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UVT Fight Night 1/27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiburcio Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Bobles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Bobles struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ray Bobles has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiburcio Bartolo's chin.
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Bartolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Bobles!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolo but Bartolo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ray Bobles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartolo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bobles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bobles moves in looking to clinch but Bartolo pushes him off.
Bobles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bartolo. No joy for Bobles on that attempt.
Tiburcio Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Bobles.
Bobles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartolo swivels and escapes.
Bobles shoots in but Bartolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bobles gets the takedown into side control.
Bartolo trying to control but Bobles flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bobles looking for the choke but no joy.
Bobles looking to break Bartolo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bartolo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bobles will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobles is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bartolo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bobles looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bartolo taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Bobles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omeryc Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKinley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swing That Tambourine. 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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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike McKinley!
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, Omeryc Maia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McKinley seems to be working for a kimura but Maia defends the submission attempt.
McKinley is taking a breather. Maia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maia trying to control but McKinley postures up.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
McKinley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKinley stands up from half guard.
McKinley fails to land the takedown.
Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKinley but McKinley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKinley tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKinley with a poor takedown
and Maia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKinley moves into range and clinches up with Maia.
McKinley tries to pull guard but Maia holds him up against the cage and eventually McKinley drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McKinley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKinley can't get the takedown.
McKinley is pressed up against the cage. Maia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McKinley down to the mat. McKinley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maia tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.
McKinley tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKinley is breathing heavily.
Maia is looking to stand up but McKinley won't let him.
McKinley had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Maia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McKinley Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Maia's back instead.
Maia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley wants to pass to mount but Maia is defending the position.
Maia controlling the position for now.
McKinley controlling the action here.
McKinley prevents Maia from improving his position.
Maia trying to control but McKinley postures up.
Maia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but McKinley is keeping busy.
McKinley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maia is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McKinley is staying active.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
McKinley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McKinley moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maia has worked his arm free - good work by Maia!
McKinley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McKinley's guard! Nice work there by Maia!
Maia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley checks a low kick from Maia.
McKinley pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but McKinley pulls his leg out and moves away.
McKinley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. McKinley won't be happy with that.
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!
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but McKinley is defending well.
McKinley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maia off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKinley is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Maia is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McKinley gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omeryc Maia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia misses with a head kick.
McKinley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maia to the mat! Maia manages to get full guard.
McKinley trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKinley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McKinley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia working for a triangle but McKinley defends it easily.
Maia being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McKinley stacks Maia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McKinley!
You can see the frustration on Maia's face as McKinley controls the position.
McKinley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McKinley tries for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McKinley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McKinley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maia feints and as McKinley raises his hands in defense, Maia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McKinley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
McKinley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maia stacks McKinley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maia!
McKinley trying to remain calm as Maia controls from the top position.
McKinley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but McKinley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia swings around for an armbar but McKinley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
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.
McKinley wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia controls McKinley momentarily but McKinley frees himself.
McKinley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia wants to stand and escape but McKinley is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKinley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maia counters with a left and a right that stings McKinley.
McKinley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McKinley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McKinley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKinley shoots in but Maia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKinley as he jumps to the side.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley clinches up with Maia and pushes him back against the cage.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from McKinley.
McKinley pulls guard effortlessly.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omeryc Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKinley pushes Maia off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mike McKinley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omeryc Maia.
McKinley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maia's guard.
McKinley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McKinley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
McKinley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping moving, preventing McKinley from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maia shoots for a takedown but McKinley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McKinley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKinley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McKinley wants a takedown but no success here.
McKinley tries to pull guard but Maia won't allow it.
Maia tries to pull guard but McKinley won't allow it.
Maia dodges an elbow strike from McKinley.
Maia wants a takedown.
Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McKinley smiles and moves away.
McKinley throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Maia.
McKinley tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maia.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKinley is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maia trying to control but McKinley is working from the bottom.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McKinley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McKinley keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! McKinley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McKinley manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into McKinley's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McKinley holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McKinley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McKinley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McKinley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Doubinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
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, Vitaly Doubinski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubinski swinging wilding here.
Doubinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Doubinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Doubinski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Doubinski is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doubinski?
Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Doubinski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Doubinski wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanchez prevents Doubinski from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doubinski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
Doubinski wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Doubinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Doubinski is having none of it.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doubinski tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Doubinski is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubinski tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doubinski working to try and regain half guard.
Doubinski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Doubinski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Lucas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gegard Mousasi's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucas fakes the leg kick and cracks Mousasi in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.
Lucas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lucas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mousasi postures up.
Lucas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mousasi wants to stand but Lucas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lucas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lucas pulls Mousasi in close to prevent any damage.
