and Melville settles back down.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Melville.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melville.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Melville slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Melville takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Melville momentarily.
Melville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melville lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
Melville tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Melville lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melville lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melville connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Melville.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melville throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melville misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Melville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melville takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Melville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Melville throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Melville wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melville delivers a nice body kick.
Melville tries to clinch up.
Melville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melville attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melville tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Melville gets a clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melville walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Melville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melville.
Melville cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Rogers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melville.
Melville throws a nice inside leg kick.
Melville takes one to the side of the head.
Melville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Melville moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Melville fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Melville tries a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
Melville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Melville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers clobbers Melville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melville. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melville scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Melville fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Melville.
Melville keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melville throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Melville.
Melville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melville throws a low kick but Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers takes a swing at Melville's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Rogers blocks the low kick.
Melville throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rogers slips under a jab from Melville.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melville.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Melville is just out of range.
Melville throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melville connects with a solid leg kick.
Melville lands a front kick.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melville misses with a leg kick.
Melville takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Melville dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Melville throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Melville misses.
Melville throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Melville moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Melville is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
Melville avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Melville looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Donk. Rogers catches Melville right on the button with a cross.
Melville throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Melville misses with a body kick.
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melville doesn't seem bothered though.
Melville tries to move into range but Rogers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers connects with the punch.
Charles Melville seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melville on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Rogers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Melville is breathing heavily.
Melville takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers scores with a jab. Melville acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Melville is rocked!
Melville tries to land a leg kick but Rogers saw it coming and moves away.
Rogers lands a jab.
Melville is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers drops Melville with a left right combo! Rogers follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Charles Melville has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melville, who protects the arm well.
Melville tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers cracks Melville with a big elbow.
Melville seems to have recovered his senses.
Melville wants to control but Rogers postures up.
Rogers misses with the ground and pound.
Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rogers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Melville to his feet.
Melville takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swings for the body but Melville moves out of range.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melville.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Melville staying out of range there.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melville was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Melville has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melville works the jab nicely.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melville was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Melville gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Melville misses with a wild combination.
Rogers lands a jab to the head.
Melville ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers swings for the body but Melville moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws the left hand but Melville avoids the punch easily.
Charles Melville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers scores with a jab. Melville acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melville at a distance.
Melville cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
Melville takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melville tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Melville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melville manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rogers blocks the leg kick.
Melville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melville manages to avoid it.
Melville misses with a low kick.
Rogers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Melville cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers clobbers Melville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Melville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melville looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Melville.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers works Melville's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers lands a body shot.
Rogers 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.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Melville takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rogers cracks Melville with a good jab.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Melville is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melville.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers swings for the body but Melville moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Melville's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Melville is just out of range.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Melville throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers with a jab.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melville throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Melville tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rogers is able to avoid easily.
Melville throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers scores with a punch to the head.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers jabs Melville to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melville takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rogers clobbers Melville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rogers, as that shot connected.
Melville takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melville takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a one two! Melville had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Melville avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Melville takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Rogers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Melville's defenses.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Melville.
Rogers tests Melville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers slips a jab from Melville.
A telegraphed right hand from Melville misses the target.
Melville takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rogers sizes up Melville with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers cracks Melville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melville.
Melville takes one on the button.
Melville lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melville moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Melville motions for Rogers to come forward. Melville throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melville takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melville was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melville walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.
Both fighters circling a little - Melville finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Melville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers throws a shot to the body.
Melville tries to move into range but Rogers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Melville is looking to slow Rogers down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melville takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rogers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Melville gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
Nice defenses there by Melville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melville feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Melville with a jab.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melville has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers slips a straight right by Melville.
Rogers connects with a right hand. Melville shakes it off.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Melville scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Melville slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Rogers.
Melville with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Melville swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melville. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Rogers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Melville stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Melville moves out of range of the strikes.
Melville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melville tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers checks a low kick from Melville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melville gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Melville connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
Melville throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Melville fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogers checks it well.
Melville motions for Rogers to come forward. Melville throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Melville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melville misses with a straight right.
Rogers takes a swing at Melville's ribcage but misses.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Melville is just out of range.
Melville avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melville looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Melville avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Nice cross by Melville.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Melville lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Rogers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso misses with a hook. Finalizador ducked under it nicely.
Finalizador wants to clinch up but Cardoso keeps it at a distance.
Finalizador closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finalizador lands in his opponent's guard.
