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UVT 116: Tiny Titans PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Still D.R.E. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Sobchak dodges it nicely.
Jones wants to take a breather but Sobchak is having none of it.
Sobchak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones throwing shots but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobchak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobchak has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Sobchak is working away.
Jones thows a huge punch but Sobchak dodges it nicely.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobchak's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones works his way into side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Sobchak is working away.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobchak dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobchak's legs.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sobchak is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Sobchak is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamal Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manliest's entrance music is Ontlogy. A fine choice. Wasabi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pokerface kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lucky Wasabi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manliest shoots and misses
letting Wasabi counter with a right hand.
Manliest doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manliest shoots and misses
and Manliest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Manliest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manliest moves away from the strike by Wasabi.
Manliest closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wasabi quickly recovers to half guard.
Wasabi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manliest trying to pass the guard but Wasabi defending well.
Manliest is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wasabi defends it well.
Manliest drops an elbow to the side of Wasabi's head.
Manliest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manliest is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manliest thows a huge punch but Wasabi dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manliest maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wasabi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Manliest has cracked it and Wasabi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Manliest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Manliest!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Crodonilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crodonilson comes to the cage accompanied by Get Some - Chevelle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Crodonilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Rugg!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugg throws a head kick that misses.
Rugg tries to clinch but Crodonilson moves away
and Rugg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rugg misses with a wild combination.
Rugg tries to clinch
and Crodonilson counters with a flying knee that drops Rugg! Crodonilson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Crodonilson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dog's choice of entrance music: Fan of Marrizle. Donnie Mizrahi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi misses with a right hand
and Dog counters with a takedown into side control.
Dog swings around for an armbar but Mizrahi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dog's guard.
Dog keeping full guard, as Mizrahi tries to pass.
Dog has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mizrahi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dog.
Dog wants to control but Mizrahi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking for a sweep but Mizrahi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dog wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mizrahi wants to control but Dog manages to buck him off and is now in Mizrahi's guard! Nice work there by Dog!
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.
Dog stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mizrahi moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Mizrahi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog throws a combination that misses
and Mizrahi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog throws a leg kick
and Mizrahi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mizrahi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mizrahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dog has Mizrahi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mizrahi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Donnie Mizrahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Dog.
Mizrahi cracks Dog with a nice body shot.
Mizrahi slowing the pace effectively.
Dog gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mizrahi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mizrahi keeps working.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.
Mizrahi keeping control of the position.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mizrahi defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dog thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mizrahi to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mizrahi closes the distance but Dog moves to the side
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mizrahi thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Mizrahi misses the shot to the body.
Dog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mizrahi but Mizrahi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mizrahi swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mizrahi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog tries to control but Mizrahi wriggling away.
Dog misses with a head shot.
Mizrahi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Dog with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dog unloads with some shots from mount but Mizrahi bucks and avoids them well.
Dog looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dog goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mizrahi is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mizrahi is one step ahead there.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Mizrahi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dog scores a takedown into full mount!
Dog avoids the attempt from Mizrahi to control.
Dog goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mizrahi is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to get back to his feet but Mizrahi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dog looking for a guillotine here but Mizrahi defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog 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!
Mizrahi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters with a shoot takedown. Mizrahi fights it but they end up in guard.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog looking to sit in guard and control but Mizrahi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mizrahi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dog trying to control the position.
Donnie Mizrahi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizrahi avoids it really well and circles away.
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown. Mizrahi tries to sprawl out of it but Dog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mizrahi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog throws a combination that misses
enabling Mizrahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizrahi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Mizrahi wants to clinch
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mizrahi won't be happy with that.
Dog tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mizrahi's legs.
Mizrahi defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is looking for a sweep.
Dog looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dog throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mizrahi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog passes to full mount!
Crazy Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dog wants to control the pace but Mizrahi is squirming around nicely.
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.
Dog looking to ground and pound but Mizrahi is blocking nicely.
Dog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mizrahi is looking to escape.
Dog working Mizrahi over with strikes here.
Crazy Dog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dog goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mizrahi turns into him and now he's in Dog's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dog winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Dog!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunder has chosen Slam 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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190 lbs
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198 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Todd!
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, Musky Chunder!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunder checks a leg kick.
