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AFC 92 - Dual Defense PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Cristobal Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Cristobal Fuente could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Chips's chin.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, San Cristobal Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Chips!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuente changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chips looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chips can't do much from the bottom here.
Chips tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Chips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fuente is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chips will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fuente scores with punches from side control.
Fuente wants to control but Chips is keeping him busy.
Chips manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chips is looking for a sweep. Fuente is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuente wants to free his trapped foot but Chips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chips trying to control but Fuente postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente tries to pass to full mount but Chips defends it.
Chips trying to control from the bottom.
Fuente thows a huge punch but Chips dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuente.
Fuente drops his hands momentarily and Chips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chips blocks a jab.
Fuente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chips throws the left hand but Fuente avoids the punch easily.
Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Chips looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fuente has picked Chips up and slammed him! Chips can't keep hold of the triangle and Fuente manages to pass to side control!
Fuente 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips tries to buck Fuente off but Fuente is having none of it.
Fuente throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chips sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fuente looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chips wants to get back to full guard.
Fuente perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chips is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuente scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chips flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuente tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chips is defending against the submission attempts here by Fuente.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuente leaves Chips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuente.
Fuente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chips circles away quickly and effectively.
Fuente gets caught flat footed, as Chips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chips postures up in Fuente's guard and throws a big left but Fuente blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuente throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fuente has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chips has managed to get both his arms back between Fuente's legs - danger averted.
Fuente has his foot on Chips's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chips works his way back into a safe position though.
Fuente is breathing heavily.
Chips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuente avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuente looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuente gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chips drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fuente dives on top into guard.
Chips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuente throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Cristobal Fuente dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuente misses with a takedown
and Chips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chips content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chips's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuente pulls Chips in to control the position.
Fuente looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuente, not yet.
Chips looking to pass the guard.
Chips throwing strikes from guard but Fuente blocks nicely.
Fuente looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuente, not yet.
Chips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuente trying to keep a closed guard but Chips is proving a slippery customer.
Fuente wants to hit a switch here but Chips passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fuente there!
Chips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chips working the ground and pound effectively.
Ted Chips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chips prevents Fuente from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chips working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chips lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuente is looking to get to half guard.
Chips with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips cracks Fuente with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chips content just to control the position here.
Chips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuente?
BOOM! Chips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuente keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Chips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chips with good strikes from the mount here!
Chips tries to control but Fuente wriggling away.
Chips scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips avoids the attempt from Fuente to control.
Chips controlling his opponent.
Chips lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuente is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Fuente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fuente tries to hold on but Chips pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuente in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chips wants to control the pace but Fuente is squirming around nicely.
Fuente is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Chips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuente avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuente throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chips was covering up waiting for the punch and Fuente finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fuente drops back looking for a leg! Chips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chips manages to kick Fuente off! Fuente jumps back into Chips's guard.
Fuente scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chips wants to sweep here but Fuente controlling him for the moment.
Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fuente stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chips keeping moving, preventing Fuente from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fuente defends well.
Chips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fuente gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Fuente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chips trying to keep a closed guard but Fuente is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Fuente working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuente with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuente's guard.
Chips's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuente escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuente escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chips stands up over Fuente, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips scoring with some ground and pound.
Chips works over Fuente with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuente looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chips chips away with some ground and pound.
Chips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chips is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuente has wrist control.
Chips lands a couple of digs.
Fuente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuente has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chips can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente looking for subs off his back but Chips has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chips trying to control from half guard but Fuente is working away.
Chips lands with a punch from half guard.
Chips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chips is looking to take a break and control but Fuente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuente is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chips's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Chips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Chips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Simpleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasabi comes into the arena with Pokerface blaring out of the sound system. Lucky Wasabi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Simpleton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpleton cracks a nice hook into Wasabi's ribs.
Wasabi takes one to the chin there.
Simpleton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasabi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wasabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpleton was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasabi.
A head kick misses from Wasabi.
