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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarah Northcote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scabby Bat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarah Northcote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scabby Bat!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northcote scores with a takedown into Bat's guard.
Bat wants to sweep but no luck.
Northcote drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bat dives on top into guard.
Bat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bat throws a big right hand that misses.
Bat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Northcote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bat has managed to get both his arms back between Northcote's legs - danger averted.
Northcote has his foot on Bat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bat works his way back into a safe position though.
Bat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Northcote escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bat with a nice head shot there.
Northcote working for a triangle but Bat defends it easily.
Northcote not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bat trying to control but Northcote is working from the bottom.
Bat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Northcote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Northcote has his foot on Bat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bat works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northcote has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bat doesn't defend quickly enough and Northcote has managed to lock this one up! Can Bat escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Northcote on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sarah Northcote!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Kaz (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heavy Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitter.
Hitter misses the body punch
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaz closes the distance and pushes Hitter back into the cage.
Hitter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaz has double underhooks.
Kaz is struggling to control the position.
Kaz taking a breather.
Kaz breaks from the clinch.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaz lands a head kick!
Kaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz lands a head kick!
Kaz scores with a three punch combo!
Kaz moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitter as Kaz tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hitter is keeping busy.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaz is looking to control Hitter's arms but Hitter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaz has his back to the cage.
Hitter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaz has him pressed against the cage.
Kaz is trying to break the clinch but Hitter is controlling him.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Kaz.
Kaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaz tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kaz. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitter misses the target.
Kaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitter throws a right hand that misses
and Kaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a body kick that stops Hitter in his tracks momentarily.
Hitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hitter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitter throws a hook but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaz.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitter circles away.
Hitter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hitter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaz misses with a body punch
and Hitter counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Kaz misses.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
A combination from Kaz does no damage.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitter misses with a wild combination.
Kaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Hitter tries to bum rush Kaz with a series of wild strikes but Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Hitter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Kaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hitter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hitter duly obliges.
Kaz lands with a kick to the temple. Hitter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter throws a right hand that Kaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaz also avoids with ease.
Hitter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaz, right into the meat.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hitter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heavy Hitter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Big Kaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz stalling in the clinch but Hitter improves position.
Hitter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitter wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaz won't allow it.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitter is trying to push Kaz away but Kaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hitter tries to break free but Kaz pushes him back against the cage.
Hitter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Kaz keeps control of Hitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitter has double underhooks.
Kaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitter has double underhooks.
Hitter tries to break free but Kaz pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz keeps control of Hitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitter's efforts to push away.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Kaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitter's efforts to push away.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitter has him pressed against the cage.
Hitter is trying to break the clinch but Kaz is controlling him.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Hitter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitter as Kaz tries to tie him up.
Hitter is looking to control Kaz's arms but Kaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitter has his back to the cage.
Hitter is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Kaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Hitter can't break the clinch.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.
Hitter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Kaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hitter misses with a double jab.
Kaz scores with a nice body kick.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a big head kick but Hitter shrugs it off.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Hitter throws a big shot that misses.
Kaz stalks Hitter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hitter's face. Hitter staggers backwards, shaken.
Hitter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaz lands a high kick!
Hitter throws a combination that misses
letting Kaz counter with a right hand.
Kaz scores with a three punch combo!
Kaz lands a high kick!
Hitter throws an off balance right hand
and Kaz counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Hitter down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitter counters with a three punch combo that has Kaz backing up. Kaz nods at Hitter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Kaz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hitter works over Kaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hitter's head.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with a nice body shot.
Hitter misses with a shot to the body
and Kaz counters with a body kick.
Kaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hitter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Kaz misses.
Hitter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kaz misses with a hook.
Hitter misses with a wild combination.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaz lands a head kick!
Hitter misses with a straight left.
Hitter misses with a double jab
and Kaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter misses with the combination.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Hitter misses with a hook. Kaz ducked under it nicely.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitter throws the left hand but Kaz avoids the punch easily.
Hitter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hitter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitter tries to bum rush Kaz with a series of wild strikes but Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaz jabs at Hitter's body.
