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No Exit: Dammon v. Jensen II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Garibian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Flag by Billy Talent. Saul Trejo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armen Garibian!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trejo clinches up with Garibian and pushes him back against the cage.
Trejo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Armen Garibian has been cut.
Trejo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garibian's face.
Trejo jumps guard and drags Garibian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trejo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garibian is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Trejo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garibian's guard.
Garibian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trejo controls the pace.
Trejo trying to control but Garibian is working from the bottom.
Trejo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trejo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trejo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trejo stands up from Garibian's guard - Trejo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Trejo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trejo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibian controls Trejo momentarily but Trejo frees himself.
Trejo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garibian wants to sweep here but Trejo controlling him for the moment.
Trejo drops back looking for a leg! Garibian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garibian manages to kick Trejo off! Trejo jumps back into Garibian's guard.
Trejo passes Garibian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garibian looks gassed!
Trejo is trying for a kimura here. Garibian looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Trejo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saul Trejo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln comes into the arena with Oversized Lincoln blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln digs a good body shot into Almeida's ribs.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
and Lincoln counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lincoln throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almeida misses with a hook
and Lincoln counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida looks gassed!
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!
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lincoln with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lincoln scores with a shoulder strike.
Lincoln lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Lincoln lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Lincoln is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Almeida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Lincoln.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lincoln.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is working Almeida over against the cage.
Lincoln lands a nice shot to the body.
Lincoln lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almeida is rocked!
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Almeida.
A right hand to the body from Lincoln.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Lincoln won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lincoln as the two fighters clinch.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Lincoln is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lincoln working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lincoln lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Almeida is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Almeida or not.
Almeida seems to have recovered his senses.
Lincoln lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Almeida or not.
Lincoln works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands an uppercut.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Lincoln throws a big uppercut that drops Almeida! More strikes from Lincoln and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Almeida lies dazed against the cage as Lincoln celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Lincoln!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Materazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haku Men told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Materazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materazzi avoids the head kick by Men.
Men tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Materazzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a left and a right that stings Men.
Materazzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Materazzi misses with a looping left.
Materazzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Men pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Men pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Men lands with a kick to the temple. Materazzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Marco Materazzi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men slips a jab and a cross from Materazzi.
Materazzi misses with a double jab.
Materazzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Haku Men has been cut.
Men tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Materazzi counters with a series of strikes. Men will be more careful next time no doubt.
Materazzi clobbers Men with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Materazzi looks to throw the jab but Men is out of range.
Men wants to clinch but Materazzi slips to the side
and Materazzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Materazzi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materazzi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Men. Men circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Men closes the distance looking to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Men takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a nice body shot.
Materazzi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Men misses with a head kick.
Men doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Materazzi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haku Men seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Men steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Materazzi.
Men wants to clinch but Materazzi slips to the side
and Materazzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Materazzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Men tries to land a front kick but Materazzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men darts in trying to clinch
and Materazzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Materazzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Materazzi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Men closes the distance looking to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Materazzi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Men scores with a spinning back kick!
Men is looking to clinch but Materazzi is avoiding it.
Men looks to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Men throws a sloppy head kick and Materazzi moves out of range easily.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Men wants to clinch
and Materazzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marco Materazzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materazzi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Materazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materazzi. Men does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materazzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Materazzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Materazzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Men.
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a three punch combo that has Men backing up. Men nods at Materazzi to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
Materazzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Men.
Men tries to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Men.
Materazzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Men moves into the clinch.
Materazzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Men tries to land a knee to the head but Materazzi blocks with his arms.
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
Men throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Materazzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Men is breathing heavily.
Men with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Materazzi breaks the clinch.
Men throws a head kick that Materazzi semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi lands a jab to the head.
Men darts in trying to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Materazzi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Materazzi counter with a right hand.
Men moves to clinch but Materazzi breaks away
and Materazzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Materazzi looks to throw the jab but Men is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Men.
Men tries to clinch but Materazzi moves away
and Materazzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Materazzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Men moves away.
Materazzi misses with a wild combination.
Men wants to clinch
and Materazzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Men looks to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Men throws a sloppy head kick and Materazzi moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materazzi. Men does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materazzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Materazzi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Men.