Finalizador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finalizador stops Cardoso from standing up.
Finalizador postures up in Cardoso's guard and throws a big left but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso is looking to stand up but Finalizador isn't so interested in that idea.
Finalizador working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finalizador wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardoso wants to stand but Finalizador is controlling the position.
Finalizador is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finalizador decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cardoso, up you get!
Nice defenses there by Finalizador.
Finalizador misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso looks to land a left hand but Finalizador moved out of range nicely.
Cardoso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finalizador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cardoso lands a jab-cross combination.
Cardoso moves forwards but Finalizador connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finalizador 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.
Finalizador scoring with some ground and pound.
Cardoso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cardoso wants to stand and escape but Finalizador is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardoso looks gassed!
Finalizador trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Finalizador advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso seems a little lost for a moment, as Finalizador dominates the positioning.
Finalizador wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardoso keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cardoso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Finalizador trying to control the position but Cardoso is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Finalizador thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardoso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finalizador has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cardoso dodges the ground and pound from Finalizador.
Finalizador is looking to take a break and control but Cardoso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Finalizador crashes against the mat.
Finalizador grinds an elbow into Cardoso's temple.
Finalizador wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cardoso, who protects the arm well.
Finalizador wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cardoso, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Finalizador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cardoso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finalizador.
Cardoso throws a combination that misses
and Finalizador counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Finalizador is keen to just control but Cardoso is a slippery customer.
Finalizador throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finalizador decides to return to a standing position.
Cardoso throws a series of punches but Finalizador moves out of range.
Gabriel Finalizador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardoso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finalizador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustavo Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finalizador fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cardoso avoids it really well and circles away.
Cardoso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso cracks Finalizador with an open hand slap.
Cardoso leaves Finalizador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cardoso thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Finalizador.
Cardoso throws a nice looking combination but Finalizador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finalizador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Cardoso.
Finalizador throws a head kick that misses.
Finalizador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardoso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finalizador instigates a clinch.
Cardoso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cardoso is trying to break the clinch but Finalizador has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finalizador.
Finalizador turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Finalizador working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cardoso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finalizador asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Finalizador has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador is staying tight to Cardoso's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Finalizador misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Finalizador lands a nice forearm strike.
Finalizador controlling from side mount.
Finalizador stands up and beckons Cardoso to his feet.
Finalizador fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador fails with a takedown attempt.
Cardoso blocks a head kick by Finalizador.
Finalizador will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cardoso misses with a double jab.
Cardoso misses with a combination
and Finalizador counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finalizador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finalizador stands up from Cardoso's guard - Finalizador perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Finalizador dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Finalizador clinches with his opponent.
Finalizador jumps guard.
Finalizador controls Cardoso momentarily but Cardoso frees himself.
Cardoso stands up and waves to Finalizador to follow him.
Cardoso tries to keep at a distance but Finalizador has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cardoso stops a takedown attempt from Finalizador.
Cardoso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador slows down the pace here.
Finalizador scores with a hook to the body.
Finalizador wants a takedown but no success here.
Finalizador wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoso is trying to break free.
Cardoso wants to get back to striking at distance but Finalizador won't allow it.
Finalizador gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Finalizador trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Gabriel Finalizador overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finalizador postures up in Cardoso's guard and throws a big left but Cardoso blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Finalizador throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardoso pushes Finalizador off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gustavo Cardoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardoso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cardoso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finalizador counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cardoso won't be happy with that.
Finalizador tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Finalizador has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso wants to get back to his feet.
Cardoso has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Finalizador.
Cardoso showing good submission defense here.
I would not like to be Cardoso right now.
Finalizador trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Cardoso is keeping busy.
Finalizador is looking for the choke from the back position but Cardoso is controlling his hands well.
Finalizador struggling to land strikes to the head as Cardoso covers up.
Gustavo Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gabriel Finalizador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finalizador scores with punches to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Finalizador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finalizador, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Finalizador!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Newland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zach Newland!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newland misses the jab.
Newland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zabuza moves out of range of the body kick.
Newland throws a leg kick which misses Zabuza's front leg but catches the back leg as Zabuza tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Newland misses the target.
Zach Newland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabuza walks into a jab.
Newland looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabuza is just out of range.
Zabuza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newland has control of Zabuza's left arm, preventing Zabuza from doing any damage.
Newland wants to sweep here but Zabuza controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newland is trying to control the position but Zabuza postures up.
Newland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newland is on top in guard.
Zabuza controlling Newland's posture.
Newland looking to pass the guard.