Wasabi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simpleton thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpleton throws a jab when Wasabi was well out of range.
Wasabi throws a head kick that misses.
Simpleton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Frankie Simpleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpleton scores with a nice strike.
Simpleton lands a lovely overhand right.
Wasabi lands the left hand.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Wasabi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucky Wasabi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes to the cage accompanied by Until it Sleeps by Metallica. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren wants to slow Masterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Masterson throws the left hand but Warren avoids the punch easily.
James Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Warren's shoulder, as Warren tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Warren moved out of range nicely.
Masterson checks a low kick from Warren.
Warren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warren.
Warren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice head shot.
Masterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masterson.
Warren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Masterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masterson throws a good cross that connects.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson throws a shot from downtown. Warren moves away and avoids it.
Masterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Warren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Warren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masterson tries to work over Warren's front leg with a kick but Warren checks it.
A leg kick checked by Masterson.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Warren doesn't seem phased though.
Warren feints and then cracks Masterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masterson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Masterson tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
Warren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Masterson throws a lazy head kick
and Warren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Warren tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Warren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warren counters with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
Masterson lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson blocks a leg kick.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Warren cracks the inside of Masterson's front leg.
Warren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masterson.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Masterson throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masterson checks the leg kick.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Warren.
Masterson checks the leg kick.
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.
Masterson checks a leg kick.
Masterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Warren's head but Warren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masterson jabs at Warren's body.
Masterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Masterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
Warren scores with a push kick.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses
and Warren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Warren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warren. That's going to slow Masterson down.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
A low kick from Warren is predictable there
and Masterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Warren wants to slow Masterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Masterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warren circles away quickly and effectively.
Masterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masterson scores with a one two! Warren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lewis Warren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Warren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Warren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Warren goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warren checks a low kick from Masterson.
Warren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Warren misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Masterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warren throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masterson.
Warren throws a leg kick which misses Masterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Masterson tries to avoid it.
Masterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warren counters with a head kick. That will keep Masterson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Warren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Masterson throws a right and a left that Warren avoids nicely.
Masterson stuns Warren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson dips to his left and cracks Warren with an uppercut!
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warren was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Masterson blocks a leg kick.
Warren avoids the body shot from Masterson.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Warren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warren misses with a leg kick.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Warren saw that one coming.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses
and Warren counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warren.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson checks a leg kick.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a leg kick but Masterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masterson stuns Warren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Warren.
Warren slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Warren.
Masterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Warren throws a head kick that half lands.
Masterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warren counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Warren feints and then cracks Masterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masterson down.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Warren ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lewis Warren is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren wants to land a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
Masterson misses with the combination.
Masterson swings for the body but Warren moves out of range.
Masterson tests Warren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Masterson misses.
Warren moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
A low kick from Masterson misses
and Warren counters with a leg kick.
Masterson checks a low kick from Warren.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warren.
Masterson throws a hook but Warren blocks it.
Warren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
A jab from Masterson does it's job there.
Warren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masterson.
Warren throws a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Warren avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a shot to the body.
Warren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masterson is out of range and Warren settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Masterson swinging wilding here.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
Masterson swings for the body but Warren moves out of range.
Masterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warren can pounce on him.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Warren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren wants to slow Masterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Masterson misses with a combination
and Warren counters with a low kick, right behind Masterson 's knee.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Warren is looking to chop away at Masterson's legs.
Warren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masterson. That did some damage!
Warren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warren tried to score with a low kick but Masterson checks it.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Warren counters with a slapping leg kick.
James Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masterson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Masterson does no damage.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warren.
Warren moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
Warren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warren tries to work over Masterson's front leg with a kick but Masterson checks it.
Masterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren staying out of range there.
Warren feints and then cracks Masterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masterson down.
Masterson throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lewis Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren lands with a slapping head kick.
Warren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Warren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Warren misses
and Masterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Masterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warren momentarily.
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warren counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Warren counters with a low kick, right behind Masterson 's knee.
Warren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masterson misses with a low kick as Warren jumps back.