Men closes the distance but Materazzi moves to the side
and Materazzi counters with a right hand to the body.
Men moves to clinch but Materazzi breaks away
letting Materazzi counter with a right hand.
Materazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Materazzi.
Materazzi avoids the head kick by Men.
Materazzi tries to bum rush Men with a series of wild strikes but Men uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men closes the distance looking to clinch
and Materazzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Men pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Men drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Materazzi misses with a hook
and Men counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Men throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Men closes the distance but Materazzi moves to the side
and Materazzi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Men closes the distance but Materazzi moves to the side
and Materazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Materazzi throws a body punch but Men moves out of range.
Men tries to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Men darts in trying to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a left and a right that stings Men.
Men darts in trying to clinch
and Materazzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Men thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi misses with a hook to the body
and Men counters with a big head kick but Materazzi shrugs it off.
Materazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materazzi throws a right hand that misses
and Men counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Materazzi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Men tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Materazzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Men counters with a head kick. That will keep Materazzi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Men plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Men looks to clinch
and Men takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haku Men has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Men tries to clinch up
and Materazzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Men closes the distance but Materazzi moves to the side
and Materazzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Men thinking.
Materazzi swinging wildly here.
Materazzi misses with a wild body shot.
Marco Materazzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materazzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Men.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Materazzi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Materazzi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Materazzi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Looka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thorvald Stauning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Looka!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looka moves out of range of the body kick from Stauning.
A cross from Stauning lands.
Looka has his takedown stuffed
and Stauning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Looka thinking.
Looka takes one on the button.
Stauning seems to be stalking Looka here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Looka drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thorvald Stauning!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blade Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakamura to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like John Kramer has been cut.
Kramer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
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!
BOOM! Kramer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kramer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Blade Nakamura has been cut.
Kramer looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nakamura covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kramer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Van Hentelaaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Van Hentelaaar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Riley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hentelaaar defends it well.
Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hentelaaar sees it coming and defends easily.
Riley works his way into full mount!
Riley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hentelaaar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Riley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Riley working for a submission but Hentelaaar is keeping him at bay.
Hentelaaar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Riley with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentelaaar tries to hold on but Riley postures up.
Hentelaaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Riley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hentelaaar is surviving well by controlling Riley's body position as best he can.
Riley looking to secure an arm triangle but Hentelaaar defends it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hentelaaar has eaten all the pies!
Hentelaaar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hentelaaar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hentelaaar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Riley working for a guillotine from mount but Hentelaaar is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley working for a guillotine from mount but Hentelaaar is in no mood to give up.
Hentelaaar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Riley takes Hentelaaar's back.
Hentelaaar is trying to break free.
Riley is persistently looking for the submission but Hentelaaar is defending it well.
Riley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley looking for the RNC.
Hentelaaar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hentelaaar! Can he survive? No! He's out! Riley gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Riley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo comes to the cage accompanied by "War," by Edwin Starr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
189 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jere Ruutikainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geronimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Geronimo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruutikainen won't be happy with that.
Ruutikainen is looking to regain half guard here but Geronimo keeps moving and retains side control.
Geronimo slows the pace down.
Geronimo working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geronimo controlling from side mount.
Ruutikainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Geronimo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo trying to control the position but Ruutikainen is working away.
Geronimo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ruutikainen's legs.
Geronimo controls the position.
Geronimo is looking to take a break and control but Ruutikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruutikainen can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Don Geronimo.
Geronimo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruutikainen keeping hold of Geronimo's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruutikainen wants to improve his position but Geronimo is controlling well.
Ruutikainen wants to control but Geronimo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo is controlling the pace.
Geronimo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ruutikainen for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Geronimo misses with a takedown
and Ruutikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Geronimo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruutikainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Geronimo controlling from mount.
Ruutikainen tries to hold on but Geronimo pushes him away.
Ruutikainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Geronimo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruutikainen closes the distance but Geronimo moves to the side
and Geronimo counters with a single leg into guard. Ruutikainen didn't expect that.
Ruutikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruutikainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruutikainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruutikainen keeping moving, preventing Geronimo from controlling successfully.
