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Blinking with Fists PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flowers comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Tiger Style. Kilo has chosen Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Happy Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Foxtrot Kilo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flowers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilo.
Kilo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flowers finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilo's head.
Flowers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flowers showed some decent athleticism there.
Flowers 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.
It looks like Foxtrot Kilo has been cut.
Flowers content to control rather than advance.
Kilo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flowers.
Kilo wants to improve his position but Flowers is controlling well.
Flowers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flowers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flowers thows a huge punch but Kilo dodges it nicely.
Flowers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flowers is controlling the pace.
Kilo is concentrating on defense, preventing Flowers from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers looks to land a strike but Kilo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Flowers looking to sit in guard and control but Kilo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flowers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilo wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
Kilo postures up.
Kilo trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Flowers managing to control the position.
Flowers working a defensive guard here.
Flowers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kilo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Flowers wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilo looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kilo being controlled here momentarily.
Kilo with a nice head shot there.
Kilo throws a big right hand that misses.
Flowers controls Kilo momentarily but Kilo frees himself.
Flowers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilo.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Kilo tries to pass.
Kilo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers has his hands on Kilo's head, controlling the position.
Flowers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilo defends well.
Kilo wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilo jabs at Flowers's body.
Kilo missing with a left hand there. Flowers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilo scores with a shot to the body.
Flowers is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Kilo both land. Nice combination.
Flowers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilo.
Kilo scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Kilo. That snapped Flowers's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo misses with a wild body shot.
Kilo lands with an overhand left.
Kilo cracks Flowers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flowers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flowers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kilo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilo misses the shot to the body.
Kilo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flowers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilo.
Kilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foxtrot Kilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Flowers.
Flowers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foxtrot Kilo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Foxtrot Kilo'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.
Flowers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flowers lands in his opponent's guard.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers postures up.
Flowers 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.
Flowers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilo is keeping the position for now.
Flowers looking to sit in guard and control but Kilo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flowers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilo won't allow Flowers to sweep him here.
Kilo pushing down on Flowers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flowers is not content to let Kilo control the position.
Flowers is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo wants to take a breather but Flowers is having none of it.
Kilo slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flowers's head.
Kilo is trying to control. Flowers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flowers tries to get to full guard but Kilo has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Kilo.
Flowers slips a straight right by Kilo.
Kilo throws a jab but it's blocked by Flowers.
Kilo needs to keep his hands up - Flowers had a free shot at his head there.
Flowers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilo throws out the jab.
Flowers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flowers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilo.
A slow jab from Kilo misses its intended target.
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.
A left and a right from Kilo both land. Nice combination.
Kilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Flowers.
Kilo misses with a body shot
and Flowers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flowers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flowers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flowers misses with an uppercut. Kilo saw that one coming.
Kilo lands with a right hand.
Kilo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flowers.
Kilo misses with an uppercut. Flowers saw that one coming.
Flowers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilo is looking to improve his position.
Kilo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flowers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers working the head and body with strikes.
Kilo is trying to maintain the position but Flowers is very close to passing his half guard.
Flowers throwing shots but Kilo is blocking nicely.
Flowers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilo wants to control but Flowers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kilo is looking for a sweep. Flowers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flowers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flowers is trying to control. Kilo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kilo can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to de liver by Flowers. Beautiful body shot.
Flowers dips to his left and cracks Kilo with an uppercut!
Flowers misses with a body shot.
Flowers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kilo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers lands a couple of elbows.
Flowers wants to control from the top but Kilo keeps moving.
Flowers wants to pass the guard but Kilo is keeping the position.
Kilo is controlling Flowers's posture.
Flowers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flowers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilo is trying to keep Flowers in close.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Flowers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Foxtrot Kilo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kilo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flowers moves out of range as Kilo strikes.
Kilo cracks Flowers with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flowers, as that shot connected.
Flowers scores a takedown into full mount!
Flowers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Flowers prevents Kilo from getting the reversal.
Flowers lands a nice shot to the head.
Kilo taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Foxtrot Kilo's cut even more.
