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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Kilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the ring accompanied by Deliverance. Mitch Kilman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitch Kilman!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilman fails to land the takedown.
Fertit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kilman's half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fertit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kilman sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Fertit.
It looks like Mitch Kilman has been cut.
Fertit is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kilman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fertit is looking to stall here but Kilman recovers full guard.
Fertit passes Kilman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fertit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilman wants to control but Fertit is keeping busy.
Kilman is defending against the submission attempts here by Fertit.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilman won't allow Fertit to pass to mount.
Fertit thows a huge punch but Kilman dodges it nicely.
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.
Fertit 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. Kilman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fertit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Fertit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Luu (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luu wants to clinch.
Stallone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luu circles away quickly and effectively.
Stallone stuffs the takedown.
Luu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stallone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kova Luu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stallone tries to avoid it but Luu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stallone to the ground. Stallone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gary Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kova Luu.
Stallone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stallone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luu looks gassed!
Stallone keeping full guard, as Luu tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu wants to control from the top but Stallone keeps moving.
Luu stops Stallone from standing up.
Luu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luu stops Stallone from standing up.
Luu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stallone wants to stand up but Luu is controlling him.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luu walks into a stiff left hand from Stallone.
Luu shoots for a takedown but Stallone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stallone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stallone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gary Stallone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stallone lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Stallone - just one landing.
Stallone lands a left and a right that sends Luu crashing to the canvas! Stallone dives into mount looking to finish!
Luu is rocked!
Luu tries to hold on but Stallone pushes him away.
Stallone is looking to stand but Stallone has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Luu tries to hold on but Stallone pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Luu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stallone tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Luu wants to hold on but Stallone pushes him away.
Stallone wants to stand but Luu is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Luu tries to hold on but Stallone pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Stallone is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stallone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luu dives in and grabs Stallone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stallone pushes down on Luu's head and hops out.
Stallone fails to land with a series of punches.
Luu dives in and grabs Stallone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stallone pushes down on Luu's head and hops out.
Stallone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stallone lands a nice shot that snaps Luu's head back.
Luu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stallone but Stallone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallone lands a really nice looking cross but Luu seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Stallone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kova Luu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gary Stallone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stallone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Luu with that takedown attempt.
Luu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Stallone as Luu shoots in.
Gary Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kova Luu.
Stallone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luu.
Luu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Stallone does no damage.
Stallone dips to his left and cracks Luu with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Stallone both land. Nice combination.
Stallone throws a nice looking combination but Luu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Stallone both land. Nice combination.
Stallone misses with a combination
and Luu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stallone's guard now.
Luu throws a big right hand that misses.
Luu wants to control from the top but Stallone keeps moving.
Luu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu throws a strike but Stallone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Luu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stallone wants to stand but Luu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Luu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stallone wanted to stand there but Luu had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone wants to stand and escape but instead Luu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Luu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stallone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Luu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stallone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stallone misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luu misses with a series of wild punches.
Stallone throws a combination that misses
so Luu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stallone wants to stand and escape but Luu is having none of it.
Luu stands and throws Stallone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stallone tries to escape but Luu is in control.
Luu 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.
Luu is working Stallone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Luu trying to control the action but Stallone is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kova Luu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kova Luu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stallone lands with a hook. Luu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stallone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luu looks for a takedown but Stallone sprawls well.
Stallone lands with a nice combination. Luu backs away looking to recover.
Gary Stallone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stallone misses with a combination
and Luu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu tries to pull guard but Stallone holds him up against the ropes and eventually Luu drops back down to his feet.
Gary Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kova Luu.
Stallone ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stallone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stallone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luu is controlling him.
Luu looking to pass the guard.
Stallone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luu throws a big right hand that misses.
Luu stops Stallone from standing up.
Luu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Luu controls the position from side control.
Stallone tries to escape but Luu is in control.
Luu controls the position.
Luu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Luu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stallone keeps working.
Luu slows the pace down.
Luu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stallone keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luu is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stallone keeps working.
Luu is just content to waste time from the top position. Stallone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stallone uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Stallone.
Luu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luu slips a jab and a cross from Stallone.
Luu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stallone is fending him off so far but Luu persists. Nope, Stallone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stallone lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for Luu with that takedown attempt.
Stallone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Stallone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stallone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Stallone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus De Paula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McFist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcus De Paula has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus De Paula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James McFist!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by De Paula. Beautiful body shot.
De Paula misses with a few strikes there.
