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FMFC 71: Dragic vs James PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dai comes into the arena with Dignity blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoney wants to slow Dai down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoney with a jab.
Stoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dai.
Stoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dai was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoney.
Dai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stoney circles away.
Mark Dai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
Dai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoney thuds his right hand into Dai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dai avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Stoney.
Stoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Dai with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai dives in and grabs Stoney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stoney pushes down on Dai's head and hops out.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
Stoney takes a swing at Dai's ribcage but misses.
Dai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stoney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stoney prevents Dai from moving into mount.
Dai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stoney sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai is working for a kimura but Stoney is defending it quite comfortably.
Dai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stoney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stoney defends it well.
Stoney is looking to improve his position.
Dai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stoney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dai.
Stoney wants to control but Dai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoney tries to get to full guard but Dai has control of the leg.
Dai is trying for a kimura here. Stoney looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Dai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taye Silcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Silcic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks-Kublai Khan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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, River Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taye Silcic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam wants to clinch up but Silcic keeps it at a distance.
Silcic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tam swivels and escapes.
Tam stuffs the takedown.
Silcic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silcic tries to pull guard but Tam holds him up against the cage and eventually Silcic drops back down to his feet.
River Tam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taye Silcic.
Tam lands a body shot.
Silcic looks gassed!
Tam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silcics head.
Tam digs a right hand underneath Silcic's ribcage. Silcic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Tam to work.
A short left from Tam.
Tam slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tam.
Silcic takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silcic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silcic drops to his knees and Tam pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). River Tam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Falcone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLACK HAWK DOWN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Powerful |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Falcone does it's job there.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Falcone with that takedown attempt.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machida in his tracks.
Falcone works Machida's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone with a nice cross.
Falcone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Falcone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Machida avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown but Machida shows good takedown defense.
Machida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Falcone lands with an overhand left.
Falcone takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcone looks gassed!
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Falcone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Machida works the jab nicely.
Machida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone works the jab nicely.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Falcone lands with a nice body punch.
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falcone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Machida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida avoids the body shot from Falcone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Falcone 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.
Machida slips under a jab from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a left hand
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida blocks a jab.
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcone drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Falcone has double underhooks.
Falcone misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone fails to pull guard.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcone jumps guard but Machida stands there with Falcone around his waist. Falcone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Come on Falcone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machida tries to break free but Falcone pushes him back against the cage.
Falcone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to circle away but Falcone has him pinned against the cage.
Machida tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Machida tries to break free but Falcone pushes him back against the cage.
Falcone struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Falcone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Falcone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcone jumps guard but Machida stands there with Falcone around his waist. Falcone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Falcone stalling the fight.
Falcone keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Falcone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Falcone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machida walks away with a smile on his face. Falcone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruno Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Falcone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Machida checks a leg kick nicely.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone moves forwards but Machida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone lands with an overhand left.
Machida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Falcone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Falcone looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida jabs Falcone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Machida finds it's target.
Falcone avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Falcone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Falcone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Bruno Falcone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Machida misses.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Machida cracks Falcone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Machida looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.
Falcone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Machida avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Falcone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falcone throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Falcone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruno Falcone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Bradsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradsted comes into the arena with Dawn of Demise - ...and blood will flow blaring out of the sound system. 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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202 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenneth Bradsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradsted throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hannedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradsted lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradsted lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradsted thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradsted misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hannedy is defended easily by Bradsted.
Good work by Hannedy as he checks the leg kick.
Hannedy fails to land the takedown.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Hannedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hannedy.
Bradsted stuffs the takedown attempt from Hannedy. Hannedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradsted.
Hannedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradsted.
Horrible takedown by Hannedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradsted which made him look bad.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
Bradsted misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradsted scoring well with a low kick there.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradsted defends it nicely.
Hannedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradsted.
Hannedy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradsted's waist but Bradsted gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hannedy off to one side.
Bradsted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradsted throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bradsted pinned against the cage. Bradsted gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hannedy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bradsted manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bradsted is looking to stand up but Hannedy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hannedy trying to control but Bradsted is working from the bottom.
Bradsted is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradsted prevents Hannedy from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bradsted wants to get back to his feet.
Hannedy is positioning himself well to prevent Bradsted advancing to mount.
Bradsted is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hannedy sees it coming and defends easily.
Hannedy tries to get to full guard but Bradsted has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradsted is pressing down on Hannedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hannedy is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Bradsted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hannedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hannedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradsted is fending him off so far but Hannedy persists. Nope, Bradsted circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt - Bradsted sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Bradsted counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradsted throws a hook but Hannedy avoids it easily.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
Hannedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bradsted holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradsted wants to get back to his feet.
