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Kings of Rio 40 - High Times PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Powell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genki Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sakuraba shoots for a takedown but Powell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Sakuraba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakuraba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Powell won't allow it.
Sakuraba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sakuraba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Powell is just riding it out for now. Sakuraba eventually gives up the hold.
Sakuraba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Powell!
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sakuraba wants to finish this one by submission but Powell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sakuraba.
Powell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Powell is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell is trying desperately to improve position.
Sakuraba gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Powell's waist but Powell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Powell working Sakuraba over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Powell is tying to control. Sakuraba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Powell keeps him under control.
Powell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakuraba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Powell has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to improve his position but Powell has a good base and remains in mount.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Powell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakuraba hang on?
Sakuraba is trying to escape the mount.
Powell looking to finish Sakuraba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakuraba!
Powell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Powell prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell working the ground and pound effectively.
Powell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba is trying desperately to improve position.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Powell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Genki Sakuraba has been cut.
Powell looking to control but Sakuraba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powell controlling from the full mount.
Powell with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell avoids the attempt from Sakuraba to control.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Kent Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Genki Sakuraba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powell rushes Sakuraba and presses him up against the cage.
Powell keeps control of Sakuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genki Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Powell counters by clinching up.
Sakuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Powell won't allow it.
Powell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sakuraba regains guard immediately.
Powell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell stands up from Sakuraba's guard - Powell perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Powell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sakuraba looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Powell working the ground and pound but Sakuraba is defending the strikes.
Sakuraba throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Powell scores with punches from side control.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a sweep but Powell has mounted him!
Sakuraba is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Powell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powell lands a heavy elbow.
Powell controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell unloading with bombs!
Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Powell avoids the attempt from Sakuraba to control.
Sakuraba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Powell landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Sakuraba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sakuraba wants to hold on but Powell pushes him away.
Powell wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Powell content just to control the position here.
Powell lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell avoids the attempt from Sakuraba to control.
Powell landing punches.
Sakuraba is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Powell controlling from mount.
Powell'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.
Powell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powell controlling from mount.
Powell prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Powell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kent Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakuraba tries to reverse the position but Powell maintains control.
Powell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Powell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Powell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Genki Sakuraba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Powell blocks a head kick by Sakuraba.
Powell scores a takedown into full mount!
Sakuraba is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Powell avoids the attempt from Sakuraba to control.
Sakuraba is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Powell is staying active.
Powell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powell avoids the attempt from Sakuraba to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell controlling the position easily from mount.
Powell prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakuraba looks a forlorn figure.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Sakuraba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Powell landing shots from mount.
Powell lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakuraba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Powell landing strikes from the mount and Sakuraba is in trouble!
That has opened up Genki Sakuraba's cut even more.
Sakuraba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Genki Sakuraba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Genki Sakuraba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Genki Sakuraba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kent Powell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Kaputtski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boromir Gondor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Kaputtski!
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, Boromir Gondor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaputtski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaputtski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gondor avoids the body shot from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski misses with a double jab.
Gondor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uwe Kaputtski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaputtski stuns Gondor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaputtski swinging wilding here.
Kaputtski loads up on a big right hand but Gondor slips the punch.
Kaputtski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gondor backs up against the cage.
Gondor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaputtski misses with a straight left.
Gondor gets the takedown into side control.
Kaputtski is breathing heavily.
Gondor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gondor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gondor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kaputtski down.
Gondor misses with the ground and pound.
Gondor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gondor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gondor misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gondor is looking to take a break and control but Kaputtski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gondor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kaputtski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gondor decides to stand back up.
Gondor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gondor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaputtski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gondor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gondor trying to control the position but Kaputtski is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gondor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaputtski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gondor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gondor is looking to take a break and control but Kaputtski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gondor decides to stand back up. Gondor steps back and let's Kaputtski get back to his feet.
Gondor has a takedown stuffed.
Gondor shoots in and drives through. Kaputtski sprawls well.
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.
Gondor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gondor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaputtski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gondor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gondor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gondor stands and throws Kaputtski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gondor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gondor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boromir Gondor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaputtski throws a series of punches but Gondor moves out of range.
Gondor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaputtski tries to avoid it but Gondor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaputtski to the ground. Kaputtski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gondor pushes Kaputtski up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaputtski wants to break free but Gondor has control.
Gondor has hold of one of Kaputtski's legs. Kaputtski is fighting the takedown attempt but Gondor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gondor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gondor wants to control from the top but Kaputtski keeps moving.
Gondor throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gondor wants to control from the top but Kaputtski keeps moving.
Gondor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gondor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaputtski is keeping the position for now.
Gondor advances position into side control!
Gondor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaputtski keeps working.
Gondor scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gondor working the ground and pound.
Gondor stands up and beckons Kaputtski to his feet.
Gondor clinches up with Kaputtski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gondor is trying to drag Kaputtski to the mat but Kaputtski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gondor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uwe Kaputtski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boromir Gondor.
Gondor wants a takedown.
