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AFC 163 - Animal Kingdom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Costinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Costinha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Alves's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Costinha!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costinha. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costinha lands a high kick!
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Costinha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costinha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Alves connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Costinha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Alves.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Costinha was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costinha trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves postures up in Costinha's guard and throws a big left but Costinha blocks it.
Alves stays in close to Costinha's body and controls the position.
Costinha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Alves gets to his feet. Costinha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Costinha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costinha as he avoids it easily.
Costinha scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Costinha - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Costinha. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costinha swivels and escapes.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Costinha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costinha looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Alves will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Costinha.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Costinha.
Costinha misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves shoots in but Costinha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Costinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costinha lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costinha fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Costinha, up you get!
Costinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costinha gets caught flat footed, as Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costinha is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
Costinha controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Alves prevents Costinha from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Victor Alves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Costinha misses with a body punch
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves stops Costinha from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the pace.
Costinha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Costinha's hands, connecting with Costinha's forehead.
Alves controlling the action here.
Alves prevents Costinha from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Costinha!
Alves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Costinha is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Costinha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Costinha to his feet.
Costinha lands with a right hand.
Costinha scores with a head kick.
Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Costinha seems a little lost for a moment, as Alves dominates the positioning.
Alves working the ground and pound.
Alves moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Costinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victor Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Costinha wants to clinch
and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Costinha!
Alves controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costinha wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costinha avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Costinha wants to get back to his feet.
Alves controlling the action here.
Leo Costinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Alves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arcot Ramathorn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramathorn looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
Ramathorn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramathorn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nogueira in his tracks.
Nogueira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramathorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramathorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nogueira is rocked!
Ramathorn wobbles Nogueira with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Ramathorn dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Nogueira to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arcot Ramathorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class MT
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Boyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Boyat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Boyat counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell throws a body punch but Boyat moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Boyat.
Boyat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Powell momentarily.
Boyat scores with a jab to the body.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyat is just out of range.
Boyat scores with a nice body kick.
Boyat moves to clinch but Powell breaks away
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyat connects with a crisp jab.
Boyat slips a straight right by Powell.
Boyat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boyat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyat tries to clinch up.
Powell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyat.
Boyat is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyat.
Powell misses with a body punch
and Boyat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boyat.
Boyat is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boyat breaks the clinch.
Boyat tries to bum rush Powell with a series of wild strikes but Powell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell throws a body punch but Boyat moves out of range.
Trent Boyat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Boyat punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyat cracks a nice hook into Powell's ribs.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boyat rather than just go for the knockout.
Boyat lands a head kick. Powell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boyat cracks Powell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boyat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyat throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Powell misses with a hook
and Boyat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powell's calf.
Powell throws a leg kick but Boyat checks it.
Boyat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyat.
Boyat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyat throws a low kick, looking for Powell's leg but Powell calmly moves out of range.
Boyat throws an off balance right hand
and Powell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Boyat misses.
Powell misses with a body shot
and Boyat moves into the clinch.
Boyat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyat's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boyat duly obliges.
Boyat just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Powell under the eye.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Boyat throws a leg kick which misses Powell's front leg but catches the back leg as Powell tries to avoid it.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses.
Powell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyat tries to avoid it but Powell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyat to the ground. Boyat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Powell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boyat is trying to stand up here but Powell is controlling him well.
Boyat is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boyat is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powell is keen to just control but Boyat is a slippery customer.
Boyat is trying to stand.
Powell is pressing down on Boyat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyat is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyat is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Boyat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyat slips a straight right by Powell.
A shot to the body from Powell misses
and Boyat counters with a nice body shot.
Powell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boyat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powell's sensitive parts.
Boyat tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Boyat misses with a wild combination.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyat manages to avoid it.
Boyat throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyat tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyat throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Boyat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trent Boyat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powell is looking to score with low kicks.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyat thumps Powell with a low kick.
Powell throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyat counters by clinching up.
Boyat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Boyat. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boyat tries a low kick but Powell avoids it.
Powell shoots and misses
and Boyat counters with a nice leg kick.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Boyat connects with a solid leg kick.
Boyat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyat avoids the body shot from Powell.
Boyat wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Boyat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Powell really felt that one!
Boyat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Boyat as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyat.
Trent Boyat is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powell misses the jab.
Powell shoots in but no luck this time.
Trent Boyat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Powell.
Boyat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Boyat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyat wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Powell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boyat counters with a straight right hand.
Boyat misses with an uppercut.
Powell avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boyat.