Flowers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foxtrot Kilo'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 Foxtrot Kilo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Happy Flowers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danzid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lo Boy-This Is How I Bang . Dos Santos has chosen CLICK CLICK BOOM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Danzid!
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, Helio Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Danzid pushes him off.
Dos Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danzid did well to prevent Dos Santos getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danzid is trying to stand back up but Dos Santos is controlling him
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Danzid defends it well.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Danzid is defending well.
Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Danzid defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Danzid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danzid digs a good hook to Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Danzid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danzid lands a left and a right that send Dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Danzid thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Helio Dos Santos has been cut.
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!
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Danzid which made him look bad.
Helio Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzid throws an overhand right that drops Dos Santos like a sack of potatoes! Danzid dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Danzid!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music. Scott Smyth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Smyth works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Escobar.
Escobar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smyth is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smyth keeps working.
Smyth tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
Smyth parries the strikes from Escobar easily there. Escobar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smyth to escape.
Smyth is trying to improve his position.
Escobar landing a few strikes.
Smyth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escobar on the ground.
Escobar wants to control for a moment but Smyth uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
Escobar is not content to let Smyth control the position.
Smyth is stalling here. Escobar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smyth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Escobar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Smyth is defending well.
Smyth struggling a bit here.
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.
Escobar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smyth tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
Smyth gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Escobar seems content to control.
Smyth is trying to get back to full guard.
Escobar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smyth's head.
Smyth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Escobar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar trying to control the pace.
Smyth tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Smyth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobar drops his hands momentarily and Smyth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smyth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smyth thows a body shot but no joy.
Escobar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Escobar.
Smyth wants to control but Escobar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Escobar lands in his opponent's guard.
Smyth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Escobar thows a big elbow that misses.
Smyth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Smyth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Smyth is working from the bottom.
Escobar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escobar thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smyth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Smyth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smyth throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Smyth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smyth as he avoids it easily.
Smyth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smyth keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Escobar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Escobar works his way into side control.
Smyth is trying to improve his position.
Smyth wants to control but Escobar postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Smyth is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is staying tight to Smyth's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Escobar advances to mount.
Smyth working to try and regain half guard.
Escobar thowing shots but they're missing.
Smyth is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Escobar looking to control but Smyth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escobar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Escobar prevents Smyth from getting the reversal.
Smyth tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smyth is bucking up trying to escape but Escobar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Escobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Escobar 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! This is the final round!
Smyth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smyth slips under a jab.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Smyth pushes him off.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Smyth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smyth throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smyth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smyth lands a head shot.
Smyth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smyth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smyth to score with a decent uppercut.
Smyth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar moves out of range as Smyth strikes.
Smyth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Jab from Smyth.
Scott Smyth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smyth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Smyth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Smyth's ribs.
Smyth misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to sit in guard and control but Smyth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smyth postures up.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escobar trying to keep a closed guard but Smyth is proving a slippery customer.
Smyth trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar has Smyth pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Smyth is having none of it.
Escobar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Escobar working over Smyth with some ground and pound. Smyth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Escobar not doing much here.
Smyth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a big elbow that misses.
Escobar trying to control but Smyth is working from the bottom.
Rocco Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escobar being controlled here momentarily.
Escobar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Scott Smyth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smyth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escobar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Escobar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Icke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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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, Emmanuel Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Icke!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icke keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vargas rushes Icke and presses him up against the cage.
Icke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vargas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like David Icke has been cut.
Vargas is pushing Icke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Vargas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Icke looks gassed!
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is pushing Icke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas stalling in the clinch.
Vargas lands an elbow inside that Icke shrugs off.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vargas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Icke letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Icke tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Icke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Vargas.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas taking a breather.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icke tries to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling the position.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas lands an elbow that stopped Icke in his tracks for a moment.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Icke tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas looking to throw knees to the head but Icke is blocking nicely.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Icke letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas slows down the pace here.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Icke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icke lands a jab to the head.
Icke scores with a three punch combo!
Vargas wants to clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Icke misses the target.
Vargas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icke.
Icke lands a with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icke is breathing heavily.
Icke misses with an uppercut.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Icke keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Icke misses.
Vargas tries to clinch but Icke moves out of range.
Icke misses with a looping left.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Icke misses with the combination.