Hannedy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradsted is just riding it out for now. Hannedy eventually gives up the hold.
Bradsted is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hannedy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hannedy's back!
Hannedy is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bradsted controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hannedy turns into Bradsted and is now in his guard.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradsted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradsted has control of Hannedy's left arm, preventing Hannedy from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenneth Bradsted.
Bradsted connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted throws a push kick but Hannedy slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Bradsted lands but Hannedy takes it in his stride.
Hannedy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenneth Bradsted is winning the standup battle so far.
Hannedy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bradsted circles away.
Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
Hannedy has a takedown stuffed.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt - Bradsted sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradsted defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradsted throws a low kick but Hannedy moves out of range easily.
Bradsted throws a wild body kick that Hannedy sees coming a mile off.
Hannedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradsted scores with a hook to the body. Hannedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hannedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hannedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Bradsted dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradsted.
Hannedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradsted.
Bradsted fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradsted jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradsted checks a low kick from Hannedy.
Bradsted is looking to wear down Hannedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bradsted lands with a nice body kick.
Hannedy closes the distance and clinches up with Bradsted, looking for a takedown. Hannedy pushes Bradsted against the cage but Bradsted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradsted defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradsted misses with a low kick.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradsted uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hannedy has time to react.
Bradsted lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hannedy will feel that in the morning.
Bradsted lands a slapping body shot.
Bradsted lands a jab to the nose.
Bradsted scores with a sloppy right hand. Hannedy should have avoided that one.
Hannedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradsted.
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!
Bradsted bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hannedy's head.
Bradsted looks to land a body kick but Hannedy moved away.
Bradsted lands a body shot.
Bradsted throws a push kick but Hannedy slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted throws a combination. Hannedy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradsted throws out a powerful jab.
Hannedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradsted sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hannedy with a poor takedown
and Bradsted counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradsted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hannedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenneth Bradsted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Bradsted tenderised Hannedy's leg. Hannedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bradsted thuds his right hand into Hannedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradsted.
Bradsted scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy moves out of range as Bradsted throws a body kick.
Hannedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradsted fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannedy manages to avoid it.
Bradsted lands a head kick!
Hannedy is rocked!
Walter Hannedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradsted misses with a kick to the body.
Kenneth Bradsted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradsted dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hannedy closes the distance and clinches up with Bradsted, looking for a takedown. Hannedy pushes Bradsted against the cage but Bradsted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradsted misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradsted wants it to stay on the feet.
Bradsted looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradsted throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradsted but Bradsted pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hannedy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradsted's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradsted is controlling Hannedy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradsted is trying to maintain the position but Hannedy is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Bradsted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradsted, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Bradsted!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Bate Pesadăo as his entrance music. Vitor Belfort has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demian Maia's chin.
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197 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia with a poor takedown
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia moves away from the strike by Belfort.
Maia shoots and misses
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Belfort connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.
Maia is rocked!
Belfort has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort.
Maia seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Belfort stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
Belfort lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maia to his knees! Belfort keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Berne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escovedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to call to prayer. Alonso Escovedo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
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, Rodrigo Berne!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berne misses with a takedown
enabling Escovedo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Rodrigo Berne has been cut.
Escovedo looks for the body kick but Berne saw that one coming.
Escovedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berne looks gassed!
Escovedo lands with a straight right. Berne didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escovedo scores with a spinning back kick!
Escovedo throws a front kick that sends Berne stumbling back into the cage.
Escovedo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berne will feel that in the morning.
Escovedo lands a left and a right that send Berne crashing to the mat, dazed. Escovedo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Berne is rocked!
Escovedo lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alonso Escovedo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AnSchanz. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finalizador takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finalizador gets slowly back to his feet.
Finalizador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Finalizador gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Finalizador pulls guard.
Garcia won't allow Finalizador to get back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Finalizador is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Finalizador is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finalizador seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finalizador working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finalizador escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Finalizador is retaining full guard.
Finalizador keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia is really struggling to control Finalizador but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Finalizador is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Garcia to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finalizador goes for an armbar but Garcia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Garcia.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Finalizador is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia 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 Finalizador.
Garcia wants to control but Finalizador is keeping him busy.
Finalizador can't do much from the bottom here.
Finalizador is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Finalizador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finalizador is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Finalizador is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcia has knee on belly momentarily but Finalizador bucks him off and regains half guard.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finalizador keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Garcia 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.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Finalizador misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finalizador gets a takedown into half guard.