Boyat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyat feints and then cracks Powell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powell down.
Boyat is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Boyat.
Powell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyat lands a head kick!
Boyat sizes up Powell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powell avoids the head kick by Boyat.
Powell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boyat.
Powell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyat can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boyat lands with a hook. Powell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Boyat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Boyat dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boyat wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Boyat throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Boyat throws a leg kick which misses Powell's front leg but catches the back leg as Powell tries to avoid it.
Boyat misses with a head kick.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell dives in and grabs Boyat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyat pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Boyat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
Boyat lands the left hand.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Boyat counters with a three punch combo that has Powell backing up. Powell nods at Boyat to acknowledge the strikes.
Boyat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trent Boyat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boyat.
Boyat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyat misses with a two punch combination.
Boyat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyat is looking to slow Powell down with leg kicks.
Boyat darts in trying to clinch
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyat is looking to clinch.
Powell connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyat closes the distance but Powell moves to the side
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyat is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Powell walks into a straight right hand from Boyat.
Boyat throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Boyat finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Powell under the eye.
Powell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell misses with a left hand
enabling Boyat to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boyat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Powell stuns Boyat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Boyat misses.
Boyat throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Boyat wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
Boyat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powell misses with a hook
and Boyat counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boyat counter with a right hand.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyat counters with a left and a right that stings Powell.
Boyat wants to land a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kent Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Boyat.
Trent Boyat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyat wants to clinch.
Boyat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Boyat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Boyat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spewak comes to the cage accompanied by The German National Anthem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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174 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spewak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spewak tries for a kimura but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Spewak wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping him busy.
Spewak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thibodeaux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spewak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spewak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spewak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spewak trying to control the position but Thibodeaux is working away.
Spewak misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spewak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spewak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Spewak swings around for an armbar but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Spewak's guard.
Spewak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thibodeaux defends well.
Spewak is looking to stand up but Thibodeaux isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to stand and escape but instead Spewak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibodeaux wants to stand up but Spewak is controlling him.
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.
Thibodeaux can't keep his opponent in guard - Spewak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spewak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spewak looks to land a strike but Thibodeaux avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spewak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thibodeaux is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thibodeaux has escaped and now he's on top!
Thibodeaux stands up from Spewak's guard - Thibodeaux perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Spewak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Spewak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that Spewak semi-blocks.
It looks like Robb Spewak has been cut.
Spewak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Spewak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thibodeaux is refusing to be controlled, as Spewak sits in half guard.
Thibodeaux is trying to stand.
Spewak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spewak seems to be working for a kimura but Thibodeaux defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is defending against the submission attempts here by Spewak.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Spewak is looking for a kimura but Thibodeaux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spewak to get the leverage.
Spewak controlling the pace.
Spewak trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
Spewak is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to his feet.
Spewak is working for a kimura but Thibodeaux is defending it quite comfortably.
Spewak seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spewak is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Spewak from controlling successfully.
Thibodeaux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spewak is controlling him.
Spewak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Spewak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robb Spewak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibodeaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux darts in trying to clinch
so Spewak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spewak trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thibodeaux manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Spewak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thibodeaux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thibodeaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spewak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spewak is trying to control the position but Thibodeaux postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spewak, up you get!
Robb Spewak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Thibodeaux tenderised Spewak's leg. Spewak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rad Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spewak tries to keep at a distance but Thibodeaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Spewak blocks it.
Spewak is stalling here.
Spewak dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spewak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spewak missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux .
Spewak scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Spewak's ribcage.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spewak takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spewak.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Spewak won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spewak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spewak avoids it.
Spewak takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Spewak avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spewak misses with a knee strike.
Spewak dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Spewak avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Spewak shrugs off.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spewak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Spewak avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Spewak 's eye.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spewak's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Spewak won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spewak looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spewak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spewak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spewak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spewak trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robb Spewak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Spewak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spewak scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Spewak avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Spewak tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Spewak shrugs off.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spewak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thibodeaux 's face.
Spewak dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
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.
Spewak connects with a knee to the head.
Rad Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spewak is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Spewak looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Spewak shrugs off.
Spewak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spewak takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spewak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Spewak tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Spewak avoids the damage to the body.
Spewak just leaning against Thibodeaux , taking a breather.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Spewak lands a nice knee to the body.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rad Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spewak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Spewak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles comes to the cage accompanied by Kings of Leon - Closer. Walter Hannedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wes Miles's chin.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wes Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles misses with an uppercut
and Hannedy counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Miles finds it's way through Hannedy's defenses.