Vargas wants to clinch.
No joy there for Icke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas scoring well with a low kick there.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Icke misses with a two punch combination.
Vargas clinches.
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.
Vargas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Icke's face.
Vargas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Emmanuel Vargas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vargas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Vargas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Icke can do to turn this around?
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Vargas is stalling here.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vargas is struggling to control the position.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Icke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargas obliges.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Icke won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Icke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Icke throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Icke lands a jab-cross combination.
Vargas tries to clinch but Icke moves out of range.
Icke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Icke keeps it at a distance.
Icke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Icke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Icke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vargas moves into range and clinches up with Icke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Icke won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas just leaning against Icke, taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas lands an elbow inside that Icke shrugs off.
Vargas stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Icke as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Icke has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Icke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icke is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
Vargas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Icke is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vargas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Icke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Vargas has Icke pushed against the cage.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas lands an elbow inside.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Icke avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas landing knees to the head.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Icke as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas effectively controlling the action here.
Icke avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Vargas keeps control of Icke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Vargas prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Icke blocks an elbow strike.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icke.
Vargas stalling.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Icke is keeping busy.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icke avoids it.
Vargas prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David Icke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Icke tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Emmanuel Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Vargas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Potempkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Potempkin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco shoots in and drives through. Potempkin sprawls well.
Potempkin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Potempkin.
Potempkin throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Potempkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potempkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potempkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falco tries for a takedown but Potempkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potempkin thumps Falco with a low kick.
Falco is breathing heavily.
Falco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potempkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Igor Potempkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potempkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potempkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Potempkin.
Potempkin lands with a nice body kick.
Potempkin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Potempkin works Falco's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Potempkin as he connects with a hook.
Potempkin has managed to clinch.
Falco fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potempkin lands a nice uppercut.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potempkin scores with a shot to the side of Falco's head.
A right hand to the body from Potempkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is trying to break free.
Potempkin breaks the clinch.
A combination from Potempkin does no damage.
Potempkin rushes Falco and presses him up against the cage.
Potempkin presses Falco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Potempkin - that landed with a thud.
Potempkin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potempkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potempkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Igor Potempkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potempkin gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Potempkin.
Potempkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falco.
Potempkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potempkin drops Falco with a beautiful combination! Falco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Potempkin is looking for the KO!
Falco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potempkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Falco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potempkin has managed to clinch.
Falco seems to have got his legs back now.
Falco jumps guard but Potempkin stands there with Falco around his waist. Falco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Potempkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falco misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Potempkin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Potempkin obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potempkin lands a nice knee to the body.
Potempkin scores with a shot to the side of Falco's head.
Potempkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Potempkin.
Potempkin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Falco up against the cage.
Potempkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potempkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potempkin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Potempkin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falco takes a step back to recover.
Potempkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Falco will feel that in the morning.
Potempkin moves into the clinch.
Falco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Potempkin.
Potempkin breaks the clinch.
Falco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Potempkin misses.
Falco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin throws a sloppy head kick and Falco moves out of range easily.
Potempkin scores with a one two! Falco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Potempkin closes the distance and clinches.
Potempkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falco backwards.
Potempkin missing with knees to the body.
Potempkin scores a nice knee to the body.
Potempkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Potempkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Potempkin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Potempkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potempkin scores a nice knee to the body.
Potempkin lands an uppercut.
Potempkin presses Falco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Potempkin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Potempkin.
Potempkin presses Falco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Potempkin gets through Falco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Potempkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falco or not.
Potempkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Potempkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Potempkin smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falco.
Falco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Potempkin misses with a wild combination.
Potempkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Falco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potempkin closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Falco tries to pull guard but Potempkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Falco drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potempkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potempkin swinging wilding here.
Potempkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Potempkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Potempkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falco doesn't seem bothered though.
Falco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potempkin tries to avoid it but Falco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potempkin to the ground. Potempkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Potempkin misses with a double jab.
Potempkin tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potempkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Potempkin.
Potempkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potempkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Potempkin lands a body punch.
Falco takes a shot to the head.
Potempkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcos head.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike.
Potempkin manages to break the clinch.
Igor Potempkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potempkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Potempkin lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potempkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falco has time to react.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potempkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potempkin misses with a two punch combination.
Potempkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falco's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potempkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Potempkin clinches with his opponent.
Falco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potempkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potempkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falco rather than just go for the knockout.
Potempkin stuns Falco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potempkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potempkin circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potempkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potempkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Potempkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potempkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falco.
Falco moves forwards but Potempkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potempkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Potempkin pushes Falco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin lands a knee to the body.
Potempkin crunches a lovely knee into Falco's ribcage.
Potempkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potempkin drives through and clinches with Falco against the cage.
Potempkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potempkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falco backwards.
Potempkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falco slips a jab and a cross from Potempkin.
Falco slips a jab and a cross from Potempkin.
Falco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Potempkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falco somewhat.
Potempkin thows a body kick. Falco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potempkin throws a leg kick which misses Falco's front leg but catches the back leg as Falco tries to avoid it.
Potempkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falco, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Potempkin.
Potempkin pushes Falco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potempkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Potempkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potempkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potempkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potempkin leaves Falco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Potempkin.
Falco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potempkin pinned against the cage. Potempkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Falco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potempkin closes the distance and pushes Falco back into the cage.
Falco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potempkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potempkin thumps Falco with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco closes the distance and clinches up with Potempkin, looking for a takedown. Falco pushes Potempkin against the cage but Potempkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sean Falco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Potempkin.
Potempkin is looking to slow Falco down with leg kicks.
Potempkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Falco off the cage and back into rage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Falco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Potempkin thumps Falco with a low kick.
Potempkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Falco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Potempkin.
Falco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potempkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potempkin stalks Falco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falco's face. Falco staggers backwards, shaken.
Falco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potempkin closes the distance and pushes Falco back into the cage.
Potempkin manages to break the clinch.
Potempkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potempkin wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potempkin clinches up against the cage.
Potempkin breaks the clinch.
Potempkin moves into the clinch.
Potempkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Potempkin lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Potempkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Potempkin works Falco's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falco is defended easily by Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a jab to the head.
Falco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Potempkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potempkin throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Falco colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Potempkin as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Falco is left battered and dazed whilst Potempkin and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Potempkin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Gomez!
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, Diego Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Jab by Gomez.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez drops Silva with a big left hand! Silva is injured, injured bad! Gomez jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Gomez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philipe Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puncha Mifase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipe Sagat!
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, Puncha Mifase!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mifase lunges at Sagat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sagat's hand.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Mifase circles away.
Mifase fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mifase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Mifase.
Sagat gets a clinch.
Mifase is trying to maintain a safe position but Sagat gets an underhook and turns Mifase into the cage.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mifase is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mifase stalling in the clinch but Sagat improves position.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
Mifase jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Mifase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Mifase circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Mifase circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sagat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mifase.
Philipe Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puncha Mifase.
Mifase looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sagat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifase blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mifase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mifase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mifase blocks an elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mifase tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Mifase blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Mifase blocks with his arms.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Mifase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mifase takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mifase looking to stall.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifase blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat throws an elbow but it misses.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Mifase avoids the elbow strike from Sagat, against the cage.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Mifase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mifase goes for a takedown attempt but Sagat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mifase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat wants to clinch
and Mifase counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mifase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philipe Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mifase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mifase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Sagat tries to clinch but Mifase is having none of it.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mifase is trying to break free.
Mifase fails to pull guard.
Mifase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mifase fails to pull guard.
Mifase tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
Sagat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mifase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifase won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Mifase's ribcage.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mifase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mifase avoids the elbow strike from Sagat, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipe Sagat dominated 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.
Mifase is looking to clinch but Sagat is avoiding it.
Mifase tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sagat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mifase's brow.
Mifase has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sagat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sagat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat misses with an elbow strike.
Sagat prevents the takedown attempt.
Philipe Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puncha Mifase.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Mifase's ribcage.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat blocks an uppercut.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Mifase can't break the clinch.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Mifase drops back down to his feet.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Mifase drops back down to his feet.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mifase is looking to control Sagat's arms but Sagat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mifase has his back to the cage.
Sagat misses with an elbow strike.