Warren throws out a leg kick but Masterson moves out of range and Warren only half commits.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson lands a head shot.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Warren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Warren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warren 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Warren!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juliano Ramos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Just Case's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Just Case!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case checks a leg kick.
Ramos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Case in his tracks.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Case at a distance.
Case shoots in but Ramos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Case is defended easily by Ramos.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Case ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Case at a distance.
Case shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramos sprawls well. Ramos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Case gets slowly back to his feet.
Juliano Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Case.
Case looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right hand that Case ducks under and follows up with a left that Case also avoids with ease.
Ramos swinging wilding here.
Case slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Case ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos throws a leg kick that misses.
Case drops his hands momentarily and Ramos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Case fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
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.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Ramos throws a right hand that Case ducks under and follows up with a left that Case also avoids with ease.
Ramos misses with a kick to the body.
Case uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Case is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ramos's half guard.
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.
Well, if Case is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to control but Case is keeping busy.
Case works his way into full mount!
Case is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ramos is squirming around, avoiding Case's attempts to control the action.
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.
Case moves to take his opponent's back.
Ramos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Case.
Case misses with an elbow to the head.
Case working for the choke.
Case misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juliano Ramos 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.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos throws a head kick but Case moves out of range.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Case shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramos defends it nicely.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case shoots in but no luck this time.
Juliano Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Case.
Ramos throws a right hand that Case ducks under and follows up with a left that Case also avoids with ease.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Case on the side of the head.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juliano Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Case shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Case was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Case controlling from the full mount.
Case trying to control but Ramos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case punching from mount but Ramos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Case tries to control but Ramos wriggling away.
Case seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ramos is holding on tight.
Case controlling his opponent.
Case postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ramos looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case working for a guillotine from mount but Ramos is in no mood to give up.
Case is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ramos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Case breaks from Ramos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case wants to control the pace but Ramos is squirming around nicely.
Case is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ramos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ramos!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Case wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Case escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Case 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! This is the final round!
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Case bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Case tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juliano Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos looks to land a body kick but Case moved away.
Juliano Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Case closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramos circles away.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ramos was covering up waiting for the punch and Case finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case stands up and waves to Ramos to follow him.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Case tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramos takes a swing at Case's ribcage but misses.
Case darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Case stalling away here and it's allowed Ramos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is working Ramos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Case looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Case looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Case is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramos is aware though and is defending well.
Case is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Case wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Case tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos looks for the body kick but Case saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Case has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Case!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crocopski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
272 lbs
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240 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Crocopski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocopski lands with a nice body kick.
Crocopski lands a nice looking body kick.
Hyabusa is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crocopski looks to land a combination but Hyabusa avoids it well.
Crocopski throws a nice looking combination but Hyabusa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crocopski is looking to clinch.
Crocopski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crocopski scores with a jab.
Crocopski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyabusa circles away.
Crocopski moves out of range of the strikes.
Crocopski gets a clinch.
Crocopski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hyabusa's defenses.
Hyabusa is trying to force a seperation but Crocopski has the dominant position.
Hyabusa takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ryu Hyabusa has been cut.
Hyabusa avoiding damage as Crocopski throws knees to the body.
Crocopski lands an elbow just above Hyabusa 's eye.
Crocopski misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hyabusa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crocopski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hyabusa is defending well for now.
Hyabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyabusa managing to block the knees to the body from Crocopski.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crocopski.
Crocopski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Crocopski has him pressed against the cage.
Crocopski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyabusa's efforts to push away.
Crocopski looking to throw knees to the head but Hyabusa is blocking nicely.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocopski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crocopski throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Crocopski.
Crocopski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyabusa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crocopski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocopski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Hyabusa takes an elbow to the temple.
Crocopski tries to land a knee to the head but Hyabusa blocks with his arms.
Crocopski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crocopski misses with a knee strike.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyabusa is trying to break free.
Crocopski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyabusa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Crocopski has him pressed against the cage.