Wes Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles misses with a body punch
letting Hannedy counter with a right hand.
Miles scores with a jab. Hannedy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hannedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miles cracks Hannedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hannedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hannedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hannedy tries for a takedown but Miles circles away easily
and Hannedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miles misses with a body shot
and Hannedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Miles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hannedy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
Hannedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hannedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miles's head.
Hannedy wants to work for an arm triangle but Miles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hannedy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miles defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hannedy is thwarting Miles's attempts to control the position.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
Hannedy wants to pass to mount but Miles is defending the position.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
Miles wants to control but Hannedy is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
Hannedy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miles trying to control 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.
Hannedy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miles manages to get to full guard.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Miles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannedy won't allow Miles to sweep him here.
Hannedy thows a big elbow that misses.
Hannedy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Miles manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hannedy has Miles in his guard.
Miles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter Hannedy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miles works the jab nicely.
Hannedy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Miles was covering up waiting for the punch and Hannedy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Miles is trying to control the position but Hannedy postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miles holds on and takes a little breather.
Miles is looking for a triangle but Hannedy pushes his legs off easily.
Hannedy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hannedy, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles trying to control but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
Hannedy wants to sweep here but Miles controlling him for the moment.
Hannedy lands some strikes from the bottom.
Miles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miles trying to control the position but Hannedy is working away.
Hannedy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hannedy keeps working.
Hannedy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hannedy is not content to let Miles control the position.
Miles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hannedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miles slows the pace down in half guard.
Miles is trying to control the action in half guard but Hannedy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hannedy is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hannedy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Miles jumps into side control!
Hannedy is looking to regain half guard here but Miles keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to control but Miles postures up.
Miles lands an elbow.
Hannedy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hannedy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hannedy can't escape the position.
Miles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hannedy?
Hannedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miles controlling from mount.
Hannedy is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is desperately trying to improve his position but Miles has a good base and remains in mount.
Miles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Miles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hannedy tries to reverse the position but Miles maintains control.
Miles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles scoring with strikes but Hannedy is staying in there.
The referee warns Hannedy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hannedy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
Hannedy tries to hold on but Miles pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hannedy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Miles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Miles cracks Hannedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miles stuns Hannedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miles.
Hannedy misses with a leg kick
letting Miles counter with a right hand.
Hannedy misses the body punch
and Miles counters by moving into the clinch.
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Hannedy controls the action.
Miles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hannedy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miles has Hannedy pushed against the cage.
Hannedy has hold of one of Miles's legs. Miles is fighting the takedown attempt but Hannedy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miles keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hannedy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hannedy has managed to get both his arms back between Miles's legs - danger averted.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Miles keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles seems keen to control Hannedy's posture.
Hannedy looking to pass the guard.
Miles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Miles keeps moving.
Hannedy passes Miles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hannedy trying to control from half guard but Miles is working away.
Hannedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hannedy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hannedy is looking for a kimura but Miles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hannedy to get the leverage.
Hannedy throwing shots but Miles is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to take a breather but Miles is having none of it.
Wes Miles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hannedy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miles is looking for a triangle but Hannedy pushes his legs off easily.
Hannedy stopping the sweep attempt from Miles.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannedy looking to pass the guard.
Miles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hannedy looking to sit in guard and control but Miles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miles wants to pass the guard but Hannedy is keeping the position.
Miles trying to control but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
Hannedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hannedy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Wes Miles.
Well Miles 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 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Miles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinds comes to the cage accompanied by Oblivion. Winters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lunatic Fringe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brent Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winters connects with a body shot.
Winters looks to land a combination but Hinds avoids it well.
Winters throws a looping overhand right but Hinds ducks down to avoid it.
Hinds pushes Winters away with a front kick.
Winters misses with the combination.
Hinds throws a lazy body kick
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Hinds 's knee.
Hinds pushes Winters away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters throws a right hand that Hinds ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinds also avoids with ease.
Winters stuffs the takedown.
Hinds misses with a low kick.
Winters scores with a hook.
Hinds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinds at a distance.
Winters closes the distance and clinches.
Hinds tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds takes a shot to the head.
Winters misses with a body punch.
Winters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winters prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Hinds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hinds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hinds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winters smiles and moves away.
Hinds throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Winters moves into the clinch.
Hinds wants to stall.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Winters.
Winters throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hinds is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Winters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hinds is breathing heavily.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hinds pulls guard effortlessly.
Winters wanted to stand there but Hinds had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hinds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winters defends it easily.