De Paula throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFist has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Paula is trying to break the clinch but McFist is controlling him.
De Paula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFist wants the takedown. De Paula is fighting it off but McFist persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in De Paula's guard against the ropes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Paula controls McFist momentarily but McFist frees himself.
McFist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Paula not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McFist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Paula wants to stand but McFist is controlling the position.
De Paula trying to control the position.
De Paula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Paula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James McFist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Paula connects with a nice looking jab.
McFist shoots in for a takedown but De Paula shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McFist tries to clinch but De Paula moves out of range.
De Paula tries to clinch but McFist is having none of it.
De Paula keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McFist looks gassed!
De Paula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McFist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFist shoots in for a takedown but De Paula shows good takedown defense.
Marcus De Paula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McFist.
De Paula throws a good cross that connects.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by De Paula! McFist is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus De Paula!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the ring accompanied by No More Sorrow. 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustav Swift!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swift's sensitive parts.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Swift does it's job there.
Swift scores a takedown into full mount!
Swift moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hayes has worked his arm free - good work by Hayes!
Swift looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swift has an Americana. Hayes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Swift is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Swift hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gustav Swift!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vandis Campeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michael Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George Michael Bluth was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vandis Campeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Michael Bluth!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campeno.
Bluth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Campeno bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bluth! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like George Michael Bluth has been cut.
Campeno tries to stand but Bluth is controlling from the bottom.
Campeno tries to free his leg and advance position but Bluth is retaining full guard.
Campeno is looking to stand up but Bluth won't let him.
Campeno wants to control from the top but Bluth keeps moving.
Campeno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Campeno stands up and waves to Bluth to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campeno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bluth backs up against the ropes.
Campeno cracks Bluth with a big right hand and Bluth goes down!
Bluth is rocked!
Campeno wants to control from the top but Bluth keeps moving.
Bluth is still in real trouble! Can Campeno finish him?
Campeno wants to get up but he can't break Bluth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bluth seems to have recovered his senses.
Campeno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Campeno wanted to stand there but Bluth had control of the position.
Campeno gets to his feet. Bluth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campeno misses the jab.
Campeno drops Bluth with a left right combo! Campeno follows him down to the ground into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bluth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Campeno is looking to take a break and control but Bluth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campeno wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bluth, who protects the arm well.
Campeno trying to control the action but Bluth is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Campeno decides to stand back up. Campeno steps back and let's Bluth get back to his feet.
Campeno misses with a low kick as Bluth jumps back.
Bluth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campeno.
Campeno lands with a straight right. Bluth didn't see that one coming.
Bluth misses the shot to the body.
Campeno thuds his right hand into Bluth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up George Michael Bluth's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campeno scores with the left hand. Bluth knows he should have avoided that one.
Campeno swinging wilding here.
Bluth dives in and grabs Campeno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campeno pushes down on Bluth's head and hops out.
Campeno misses with a straight right.
Campeno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Campeno throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bluth was covering up waiting for the punch and Campeno finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Campeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bluth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campeno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vandis Campeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Michael Bluth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campeno scores with a hook to the body. Bluth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bluth staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Campeno.
Vandis Campeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campeno tries to bum rush Bluth with a series of wild strikes but Bluth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campeno throws a nice looking combination but Bluth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vandis Campeno is winning the standup battle so far.
Campeno tests Bluth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campeno throws a chopping leg kick but Bluth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campeno misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campeno misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bluth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campeno scores with the left hand. Bluth knows he should have avoided that one.
Campeno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campeno connects with a nice looking jab.
Bluth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Bluth's head.
Jab by Campeno.
Campeno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campeno lands with an overhand left.
No luck for Bluth with that takedown attempt.
Bluth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campeno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campeno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campeno scores with a decent looking hook.
Bluth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campeno throws out the jab.
Bluth walks into a left hand.
Campeno fails with the takedown
and Bluth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Campeno stalks Bluth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bluth's face. Bluth staggers backwards, shaken.
Campeno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bluth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campeno pushes Bluth away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bluth gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Campeno can't do much from the bottom here.
Bluth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campeno keeps working.
Campeno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campeno gets back to half guard.
Bluth is looking to take a break and control but Campeno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Bluth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bluth trying to control from half guard but Campeno is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Campeno.
Campeno misses with a looping left.
Bluth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Campeno just misses with a punch to the body.
Campeno connects with the punch.