A punch combination from Hitter misses.
Kaz misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitter throws a jab when Kaz was well out of range.
Hitter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hitter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitter misses the shot to the body.
Hitter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaz.
Heavy Hitter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Hitter misses.
Hitter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Kaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaz lands with a kick to the temple. Hitter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Big Kaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitter misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Kaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaz 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Kaz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Face Planter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Fridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Face Planter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Fridge!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planter feints and as Fridge raises his hands in defense, Planter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fridge is trying to keep Planter in close.
Planter thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Planter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Planter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fridge has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Planter is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fridge.
Planter has hold of Fridge's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fridge seems comfortable defending it but Planter has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fridge is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fridge is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Planter couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Face Planter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Souza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Softy McSofterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSofterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McSofterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McSofterson lands a nice shot that snaps Souza's head back.
A low kick from Souza misses
and McSofterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souza's guard now.
Souza trying to strike off his back.
McSofterson tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
McSofterson stands up from Souza's guard - McSofterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as McSofterson blocks the leg kick.
McSofterson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSofterson is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McSofterson's guard.
Souza wants to get up but he can't break McSofterson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Souza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Souza trying to control but McSofterson is working from the bottom.
Souza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McSofterson throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McSofterson thinking.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
McSofterson steps into range and cracks Souza with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Souza flops backwards and McSofterson dives into his guard looking to finish!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
McSofterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza has control of McSofterson's left arm, preventing McSofterson from doing any damage.
Souza is looking to stand back up but McSofterson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Souza.
Souza is looking to escape.
McSofterson content to control rather than advance.
McSofterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
McSofterson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
McSofterson tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Anderson Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza scores with a one two! McSofterson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Souza as he connects with a hook.
McSofterson throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Anderson Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McSofterson feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McSofterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza misses with a hook to the body
and McSofterson counters with a double leg. Souza bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... McSofterson follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Softy McSofterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gums O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gums O Grady will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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282 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Bija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gums O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady misses with a few strikes there.
Bija steps in with a hook that catches O Grady right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bija follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! O Grady looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bija!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Handsoncock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Handsoncock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bum Love's chin.
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158 lbs
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154 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Handsoncock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Handsoncock.
Love looks to clinch
and Handsoncock counters with an outside leg kick.
Handsoncock scores with a jab.
It looks like Bum Love has been cut.
Handsoncock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Handsoncock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Handsoncock scores with a nice head shot.
Handsoncock lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handsoncock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love looks gassed!
Handsoncock cracks Love with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Love looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Handsoncock finish him?
Love is rocked!
Handsoncock and Love are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Handsoncock throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Love into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Handsoncock knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Handsoncock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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217 lbs
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208 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Need has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters with a stiff right hand.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wonderful breaks from the clinch.
wonderful clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need keeps control of wonderful as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
wonderful lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
wonderful misses with some punches.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Need wants a takedown.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
wonderful cracks Need with a nice body shot.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Need leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Need avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
Need can't get the takedown.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Need can't break the clinch.
wonderful lands with a right to the head.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
Need wants to break free but wonderful has control.
Need wants a takedown.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Need's efforts to push away.
wonderful has had enough of the clinch but Need keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Need.
wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on wonderful's face as he tries to break the clinch.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Need avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
Need dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful lands a body shot.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Need.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Need blocks an elbow strike.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. wonderful just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from wonderful.
Need jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as wonderful walks away with a smile on his face. Need gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.
Need breaks the clinch.
wonderful has taken the fight to the clinch.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
wonderful softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. wonderful just stands there and leans against the cage.
wonderful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Need is defending well for now.
wonderful lands with a light punch inside.
Need tries for a takedown but wonderful manages to get underhooks.
wonderful working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Need blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful is trying to break the clinch but Need is controlling him.
wonderful struggles to land a body shot inside as Need controls his hands.
wonderful misses with a body punch.
wonderful lands an elbow that stopped Need in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Need is working for takedown but wonderful is calmly controlling the position for now.
wonderful lands an elbow inside.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Need blocks a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful misses with some punches.
wonderful throws a head punch that misses.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Need blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
wonderful looking to throw knees to the head but Need is blocking nicely.