Chunder shoots in looking for a takedown. Todd tries to sprawl out of it but Chunder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Todd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chunder darts in and clinches Todd up against the cage.
Chunder wants a takedown but no success here.
Chunder misses with an elbow strike.
Chunder lands a damaging elbow.
Todd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Todd digs a right hand into Chunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chunder's gas tank.
Todd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chunder is keeping busy.
Chunder leaning against his opponent.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Chunder throws a sloppy head kick
and Todd counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Chunder is predictable there
and Todd counters with a good low kick that Chunder was not able to check.
Chunder looks gassed!
Chunder dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd throws a head kick but Chunder moves out of range.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chunder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder misses with a kick to the body
and Todd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chunder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
Todd blocks a head kick by Chunder.
Chunder throws a front kick aimed at Todd's knee but Todd avoids it well.
A low kick from Chunder misses
and Todd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid body kick from Todd.
Todd throws the kick towards the body but Chunder avoids it.
Todd lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd motions for Chunder to come forward. Todd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd misses with a leg kick.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Todd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Todd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chunder is out of range.
Todd looks to land a combination but Chunder avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chunder.
Todd throws a right and a left that Chunder avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Chunder blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Chunder down.
Todd throws a right and a left that Chunder avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
Chunder checks a leg kick.
Chunder checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Chunder misses
and Todd counters with a nice kick to the body.
Todd cracks the inside of Chunder's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
Chunder slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Chunder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Todd. That one must have hurt.
Chunder checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd throws a head kick but Chunder moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd scores with a spinning back kick!
Todd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Chunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Chunder gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Todd counters with a one-two to the body.
Todd misses with a head kick.
Todd throws a head kick that misses
and Chunder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder throws a head kick that misses
and Todd counters with a big head kick but Chunder shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Chunder moves his leg out of the way.
Chunder thows a leg kick but Todd checks it
and Todd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Todd throws a nice head kick!
Todd connects with a looping right hand.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chunder looks to throw a body kick
and Todd counters with a one-two to the body.
Chunder is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Todd throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Chunder's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Todd lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Marco Todd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (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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164 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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166 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska 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.
Ruska looking to pass the guard.
Ruska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Albright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruska defends it easily.
Ruska tries to stand but Albright is controlling from the bottom.
Albright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruska trying to control but Albright is working from the bottom.
Albright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruska postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Albright is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ruska frees his head nicely. Oh but Albright has switched to an armbar! Ruska is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Eugene Albright!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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30
153 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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27
152 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houdini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Equinox throws a series of punches but Houdini avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini moves away from the strike by Equinox.
Equinox with a hook.
Houdini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Equinox to score with a decent uppercut.
Houdini moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox drops Houdini with a beautiful combination! Houdini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Equinox is looking for the KO!
Houdini is rocked!
It looks like Alex Houdini has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equinox lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Houdini falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Equinox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernieson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Its Raining Men. Wanadi De Santana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
198 lbs
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29
195 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bert Ernieson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernieson throws a right and a left that De Santana avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ernieson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ernieson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ernieson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ernieson scores with a nice head shot.
Ernieson throws a jab but it's blocked by De Santana.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ernieson, as that shot connected.
De Santana throws a head kick but Ernieson moves out of range.
Bert Ernieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santana throws a right hand that Ernieson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ernieson also avoids with ease.
Ernieson throws a nice looking combination but De Santana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santana misses the target.
Ernieson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ernieson duly obliges.
De Santana is rocked!
Ernieson looks to throw a body kick
and De Santana counters with a good, hard body kick but Ernieson shrugs it off.
Oh De Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Santana misses with a looping left.
De Santana slips under a jab from Ernieson.
De Santana seems to have got his legs back now.
De Santana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernieson moves out of range as De Santana throws a body kick.
Ernieson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Santana has time to react.
Ernieson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Santana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ernieson misses with a low kick as De Santana jumps back.
Ernieson swinging wildly here.
Ernieson tries to score with a low kick but De Santana moves his leg out of the way.
Ernieson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ernieson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Santana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana throws a right hand that Ernieson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ernieson also avoids with ease.
Ernieson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santana is just out of range.
Ernieson with a hook.
Ernieson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Ernieson.
Ernieson clobbers De Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ernieson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Santana.