Hinds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds controls Winters momentarily but Winters frees himself.
Hinds looking for a sweep. Not yet Hinds, not yet.
Hinds trying to keep a closed guard but Winters is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Winters tests Hinds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hinds plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hinds throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a series of punches but Hinds avoids them all with ease.
Hinds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winters instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Winters misses with a punch to the body.
Hinds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hinds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hinds prevents a body shot from Winters.
Hinds gets control of Winters's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hinds will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hinds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hinds, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds misses with a kick to the body
and Winters counters with a left to the body.
Winters fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Winters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hinds throws a leg kick
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
Winters lands a jab to the nose.
Winters throws a series of strikes that have Hinds backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinds misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
Hinds throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
Brent Hinds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winters, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Hinds is predictable there
and Winters counters with a crisp one two that drops Hinds! Winters thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hinds to his feet! Hinds is in big trouble!
A lazy body kick from Hinds
and Winters counters with a crisp one two that drops Hinds! Winters thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hinds to his feet! Hinds is in big trouble!
Hinds is rocked!
Hinds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winters.
A shot to the liver by Winters. Beautiful body shot.
Hinds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Winters.
Winters connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winters pushes Hinds up against the cage in a clinch.
Winters is pressed up against the cage. Hinds has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winters down to the mat. Winters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hinds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winters rushes Hinds and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters cracks Hinds with a nice body shot.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hinds is trying to maintain a safe position but Winters gets an underhook and turns Hinds into the cage.
Winters lands a body shot.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Winters.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Jamarcus Winters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winters digs a right hand into Hinds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinds's gas tank.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Winters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Winters lands a nice uppercut.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters is leaning against Hinds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
Winters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Winters.
Winters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
Winters cracks Hinds with a nice body shot.
Winters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winters works on Hinds's body with a couple of short punches.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
Winters lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Winters lands a body punch.
A short left from Winters.
A nice left hand lands by Winters.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Winters.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Nice body punch from Winters.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters lands a body shot.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hinds takes a shot to the head.
Winters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winters lands with a left to the head.
Winters lands a right hand.
Winters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Winters.
Winters lands a body shot.
Winters is leaning against Hinds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winters cracks Hinds with a nice body shot.
Hinds goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winters prevents it.
Winters is leaning against Hinds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winters.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
Winters lands an uppercut.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Winters.
A nice left hand lands by Winters.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hinds is trying to break the clinch but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
Winters is working Hinds over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Winters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Winters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Hinds's ribcage. Hinds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Winters.
Winters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Winters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Winters scores with a jab to the body.
Winters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jamarcus Winters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winters takes the fight into the clinch.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hinds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winters lands a hook that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Winters.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winters lands an uppercut.
A short left from Winters.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Hinds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winters is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Winters.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters digs a right hand into Hinds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinds's gas tank.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Winters digs a right hand into Hinds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinds's gas tank.
Winters is working Hinds over against the cage.
Winters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winters lands with a light punch inside.
Hinds has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Winters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hinds wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinds or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinds or not.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Winters.
A short uppercut from Winters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Winters.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Winters.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters is leaning against Hinds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
Winters scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Winters.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters digs a right hand into Hinds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinds's gas tank.
Hinds takes a shot to the head.
Winters lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winters lands a body shot.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hinds tries to break free but Winters pushes him back against the cage.
Winters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hinds backwards.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winters lands a left hand.
Winters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinds or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Winters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hindss head.
Brent Hinds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hinds.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Winters.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
A short right from Winters.
Winters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
A short right from Winters on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winters.
A short right from Winters on the inside.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winters.
Winters pushes Hinds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winters lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters presses Hinds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters works on Hinds's body with a couple of short punches.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Winters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winters 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Winters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Tinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinkle has chosen Jungle Jam as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Concepcion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lotus Tinkle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinkle swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Concepcion to counter with a crisp jab.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut
and Tinkle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tinkle catches Concepcion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Concepcion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tinkle throws a sloppy body shot
and Concepcion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Concepcion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Concepcion stalling away here and it's allowed Tinkle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Concepcion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tinkle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tinkle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tinkle!
Concepcion is trying to improve his position.
Tinkle with the ground and pound but Concepcion regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tinkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Concepcion tries to get to full guard but Tinkle has control of the leg.
Tinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tinkle winds up and cracks Concepcion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concepcion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Concepcion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Concepcion.
Tinkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Concepcion throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tinkle escapes and throws Concepcion's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Concepcion tries to bench press Tinkle off him but Tinkle keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tinkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tinkle drops an elbow to the side of Concepcion's head.
Tinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Concepcion tries to roll over but Tinkle keeps him under control.
Tinkle drops an elbow to the side of Concepcion's head.
Concepcion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Concepcion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tinkle working Concepcion over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion looking for subs from the bottom but Tinkle mounts him!
The referee warns Concepcion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tinkle working Concepcion over with strikes here.
Tinkle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Concepcion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tinkle cracks Concepcion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Tinkle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tinkle working Concepcion over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinkle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tinkle with a couple of short strikes.
Tinkle lands a nice shot to the head.
Concepcion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle looking to finish Concepcion with some ground and pound. This is bad for Concepcion!
Concepcion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tinkle breaks from Concepcion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tinkle landing strikes from the mount and Concepcion is in trouble!
Concepcion is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinkle punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Tinkle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tinkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Tinkle. Beautiful body shot.
Concepcion misses with a hook.
Tinkle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Concepcion's head backwards.
A big left from Concepcion misses.
Tinkle works Concepcion's body with a nice hook.
Tinkle misses the shot to the body.
Tinkle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Concepcion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Concepcion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Concepcion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tinkle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Concepcion counters with a takedown into side control.
Concepcion wants to control but Tinkle is keeping him busy.
Concepcion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tinkle is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tinkle, who protects the arm well.
Concepcion tries to move to mount but Tinkle blocks the move with his legs.
Tinkle manages to get back to half guard.
Concepcion is looking for a kimura here.
Tinkle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Concepcion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tinkle keeping moving, preventing Concepcion from controlling successfully.
Concepcion looking to pass the guard.
Lotus Tinkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle managing to control the position.
Concepcion wants to pass the guard but Tinkle is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concepcion is really struggling to control Tinkle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Angel Concepcion has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Concepcion scores a takedown into full mount!
Concepcion goes for an armbar but Tinkle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tinkle.
Tinkle trying to control but Concepcion is working from the bottom.
Tinkle pushes down on Concepcion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tinkle throwing shots but Concepcion is blocking nicely.
Tinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tinkle throwing shots but Concepcion is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Angel Concepcion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Concepcion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Tinkle.
Tinkle takes one to the chin there.
Concepcion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Concepcion shoots in and drives through. Tinkle sprawls well.
Tinkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut. Tinkle saw that one coming.
Concepcion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Concepcion misses the jab.
Tinkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Tinkle swings widly with a right hand
and Concepcion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Concepcion controlling the pace.
Tinkle is trying to maintain the position but Concepcion is very close to passing his half guard.
Concepcion is trying to control the action in half guard but Tinkle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle is trying to get back to full guard.
Tinkle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tinkle is refusing to be controlled, as Concepcion sits in half guard.
Tinkle is trying to maintain the position but Concepcion is very close to passing his half guard.
Tinkle is defending against the submission attempts here by Concepcion.
Concepcion trying to control from Tinkle's half guard. Tinkle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Concepcion trying to control but Tinkle is working from the bottom.
Concepcion looking to pass the guard.
Concepcion trying to control but Tinkle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tinkle is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Concepcion, into his guard.
Concepcion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tinkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Concepcion is retaining full guard.
Concepcion working for a triangle but Tinkle defends it easily.
Tinkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tinkle escapes and throws Concepcion's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Concepcion tries to improve position but can't.
Tinkle scoring with punches from side control.
Concepcion is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Concepcion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tinkle wants to control but Concepcion is keeping him busy.
Concepcion tries to get to full guard but Tinkle has control of the leg.
Concepcion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tinkle is pushing down on Concepcion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Concepcion is fighting to maintain full guard but Tinkle has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Angel Concepcion did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tinkle swings widly with a right hand
and Concepcion counters with a straight right hand.
Concepcion connects with a crisp jab.
Tinkle scores with a sloppy right hand. Concepcion should have avoided that one.
Tinkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Concepcion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tinkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Concepcion staying out of range there.
Concepcion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tinkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tinkle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tinkle misses with a looping right.
Tinkle lands with a shot to the body.
Lotus Tinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Concepcion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinkle is keeping the position for now.
Concepcion wants to control from the top but Tinkle keeps moving.
Tinkle keeping full guard, as Concepcion tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion trying to control but Tinkle is working from the bottom.
Concepcion being controlled here momentarily.
Tinkle keeping full guard, as Concepcion tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tinkle misses with a wild body shot.
Tinkle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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.
Concepcion shoots in looking for a takedown. Tinkle tries to sprawl out of it but Concepcion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tinkle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tinkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Concepcion misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tinkle as he connects with a hook.