Mifase tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mifase is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifase won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Mifase blocks it.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mifase misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Mifase has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sagat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Mifase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifase blocks it with crossed arms.
Mifase jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Mifase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Sagat. No joy for Mifase on that attempt.
Sagat closes the distance but Mifase moves to the side
and Mifase makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Mifase looks for a takedown but Sagat sprawls well.
Philipe Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Mifase circles away.
Mifase tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sagat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mifase somewhat.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Mifase's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mifase duly obliges.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mifase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Mifase keeps it at a distance.
Sagat gets a clinch.
Mifase blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mifase tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagat just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipe Sagat 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!
Mifase tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sagat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mifase somewhat.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Mifase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sagat but Sagat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mifase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Mifase circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Mifase circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Mifase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mifase takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Mifase blocks with his arms.
Philipe Sagat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mifase takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Mifase blocks with his arms.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifase won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mifase dodges an elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagat misses with an elbow strike.
Sagat throws an elbow but it misses.
Mifase blocks an elbow strike from Sagat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Mifase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mifase tries to score a body lock takedown but Sagat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Philipe Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puncha Mifase.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Mifase tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sagat working Mifase over with knees to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat throws an elbow but it misses.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Mifase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Mifase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mifase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mifase tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Mifase wants a takedown.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Mifase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Mifase avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mifase has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sagat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifase's face.
Mifase fails to pull guard.
Mifase is trying to drag Sagat to the mat but Sagat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mifase avoids a wild elbow strike from Sagat.
Mifase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat prevents Mifase from breaking the clinch.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mifase is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mifase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sagat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mifase jumps guard but Sagat stands there with Mifase around his waist. Mifase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mifase can't get the takedown.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mifase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Mifase is blocking nicely.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Mifase tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mifase has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sagat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Philipe Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mifase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mifase tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifase tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Puncha Mifase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philipe Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sagat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philipe Sagat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefrey Van Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back Pack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jefrey Van Bone's chin.
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207 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
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, Jefrey Van Bone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Bone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Bone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice cross by Pack.
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!
Pack misses with a wild combination.
Pack digs a good hook to Van Bone's body.
Pack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Pack.
Pack punishes Van Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Pack connects with a looping right hand.
Pack throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Van Bone stumbling backwards into the cage! Van Bone bounces back off the cage towards Pack, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pack lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pack celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Back Pack!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Chromo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perry Chromo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Said lands a glancing blow to the side of Chromo's head.
Perry Chromo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chromo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Said with a nice cross.
Chromo misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Said is defended easily by Chromo.
Said scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chromo throws a hook to the side of Said's head but Said sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chromo throws a hook to the side of Said's head but Said sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Said.
Chromo throws a head kick that misses.
Chromo misses with a body kick.
Chromo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chromo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Chromo catches Said right on the button with a cross.
Chromo throws a sloppy head kick and Said moves out of range easily.
Chromo looks gassed!
Chromo throws a sloppy head kick and Said moves out of range easily.
Said ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry Chromo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Said lands a hook that stumbles Chromo back into the cage. Said follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Chromo to the canvas! Said pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Chromo has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kareem Said!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto comes to the cage accompanied by Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
151 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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154 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacquiao has time to react.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hashimoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Hashimoto avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Hashimoto moves out of range as Pacquiao throws a body kick.
Pacquiao scores with a nice head shot.
Hashimoto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao can't do much from the bottom here.
Pacquiao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hashimoto kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hashimoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pacquiao wants to control but Hashimoto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hashimoto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pacquiao is looking to regain half guard here but Hashimoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Pacquiao is not content to let Hashimoto control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hashimoto tried to score with a low kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Hashimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Hashimoto's body.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Hashimoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws out a leg kick but Hashimoto moves out of range and Pacquiao only half commits.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Hashimoto avoids it.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hashimoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashimoto avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks Hashimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Hashimoto with a series of wild strikes but Hashimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hashimoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hashimoto at a distance.
Hashimoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hashimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hashimoto looking to pass the guard.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hashimoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Hashimoto keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Hashimoto looking for a guillotine here but Pacquiao defends easily.
Pacquiao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hashimoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is looking for a triangle but Pacquiao pushes his legs off easily.