Ruutikainen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jere Ruutikainen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ruutikainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Geronimo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruutikainen won't be happy with that.
Geronimo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruutikainen keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is trying to control Geronimo's posture but Geronimo avoids it.
Ruutikainen looking for a sweep but Geronimo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Geronimo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen wants to control but Geronimo is having none of it.
Geronimo thowing shots but they're missing.
Geronimo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ruutikainen tries to hold on but Geronimo pushes him away.
Geronimo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruutikainen wants to control but Geronimo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Geronimo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruutikainen looks to clinch
and Geronimo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruutikainen's guard now.
Ruutikainen wants to sweep here but Geronimo controlling him for the moment.
Ruutikainen is pulling down on Geronimo's head. It's preventing any offense from Geronimo, at least for the moment.
Geronimo pushing down on Ruutikainen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Geronimo controlling the action here.
Geronimo wants to pass to mount but Ruutikainen is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is controlling Geronimo's trapped leg to prevent Geronimo from advancing to side control.
Geronimo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruutikainen keeps working.
Geronimo wants to free his trapped foot but Ruutikainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Ruutikainen is not content to let Geronimo control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Don Geronimo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ruutikainen lands a right hook to the body.
Ruutikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geronimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruutikainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Geronimo counters with a shoot takedown. Ruutikainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Geronimo looking to pass the guard.
Geronimo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is trying to control the position but Geronimo postures up.
Geronimo stopping the sweep attempt from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen trying to control the position.
Don Geronimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Jere Ruutikainen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Geronimo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ruutikainen defends it nicely.
Geronimo fails with the takedown
and Ruutikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jere Ruutikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruutikainen misses with an uppercut
and Geronimo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruutikainen's guard now.
Ruutikainen striking off his back but it's not causing Geronimo any problems.
Geronimo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruutikainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Geronimo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Geronimo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Geronimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geronimo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Geronimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Superman's Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
188 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pasanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pasanen scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Pasanen postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pasanen is aware though and is defending well.
Pasanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pasanen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pasanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pasanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pasanen is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Pasanen is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
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.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pasanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pasanen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pasanen with a nice head shot there.
Pasanen throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Pasanen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Pasanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pasanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pasanen slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pasanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Pasanen postures up.
Pasanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Pasanen wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Pasanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pasanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Pasanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Pasanen counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Pasanen connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pasanen throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pasanen's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Pasanen has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pasanen's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pasanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up.
Pasanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasanen, not yet.
Pasanen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Pasanen counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Jab by Pasanen.
Pasanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasanen with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Ricky Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Pasanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pasanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pasanen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Pasanen is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pasanen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pasanen looking to pass the guard.
Lauri Pasanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith working a defensive guard but Pasanen passes into half guard.
Pasanen is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Pasanen is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pasanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pasanen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pasanen is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pasanen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mara has chosen Rickety Cricket as his entrance music. Ameliano Cassemiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
187 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Mara!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassemiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mara misses with an uppercut
and Cassemiro counters with a body kick.
Mara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassemiro moves into the clinch.
Cassemiro blocking some punches.
Cassemiro blocks a body shot from Mara.
Cassemiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cassemiro working hard to break the clinch.
Mara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cassemiro is keeping busy.
Mara misses with a body punch.
Mara works on Cassemiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Mara cracks Cassemiro with a nice body shot.
Mara scores with a hook to the body.
Cassemiro is breathing heavily.
Mara lands a shoulder strike.
Cassemiro working aggressively here.
Cassemiro tries to throw a body punch but Mara avoids it by throwing Cassemiro back against the cage.
Mara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassemiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cassemiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mara under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Cassemiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara tries to clinch but Cassemiro is having none of it.
Mara throws a shot from downtown. Cassemiro moves away and avoids it.
Mara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cassemiro has time to react.
Mara lands a head shot.
Cassemiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mara lands the left hand.
Cassemiro is rocked!
Cassemiro misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Cassemiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cassemiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mara circles away.
Cassemiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Mara keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Cassemiro misses.
Mara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassemiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mara circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassemiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassemiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mara lands a lovely overhand right.