De Santana throws a leg kick which misses Ernieson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ernieson tries to avoid it.
Ernieson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Santana.
De Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ernieson.
De Santana looks to land a left hand but Ernieson moved out of range nicely.
De Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
Ernieson moves out of range as De Santana throws a body kick.
Ernieson cracks De Santana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ernieson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Santana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Santana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick from De Santana lands but Ernieson takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Santana loads up on a big right hand but Ernieson slips the punch.
De Santana misses with a hook. Ernieson ducked under it nicely.
Ernieson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Ernieson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. De Santana catches Ernieson right on the button with a cross.
Ernieson misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ernieson, as that shot connected.
De Santana moves into the clinch.
De Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bert Ernieson has been cut.
Ernieson managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
Ernieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernieson.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
De Santana blocks a body shot from Ernieson.
Ernieson blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ernieson's brow.
Ernieson throws a head punch that misses.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
Ernieson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santana backwards.
De Santana scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernieson looks gassed!
Ernieson avoids the elbow strike from De Santana, against the cage.
De Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ernieson tries to stall but De Santana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Santana works on Ernieson's body with a couple of short punches.
De Santana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Santana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana lands an elbow inside.
De Santana throws an elbow that misses.
Ernieson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ernieson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ernieson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ernieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ernieson's defenses.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Ernieson 's eye.
That has opened up Bert Ernieson's cut even more.
De Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernieson.
De Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santana lands a nice knee to the body.
De Santana landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from De Santana - that landed with a thud.
De Santana trying to land knees to the body.
De Santana crunches a lovely knee into Ernieson's ribcage.
Ernieson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santana lands a nice elbow.
Ernieson is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santana gets an underhook and turns Ernieson into the cage.
De Santana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ernieson managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Santana obliges.
De Santana working Ernieson over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Santana lands a knee to the head.
De Santana avoiding damage.
De Santana lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ernieson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ernieson.
Ernieson drops his hands momentarily and De Santana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Santana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ernieson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Ernieson is predictable there
and De Santana counters with a nice leg kick.
De Santana thows a body kick. Ernieson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ernieson fails to land with a series of punches.
De Santana closes the distance and clinches.
De Santana stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bert Ernieson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Santana scores with a nice right hand.
De Santana lands a really nice looking cross but Ernieson seems unphased.
De Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ernieson.
De Santana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ernieson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Santana is looking to slow Ernieson down with leg kicks.
Jab by De Santana.
Ernieson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Santana throws out the jab.
De Santana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Santana clinches with his opponent.
De Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from De Santana.
Ernieson tries a body shot but De Santana blocks it.
Ernieson blocks an elbow strike.
De Santana lands a damaging elbow.
Ernieson is breathing heavily.
Ernieson avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
Ernieson throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santana.
De Santana leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Santana with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana lands an elbow just above Ernieson 's eye.
De Santana blocking some punches.
Ernieson avoids the elbow strike from De Santana, against the cage.
Ernieson trying to control the position but instead, De Santana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ernieson into the cage.
De Santana trying to land knees to the body.
De Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ernieson's efforts to push away.
De Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
De Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ernieson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ernieson tries a body shot but De Santana blocks it.
Ernieson throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Santana throws an elbow that misses.
De Santana missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ernieson just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Santana's brow.
Nice elbow from De Santana.
Ernieson is looking to control De Santana's arms but De Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ernieson has his back to the cage.
Ernieson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Bert Ernieson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ernieson blocks an elbow strike.
De Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Ernieson in his tracks for a moment.
De Santana controlling the action here for a moment.
Ernieson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santana landing knees to the body.
De Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Santana lands an elbow that stopped Ernieson in his tracks for a moment.
De Santana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ernieson blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Santana lands a knee to the body.
De Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ernieson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ernieson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Santana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ernieson blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santana scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernieson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ernieson avoiding damage as De Santana throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Santana.
Ernieson breaks from the clinch.
Ernieson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Ernieson.
De Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ernieson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ernieson moves out of range as De Santana strikes.
De Santana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ernieson's hands.
Ernieson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ernieson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ernieson slips a straight right by De Santana.
Good leg kick by Ernieson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Ernieson's shoulder, as Ernieson tries to avoid the shot.