Gondor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gondor trying to mount his opponent but Kaputtski defends it.
Boromir Gondor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaputtski is not content to let Gondor control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gondor trying to pass the guard but Kaputtski defending well.
Gondor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gondor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gondor is tying to control. Kaputtski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Gondor there.
Gondor working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Gondor seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kaputtski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Boromir Gondor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Gorvinskichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stian Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorvinskichev comes to the cage accompanied by booty booty booty booty rocking everywhere. 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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225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Gorvinskichev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stian Ask!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Ask or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorvinskichev which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorvinskichev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorvinskichev misses with an uppercut.
Gorvinskichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ask circles away.
Gorvinskichev looks to land a combination but Ask avoids it well.
Ask shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gorvinskichev working a defensive guard here.
Ask wants to stand but Gorvinskichev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gorvinskichev keeping moving, preventing Ask from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorvinskichev trying to control the position.
Gorvinskichev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gorvinskichev tries to get out of the position.
Ask is looking to advance position but Gorvinskichev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gorvinskichev with the ground and pound from mount.
Ask really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorvinskichev content just to control the position here.
Ask wants to hold on but Gorvinskichev pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask is looking to improve his position but Gorvinskichev isn't that keen on the idea.
Gorvinskichev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ask is trying to escape the mount.
Ask tries to lock up and control but Gorvinskichev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gorvinskichev working Ask over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorvinskichev moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ask has worked his arm free - good work by Ask!
Gorvinskichev trying to control the action but Ask is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorvinskichev is really struggling to control Ask but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorvinskichev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ask is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gorvinskichev swings around for an armbar but Ask sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gorvinskichev's guard.
Gorvinskichev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorvinskichev keeping moving, preventing Ask from controlling successfully.
Gorvinskichev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ask frees his head nicely. Oh but Gorvinskichev has switched to an armbar! Ask is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steve Gorvinskichev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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294 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, James Alan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to clinch but Alan moves out of range.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe gets the takedown into side control.
Alan gets back to half guard.
Alan wants to get back to his feet.
Alan actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alan keeps working.
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.
Alan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Doe slips under a jab.
Alan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to clinch up but Alan keeps it at a distance.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe fails to land the takedown.
Doe tries to clinch there but Alan circles away.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alan throws a series of punches but Doe avoids them all with ease.
Alan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alan throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.
Alan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alan keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alan, as that shot connected.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Alan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe is looking to clinch but Alan is avoiding it.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.
Doe manages to break the clinch.
Alan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Alan circles away.
Alan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Alan pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alan sprawls well initially but Doe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alan tries to kick Doe off but Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
That's time! Alan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James Alan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alan but Alan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doe scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe tries to clinch up but Alan circles away and keeps his distance.
Alan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Doe goes down! Can Alan finish him!?
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doe is looking to stand up but Alan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan pushing down on Doe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Alan is looking for a kimura here.
Doe pushes Alan off looking to stand but Alan dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Alan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Doe is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doe throws a nice head kick!
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doe's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doe circles away.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alan misses with the combination.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe tries to clinch there but Alan circles away.
Alan misses with a double jab.
Alan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Alan as Doe shoots in.
Doe rushes Alan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alan's face.
Doe misses with a knee strike.
Doe crunches a lovely knee into Alan's ribcage.
Alan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alan is trying to break free.
Doe controlling the action here for a moment.
Alan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe lands a damaging elbow.
Alan takes an elbow to the temple.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Alan blocks it.
Doe lands a knee to the body.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Alan blocks it.
Doe with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe wants to clinch up but Alan keeps it at a distance.
Alan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doe momentarily.
Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alan is working Doe over against the cage.
Alan can't break the clinch.
Doe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doe prevents Alan from breaking the clinch.
Alan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Alan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe keeps control of Alan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Alan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doe slips a jab from Alan.
Doe tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alan misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alan fails to land the takedown.
Doe rushes Alan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alan is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Doe lands an elbow that stopped Alan in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Doe.
Doe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Doe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to control but Alan manages to buck him off and is now in Doe's guard! Nice work there by Alan!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Automatic Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel has chosen Kung Fu Panda 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Captain Murphy!
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, Automatic Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Vasquel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasquel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murphy to the mat! Murphy manages to get full guard.
Vasquel won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquel postures up.
Vasquel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murphy holds on and takes a little breather.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vasquel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vasquel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasquel's guard.
Vasquel wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasquel tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vasquel tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy controlling the position.
Vasquel is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy trying to control the position but Vasquel is working away.
Vasquel is looking to reverse the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasquel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Vasquel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Captain Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Automatic Vasquel.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Captain Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Automatic Vasquel has been cut.
Vasquel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Murphy lands a jab to Vasquel's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Vasquel's body.
Vasquel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasquel walks straight into a right hand from Murphy - that's dropped him! Murphy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vasquel from any more punishment! Vasquel complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Captain Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari comes to the cage accompanied by Stinkfist. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dasari ducks under a wild hook from Masilungan.
A big right from Masilungan misses.
Dasari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masilungan.