Crocopski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hyabusa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hyabusa throws a hook but Crocopski blocks it.
Crocopski is looking to clinch but Hyabusa is avoiding it.
Hyabusa misses with a body kick.
Crocopski fakes the leg kick and cracks Hyabusa in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Crocopski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Hyabusa
and Crocopski counters by moving into the clinch.
Hyabusa managing to block the knees to the body from Crocopski.
Hyabusa is trying to force a seperation but Crocopski has the dominant position.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocopski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crocopski with a knee to the head.
Hyabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crocopski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crocopski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crocopski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocopski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyabusa's efforts to push away.
Crocopski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hyabusa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crocopski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyabusa avoids it.
Hyabusa tries to break the clinch but Crocopski is controlling the position.
Crocopski missing with knees to the body.
Hyabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyabusa can't break the clinch.
Crocopski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crocopski has Hyabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hyabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocopski keeps control of Hyabusa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyabusa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crocopski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyabusa avoids it.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Crocopski is controlling him.
Crocopski lands a nice elbow.
Hyabusa breaks from the clinch.
Crocopski throws a lazy right hand but Hyabusa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crocopski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crocopski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyabusa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crocopski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyabusa loads up on a big right hand but Crocopski slips the punch.
Hyabusa throws a hook but Crocopski avoids it easily.
Crocopski slips under a jab from Hyabusa.
Crocopski has closed the distance and engaged Hyabusa in a clinch.
Crocopski trying to land knees to the body.
Hyabusa tries to break free but Crocopski pushes him back against the cage.
Crocopski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hyabusa is defending well for now.
Crocopski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crocopski misses with a knee to the head.
Crocopski misses with a knee to the head.
Hyabusa takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa working hard to break the clinch.
Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
Crocopski slips under a jab.
Crocopski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyabusa circles away.
A left lands for Hyabusa.
It looks like Michael Crocopski has been cut.
A big right from Hyabusa misses.
Crocopski slips a straight right by Hyabusa.
Crocopski moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Hyabusa misses with a straight left.
Hyabusa misses with a straight left.
A big right from Hyabusa misses.
Hyabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crocopski tries to move into range but Hyabusa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocopski lands with a straight right. Hyabusa didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Crocopski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crocopski throws a shot from downtown. Hyabusa moves away and avoids it.
Crocopski closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crocopski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hyabusa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crocopski has time to react.
Crocopski moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Michael Crocopski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocopski tries to clinch up but Hyabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
Crocopski blocks a jab.
Crocopski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocopski misses with a straight right.
Hyabusa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Crocopski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hyabusa stalks Crocopski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crocopski's face. Crocopski staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Crocopski.
Hyabusa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Michael Crocopski's cut even more.
Hyabusa throws a left that rocks Crocopski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hyabusa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Crocopski regain composure!
Crocopski is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyabusa stands up and beckons Crocopski to his feet.
Crocopski is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyabusa finish him?
Crocopski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crocopski seems to have recovered his senses.
Hyabusa misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crocopski moves away from the strike by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa with a jab.
The cut above Michael Crocopski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa loads up on a big right hand but Crocopski slips the punch.
Hyabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crocopski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crocopski.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Crocopski.
Crocopski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyabusa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crocopski tries to clinch but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Crocopski wants to clinch.
Crocopski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyabusa blocks a head kick by Crocopski.
Crocopski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crocopski thows a body shot but no joy.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut.
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.
Hyabusa misses the jab.
Hyabusa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyabusa misses with a straight left.
Hyabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Hyabusa lunges at Crocopski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crocopski's hand.
Michael Crocopski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crocopski moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crocopski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hyabusa's brow.
Crocopski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crocopski has Hyabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hyabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crocopski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hyabusa's brow.
Michael Crocopski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyabusa wants to get back to striking at distance but Crocopski won't allow it.
Hyabusa tries to circle away but Crocopski has him pinned against the cage.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Crocopski is controlling him.
Crocopski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hyabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyabusa throws a hook but Crocopski avoids it easily.