Ernieson misses with a double jab
and De Santana counters with a big head kick but Ernieson shrugs it off.
Bert Ernieson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ernieson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Santana throws the left hand but Ernieson avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santana throws a hook to the side of Ernieson's head but Ernieson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ernieson ducks under a wild hook from De Santana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ernieson. De Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Ernieson does no damage.
Bert Ernieson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ernieson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Santana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Santana catches Ernieson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ernieson.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Santana.
De Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ernieson lands a slapping body shot.
Ernieson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ernieson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santana misses the target.
De Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ernieson misses with an uppercut.
De Santana throws a wild body kick that Ernieson sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot lands for De Santana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanadi De Santana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bert Ernieson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Santana tries to clinch but Ernieson moves out of range.
Wanadi De Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Ernieson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Santana moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Santana.
Ernieson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Santana.
Ernieson throws a one two combo.
Ernieson throws out a leg kick but De Santana moves out of range and Ernieson only half commits.
Ernieson throws the left hand but De Santana avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by De Santana.
Ernieson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Santana takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from De Santana.
De Santana throws an elbow that misses.
De Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ernieson tries to work over De Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernieson lands a hook that snaps the head of De Santana backwards.
De Santana has Ernieson pushed against the cage.
Ernieson lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Santana backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernieson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Santana or not.
De Santana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ernieson is trying to break free.
Ernieson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ernieson is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santana has double underhooks.
De Santana misses with an elbow strike.
Ernieson managing to block the knees to the body from De Santana.
Ernieson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ernieson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ernieson trying to control the position but instead, De Santana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ernieson into the cage.
De Santana lands a damaging elbow.
Ernieson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Santana is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Ernieson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Santana trying to land knees to the body.
De Santana lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernieson misses with some punches.
De Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ernieson.
De Santana lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bert Ernieson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanadi De Santana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Revenge by Danger Mouse. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
157 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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25
156 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Montoya Rivera's leg but Montoya Rivera calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Montoya Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montoya Rivera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya Rivera looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Montoya Rivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Montoya Rivera saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Montoya Rivera counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Montoya Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya Rivera keeps working.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Montoya Rivera blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Montoya Rivera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montoya Rivera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Montoya Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Montoya Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries a low kick but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Montoya Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Montoya Rivera moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot.
Montoya Rivera connects with the punch.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montoya Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montoya Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson 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.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Brian Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Johnson cracks Montoya Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Montoya Rivera misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Montoya Rivera misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Brian Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montoya Rivera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Montoya Rivera is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Montoya Rivera's head but Montoya Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Montoya Rivera moves out of range easily.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Montoya Rivera's leg but Montoya Rivera calmly moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Montoya Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Johnson.
Montoya Rivera shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Montoya Rivera in close.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Montoya Rivera is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is trying to control. Montoya Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montoya Rivera wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
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.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Montoya Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Montoya Rivera is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Montoya Rivera is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya Rivera keeps working.
Brian Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Montoya Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson slips a straight right by Montoya Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Montoya Rivera down.
Montoya Rivera throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montoya Rivera off to one side.
Montoya Rivera punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Montoya Rivera prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Montoya Rivera there.
Montoya Rivera thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Montoya Rivera has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Montoya Rivera sits in half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montoya Rivera.
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.
Montoya Rivera prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montoya Rivera is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Montoya Rivera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Montoya Rivera trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson wants to sweep but Montoya Rivera has passed to side control!
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montoya Rivera cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Montoya Rivera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Montoya Rivera off him but Montoya Rivera keeps the position.
Montoya Rivera working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya Rivera.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Montoya Rivera moved away.
Montoya Rivera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montoya Rivera showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Montoya Rivera has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya Rivera is controlling the pace.
Johnson is looking to control Montoya Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Montoya Rivera's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Montoya Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
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.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Montoya Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson leaves Montoya Rivera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hook but Montoya Rivera blocks it.
Montoya Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Montoya Rivera saw that one coming.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montoya Rivera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montoya Rivera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montoya Rivera wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Montoya Rivera controlling him for the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Montoya Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montoya Rivera postures up.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montoya Rivera works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Montoya Rivera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Montoya Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Montoya Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Montoya Rivera's knee but Montoya Rivera avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to slow Montoya Rivera down with leg kicks.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Montoya Rivera's legs.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Montoya Rivera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Montoya Rivera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya Rivera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montoya Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera wants to take a breather but Johnson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montoya Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes but missing.