Bluth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vandis Campeno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Michael Bluth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Campeno throws a jab when Bluth was well out of range.
Bluth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bluth throws a leg kick
and Campeno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campeno drops Bluth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bluth looks back up at him and smiles so Campeno waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
BOOM! Campeno lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bluth. Bluth tries to recover but Campeno is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bluth lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vandis Campeno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amon Amarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amarth comes to the ring accompanied by Anyway. Amon Amarth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amon Amarth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jani A!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarth throws a right hand that A ducks under and follows up with a left that A also avoids with ease.
Amarth misses with a wild body shot.
Amarth throws a series of punches but A moves out of range.
Amarth misses the shot to the body.
Amarth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Amarth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. A defending well though.
A is refusing to be controlled, as Amarth sits in half guard.
A is trying to get back to full guard.
Amarth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amarth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Amarth.
A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
A tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
A looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Amarth pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A is desperately trying to improve his position but Amarth has a good base and remains in mount.
A looks gassed!
Amarth landing shots from mount.
A is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Amarth.
Amarth looking to finish A with some ground and pound. This is bad for A!
A is trying desperately to improve position.
Amarth landing punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A taking shots to the head.
Amarth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Amarth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can A hang on?
Amarth unloads with some vicious shots from mount and A wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Amarth celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amon Amarth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raito yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). raito yagami acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Loblaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, raito yagami!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loblaw feints and then cracks yagami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow yagami down.
yagami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loblaw tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
yagami thows a leg kick but Loblaw checks it
and Loblaw counters with a shoot takedown. yagami fights it but they end up in guard.
Loblaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loblaw working the head and body with strikes.
Loblaw connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused yagami some visible discomfort.
yagami takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Loblaw works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Loblaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loblaw working the body and head with strikes.
yagami gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Loblaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Loblaw lands a nice shot to the head.
yagami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loblaw could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Loblaw controlling from the full mount.
Loblaw 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.
Loblaw fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loblaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish yagami?
yagami tries to lock up and control but Loblaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
yagami is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Loblaw is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw lands a nice shot to the head.
Loblaw trying to control but yagami is having none of it.
yagami taking shots to the head.
Loblaw cracks yagami with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Loblaw breaks from yagami's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Loblaw is landing with some decent strikes but yagami is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Loblaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
yagami can't escape the position.
yagami looks gassed!
Loblaw breaks from yagami's wrist control and lands an elbow.
yagami is desperately trying to improve his position but Loblaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Loblaw working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw with the ground and pound from mount.
yagami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loblaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loblaw controlling the pace for now.
Loblaw tries to control but yagami wriggling away.
Loblaw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
yagami is in all sorts of trouble here.
Loblaw won't let yagami get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Loblaw wants to finish this one by submission but yagami is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Loblaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yagami is desperately trying to improve his position but Loblaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Loblaw working the ground and pound effectively.
Loblaw is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, yagami has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loblaw looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loblaw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
yagami is looking to improve his position but Loblaw isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Loblaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
yagami shoots and misses
and Loblaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Loblaw controls the position from side control.
yagami regains half guard.
yagami is not content to let Loblaw control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bob Loblaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
yagami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loblaw.
yagami is trying to stand.
Loblaw works his way into full mount!
Loblaw with shots to the head and body - yagami looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loblaw pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Loblaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can yagami hang on?
Loblaw working yagami over with strikes here.
yagami is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Loblaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Loblaw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Loblaw scoring with strikes but yagami is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loblaw cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Loblaw is working for a guillotine from mount but yagami frees his head quite easily.
yagami is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yagami is in a horrible position here. Loblaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
yagami is in a horrible position here. Loblaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
yagami working to try and regain half guard.
Loblaw looking to control but yagami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
yagami taking shots to the head.
Loblaw looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
yagami is squirming around, avoiding Loblaw's attempts to control the action.
yagami wants to control but Loblaw is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw wants to control the pace but yagami is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
yagami is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
yagami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
yagami is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Loblaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Loblaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loblaw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Loblaw wants to control the pace but yagami is squirming around nicely.
Loblaw looking to finish yagami with some ground and pound. This is bad for yagami!
Loblaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but yagami manages to avoid the submission attempt.
yagami is looking for a sweep.
yagami is pushing Loblaw's head away, looking to escape. Loblaw manages to hold on to the position though.
Loblaw scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at yagami to see if he's OK.
yagami is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Loblaw has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loblaw cracks yagami with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Loblaw dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Loblaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bob Loblaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loblaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loblaw misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from yagami misses the target.
Loblaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
yagami misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yagami throws a nice looking combination but Loblaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loblaw connects with a solid leg kick.
yagami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Loblaw. No joy for yagami on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yagami misses with a straight right.
yagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
yagami takes a body punch but keeps moving.
yagami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loblaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loblaw tries to clinch there but yagami circles away.
yagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loblaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that yagami can do to turn this around?
Loblaw scores with a leg kick.
Loblaw throws a jab but it's blocked by yagami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Loblaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to yagami's calf.
Loblaw works over yagami's head and body with a nice combination.
Loblaw slaps away a takedown attempt from yagami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loblaw clinches.
yagami takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loblaw gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, yagami regains guard.
Loblaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Loblaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Loblaw drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Loblaw as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! yagami screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Loblaw! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bob Loblaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jari Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen wants to clinch.
Lehtonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lehtonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smyslov.
Lehtonen throws a nice looking combination but Smyslov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smyslov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smyslov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lehtonen was covering up waiting for the punch and Smyslov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lehtonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lehtonen keeping moving, preventing Smyslov from controlling successfully.
Smyslov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lehtonen tries to escape but Smyslov is in control.
Lehtonen is looking to reverse the position.
Smyslov is working Lehtonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smyslov works to advance to full mount. Lehtonen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lehtonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Smyslov has a good base and remains in mount.
Lehtonen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smyslov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lehtonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lehtonen moves into full guard.
Lehtonen wants to get back to his feet but Smyslov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lehtonen keeping moving, preventing Smyslov from controlling successfully.
Smyslov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lehtonen is keeping the position for now.
Lehtonen wants to sweep here but Smyslov controlling him for the moment.
Smyslov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smyslov works over Lehtonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Smyslov throwing strikes but missing.
Smyslov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov landing some decent shots from guard.
Smyslov advances position into side control!
Smyslov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lehtonen down.
Lehtonen pushes Smyslov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smyslov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smyslov scores with punches from side control.
Lehtonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lehtonen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lehtonen wants to get back to full guard.
Lehtonen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smyslov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehtonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smyslov is looking for a kimura but Lehtonen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smyslov to get the leverage.
Smyslov wants to control but Lehtonen is keeping him busy.
Lehtonen is pressing down on Smyslov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smyslov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lehtonen 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.
Lehtonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smyslov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is looking to stand up but Smyslov won't let him.
Smyslov tries to strike from the bottom.
Lehtonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smyslov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smyslov wants to sweep here but Lehtonen controlling him for the moment.
Smyslov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lehtonen's guard.
Lehtonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lehtonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lehtonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smyslov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smyslov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lehtonen is breathing heavily.
Smyslov lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Smyslov wants to control from the top but Lehtonen keeps moving.
Lehtonen wants to stand and escape but Smyslov is having none of it.
Lehtonen keeping moving, preventing Smyslov from controlling successfully.
Lehtonen pushes Smyslov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Smyslov is having none of it.
Lehtonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smyslov to score with a decent uppercut.
Lehtonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smyslov lands a with a good body shot.
Lehtonen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smyslov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smyslov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lehtonen is retaining full guard.
Lehtonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smyslov manages to get himself to full guard.
Smyslov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lehtonen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smyslov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen closes the distance and pushes Smyslov back into the ropes.
Lehtonen keeps control of Smyslov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smyslov is keeping busy.
Lehtonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehtonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Lehtonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyslov is defending well for now.
Lehtonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Smyslov pushes Lehtonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smyslov blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehtonen landing knees to the head.
Lehtonen stops a takedown attempt from Smyslov.
Smyslov pushes Lehtonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtonen slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Smyslov as the two fighters clinch.
Smyslov managing to block the knees to the body from Lehtonen.
Smyslov scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smyslov.
Smyslov is working for takedown but Lehtonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jari Lehtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Smyslov.
Smyslov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smyslov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smyslov trying to control but Lehtonen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyslov passes Lehtonen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lehtonen is not content to let Smyslov control the position.
Smyslov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smyslov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smyslov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lehtonen defends it well.
Smyslov prevents Lehtonen from improving his position.
Smyslov prevents Lehtonen from standing back up.
Smyslov lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Smyslov connects with a nice short shot to Lehtonen's temple.
Smyslov lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov is nestled in close to Lehtonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smyslov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehtonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lehtonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lehtonen is trying to stand.