Need pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
Need blocking some punches.
Need blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
Need blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Need tries to clinch up
and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wonderful misses with a body punch.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Need's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but wonderful won't allow it.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
Need blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Need breaks from the clinch.
mr wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Need is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Need wants to clinch
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
Need blocks an elbow strike from wonderful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need fails to pull guard.
Need jumps guard but wonderful stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Need stalling in the clinch.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
Need wants to break the clinch but can't.
Need breaks from the clinch.
Need tries to clinch up
and wonderful counters with a thumping low kick.
Need wants to clinch
and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Need is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Need blocks an elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Need has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. wonderful avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Need paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters with a three punch combo that has Need backing up. Need nods at wonderful to acknowledge the strikes.
Need closes the distance but wonderful moves to the side
and wonderful moves into the clinch.
wonderful has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
With the fighters up against the cage, wonderful throws an elbow but misses.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
Need tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Need avoiding damage as wonderful throws knees to the body.
wonderful working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
Need dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
Need blocks an elbow strike.
wonderful with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
Need pulls guard successfully.
Need uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters by clinching up.
wonderful misses with a knee to the head.
wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Need tries to clinch
and wonderful counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
wonderful moves in looking to clinch but Need pushes him off.
Need tries to clinch
and wonderful moves into the clinch.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Need fails to pull guard.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wonderful tries to throw a body punch but Need avoids it by throwing wonderful back against the cage.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Need tries to score a body lock takedown but wonderful shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
wonderful throws a knee to the head but misses.
Need pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters by clinching up.
Need blocks an uppercut.
Need ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Need no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Need wants to get back to his feet but wonderful is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
wonderful wants to control from the top but Need keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
wonderful rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Need moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need tries to clinch but wonderful moves away
and wonderful counters with a two punch combo.
wonderful tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Need manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - wonderful looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Need wants to clinch but wonderful slips to the side
and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.
Need is looking for a takedown up against the cage. wonderful gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
Need takes a shot to the head.
Need manages to pull guard.
wonderful stops Need from standing up.
wonderful seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
wonderful trying to control but Need is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need wants to stand and escape but wonderful is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Need keeping moving, preventing wonderful from controlling successfully.
Need is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. mr wonderful wasn't doing enough on the ground.
wonderful circles away from the clinch attempt
and wonderful moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wonderful lands a hook to the side of the head.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
wonderful lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Need backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from wonderful.
wonderful works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
wonderful trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Need's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but wonderful holds him up against the cage and eventually Need drops back down to his feet.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Need tries to clinch
and wonderful counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Need leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Need controls the action.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful gets through Need's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
Need is trying to force a seperation but wonderful has the dominant position.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Need managing to block the knees to the body from wonderful.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
wonderful missing with knees to the body.
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.
Need blocks a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
wonderful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wonderful closes the distance and pushes Need back into the cage.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
wonderful struggles to land a body shot inside as Need controls his hands.
mr wonderful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
wonderful prevents the takedown attempt.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Need is trying to break free.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from wonderful.
wonderful misses with some punches.
Need drops down looking for an ankle pick but wonderful pulls his leg out and moves away.
Need wants to clinch
and wonderful counters by clinching up.
wonderful tries to throw a body punch but Need avoids it by throwing wonderful back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr wonderful showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wonderful, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr wonderful!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini has chosen . as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Luciano Contini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Bija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bija throws a sloppy head kick and Contini moves out of range easily.
Contini rushes Bija and presses him up against the cage.
Bija tries to circle away but Contini has him pinned against the cage.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Contini is controlling him.
Contini connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bija.
Bija misses with the head strike.
Contini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Contini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jordan Bija has been cut.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Contini keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Contini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bija lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bija tries to throw a body punch but Contini avoids it by throwing Bija back against the cage.
Contini looking to throw knees to the head but Bija is blocking nicely.