Hyabusa looks to land a body kick but Crocopski moved away.
Crocopski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyabusa, pushing him back against the cage.
Crocopski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyabusa avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crocopski throws an elbow but misses.
Crocopski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hyabusa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa is trying to break the clinch but Crocopski is controlling him.
Hyabusa tries to break the clinch but Crocopski is controlling the position.
Crocopski keeps control of Hyabusa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyabusa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyabusa tries to circle away but Crocopski has him pinned against the cage.
Hyabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocopski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyabusa manages to break the clinch.
Hyabusa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crocopski tries to clinch up but Hyabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyabusa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Hyabusa finds it's target.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Crocopski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryu Hyabusa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven comes to the cage accompanied by "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. Griffon has chosen I'm Shipping out to Boston by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
212 lbs
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219 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Griffon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffon.
Griffon moves out of range as Steven strikes.
Steven looks to land a body kick but Griffon moved away.
Griffon is looking to chop away at Steven's legs.
Griffon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steven is out of range and Griffon settles back down.
Steven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steven just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steven blocks a head kick by Griffon.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon blocks a jab.
Steven misses with a wild body shot.
Griffon wants to clinch up but Steven keeps it at a distance.
Steven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffon wants to clinch.
Griffon moves in looking to clinch but Steven pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven lands with a nice body kick.
Griffon throws a leg kick but Steven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steven checks the leg kick.
Griffon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffon misses with a low kick.
Steven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steven is looking to wear down Griffon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffon misses the shot to the body.
Griffon slips under a jab from Steven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steven looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffon is just out of range.
A combination from Griffon does no damage.
Steven moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffon.
Griffon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffon throws out a loose jab but Steven uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Steven.
It looks like Forrest Griffon has been cut.
Griffon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steven is out of range.
Griffon throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Steven does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steven throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Griffon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Steven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Steven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steven is out of range and Griffon settles back down.
Steven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Steven does no damage.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
Steven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffon walks into a left hand.
Steven cracks a nice hook into Griffon's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffon moves away.
Griffon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven jabs at Griffon's body.
Steven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mike Steven is winning the standup battle so far.
Steven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffon moves away.
Griffon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steven cracks Griffon with an open hand slap.
Griffon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steven lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffon's head.
That has opened up Forrest Griffon's cut even more.
Steven throws a head kick but Griffon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steven digs a good hook to Griffon's body.
Steven thows a body shot but no joy.
Steven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffon manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Griffon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steven has got the better of the exchanges.
Steven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steven misses with a hook to the body
and Griffon counters with a thumping low kick.
Steven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Griffon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Griffon misses
and Steven counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon ducks right into an uppercut from Steven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Steven.
Steven misses the shot to the body.
Steven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffon momentarily.
Steven throws a head kick but Griffon moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Steven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Steven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Griffon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steven is out of range and Griffon settles back down.
Griffon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steven checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Steven blocks the low kick.
Griffon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steven counters with a left to the body.
Steven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steven lands a high kick!
Griffon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven throws a body punch but Griffon moves out of range.
Griffon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Steven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffon can do to turn this around?
Griffon looks to land a right hand but Steven moved out of range.
Griffon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Forrest Griffon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Griffon misses with a wild combination.
Steven looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffon is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffon at a distance.
No joy there for Steven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Steven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Steven blocks the leg kick.
Steven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven lands a lovely overhand right.
Forrest Griffon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven takes a swing at Griffon's ribcage but misses.
Steven swings for the body but Griffon moves out of range.
Steven lands a nice shot to the body.
Steven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steven.
No joy there for Steven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Griffon misses
and Steven counters with a good low kick that Griffon was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffon throws a head kick that misses
and Steven counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffon throws a leg kick
and Steven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffon thinking.
Steven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffon thows a leg kick but Steven checks it
and Steven counters with a nice leg kick.
Steven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffon's hands.