Newland wants to stand but Zabuza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Newland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zabuza is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zabuza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zabuza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newland takes a swing at Zabuza's ribcage but misses.
Zabuza moves out of range of the strikes.
Zabuza shoots in looking for a takedown but Newland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zabuza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Newland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newland throws a shot from downtown. Zabuza moves away and avoids it.
Newland throws a solid leg kick but Zabuza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newland.
Newland misses the shot to the body.
Newland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newland stuffs the takedown.
Newland misses with a hook. Zabuza ducked under it nicely.
Zabuza shoots in and drives through. Newland sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Zabuza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newland.
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newland misses with a wild body shot.
Zabuza misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newland sprawls well. Newland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabuza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newland.
Newland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zabuza's hands.
Newland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zabuza is breathing heavily.
Zabuza slips a straight right by Newland.
Newland misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newland, as that shot connected.
It looks like Ricky Zabuza has been cut.
Newland looks to throw the jab but Zabuza is out of range.
Newland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Newland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Zabuza'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.
Newland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zabuza ducks under a wild hook from Newland.
Zabuza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newland tests Zabuza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zabuza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Newland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza is looking to take a break and control but Newland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zabuza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Newland taking a bit of punishment here - Zabuza scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newland down.
Zabuza lands a few punches from side control.
Zabuza working away.
Zabuza taking a break here but Newland is having none of it and regains half guard.
Newland trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Zabuza punching from mount but Newland doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zabuza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zabuza misses with a head shot.
Zabuza controlling from the full mount.
Newland is squirming around, avoiding Zabuza's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Newland really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newland holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zabuza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zabuza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zabuza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zabuza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Zabuza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newland misses with a straight left.
Newland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newland looks for the body kick but Zabuza saw that one coming.
Newland misses with a body shot.
Zabuza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newland circles away quickly and effectively.
Newland misses the jab.
Zabuza defending well as Newland loads up on a big left hand.
Newland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zabuza throws a right hand that Newland ducks under and follows up with a left that Newland also avoids with ease.
Newland throws a hook to the side of Zabuza's head but Zabuza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zabuza was well out of range. Poor timing from Newland.
A slow jab from Newland misses its intended target.
Zabuza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newland finds it's way round the side to connect with Zabuza's head.
Zabuza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newland.
Newland misses with a straight right.
Zabuza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zabuza.
Zabuza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newland can pounce on him.
Zabuza walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Newland.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newland.
Zabuza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newland avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Newland misses.
Zabuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newland.
Newland sizes up Zabuza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newland scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Newland misses the target.
Zabuza staying out of range there.
Newland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zabuza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza slips under a jab from Newland.
Zach Newland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabuza circles away quickly and effectively.
Zabuza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newland lands with an uppercut that bounces Zabuza off the cage and back into rage.
Zabuza drops his hands momentarily and Newland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newland.
Newland stuffs the takedown attempt from Zabuza. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricky Zabuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newland throws a hook but Zabuza avoids it easily.
Newland sizes up Zabuza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Newland. No joy for Zabuza on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Zabuza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newland.
Nice shot lands for Newland.
Zach Newland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newland throws a sloppy head kick and Zabuza moves out of range easily.
Newland cracks Zabuza with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zabuza ducks under a wild hook from Newland.
Newland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newland throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Newland.
Newland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newland feints and then cracks Zabuza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zabuza down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Newland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newland 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Newland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Guerreiro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Rivaldo misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivaldo which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivaldo sprawls well. Rivaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Rivaldo takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Rivaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivaldo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivaldo's waist but Rivaldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Rivaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivaldo misses with a hook.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Rivaldo is defending well.
Rivaldo pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Rivaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivilinho Rivaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivaldo tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Rivaldo misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Rivaldo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva pulls Rivaldo in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is pulling down on Rivaldo's head to control his posture.
Rivaldo tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rivilinho Rivaldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivaldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivaldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva shoots in but Rivaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldo misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivaldo misses the target.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldo shows good takedown defense.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivaldo quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivaldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rivaldo is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Rivaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva trying to control from Rivaldo's half guard. Rivaldo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rivaldo dives on top into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivaldo wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva pulls Rivaldo in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to keep Rivaldo in close.
Rivaldo wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva wants to sweep here but Rivaldo controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rivilinho Rivaldo dominated that second round.
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!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivaldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Rivaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rivaldo's face as Silva controls the position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivaldo, who protects the arm well.
Rivaldo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is working for a kimura but Rivaldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rivaldo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Rivaldo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivaldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rivaldo misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Rivilinho Rivaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Rivaldo misses.