Bija misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bija as Contini tries to tie him up.
Contini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bija's face.
Contini stalls.
Contini has Bija pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Contini pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bija tumbling to the mat - Contini dives into Bija's guard.
Contini stands up and waves to Bija to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bija doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Contini counters with a low kick, right behind Bija 's knee.
Contini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bija tries a head kick but it misses.
Contini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bija fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bija takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Contini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bija ducks right into an uppercut from Contini.
Contini lands an overhand right.
Bija tries for a takedown but Contini circles away easily
and Contini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bija is breathing heavily.
Bija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contini feints a jab promting Bija to slip. Contini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bija slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Contini scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Contini.
Bija tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bija has his takedown stuffed
and Contini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bija thinking.
Contini with a hook.
Contini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bija looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contini scores with a sloppy right hand. Bija should have avoided that one.
Bija takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Contini punishes Bija's body with a nice straight punch.
Contini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bija ducks right into an uppercut from Contini.
Left hook, right uppercut from Contini.
Bija shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luciano Contini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Contini.
Bija takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bija drops his hands momentarily and Contini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Contini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bija shoots for a double leg takedown but Contini sprawls well. He's pushed Bija's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bija takes a kick to the side of the head.
Contini lands a jab-cross combination.
Contini scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bija. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Contini forces Bija back against the cage and clinches.
Contini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Contini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contini cracks Bija with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Contini lands the left hand.
Contini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Contini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bija eats them both and turns towards Contini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Contini connects with a nice looking jab.
Contini stalks Bija and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bija's face. Bija staggers backwards, shaken.
Contini scores with a hook.
Contini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bija had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Contini.
Contini is working the combinations to good effect here.
Contini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Contini lands a jab to Bija's midsection.
Contini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contini lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contini with a nice cross.
Contini cracks Bija with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bija on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bija with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Contini counter with a right hand.
Contini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bija takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bija takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini feints a jab promting Bija to slip. Contini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bija slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Contini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Contini.
Contini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bija moves forwards but Contini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bija stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contini.
Contini with a jab.
Contini works over Bija's head and body with a nice combination.
Contini clobbers Bija with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bija takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Contini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
Contini gets through Bija's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Contini.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bija is trying to push Contini away but Contini has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Contini controlling the action here for a moment.
Contini crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Bija's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contini lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Contini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Bija's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Contini.
Contini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bija has time to react.
Contini cracks Bija with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bija moves forwards but Contini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bija misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bija takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bija is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bija shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Contini sprawls well. Contini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bija gets slowly back to his feet.
Contini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Contini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contini manages to break the clinch.
Bija fails with the takedown
and Contini counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice shot by Contini.
Contini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bija takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bija. Contini shrugs it off though.
Contini lands a nice looking body shot.
Bija takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Contini scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Contini scores with a head kick. Bija tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Luciano Contini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Bija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bija on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bija drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Contini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Contini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bija in his tracks.
Contini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bija looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contini lands a jab to the nose.
Contini closes the distance and clinches.
Bija is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Contini managing to block the knees to the body from Bija.
Come on Contini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bija is looking to break free of the clinch but Contini has double underhooks.
Contini has Bija pressed against the cage.
Contini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Bija misses
and Contini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Contini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bija's hands.
Bija closes the distance but Contini moves to the side
and Contini counters with a right hand to the body.
Contini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bija, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Contini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contini lands a body shot.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Contini.
Contini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bija dodges the punch combination from Contini.
Bija shoots and misses
and Contini counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bija needs to keep his hands up - Contini had a free shot at his head there.
Contini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Contini scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Contini moves away from the strike by Bija.
Contini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Contini moves into range and clinches up with Bija.
Contini manages to break the clinch.
Contini connects with a single shot there.
Contini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bija tries to score a power double leg takedown but Contini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bija somewhat.
Contini connects with a leg kick. Bija looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bija doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bija takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bija takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Contini lands the left hand.
Contini lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contini.
Bija walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Contini jabs Bija to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Contini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Contini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contini lands a two punch combo.