Steven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffon doesn't manage to clinch there - Steven circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Steven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steven 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Steven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josu Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josu Ander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josu Ander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ander misses the target.
Lyoton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyoton.
Lyoton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lyoton thuds a left hand into Ander's body.
Ander swings for the body but Lyoton moves out of range.
A big left from Lyoton misses.
Machidan Lyoton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyoton gets caught flat footed, as Ander shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lyoton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ander defends it easily.
Ander postures up and lands a big shot to Lyoton's brow.
Lyoton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ander manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lyoton wants to sweep here but Ander controlling him for the moment.
Ander tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyoton is retaining full guard.
Lyoton trying to keep a closed guard but Ander is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lyoton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ander has managed to get both his arms back between Lyoton's legs - danger averted.
Ander preventing the sweep.
Ander passes Lyoton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ander drops an elbow to the side of Lyoton's head.
Ander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ander is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ander looks to land a strike but Lyoton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lyoton working for a triangle but Ander defends it easily.
Lyoton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ander gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ander advances position into side control!
Ander connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lyoton some visible discomfort.
It looks like Machidan Lyoton has been cut.
Lyoton is looking for a sweep.
Ander is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lyoton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lyoton is looking for a sweep.
Lyoton is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Lyoton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lyoton is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ander connects with a decent elbow.
Ander cracks Lyoton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Machidan Lyoton's cut is getting worse.
Ander working the ground and pound but Lyoton is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyoton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lyoton taking a bit of punishment here - Ander scoring with strikes.
Machidan Lyoton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lyoton is trying to control Ander's posture but Ander avoids it.
Ander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Ander seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lyoton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lyoton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander working the body and head with strikes.
Jeez, Machidan Lyoton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Machidan Lyoton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josu Ander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mic Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mic Swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick misses with a two punch combination.
Swick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Swick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crescent throws an overhand right that lands on Swick's shoulder, as Swick tries to avoid the shot.
Crescent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swick to the mat! Swick manages to get full guard.
Crescent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swick wants to stand but Crescent is controlling the position.
Swick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crescent on the ground.
Crescent passes Swick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent working the head and body with strikes.
Swick tries to kick Crescent off but Crescent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crescent tries to pass to full mount but Swick defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Swick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crescent.
Swick wants to stand back up but Crescent manages to pass into side control.
Swick dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Swick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent winds up and cracks Swick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crescent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crescent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swick is trying to stand.
Crescent passes to full mount!
Swick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent trying to control but Swick is having none of it.
Crescent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crescent is nestled in close to Swick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swick is looking to improve his position.
Crescent wants to control but Swick is keeping him busy.
Crescent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swick defending well though.
Crescent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crescent trying to control the action but Swick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crescent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swick moves away.
Crescent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crescent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swick.
Crescent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crescent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crescent misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crescent.
Swick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crescent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crescent is in close to Swick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crescent is looking to work some ground and pound but Swick has wrist control.
Crescent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crescent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crescent is controlling him.
Swick looking to control but Crescent passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Crescent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crescent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crescent looks gassed!
Swick is positioning himself well to prevent Crescent advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mornington Crescent will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Crescent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crescent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Swick is trying to break the clinch but Crescent has him pressed against the cage.
Crescent prevents Swick from breaking the clinch.
Swick wants to get back to striking at distance but Crescent won't allow it.
Swick can't break the clinch.
Crescent keeps control of Swick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mic Swick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crescent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swick misses with a shot to the body
and Crescent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crescent tries to pull guard but Swick holds him up against the cage and eventually Crescent drops back down to his feet.
Crescent has Swick pressed against the cage, preventing Swick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crescent prevents Swick from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
Crescent has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swick uses from the top position.
Crescent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crescent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crescent is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swick's guard.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Swick is retaining full guard.
Swick pulls Crescent in close to prevent any damage.
Crescent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swick tries to get out of the position.
Crescent stops Swick from standing up.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crescent.