Rivaldo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Rivaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivaldo swinging wildly here.
Rivilinho Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldo misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Rivaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Rivaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rivaldo looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rivaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rivaldo stuffs the takedown.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivaldo.
That's four 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.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rivaldo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rivaldo has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Rivaldo from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rivilinho Rivaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivaldo, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rivilinho Rivaldo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ou has chosen Advance On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Ou.
Joe Ou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ou misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovich scores with a nice strike.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Ou moves out of range.
Ou closes the distance and clinches.
Ou pushes Ivanovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Ou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ou lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ou - that landed with a thud.
Ivanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ou wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanovich won't allow it.
Ou has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovich.
Ou scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Ou.
Ivanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ou works on Ivanovich's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ou has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ou misses with a wild combination.
Ivanovich lands a jab to the head.
Ivanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ou.
Ou throws out a loose jab but Ivanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ou throws a hook but Ivanovich avoids it easily.
Ou cracks Ivanovich with an open hand slap.
Ou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ou scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovich's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ou.
A right handed body shot lands from Ou.
Ivanovich is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Ou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ou takes the fight into the clinch.
Ou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanovich or not.
Ou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ou darts in and clinches Ivanovich up against the cage.
Ou breaks the clinch.
Ou lands a body shot.
Ou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanovich has time to react.
Igor Ivanovich's cut is getting worse.
Ou forces Ivanovich back against the cage and clinches.
Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ou scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovich on the side of the head.
Ivanovich defending well as Ou loads up on a big left hand.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ou! Ivanovich is backing up but he can't get away as Ou lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ivanovich and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Ou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bishop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Staal'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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Staal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Staal lands an elbow inside.
Bishop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Staal up against the cage.
Staal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Staal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staal takes one on the button.
Staal moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Staal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Staal slips a straight right by Bishop.
Staal lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staal throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Staal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Staal scores with a nice head shot.
Bishop throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop with a hook.
Staal is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Staal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Staal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Staal.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Staal lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Staal forces Bishop back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staal avoids the body shot from Bishop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Staal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Staal misses.
Staal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
A head kick from Staal lands but Bishop takes it in his stride.
Bishop throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Staal fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop stalks Staal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Staal's face. Staal staggers backwards, shaken.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staal wants to clinch.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Staal closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Staal keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Bishop tries to circle away but Staal has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Staal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bishop's efforts to push away.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Staal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Staal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Staal.
Staal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Staal is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Staal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Staal staying out of range there.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Staal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Staal keeps Bishop at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Staal swinging wildly here.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Staal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bishop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staal - the referee stops the clock and Bishop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staal. Bishop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
John Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Staal with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Staal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Staal.
Staal is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Staal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
It looks like John Bishop has been cut.
Staal stalling.
Staal is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Staal into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Staal crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal stalls.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Staal.
Staal thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal instigates a clinch.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Staal tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Staal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
Staal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Staal counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Staal lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staal.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Staal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bishop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal scores with a jab. Bishop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal throws a combination. Bishop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Staal works the jab nicely.
Staal thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Staal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Staal catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Staal. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Bishop throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Staal obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Staal obliges.
A short left from Staal.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Staal.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Staal won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Staal presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Staal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Staal lands a knee to the body.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Staal.
Staal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staal connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Staal tries to tie him up.
Staal digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Staal leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Staal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal has Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Staal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Staal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Staal lands a two punch combo.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Staal cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Staal.
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal rushes Bishop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Staal lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Staal.
Staal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Staal is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Staal into the cage.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staal lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Crunch! Staal slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Staal.
Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Staal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bishop's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Staal.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Staal!
Staal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Staal throws a one two combo.
Staal lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to land a combination. Bishop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Staal scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
Staal misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Staal.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Staal scores with a kick to the body.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Nice body kick there by Staal.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Staal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bishop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Staal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
Staal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crunch! Staal slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Jab, jab by Staal - just one landing.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Staal throws a head kick that Bishop semi-blocks.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staal cracks Bishop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Staal misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Staal.
Staal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Staal moves into the clinch successfully.
Staal lands an uppercut.
Staal working Bishop over with knees to the body.
Staal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Staal lands an elbow inside.
Staal lands a nice uppercut.
John Staal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Staal working Bishop over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Staal presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Staal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Staal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Staal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Staal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is O Fortuna. Stack has chosen The Prodigy - Mindfields as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Arne Georgsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Stack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stack pinned against the cage. Stack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stack misses with a hook. Georgsen ducked under it nicely.