Matthew Mara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cassemiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cassemiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cassemiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mara.
Mara lands with an overhand left.
and Mara counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cassemiro! He's just covering up as Mara starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Mara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dammon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "You're the Voice" - Heart . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon throws a right hand that misses
and Jensen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Jensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dammon which made him look bad.
A jab from Dammon does it's job there.
Dammon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a body punch
and Dammon counters with a nice uppercut.
Jensen misses with a hook
and Dammon counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jensen lands in his opponent's guard.
Jensen won't allow Dammon to sweep him here.
Dammon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jensen is controlling him.
Jensen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dammon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jensen is now in half guard.
Dammon wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Dammon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dammon wants to hit a switch here but Jensen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dammon there!
Dammon is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Jensen with good strikes from the mount here!
Dammon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jensen on the ground.
Dammon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dammon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jensen wants to control the pace but Dammon is squirming around nicely.
Dammon can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen lands a big shot there that rocks Dammon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jensen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dammon looks a forlorn figure.
Jensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jensen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dammon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jensen unloads with some shots from mount but Dammon bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Jensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jensen avoids the attempt from Dammon to control.
Dammon is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jensen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Jensen lands a big shot there that rocks Dammon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jensen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dammon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dammon is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen is landing with some decent strikes but Dammon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dammon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dammon lands a nice looking body shot.
Dammon looks to throw the jab but Jensen is out of range.
Jensen ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Jensen misses with a left hand
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Peter Jensen has been cut.
Jensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen slips a jab from Dammon.
Jensen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jensen scores with a jab. Dammon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dammon swings for the body but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Jensen.
Jensen shoots in and drives through. Dammon sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen lands with a good body shot.
Jensen misses with a right hand
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jensen misses with a left hand
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dammon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jensen counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Dammon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dammon gets caught napping as Jensen dives in and scores a takedown. Dammon manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen is looking to advance position but Dammon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Peter Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dammon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dammon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Dammon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to hold on but Dammon pushes him away.
Dammon punching from mount but Jensen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dammon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dammon wants to control the pace but Jensen is squirming around nicely.
Jensen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dammon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jensen is looking to get to half guard.
Dammon throwing strikes but Jensen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dammon being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jensen 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.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Dammon from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Dammon.
Dammon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dammon's head backwards.
Matt Dammon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jensen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matt Dammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
Dammon cracks Jensen with a good jab.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jensen throws out a loose jab but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jensen throws a right hand that misses
and Dammon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dammon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
Nice jab there from Dammon.
Jensen lands a nice hook to Dammon's body. Dammon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dammon counters with a nice body shot.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Jensen slips under a jab from Dammon.
Jensen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dammon to the ground. Jensen is now in Dammon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Jensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dammon counter with a right hand.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
Jensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dammon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Jensen counters with a straight right hand.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Jensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen swings widly with a right hand
and Dammon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jensen thinking.
Donk. Dammon catches Jensen right on the button with a cross.
Dammon looks to land a right hand but Jensen moved out of range.
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dammon throws a jab when Jensen was well out of range.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dammon is fending him off so far but Jensen persists. Nope, Dammon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jensen throws a right hand that misses
and Dammon counters with a nice right hand that sends Jensen toppling to the canvas! Jensen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dammon finish him?!
Jensen is rocked!
Dammon throws a hook but Jensen avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Dammon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon throws a hook to the side of Jensen's head but Jensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jensen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dammon counters with a stiff right hand.
Jensen slips a jab from Dammon.
Jensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Dammon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jensen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dammon counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dammon.
Dammon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jensen.
Peter Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dammon counters with a nice body shot.
Jensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Dammon misses its intended target.
Jensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dammon.
Dammon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jensen at a distance.
Dammon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jensen has time to react.
Dammon lands a nice looking body shot.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Jensen's shoulder, as Jensen tries to avoid the shot.
Jensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dammon misses with a body shot.
Jensen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dammon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dammon lands with a cross.
Jensen throws a sloppy body shot
and Dammon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dammon cracks Jensen with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dammon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jensen manages to avoid it.
Dammon scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dammon lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jensen. Jensen tries to recover but Dammon is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jensen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Dammon!
Matt Dammon retains his heavyweight title!
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