Swick throws a body punch but Crescent moves out of range.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown but Swick shows good takedown defense.
Crescent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crescent shoots in but Swick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mic Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mornington Crescent.
Swick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crescent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swick.
Crescent swings for the body but Swick moves out of range.
Swick misses with a straight left.
Crescent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent moves out of range as Swick strikes.
Swick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crescent just misses with a punch to the body.
Swick throws a right hand that Crescent ducks under and follows up with a left that Crescent also avoids with ease.
Crescent ducks under a wild hook from Swick.
Swick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crescent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crescent lands a slapping body shot.
Crescent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swick to the mat! Swick manages to get full guard.
Crescent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crescent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crescent stops Swick from standing up.
Crescent scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent stands up over Swick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swick wants to stand and escape but Crescent is having none of it.
Swick looking for a sweep. Not yet Swick, not yet.
Crescent wants to pass the guard but Swick is keeping the position.
Swick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crescent cracks Swick with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Crescent dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Swick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crescent wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swick, who protects the arm well.
Crescent misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Swick throws a body punch but Crescent moves out of range.
Swick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crescent counters with a takedown into side control.
Swick wants to get back to his feet but Crescent drags him back down.
Swick tries to bench press Crescent off him but Crescent keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Crescent are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Swick tries to bench press Crescent off him but Crescent keeps the position.
An elbow from Crescent crashes against the mat.
Crescent tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crescent working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crescent lands a slapping body shot.
Swick swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swick defends it nicely.
Crescent forces Swick back against the cage and clinches.
Crescent jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crescent is on top in guard.
Crescent stops Swick from standing up.
Swick is trying to hold Crescent in close to prevent damage but Crescent has managed to pass into half guard.
Swick is looking for a sweep. Crescent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crescent stops Swick from getting back to his feet.
Crescent wants to pass the guard but Swick is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Crescent.
Crescent is nestled in close to Swick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swick pushes Crescent off looking to stand but Crescent dives back in and keeps control.
Crescent 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.
Swick scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Crescent manages to mount him!
Crescent prevents Swick from getting the reversal.
Crescent looking to finish Swick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swick!
Swick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crescent connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crescent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crescent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swick regains half guard.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent is pressing down on Swick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swick is holding on for now.
Swick is trying to control but can't.
Crescent is keen to just control but Swick is a slippery customer.
Crescent tries to pass to full mount but Swick defends it.
Swick kicks Crescent off and gets back to his feet.
Swick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crescent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crescent closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crescent is looking for a kimura but Swick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crescent to get the leverage.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
Swick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crescent.
Crescent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
Swick is trying to stand back up but Crescent is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crescent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crescent 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mornington Crescent!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrm looks to land a combination but Mclovin avoids it well.
Arrm misses with a body kick.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrm.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Arrm.
Mclovin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arrm defends it nicely.
Mclovin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ripp Arrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mclovin did well to prevent Arrm getting side control.
Still in half guard, Arrm seems content to control.
Arrm throwing shots but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
Arrm throwing shots but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
Arrm is thwarting Mclovin's attempts to control the position.
Mclovin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mclovin has one foot on Arrm's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mclovin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a leg kick
and Mclovin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arrm's guard.
Arrm is pulling down on Mclovin's head to control his posture.
Mclovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arrm holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but instead Arrm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arrm wants to control from the top but Mclovin keeps moving.
Arrm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Mclovin trying to keep a closed guard but Arrm is proving a slippery customer.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but Arrm is having none of it.
Arrm throwing strikes but missing.
Arrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arrm with a poor takedown
and Mclovin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mclovin is looking to clinch.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
Arrm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Mclovin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrm.
Arrm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrm fails with the takedown
and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown. Arrm fights it but they end up in guard.
Arrm is adopting a defensive guard.
Mclovin won't allow Arrm to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm is working hard here to advance position.
Mclovin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mclovin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Arrm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arrm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arrm cracks Mclovin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mclovin is in a horrible position here. Arrm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arrm landing strikes from the mount and Mclovin is in trouble!