Lucas wriggles free and stands up.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi darts in trying to clinch
and Lucas counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Mousasi can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lucas.
Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Lucas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mousasi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lucas is controlling him well.
Mousasi looks gassed!
Mousasi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lucas.
Mousasi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mousasi is squirming around, avoiding Lucas's attempts to control the action.
Mousasi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lucas with shots to the head and body - Mousasi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands a nice shot to the head.
Lucas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mousasi is looking to escape.
Lucas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mousasi looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mousasi is squirming around, avoiding Lucas's attempts to control the action.
Mousasi really wants to buck Lucas off and get back to his feet.
Lucas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lucas landing shots from mount.
Lucas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mousasi?
That has opened up Gegard Mousasi's cut even more.
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!
Mousasi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lucas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Mousasi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Gegard Mousasi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lucas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mousasi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
An elbow from Lucas crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to control the position but Mousasi is working away.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet but Lucas drags him back down.
Mousasi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mousasi is trying to buck Lucas off.
Mousasi throws Lucas to one side and escapes!
Lucas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mousasi. That did some damage!
Lucas lands with a slapping head kick.
Gegard Mousasi'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 Gegard Mousasi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Lucas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sexington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Free Bird. Edwards has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Juan Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Sexington's chin.
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Sexington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexington clinches.
Sexington fails to pull guard.
Sexington wants a takedown.
Edwards jumps guard and drags Sexington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sexington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sexington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
Edwards is trying to keep Sexington in close.
Sexington looking to pass the guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edwards's guard.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sexington controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexington wants to stand but Edwards is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sexington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Sexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexington throws a head kick that half lands.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed
and Sexington counters with a single leg into guard. Edwards didn't expect that.
Sexington controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edwards looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Sexington postures up.
Sexington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards working for a triangle but Sexington defends it easily.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Sexington is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington 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.
Sexington trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexington content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sexington being controlled here momentarily.
Sexington is looking to stand up but Edwards won't let him.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Sexington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sexington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
Sexington with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edwards.
Sexington fails to pull guard.
Sexington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Sexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sexington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sexington being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Edwards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sexington with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sexington won't be happy with that.
Sexington is not content to let Edwards control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexington tries to improve position but can't.
Edwards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Sexington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Edwards trying to control the position but Sexington is working away.
Sexington is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sexington with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown. Sexington fights it but they end up in guard.
Edwards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sexington is trying to control the position but Edwards postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is looking to sweep but instead, Edwards has passed into half guard.
Edwards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sexington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edwards is working away from the top position though.
Sexington gets full guard.
Edwards postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sexington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edwards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edwards trying to control but Sexington is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Edwards 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!
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sexington is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Sexington circles away and we're back to standing.
Sexington has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Edwards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sexington is trying to control but Edwards passes into side control!
Edwards tries to advance to mount but Sexington denies him.
Edwards has control of an arm but Sexington manages to advance to Edwards's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sexington wants to escape the position.
Edwards gets his hands free as Sexington looks to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sexington tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sexington is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sexington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edwards trying to control but Sexington is having none of it.
Edwards get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sexington, right into the meat.
Sexington tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexington misses with a body kick.
Sexington throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edwards.
Sexington keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Sexington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is fighting to break Sexington's control of his arms but Sexington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sexington keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sexington looks to clinch
and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sexington's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Edwards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Jarrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Jarrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarrow throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Jarrow misses with a body shot.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Jarrow.
Lesnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jarrow tries to avoid it but Lesnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jarrow to the ground. Jarrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jarrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Jarrow does no damage.
Jarrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarrow throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Clyde Jarrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarrow cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Jarrow.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Jarrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jarrow misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Jarrow misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Jarrow takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Jarrow misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jarrow pinned against the cage. Jarrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clyde Jarrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clyde Jarrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarrow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Jarrow.
Jarrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Jarrow sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jarrow throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Jarrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarrow lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Jarrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Jarrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jarrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jarrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarrow dips to his left and cracks Lesnar with an uppercut!
Jarrow scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Lesnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarrow.
Jarrow cracks Lesnar with a big right hand and Lesnar goes down!
Lesnar is rocked!
Jarrow gets to his feet - Lesnar follows without any prompting.
Lesnar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jarrow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lesnar.
Jarrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarrow scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jarrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Jarrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarrow rushes Lesnar with punches - Lesnar moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lesnar goes down! Jarrow follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Jarrow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between toms tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). toms tom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Flintstone's 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, toms tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Flintstone!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flintstone slips a jab and a cross from tom.
Flintstone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from tom.
Flintstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tom tries to clinch but Flintstone is having none of it.
tom tries to bum rush Flintstone with a series of wild strikes but Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flintstone dodges the punch combination from tom.
tom tries to bum rush Flintstone with a series of wild strikes but Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flintstone keeps the fight on the outside.
toms tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tom looks to land a combination but Flintstone avoids it well.
tom moves in looking to clinch but Flintstone pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tom misses with a series of wild punches.
Flintstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flintstone has tom up against the cage in a clinch.
tom is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone throws an elbow that misses.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
tom trying to stall but Flintstone improves his position.
tom can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
tom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
tom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flintstone.
Flintstone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flintstone moves into range and clinches up with tom.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.
tom has Flintstone pressed against the cage.
Flintstone keeps control of tom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
tom is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flintstone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip tom to the mat. tom regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tom throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
tom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flintstone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Flintstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with tom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flintstone wants to stand and escape but instead tom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
tom fails to land with a series of punches.
tom tries to clinch up
and Flintstone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flintstone content to stall in guard here.
tom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flintstone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tom postures up.
Flintstone is adopting a defensive guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Flintstone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flintstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
toms tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tom tries to clinch up
and Flintstone counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Flintstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flintstone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Flintstone.
tom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
tom is trying to control the position but Flintstone postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flintstone content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Flintstone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tom keeping moving, preventing Flintstone from controlling successfully.
Flintstone tries to stand but tom is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tom wants to stand but Flintstone is controlling the position.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
tom wants to stand up but Flintstone is controlling him.
Flintstone is looking to stand up but tom won't let him.
tom trying to control the position here.
Flintstone wants to stand but tom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flintstone is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
Flintstone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Fred Flintstone has been cut.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flintstone goes for a takedown in the clinch but tom prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.
Flintstone blocking some punches.
tom looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
tom is trying to break free.
tom is pushing Flintstone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
tom wants to stall.
Flintstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flintstone throws a head kick that misses.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flintstone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. tom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flintstone moves into the clinch.
tom misses with some punches.
Flintstone breaks from the clinch.
tom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flintstone counters with a good, hard body kick but tom shrugs it off.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom wants to get back to striking at distance but Flintstone won't allow it.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
Flintstone takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Flintstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Flintstone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flintstone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
tom pulls Flintstone in to control the position.
tom trying to control the position.
tom is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flintstone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flintstone wants to control from the top but tom keeps moving.
tom working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flintstone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
tom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flintstone wants to control from the top but tom keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
tom throws a combination that misses
and Flintstone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
tom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
tom darts in and clinches Flintstone up against the cage.
tom can't break the clinch.
tom throws a head punch that misses.
tom is trying to break the clinch but Flintstone has him pressed against the cage.
Flintstone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
tom can't break the clinch.
Flintstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flintstone slips a jab from tom.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters with a big head kick but tom shrugs it off.
tom throws a combination that misses
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
Donk. Flintstone catches tom right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flintstone!
tom wants to clinch but Flintstone slips to the side
and Flintstone counters by moving into the clinch.
tom misses with the head strike.
tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.
Flintstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
Flintstone blocking some punches.
tom tries to break the clinch but Flintstone is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tom working aggressively here.
tom slows down the pace here.
tom is trying to break the clinch but Flintstone has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
tom breaks from the clinch.
tom looks to clinch
and Flintstone counters with a slapping leg kick.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
tom working aggressively here.
tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flintstone.
tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.
tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
tom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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.
tom is looking to break free of the clinch but Flintstone has double underhooks.
Flintstone manages to break the clinch.
Flintstone throws a sloppy head kick and tom moves out of range easily.
tom misses with a combination
and Flintstone moves into the clinch.
Flintstone tries a knee to the head but tom blocks it.
Flintstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flintstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flintstone breaks from the clinch.
Flintstone throws a head kick but tom moves out of range.
tom clinches but Flintstone breaks the clinch
and Flintstone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
toms tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Flintstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flintstone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Flintstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flintstone 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Flintstone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Filipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Hit em Up" Tupac. Yoruba Ahimbe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Filipe !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahimbe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahimbe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filipe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahimbe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahimbe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipe throws a right hand that Ahimbe ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahimbe also avoids with ease.
Filipe throws a hook but Ahimbe blocks it.
Nice body punch from Filipe .
Filipe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Filipe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Filipe .
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahimbe is rocked!
Filipe checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Filipe , as that shot connected.
Oh Ahimbe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Filipe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ahimbe instigates a clinch.
Filipe is trying to stall.
Filipe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahimbe has him pressed against the cage.
Ahimbe throws an elbow that misses.
Filipe lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filipe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahimbe has him pressed against the cage.
Filipe breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe has managed to clinch.
Filipe is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahimbe has double underhooks.
Ahimbe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filipe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahimbe seems to have got his legs back now.
Filipe scores with a nice strike.