Pacquiao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hashimoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hashimoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pacquiao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hashimoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Hashimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Hashimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Hashimoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow Hashimoto down.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy body shot
and Hashimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacquiao thinking.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashimoto.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick which misses Hashimoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Hashimoto tries to avoid it.
Hashimoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
Hashimoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hashimoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hashimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Hashimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Hashimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Hashimoto off the cage and back into rage.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hashimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hashimoto at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow Hashimoto down.
Hashimoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Hashimoto's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao jabs at Hashimoto's body.
Pacquiao throws a push kick but Hashimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Hashimoto persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Hashimoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Hashimoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hashimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hashimoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao works over Hashimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Hashimoto misses the jab.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hashimoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Hashimoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hashimoto is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
Hashimoto passes to side control.
Pacquiao is looking to reverse the position.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hashimoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hashimoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hashimoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pacquiao kicks off Hashimoto and gets to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Hashimoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Hashimoto with that takedown attempt.
Hashimoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hashimoto swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Hashimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao shoots and misses
and Hashimoto counters with a left to the body.
Hashimoto misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Hashimoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hashimoto seems content to control.
Hashimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain the position but Hashimoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto passes to side control.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hashimoto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hashimoto is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hashimoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.
Hashimoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hashimoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hashimoto slips nicely into half guard.
Pacquiao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hashimoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hashimoto's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto can't escape the position.
Hashimoto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pacquiao's guard. Nice work there by Hashimoto.
Pacquiao pushes Hashimoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hashimoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashimoto is pressing down on Pacquiao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacquiao is holding on for now.
Hashimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pacquiao defends it well.
Pacquiao tries to kick Hashimoto off but Hashimoto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hashimoto wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto prevents Pacquiao from standing back up.
Hashimoto prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Hashimoto works his way into full mount!
Hashimoto wants to take Pacquiao's back but he can't do it this time.
Hashimoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pacquiao has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
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.
Hashimoto looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Pacquiao is controlling Hashimoto 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Hashimoto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pacquiao uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hashimoto to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hashimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hashimoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Hashimoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hashimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashimoto.
Pacquiao jabs Hashimoto right on the nose. Hashimoto blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashimoto is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Pacquiao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Hashimoto lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and Hashimoto counters with a nice body kick.
Hashimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Hashimoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Hashimoto's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hashimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Pacquiao stuns Hashimoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Hashimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Hashimoto's ribcage but misses.
Hashimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Hashimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao digs a good body shot into Hashimoto's ribs.
Hashimoto lands with a shot to the body.
Hashimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Hashimoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Keiji Hashimoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hashimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hashimoto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pacquiao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pacquiao has escaped and now he's on top!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pacquiao tries to stand but Hashimoto is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is trying to control the position but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Hashimoto.
Pacquiao passes Hashimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Hashimoto moves into full guard.
Hashimoto has his foot on Pacquiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pacquiao works his way back into a safe position though.
Hashimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacquiao looking to pass the guard.
Hashimoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashimoto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pacquiao is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hashimoto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pacquiao's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keiji Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick lands from Pacquiao.
Hashimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a kick to the temple. Hashimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hashimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao jabs at Hashimoto's body.
Hashimoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Hashimoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Hashimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Hashimoto's ribs.
Pacquiao leaves Hashimoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Hashimoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to stand.
Hashimoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao tries to hold on but Hashimoto pushes him away.
Pacquiao somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Hashimoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Hashimoto's head.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hashimoto has time to react.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hashimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Hashimoto.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hashimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hashimoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hashimoto doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Hashimoto's body. Hashimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hashimoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashimoto takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Hashimoto strikes.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashimoto.
Pacquiao works Hashimoto's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Hashimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Hashimoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashimoto moves away.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Hashimoto's body.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
A shot to de liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hashimoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pacquiao.
Hashimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hashimoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashimoto throws out the jab.
Pacquiao connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Hashimoto moved away.
Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hashimoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pacquiao!
Hashimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacquiao is looking to escape.
Hashimoto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pacquiao is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pacquiao and Hashimoto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hashimoto tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Hashimoto drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao is the new featherweight champion!
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