Concepcion with a jab.
Concepcion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tinkle misses with a right hand
and Concepcion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Concepcion.
Concepcion has gone for a leg lock! Tinkle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Concepcion's guard.
Concepcion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tinkle connects with a couple of short punches.
Tinkle postures up and lands a big shot to Concepcion's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Concepcion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concepcion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Concepcion looking for a guillotine here but Tinkle defends easily.
Concepcion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tinkle's guard.
Tinkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tinkle keeping full guard, as Concepcion tries to pass.
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.
Concepcion slips nicely into half guard.
Tinkle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Concepcion is looking for a kimura here.
Concepcion works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Concepcion had his way with Lotus Tinkle in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tinkle throws a body punch but Concepcion moves out of range.
Concepcion slips a jab from Tinkle.
Concepcion thows a body shot but no joy.
Tinkle swings widly with a right hand
and Concepcion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tinkle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Concepcion misses the shot to the body.
Concepcion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tinkle misses with a body shot
and Concepcion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tinkle is staying active underneath Concepcion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Concepcion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tinkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tinkle is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle has his hands clasped together around Concepcion's back. He's all about the action.
Tinkle is pressing down on Concepcion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tinkle is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tinkle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tinkle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Concepcion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tinkle manages to get himself to full guard.
Angel Concepcion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion trying to control but Tinkle is working from the bottom.
Concepcion is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Angel Concepcion has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tinkle misses with a body punch
and Concepcion counters with a stiff right hand.
Concepcion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tinkle misses with a body punch
and Concepcion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tinkle misses with a wild body shot.
Concepcion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tinkle. Concepcion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Concepcion shoots in for a double leg but Tinkle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tinkle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Concepcion counters with a shoot takedown. Tinkle fights it but they end up in guard.
Tinkle keeping moving, preventing Concepcion from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Angel Concepcion just wasn't active enough.
Tinkle needs to keep his hands up - Concepcion had a free shot at his head there.
Lotus Tinkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Concepcion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Concepcion cracks Tinkle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tinkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Concepcion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Concepcion.
Concepcion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Concepcion stopping the sweep attempt from Tinkle.
Concepcion looking to sit in guard and control but Tinkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Concepcion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Concepcion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Concepcion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Girlfriend. Mclovin has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ryan tries to clinch up
and Mclovin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan closes the distance but Mclovin moves to the side
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan lands with a right hand.
Ryan looks to clinch
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Ryan wants to clinch but Mclovin slips to the side
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan wants to clinch but Mclovin slips to the side
and Mclovin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryan swivels and escapes.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan lands a high kick!
Ryan tries to clinch
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan tries to clinch but Mclovin moves away
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mclovin takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan tries to clinch but Mclovin moves away
and Mclovin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan tries to clinch but Mclovin moves away
and Mclovin counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan darts in trying to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Mclovin has control of the leg.
Mclovin throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Mclovin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mclovin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryan is just riding it out for now. Mclovin eventually gives up the hold.
Mclovin thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Mclovin tries to pass to full mount but Ryan defends it.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mclovin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mclovin trying to mount his opponent but Ryan defends it.
Mclovin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryan is looking to control Mclovin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryan avoid being mounted?
Mclovin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ryan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ryan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mclovin wants to control but Ryan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Mclovin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryan wants to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ryan!
Ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mclovin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ryan turns into him and now he's in Mclovin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclovin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Ryan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mclovin. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mclovin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mclovin misses with a double jab
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mclovin thinking.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan tries to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ryan!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mclovin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ryan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ryan!
Mclovin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mclovin, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Mclovin fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Ryan presses Mclovin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt
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.
Fedor Mclovin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 is the final round!
Ryan looks to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryan is staying active underneath Mclovin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mclovin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ryan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mclovin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Mclovin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Dmuchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch's entrance music is What what, in the butt.. A fine choice. Dmuchowski has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Dmuchowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmuchowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dmuchowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Stotch can't keep his opponent in guard - Dmuchowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stotch is looking to improve his position.
Stotch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dmuchowski.
Stotch trying to control from the bottom.
Dmuchowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dmuchowski trying to control the action but Stotch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stotch is pressing down on Dmuchowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmuchowski postures up in Stotch's guard and throws a big left but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dmuchowski throwing strikes but missing.
Dmuchowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stotch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stotch keeping moving, preventing Dmuchowski from controlling successfully.
Dmuchowski won't allow Stotch to sweep him here.