Lehtonen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smyslov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lehtonen taking some punishment here, with Smyslov in his half guard.
Lehtonen tries to roll over but Smyslov keeps him under control.
Lehtonen trying to hold on to Smyslov's head to control him but Smyslov postures up.
Smyslov working Lehtonen over with strikes.
Lehtonen pushes Smyslov off looking to stand but Smyslov dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smyslov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smyslov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smyslov wants to take a breather but Lehtonen is having none of it.
Lehtonen trying to control here.
Smyslov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smyslov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smyslov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smyslov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lehtonen defending well though.
Lehtonen is refusing to be controlled, as Smyslov sits in half guard.
Lehtonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smyslov trying to control the action but Lehtonen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smyslov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smyslov working over Lehtonen with some ground and pound. Lehtonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smyslov is thwarting Lehtonen's attempts to control the position.
Smyslov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehtonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smyslov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lehtonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smyslov.
Smyslov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Smyslov circles away.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but Smyslov circles away.
Lehtonen throws a lazy right hand but Smyslov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehtonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smyslov.
Lehtonen dives in and grabs Smyslov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smyslov pushes down on Lehtonen's head and hops out.
Smyslov scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehtonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Smyslov.
Lehtonen gets caught flat footed, as Smyslov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smyslov forces his way into half guard.
Smyslov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lehtonen wants to get back to his feet.
Smyslov is nestled in close to Lehtonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smyslov slips a nice elbow through Lehtonen's hands, connecting with Lehtonen's forehead.
Smyslov trying to control the action but Lehtonen is working from the bottom.
Smyslov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lehtonen gets full guard.
Smyslov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smyslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehtonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smyslov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyslov wants to pass the guard but Lehtonen is keeping the position.
Lehtonen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smyslov stopping the sweep attempt from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen trying to control the position.
Smyslov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smyslov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lehtonen's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smyslov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehtonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smyslov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehtonen throws a sloppy head kick and Smyslov moves out of range easily.
Smyslov scores with a jab. Lehtonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smyslov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen connects with a knee to the head.
Lehtonen stalling in the clinch but Smyslov improves position.
Smyslov blocks an elbow strike.
Smyslov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smyslov - that landed with a thud.
Smyslov has had enough of the clinch but Lehtonen keeps him there for the moment.
Smyslov managing to block the knees to the body from Lehtonen.
Smyslov breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehtonen misses the target.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but Smyslov is avoiding it.
Smyslov cracks Lehtonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lehtonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lehtonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smyslov stuns Lehtonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smyslov feints and as Lehtonen raises his hands in defense, Smyslov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smyslov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smyslov forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smyslov lands strikes from half guard.
Jari Lehtonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smyslov trying to control from half guard but Lehtonen is working away.
Vasily Smyslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to roll over but Smyslov keeps him under control.
Smyslov controlling the action here.
Lehtonen tries to kick Smyslov off but Smyslov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smyslov is trying to work for a kimura but Lehtonen is defending well.
Lehtonen pushes Smyslov off looking to stand but Smyslov dives back in and keeps control.
Lehtonen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smyslov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smyslov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smyslov wants to control but Lehtonen is keeping him busy.
Lehtonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen gets full guard.
Lehtonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smyslov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smyslov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehtonen keeping moving, preventing Smyslov from controlling successfully.
Lehtonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smyslov content to stall in guard here.
Lehtonen has his foot on Smyslov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smyslov works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smyslov sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Smyslov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smyslov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Smyslov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Katama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katama has chosen Inject the Venom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shin Katama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Coutinho'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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shin Katama!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coutinho.
Coutinho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katama swivels and escapes.
Coutinho scores a takedown into full mount!
Katama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coutinho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Katama tries to buck Coutinho off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Katama tries to hold on but Coutinho postures up.
Coutinho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Katama is looking to escape.
Katama tries to hold on but Coutinho postures up.
Coutinho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katama tries to reverse the position but Coutinho maintains control.
Katama squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coutinho lands with some strikes.
Coutinho jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Katama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Katama regains half guard.
Katama is kicking away at Coutinho from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Coutinho grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Katama trying to push Coutinho off... Katama taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Pablo Coutinho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukie Lulangos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Zuckercorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukie Lulangos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukie Lulangos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Zuckercorn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Lulangos.
It looks like Barry Zuckercorn has been cut.
Lulangos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Zuckercorn to the canvas! Zuckercorn doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lulangos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukie Lulangos!
Lukie Lulangos is the new heavyweight champion!
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