Montoya Rivera trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson controls Montoya Rivera momentarily but Montoya Rivera frees himself.
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.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Montoya Rivera has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montoya Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luis Montoya Rivera! Jose Luis Montoya Rivera retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons III misses with a takedown
and Peppers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simons III tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peppers counters with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt
and Peppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simons III has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers fakes the leg kick and cracks Simons III in the body.
Peppers wants to clinch up but Simons III keeps it at a distance.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Simons III tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Peppers thumps Simons III with a low kick.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simons III looks gassed!
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simons III with a poor takedown
and Peppers moves into the clinch.
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!
Peppers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peppers.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Peppers lands an elbow inside that Simons III shrugs off.
Peppers lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Peppers.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peppers.
A short right from Peppers on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peppers.
Simons III tries to score a body lock takedown but Peppers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but Simons III blocks it.
Peppers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Peppers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peppers stalls.
Peppers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simons III.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but Simons III blocks with his arms.
Simons III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peppers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Peppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers pushes Simons III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peppers scores with a shoulder strike.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peppers obliges.
Peppers looking to slow down the pace here.
Peppers prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peppers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Still in the clinch, Peppers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Peppers.
Peppers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Peppers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simons III.
Peppers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peppers lands a left hand.
Peppers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Come on Peppers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simons III tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peppers smiles and moves away.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Peppers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simons III doesn't seem phased though.
Simons III fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Peppers.
Peppers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Peppers.
Simons III jumps guard but Peppers stands there with Simons III around his waist. Simons III gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peppers lands with a left to the head.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Simons III.
Peppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Peppers.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a jab to the head.
Simons III shoots in and drives through. Peppers sprawls well.
Peppers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simons III takes one on the button.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Peppers rushes Simons III and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peppers.
Peppers gets through Simons III's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Peppers.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Peppers. Simons III shrugs it off though.
Peppers closes the distance and clinches.
Peppers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Simons III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simons III has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Peppers.
Simons III tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peppers smiles and moves away.
Peppers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simons III, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III'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.
Peppers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peppers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Simons III to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Simons III wants to control from the top but Peppers keeps moving.
Simons III stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peppers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peppers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simons III postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peppers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Simons III, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simons III is breathing heavily.
Peppers preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers trying to control but Simons III is working from the bottom.
Simons III has his foot on Peppers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peppers works his way back into a safe position though.
Simons III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peppers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peppers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simons III looking for a guillotine here but Peppers defends easily.
Peppers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Simons III, up you get!
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peppers thumps Simons III with a low kick.
Peppers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peppers.
Peppers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Simons III cracks Peppers with a nice body shot.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body.
Peppers lands with a left to the head.
Peppers is struggling to control the position.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simons III wants to clinch but Peppers slips to the side
and Peppers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Simons III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peppers counters by moving into the clinch.
Simons III throws an elbow that misses.
Simons III fails to pull guard.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Simons III shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peppers defends it nicely.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Simons III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simons III gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peppers counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simons III can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peppers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peppers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers holds him up against the cage and eventually Simons III drops back down to his feet.
Peppers cracks Simons III with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Simons III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peppers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
Peppers lands an uppercut.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Simons III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simons III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peppers or not.
Peppers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simons III.
Peppers prevents the takedown attempt.
Peppers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peppers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peppers digs a right hand into Simons III's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simons III's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peppers misses with an uppercut.
Peppers throws a head kick but Simons III moves out of range.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simons III's knee momentarily.
Peppers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simons III misses with a double jab
and Peppers counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Simons III down.
Peppers drives through and clinches with Simons III against the cage.
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simons III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peppers lands with a light punch inside.
Peppers pushes Simons III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peppers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simons III avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simons III blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Peppers.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
Simons III drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Peppers misses with an elbow over the top.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peppers.
Peppers landing knees to the head.
Peppers lands a knee to the body.
Peppers slowing the pace effectively.
Simons III takes a shot to the head.
Simons III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simons III as Peppers tries to tie him up.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
Peppers landing knees to the body.
Peppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simons III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simons III jumps guard and drags Peppers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peppers trying to control but Simons III is working from the bottom.
Peppers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Simons III trying to keep a closed guard but Peppers is proving a slippery customer.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peppers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peppers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simons III's guard.
Peppers trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brian Peppers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Peppers doesn't manage to clinch there - Simons III circles away.
Simons III takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Simons III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simons III fails with the takedown
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Simons III was not able to check.
Peppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brian Peppers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peppers pushes Simons III up against the cage in a clinch.
Peppers lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peppers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons III pulls guard effortlessly.
Peppers gets to his feet - Simons III follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simons III looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peppers takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Peppers as the two fighters clinch.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but Simons III blocks with his arms.
Simons III jumps guard and drags Peppers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peppers gets to his feet - Simons III follows without any prompting.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Peppers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peppers closes the distance and pushes Simons III back into the cage.
Peppers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III'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.
Peppers scores with a nice strike.
Peppers drives through and clinches with Simons III against the cage.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Simons III jumps guard but Peppers stands there with Simons III around his waist. Simons III gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simons III looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons III goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peppers prevents it.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Peppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peppers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simons III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simons III goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peppers prevents it.
Peppers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peppers lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up John Simons III's cut even more.
Peppers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simons III is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Peppers lands an elbow inside that Simons III shrugs off.
A short right from Peppers on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Peppers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
Simons III takes one to the chin there.
Peppers has closed the distance and engaged Simons III in a clinch.
Simons III looking to throw knees to the head but Peppers is blocking nicely.
Peppers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simons III lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Peppers.
Peppers just leaning against Simons III, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Peppers.
Peppers works on Simons III's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peppers.
Peppers pushes off an throws an elbow but Simons III leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
Simons III fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peppers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peppers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simons III has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peppers.
Peppers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Simons III will feel that in the morning.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simons III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a right hand that Simons III ducks under and follows up with a left that Simons III also avoids with ease.
Peppers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peppers lands with a straight right. Simons III didn't see that one coming.
Peppers clinches.
Simons III avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers is pressed up against the cage. Simons III has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peppers down to the mat. Peppers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simons III takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peppers moves into the clinch successfully.
Simons III drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peppers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peppers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Peppers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peppers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simons III's brow.
Simons III takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above John Simons III's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Peppers - that landed with a thud.
Peppers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peppers, as that shot connected.
Simons III fails with the takedown
and Peppers counters with a low kick, right behind Simons III 's knee.
Peppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers darts in and clinches Simons III up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III has hold of one of Peppers's legs. Peppers is fighting the takedown attempt but Simons III gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Simons III won't allow Peppers to get back to his feet.
Simons III is stalling in the full guard.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Peppers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Simons III goes for a takedown attempt but Peppers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peppers leaves Simons III with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers had his way with John Simons III in that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Simons III takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simons III.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Simons III takes it in his stride.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt
and Peppers moves into the clinch.
Peppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers lands a knee to the body.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peppers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peppers lands with a right to the head.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Peppers scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Peppers there.
Peppers moves into the clinch.
Simons III is trying to drag Peppers to the mat but Peppers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
Peppers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peppers lands a nice elbow.
Peppers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peppers works on Simons III's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Peppers - that landed with a thud.
Peppers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peppers.
Peppers works on Simons III's body with a couple of short punches.
Simons III jumps guard but Peppers stands there with Simons III around his waist. Simons III gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simons III takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peppers lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Peppers.
A hook to the body from Peppers.
Peppers just leaning against Simons III, taking a breather.
Peppers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simons IIIs head.
Peppers pushes Simons III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peppers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peppers is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
Simons III jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peppers walks away with a smile on his face. Simons III gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peppers thows a body kick. Simons III tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peppers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peppers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
Peppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Peppers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simons III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peppers pinned against the cage. Peppers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Peppers cracks Simons III with an open hand slap.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simons III misses with a takedown
and Peppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simons III's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Simons III takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
John Simons III's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Simons III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peppers has managed to clinch.
Peppers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simons III up against the cage.
Peppers connects with a knee to the head.
Peppers lands a shot to the body.
Peppers lands an elbow just above Simons III 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Simons III's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers retains his bantamweight title!
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