Dmuchowski trying to control but Stotch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stotch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dmuchowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stotch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dmuchowski has Stotch in his guard.
Stotch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dmuchowski keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmuchowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stotch.
Dmuchowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stotch is aware though and is defending well.
Stotch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stotch wants to control from the top but Dmuchowski keeps moving.
Dmuchowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stotch is one step ahead there.
Stotch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dmuchowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stotch has Dmuchowski in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stotch is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch trying to control but Dmuchowski is working from the bottom.
Dmuchowski is looking for a triangle but Stotch pushes his legs off easily.
Dmuchowski keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
Stotch thows a big elbow that misses.
Stotch passes Dmuchowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stotch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dmuchowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dmuchowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Stotch passes into side control, despite Dmuchowski's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Dmuchowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stotch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dmuchowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stotch counters with a leg kick.
Dmuchowski needs to keep his hands up - Stotch had a free shot at his head there.
Stotch tries to work over Dmuchowski's front leg with a kick but Dmuchowski checks it.
Stotch throws the left hand but Dmuchowski avoids the punch easily.
Dmuchowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dmuchowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stotch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dmuchowski has Stotch in his guard.
Stotch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dmuchowski keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dmuchowski wants to control but Stotch postures up.
Dmuchowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stotch is controlling the pace.
Stotch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stotch trying to control the action but Dmuchowski is working from the bottom.
Dmuchowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dmuchowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stotch is nestled in close to Dmuchowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dmuchowski trying to control from the bottom.
Dmuchowski looking for submissions off his back.
Dmuchowski is not content to let Stotch control the position.
Stotch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dmuchowski looking for submissions off his back.
Dmuchowski has hold of Stotch's hands but Stotch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmuchowski trying to control here.
Stotch working Dmuchowski over with strikes.
Dmuchowski trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stotch wants to control the pace but Dmuchowski is squirming around nicely.
Stotch wants to finish this one by submission but Dmuchowski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stotch.
Dmuchowski wants to control but Stotch is having none of it.
Stotch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dmuchowski because Stotch loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stotch lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dmuchowski wants to hold on but Stotch pushes him away.
Stotch postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Dmuchowski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stotch around the waist but Stotch pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stotch is the winner by TKO! Stotch jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Stotch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Hassan comes to the cage accompanied by Iraqi National Anthem. Schmuckatelli has chosen Stay Here by SWANS as his entrance music. Joe Schmuckatelli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Schmuckatelli!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hassan tries to clinch but Schmuckatelli moves out of range.
Schmuckatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Hassan.
Al Hassan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Hassan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmuckatelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Hassan swings for the body but Schmuckatelli moves out of range.
Al Hassan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schmuckatelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hassan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schmuckatelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan tried to score with a low kick but Schmuckatelli checks it.
Schmuckatelli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Hassan misses with a body punch
and Schmuckatelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Al Hassan misses.
Al Hassan throws a hook but Schmuckatelli avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot.
Al Hassan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Hassan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schmuckatelli counters with a straight right hand.
Al Hassan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schmuckatelli back to the cage. Al Hassan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Joe Schmuckatelli has been cut.
Al Hassan is looking to wear down Schmuckatelli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schmuckatelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Hassan.
A low kick from Al Hassan misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Hassan misses with a jab to the body
letting Schmuckatelli counter with a right hand.
Schmuckatelli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Hassan slowing the pace effectively.
Al Hassan blocking some punches.
Al Hassan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Schmuckatelli.
Al Hassan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Hassan stalling against the cage.
Al Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Al Hassan back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli blocks an uppercut.
Al Hassan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmuckatelli controls the action.
Schmuckatelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Al Hassan has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow inside that Al Hassan shrugs off.
It looks like Abdul Al Hassan has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schmuckatelli tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Hassan avoids the damage to the body.
Schmuckatelli throws an elbow that misses.
Al Hassan breaks the clinch.
Al Hassan cracks a nice hook into Schmuckatelli's ribs.
Al Hassan throws a right hand that misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a leg kick.
Schmuckatelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Hassan can pounce on him.
Schmuckatelli looks gassed!
Schmuckatelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Schmuckatelli's shoulder, as Schmuckatelli tries to avoid the shot.
Al Hassan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schmuckatelli counters with a big head kick but Al Hassan shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan scores with a nice head shot.
Schmuckatelli rushes Al Hassan and presses him up against the cage.
Al Hassan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Hassan controlling the action here for a moment.
Al Hassan digs a right hand underneath Schmuckatelli's ribcage. Schmuckatelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Al Hassan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Hassan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schmuckatelli.