Donk. Contini catches Bija right on the button with a cross.
Contini looks to land a combination. Bija sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab lands there for Contini.
Bija takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Contini has closed the distance and engaged Bija in a clinch.
Bija looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Contini lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contini stalling in the clinch.
Contini scores with a shoulder strike.
Bija's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contini has hold of one of Bija's legs. Bija is fighting the takedown attempt but Contini gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Contini stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bija tries to close the distance and clinch but Contini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Contini blocks a head kick by Bija.
Contini has managed to clinch.
Contini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Contini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Bija's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Contini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bija will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A cross from Contini lands.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bija tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Contini lands with an uppercut that bounces Bija off the cage and back into rage.
Contini moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Contini.
Bija has his takedown stuffed
and Contini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bija's knee momentarily.
Bija throws a head kick that misses
and Bija takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contini cracks Bija with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Contini.
Contini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Contini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Contini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Contini breaks from the clinch.
Contini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bija's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contini lands a head shot.
Contini cracks Bija with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Contini lands a jab to the head.
Contini with a nice cross.
Bija showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bija 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bija takes one to the side of the head.
Bija needs to keep his hands up - Contini had a free shot at his head there.
Bija fails with the takedown
enabling Contini to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Contini. That's going to slow Bija down.
Contini throws a head kick that Bija semi-blocks.
Contini connects with a crisp jab.
Bija throws a left and a right that both miss
and Contini counters with a thumping low kick.
Bija takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Contini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bija.
Contini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bija backs up against the cage.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contini closes the distance and clinches.
Contini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bija takes a shot to the head.
Bija breaks from the clinch.
Bija throws a body kick the misses
enabling Contini to counter with a crisp jab.
Contini lands a jab-cross combination.
Contini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bija's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bija has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Contini.
Bija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bija takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Contini lands with a straight right. Bija didn't see that one coming.
Contini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Contini feints a jab promting Bija to slip. Contini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bija slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bija throws a lazy body kick
and Contini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bija's knee momentarily.
Contini scores with a push kick.
Contini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contini throws out a powerful jab.
Contini scores with a one two! Bija had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Contini lands a jab to the nose.
Contini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Contini.
Contini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bija.
Contini cracks Bija with an open hand slap.
Bija gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contini.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bija moves forwards but Contini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Contini.
Left hook, right uppercut from Contini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini jabs Bija right on the nose. Bija blinks but takes it well.
Contini feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bijas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Contini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jordan Bija is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bija tries for a takedown but Contini circles away easily
and Contini counters with a straight right hand.
Contini scores with the left hand. Bija knows he should have avoided that one.
Bija walks into a straight right hand from Contini.
Contini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Contini.
Contini scores with a punch to the head.
Contini scores with a nice right hand.
Contini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bija on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bija walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Bija 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Contini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bija on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Bija.
Contini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Contini takes the fight into the clinch.
Contini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contini tries to land a knee to the head but Bija blocks with his arms.
Bija throws a punch but it's blocked by Contini.
Contini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Contini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bija shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Contini but Contini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Contini connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan Bija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Bija misses.
Contini scores with a nice strike.
Bija ducks right into an uppercut from Contini.
Contini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Contini cracks Bija with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bija.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Contini stalks Bija and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bija's face. Bija staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Contini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Contini 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Contini!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bender has chosen Don't You Forget About Me as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Sung il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bender!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender wants to slow Sung il down by chopping away at his legs.
Sung il throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bender misses with a looping right.
Bender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bender throws the kick towards the body but Sung il avoids it.
Bender scores with a body shot.
Bender cracks the inside of Sung il's front leg.
Bender scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sung il moves away.
Bender misses with a looping right.
Bender thumps Sung il with a low kick.
Sung il throws the kick towards the body but Bender avoids it.
Bender throws a leg kick
and Sung il counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bender won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sung il scores with punches from side control.
Sung il has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bender is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sung il yanks on the arm and Bender is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sung il.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kim Sung il!
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