Stack stuffs the takedown.
Stack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Georgsen.
Stack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Georgsen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Arne Georgsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stack tries to sprawl but Georgsen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stack is looking for a sweep. Georgsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stack looks gassed!
Stack trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stack is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgsen looking to control but Stack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stack can't escape the position.
Stack gets back to half guard.
Stack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Georgsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stack on the ground.
Stack is refusing to be controlled, as Georgsen sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stack wants to control but Georgsen is keeping busy.
Stack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Georgsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Georgsen's back!
Georgsen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Georgsen is really stuck here.
Stack misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Stack controlling the position well here. Georgsen rolled but Stack kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Well, with Stack on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Georgsen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Stack wants to control but Georgsen is keeping busy.
Stack wants to control the position but Georgsen frees himself and scrambles - Stack manages to regain control in side control.
Stack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stack has control of an arm but Georgsen manages to advance to Stack's back!
Stack trying to control the hands but Georgsen breaks the grip.
Stack tries to roll but Georgsen sticks to his back.
Stack breaks Georgsen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Georgsen working a defensive guard but Stack manages to pass into side control anyway.
Georgsen is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Arne Georgsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Georgsen misses with a takedown attempt - Stack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Georgsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Georgsen looks for a takedown but Stack sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Arne Georgsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stack wants to clinch.
Georgsen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stack is trying to control but can't.
Stack strikes from the bottom but Georgsen passes into mount!
Stack tries to reverse the position but Georgsen maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stack bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Georgsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Stack wants to control from the top but Georgsen keeps moving.
Georgsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Georgsen trying to keep a closed guard but Stack is proving a slippery customer.
Stack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen can't keep his opponent in guard - Stack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stack thows a huge punch but Georgsen dodges it nicely.
Georgsen is refusing to be controlled, as Stack sits in half guard.
Georgsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stack.
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.
Stack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Georgsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Georgsen tries to get out of the position.
Georgsen is trying to control but Stack passes into side control!
Georgsen is trying to improve his position.
Stack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hans Arne Georgsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Georgsen shoots for a takedown but Stack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Georgsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stack sprawls well. Stack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Georgsen gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Stack.
Georgsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Georgsen shoots for a takedown but Stack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Arne Georgsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Georgsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Georgsen has a takedown stuffed.
Stack slips a straight right by Georgsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Georgsen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stack to the mat! Stack manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Georgsen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stack misses with a head shot. Georgsen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stack wants to pass the guard but Georgsen is keeping 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.
Georgsen working a defensive guard here.
Stack looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack is looking to work some ground and pound but Georgsen has wrist control.
Stack passes into half guard.
Georgsen is refusing to be controlled, as Stack sits in half guard.
Georgsen trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Georgsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Georgsen wants to improve his position but Stack is controlling well.
Hans Arne Georgsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Georgsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stack.
Big Stack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stack is looking to advance position but Georgsen won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Stack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Georgsen 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the cage accompanied by Max and Sam - Rumble Young Man Rumble. Bat Slade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roman Grant's chin.
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22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bat Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Grant!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grant.
Slade throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slade takes one to the side of the head.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Slade moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant blocks a jab.
Slade tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Slade moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant slips a straight right by Slade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Roman Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Slade.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slade doesn't seem phased though.
Slade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant tests Slade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade checks a leg kick nicely.
Grant blocks a jab.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Grant tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slade lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slade, as that shot connected.
Grant moves out of range as Slade strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slade throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Slade lands with a straight right. Grant didn't see that one coming.
Slade has managed to clinch.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
It looks like Bat Slade has been cut.
Slade scores with a hook to the body.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant is working Slade over against the cage.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Grant.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slade breaks the clinch.
Slade misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant lands with a hook. Slade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slade throws out the jab.
Grant throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Grant throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Slade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slade staying out of range there.
Slade connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Slade throws a shot to the body.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slade cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slade misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
Slade misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slade.
Slade slips a straight right by Grant.
Slade punishes Grant's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bat Slade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bat Slade'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.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
A left lands for Slade.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but Slade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grant.
Grant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slade. That did some damage!
Slade blocks a leg kick.
Slade checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slade.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Slade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slade blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant gets a clinch.
Slade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slade throws a head punch that misses.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Grant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slade breaks the clinch.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slade.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Slade misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Slade lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slade doesn't seem phased though.
Slade lands a two punch combo.
Grant is rocked!
Slade drops Grant with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Grant! Slade dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Bat Slade!
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