Dasari throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dasari.
Dasari lands a glancing blow to the side of Masilungan's head.
It looks like Jesh Masilungan has been cut.
Dasari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dasari lands a head kick that stumbles Masilungan and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dasari tries to free his leg and advance position but Masilungan is retaining full guard.
Dasari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masilungan keeping moving, preventing Dasari from controlling successfully.
Dasari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Masilungan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dasari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari tries to free his leg and advance position but Masilungan is retaining full guard.
Dasari is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Masilungan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masilungan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dasari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Masilungan looks gassed!
A solid body kick from Dasari.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masilungan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dasari. Dasari gets slowly back to his feet.
Dasari scores with a nice strike.
Dasari lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Masilungan slips a straight right by Dasari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasari throws a push kick but Masilungan slaps the foot to one side.
Dasari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dasari tries to clinch up.
Dasari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dasari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masilungan's head.
That has opened up Jesh Masilungan's cut even more.
Dasari tries to work over Masilungan's front leg with a kick but Masilungan checks it.
Masilungan swings for the body but Dasari moves out of range.
Dasari misses with a jab to the body
and Masilungan counters with a left to the body.
Dasari tries for a takedown but Masilungan circles away easily
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari wants to clinch.
Dasari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dasari fails to land with a series of punches.
Dasari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dasari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dasari looks to clinch
and Masilungan counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dasari.
Masilungan is looking to chop away at Dasari's legs.
Masilungan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dasari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masilungan avoids the body shot from Dasari.
Dasari darts in trying to clinch
and Masilungan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dasari missing with a left hand there. Masilungan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Dasari.
Dasari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dasari's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dasari duly obliges.
Masilungan looks to throw the jab but Dasari is out of range.
Masilungan cracks Dasari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesh Masilungan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dasari misses with a two punch combination.
Dasari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masilungan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dasari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Dasari moves out of range.
Dasari looks to clinch
and Masilungan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dasari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dasari doesn't manage to clinch there - Masilungan circles away.
Dasari throws a head kick that misses.
Dasari throws a leg kick
and Masilungan counters with a low kick, right behind Dasari 's knee.
Dasari closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari misses with a takedown
and Masilungan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masilungan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dasari's head.
Dasari tries to clinch but Masilungan moves away
and Masilungan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masilungan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masilungan misses with a double jab.
Masilungan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dasari.
Masilungan lands with a shot to the body.
Dasari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masilungan counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan lands a nice hook to Dasari's body. Dasari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dasari tries a head kick but it misses.
Dasari thows a body shot but no joy.
Dasari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masilungan thuds his shin into the meat of Dasari's side.
Dasari fails with the takedown
and Masilungan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasha Dasari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dasari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dasari throws a combination that misses
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Pasha Dasari is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dasari is rocked!
Masilungan cracks Dasari with a left hook right on the temple and Dasari goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Masilungan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Dasari is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesh Masilungan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by When Will They Shoot. Barry Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flavio Diaz's chin.
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281 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Diaz is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
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.
Diaz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flavio Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Diaz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Smith yanks on the arm and Diaz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josu Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn comes into the arena with The Search for the Holy Grail blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arjan Boudewijn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josu Ander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn lands with a kick to the temple. Ander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Josu Ander has been cut.
Boudewijn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boudewijn throws a hook to the side of Ander's head but Ander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ander throws a hook but Boudewijn avoids it easily.
Ander throws a shot from downtown. Boudewijn moves away and avoids it.
Ander avoids the body shot from Boudewijn.
Ander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Ander.
Ander swings for the body but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Ander thows a body shot but no joy.
Boudewijn throws a lazy right hand but Ander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ander gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ander connects with a nice short shot to Boudewijn's temple.
Ander is looking for a kimura here.
Ander missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boudewijn defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander trying to pass the guard but Boudewijn defending well.
Boudewijn is looking to improve his position.
Boudewijn is pressing down on Ander's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boudewijn is on top in guard.
Boudewijn works over Ander with some ground and pound from guard.
Ander trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boudewijn throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Ander is on top in guard.
Boudewijn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ander is one step ahead there.
Boudewijn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander throws a big right hand that misses.
Ander is looking to work some ground and pound but Boudewijn has wrist control.
Boudewijn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ander is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boudewijn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ander's back instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ander is trapped and Boudewijn is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ander rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ander manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boudewijn preventing the sweep.
Ander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boudewijn is trying to escape the mount.
Ander lands a heavy elbow.
Ander with the ground and pound from mount.
Boudewijn is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander landing strikes from the mount and Boudewijn is in trouble!
Ander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boudewijn hang on?
It looks like Arjan Boudewijn has been cut.
The referee warns Boudewijn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Arjan Boudewijn's cut is getting worse.
Boudewijn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
Ander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boudewijn?
Arjan Boudewijn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boudewijn can't escape the position.
Ander lands a heavy elbow.
Jeez, Arjan Boudewijn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arjan Boudewijn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josu Ander!
Josu Ander is the new light heavyweight champion!
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