Ahimbe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipe misses with a combination
and Ahimbe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Filipe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Filipe is staying active underneath Ahimbe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Filipe gets back to full guard.
Filipe wants to sweep but no luck.
Filipe looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ahimbe is defending well. Filipe quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ahimbe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Filipe celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mariano Filipe !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (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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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Equinox's head but Equinox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Justice or perhaps it was just good defense by Equinox which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice thumps Equinox with a low kick.
A left lands for Justice.
Equinox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Justice misses with some punches.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Equinox is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Equinox down to the mat. Equinox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Equinox is breathing heavily.
Justice with a hook.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice misses with a head kick.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Equinox tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Equinox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Justice.
Equinox throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice lands with a straight right. Equinox didn't see that one coming.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Equinox tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Equinox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Equinox forces Justice back against the cage and clinches.
Justice wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Equinox's head.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice tries to pull guard but Equinox won't allow it.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Equinox smiles and moves away.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Equinox's shoulder, as Equinox tries to avoid the shot.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice digs a good hook to Equinox's body.
Equinox fails to land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Equinox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Justice - the referee stops the clock and Equinox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Justice. Equinox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Justice knocks Equinox to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Equinox is rocked!
Justice throws an elbow but Equinox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oh Equinox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice working the ground and pound.
Justice lands some shots froms side control.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
Justice sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Equinox is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Equinox is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Justice scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Equinox to see if he's OK.
Justice throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Equinox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox taking a bit of punishment here - Justice scoring with strikes.
Equinox is looking to reverse the position.
Justice looks up at the clock and then as Equinox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Justice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Justice.
Equinox taking a bit of punishment here - Justice scoring with strikes.
Justice lands a nice forearm strike.
Justice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Justice misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice throws an elbow but Equinox slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Equinox tries to bench press Justice off him but Justice keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Equinox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Equinox.
Equinox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice connects with the punch.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice feints and as Equinox raises his hands in defense, Justice changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Equinox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Equinox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Justice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Equinox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Equinox has wrist control.
Justice scoring with some ground and pound.
Justice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Justice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Justice throwing strikes but missing.
Justice throwing strikes but missing.
Justice stands up over Equinox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Equinox is retaining full guard.
Justice landing some decent shots from guard.
Equinox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Equinox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Equinox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Equinox is retaining full guard.
Justice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Equinox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Justice as he connects with a hook.
Equinox works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Equinox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Equinox tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Equinox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Equinox misses with a series of wild punches.
Justice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Equinox stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Equinox takes one to the side of the head.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Equinox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equinox moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Justice and Equinox goes tumbling to the canvas! Justice follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Equinox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Equinox tries to get out of the position.
Justice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justice thows a huge punch but Equinox dodges it nicely.
Justice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Equinox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justice.
Justice controlling the action here.
Justice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice working Equinox over with strikes.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Equinox is defending well.
Justice with the ground and pound but Equinox uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Equinox is retaining full guard.
Justice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Justice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Equinox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Equinox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Justice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
A jab from Equinox does it's job there.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Equinox as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Justice misses.
Equinox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justice's hands.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Justice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Equinox darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Justice back against the cage.
Justice misses with some punches.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox is struggling to control the position.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Equinox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Equinox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Justice working aggressively here.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Justice.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Equinox gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox blocks an uppercut.
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Equinox is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Equinox down to the mat. Equinox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Equinox connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Justice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lunges at Justice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justice's hand.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justice wants a takedown.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Equinox tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Justice misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Equinox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Equinox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Justice up against the cage.
A short right from Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice gets through Equinox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
Equinox gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox is trying to stall.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Equinox tries to tie him up.
Equinox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Justice up against the cage.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Equinox'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.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox had his way with Duke Justice in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Equinox misses.
Justice misses with a hook. Equinox ducked under it nicely.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Justice tries to pull guard but Equinox won't allow it.
Justice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox is trying to stall.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands with a right to the head.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Justice working aggressively here.
Justice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Equinox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Justice blocking some punches.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Equinox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice misses with the head strike.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Justice lands a left hand.
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.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice digs a right hand into Equinox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Equinox's gas tank.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox blocking some punches.
A short right from Equinox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Equinox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Equinox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Equinox tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Equinox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Equinox's shoulder, as Equinox tries to avoid the shot.
Equinox drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox just leaning against Justice, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Justice.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justice scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justice lands with a left to the head.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Equinox blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Equinox blocks an uppercut.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Justice.
Justice tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Equinox just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Equinox stalling in the clinch but Justice improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Justice.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Equinox.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Duke Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Duke Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Equinox wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice striking off his back but it's not causing Equinox any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!
Duke Justice is the new featherweight champion!
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