Arrm controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm throws a sloppy strike and Mclovin uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Mclovin has ended up in Arrm's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arrm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arrm is looking to stall here but Mclovin recovers full guard.
Arrm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mclovin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclovin has momentary wrist control but Arrm slips an elbow through the middle.
Mclovin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Arrm moves away from the strike by Mclovin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mclovin.
Arrm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arrm misses with a low kick.
Arrm misses with a takedown
and Mclovin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrm has his takedown stuffed
and Mclovin counters with a left and a right that stings Arrm.
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a looping right.
Mclovin throws out a loose jab but Arrm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mclovin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arrm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Fedor Mclovin has been cut.
Arrm throws a head kick that misses.
Arrm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arrm throws a shot from downtown. Mclovin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arrm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mclovin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arrm misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclovin misses with a few strikes there.
Arrm throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrm throws a shot to the body.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Arrm misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Arrm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin tries for a takedown but Arrm circles away easily
and Arrm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrm just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrm misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin misses with a combination
so Arrm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Arrm from controlling successfully.
Arrm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arrm trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrm thows a big elbow that misses.
Mclovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mclovin'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.
Nice defenses there by Mclovin.
Mclovin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arrm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Arrm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mclovin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arrm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mclovin is avoiding damage well.
Arrm throws an elbow but Mclovin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Arrm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arrm trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Arrm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mclovin is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm working the head and body with strikes.
Mclovin struggling a bit here.
Arrm 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrm.
Arrm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arrm thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arrm's waist but Arrm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mclovin off to one side.
Arrm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mclovin tries to avoid it but Arrm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mclovin to the ground. Mclovin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Arrm misses.
Mclovin slips a jab from Arrm.
Arrm misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combo that has Arrm backing up. Arrm nods at Mclovin to acknowledge the strikes.
Arrm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclovin doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Arrm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arrm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a low kick as Mclovin jumps back.
Arrm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Arrm shoots for a takedown but Mclovin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arrm misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Arrm misses its intended target.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Arrm moves out of range.
Mclovin moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Arrm misses with a double jab
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arrm throws a lazy head kick
and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mclovin wants to stand up but Arrm is controlling the position.
Mclovin is thwarting Arrm's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm had his way with Fedor Mclovin in that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mclovin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Arrm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mclovin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arrm's guard.
Mclovin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arrm is proving hard to escape from.
Mclovin stopping the sweep attempt from Arrm.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but instead Arrm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Arrm is working Mclovin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mclovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mclovin is looking to stand up but Arrm isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arrm throwing strikes from guard but Mclovin blocks nicely.
Arrm looking to pass the guard.
Arrm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Mclovin has momentary wrist control but Arrm slips an elbow through the middle.
Ripp Arrm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arrm misses with the combination.
Mclovin blocks the body kick.
Arrm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arrm is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is keen to just control but Mclovin is a slippery customer.
Mclovin tries to get to full guard but Arrm has control of the leg.
Fedor Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrm is nestled in close to Mclovin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arrm stalling away here and it's allowed Mclovin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ripp Arrm.
Well Arrm 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Arrm!
Ripp Arrm retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes has chosen Concerto for Four Violins in B minor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keynes lands a high kick!
It looks like Rogerio dos Santos has been cut.
dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keynes missing with a left hand there. dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Keynes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keynes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keynes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keynes throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Keynes misses with a head kick.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keynes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Keynes moves out of range of the body kick.
dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keynes, pushing him back against the cage.
dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Keynes throws a head punch that misses.
dos Santos stalling the fight.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Keynes letting dos Santos take a breather here.
dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
dos Santos trying to stall but Keynes improves his position.
Keynes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
dos Santos wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rogerio dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Keynes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keynes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends dos Santos sprawling to the canvas! dos Santos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Keynes finish him?!
dos Santos is rocked!
Keynes fakes the body blow, causing dos Santos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! dos Santos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Keynes!
John Keynes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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