Al Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Hassan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmuckatelli counters by moving into the clinch.
Al Hassan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Hassan is leaning against Schmuckatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Hassan presses Schmuckatelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Al Hassan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al Hassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmuckatelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
Al Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmuckatelli manages to avoid it.
Al Hassan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Hassan rushes Schmuckatelli and presses him up against the cage.
Al Hassan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Hassan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Hassan is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmuckatelli gets an underhook and turns Al Hassan into the cage.
Al Hassan lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Al Hassan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Hassan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Hassan just leaning against Schmuckatelli, taking a breather.
Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but Al Hassan blocks it.
Al Hassan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Hassan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schmuckatelli.
A body shot lands from Al Hassan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Al Hassan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al Hassan dips to his left and cracks Schmuckatelli with an uppercut!
Al Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Al Hassan misses.
Al Hassan moves into the clinch.
Schmuckatelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Hassan avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmuckatelli.
Al Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmuckatelli can do to turn this around?
Al Hassan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmuckatelli wants a takedown.
Schmuckatelli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Hassan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmuckatelli's elbow.
Al Hassan breaks the clinch.
Al Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmuckatelli is just out of range.
Al Hassan tries to clinch but Schmuckatelli is having none of it.
Schmuckatelli is breathing heavily.
Al Hassan scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hassan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hassan tries to clinch but Schmuckatelli is having none of it.
Al Hassan throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a low kick, right behind Al Hassan 's knee.
Abdul Al Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch up but Al Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Al Hassan misses
and Schmuckatelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hassan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Hassan connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Al Hassan misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a low kick, right behind Al Hassan 's knee.
Al Hassan throws a right hand that misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Al Hassan thows a body shot but no joy.
Schmuckatelli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmuckatelli.
Al Hassan misses with a low kick as Schmuckatelli jumps back.
Al Hassan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schmuckatelli counters with a three punch combo that has Al Hassan backing up. Al Hassan nods at Schmuckatelli to acknowledge the strikes.
Al Hassan misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Hassan throws a combination that misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Hassan wants to clinch
and Schmuckatelli counters with a thumping low kick.
Al Hassan misses with a hook
and Schmuckatelli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Al Hassan misses with a body punch
and Schmuckatelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot
and Schmuckatelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Hassan misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Al Hassan is predictable there
and Schmuckatelli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Hassan's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmuckatelli.
Al Hassan misses with a double jab
and Schmuckatelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Schmuckatelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan misses with a combination
and Schmuckatelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Al Hassan!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Al Hassan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Al Hassan is trying to stand up.
Schmuckatelli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schmuckatelli.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hassan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli looking to ground and pound but Al Hassan is blocking nicely.
Schmuckatelli looking to control but Al Hassan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmuckatelli unloads with some shots from mount but Al Hassan bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmuckatelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schmuckatelli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Schmuckatelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Al Hassan misses
and Al Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Hassan throws a leg kick
and Schmuckatelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Hassan scores with a leg kick.
Al Hassan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schmuckatelli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Hassan misses with an uppercut
and Schmuckatelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schmuckatelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Hassan misses with a shot to the body
and Schmuckatelli counters with an outside leg kick.
Schmuckatelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Hassan's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Hassan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schmuckatelli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli wants to pass the guard but Al Hassan is keeping the position.
Schmuckatelli advances position into side control!
Schmuckatelli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schmuckatelli working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee asks Schmuckatelli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Schmuckatelli prefers to stall for the moment though.
Schmuckatelli scoring with punches and elbows.
Al Hassan defending against the ground and pound.
Al Hassan parries the strikes from Schmuckatelli easily there. Schmuckatelli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Al Hassan to escape.
Schmuckatelli misses with the ground and pound.
Schmuckatelli tries to score with some ground and pound. Al Hassan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schmuckatelli wants to control but Al Hassan is keeping him busy.
Al Hassan tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Al Hassan is trying to get back to half guard.
Schmuckatelli trying to control the position but Al Hassan is working away.
Schmuckatelli landing a few strikes.
Al Hassan is looking to regain half guard here but Schmuckatelli keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Schmuckatelli seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schmuckatelli misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Al Hassan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but Al Hassan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Al Hassan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Schmuckatelli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Al Hassan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Al Hassan defending against the ground and pound.
Schmuckatelli is trying to ground and pound but Al Hassan uses the momentary lack of control by Schmuckatelli to regain half guard.
Schmuckatelli wants to take a breather but Al Hassan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Schmuckatelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schmuckatelli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Schmuckatelli!
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FIGHT
RATING
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