Finalizador wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Finalizador passes to side control.
Finalizador trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to buck Finalizador off.
Garcia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Garcia throws Finalizador to one side and escapes!
Garcia tries to clinch but Finalizador moves out of range.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Finalizador misses
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel Finalizador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia lands a head kick. Finalizador smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Garcia
and Finalizador counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
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!
Finalizador goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Finalizador is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finalizador wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finalizador trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Finalizador is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finalizador missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finalizador throws and elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finalizador's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finalizador swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finalizador is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finalizador lands a nice short elbow.
Finalizador missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finalizador trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Finalizador is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Finalizador.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Finalizador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finalizador throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Finalizador counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Finalizador looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finalizador uses his free foot to push down on Garcia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcia.
Gabriel Finalizador has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finalizador is looking to work his way around to Garcia's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Finalizador in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Finalizador with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finalizador thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Finalizador pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Finalizador gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Finalizador shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Leon Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finalizador looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finalizador fails with a takedown attempt.
Leon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Finalizador.
Garcia wants to slow Finalizador down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Finalizador off balance momentarily.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finalizador.
Finalizador takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Finalizador.
Finalizador closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Finalizador blocks it.
Finalizador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Finalizador circles away.
Finalizador throws a head kick that misses.
Leon Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Finalizador moves out of range easily.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Finalizador circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finalizador shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Finalizador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Finalizador persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Finalizador fails with the takedown
and Garcia moves into the clinch.
Finalizador changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finalizador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finalizador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Finalizador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finalizador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Finalizador!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash McPuggins (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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215 lbs
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24
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash McPuggins!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPuggins misses with a head kick.
McPuggins lands with a right hand.
McPuggins wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Pukki.
A big left from Pukki misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pukki.
McPuggins tries to clinch up.
McPuggins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McPuggins tries to clinch up.
Flash McPuggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPuggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pukki counters with a single leg into guard. McPuggins didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pukki is looking to work some ground and pound but McPuggins has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to pass the guard but McPuggins is keeping the position.
Pukki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pukki passes into half guard.
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pukki trying to control the action but McPuggins is working from the bottom.
McPuggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pukki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins is trying to stand.
McPuggins is staying active underneath Pukki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pukki is looking to pass McPuggins's guard but actually McPuggins recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki passes McPuggins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pukki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pukki uses his free foot to push down on McPuggins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McPuggins.
Poor strikes thrown by Pukki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Pukki wants to finish this one by submission but McPuggins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pukki.
Pukki with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pukki tries to control but McPuggins wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Pukki does no damage.
Pukki avoids the head kick by McPuggins.
Pukki throws a push kick but McPuggins slaps the foot to one side.
Pukki lands a jab to the nose.
McPuggins tries to clinch but Pukki moves away
and Pukki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pukki thows a body shot but no joy.
Pukki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pukki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pukki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McPuggins, who protects the arm well.
Pukki wants to lay and pray for a moment but McPuggins keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuggins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pukki.
Pukki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pukki controls the position from side control.
Pukki trying to control the position but McPuggins is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McPuggins is not content to let Pukki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pukki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McPuggins is being controlled here.
Pukki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pukki tries to move to mount but McPuggins blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but McPuggins is keeping him busy.
Pukki throws an elbow but McPuggins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pukki trying to control the action but McPuggins is working from the bottom.
McPuggins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McPuggins wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
McPuggins throws a looping overhand right but Pukki ducks down to avoid it.
McPuggins wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
McPuggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pukki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pukki tries to bum rush McPuggins with a series of wild strikes but McPuggins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McPuggins but McPuggins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McPuggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
McPuggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
McPuggins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pukki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pukki misses.
Pukki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPuggins is looking to clinch but Pukki is avoiding it.
Pukki misses with a double jab.
McPuggins misses with a head kick.
Pukki just misses with a punch to the body.
McPuggins tries to land a leg kick but Pukki saw it coming and moves away.
Pukki throws a leg kick but McPuggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McPuggins wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
McPuggins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPuggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pukki counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins has managed to clinch.
Pukki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPuggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
McPuggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
McPuggins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pukki.
McPuggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Pukki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McPuggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Pukki avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPuggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki jumps guard but McPuggins stands there with Pukki around his waist. Pukki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pukki has McPuggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McPuggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McPuggins looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
McPuggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pukki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pukki drops down looking for an ankle pick but McPuggins pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins moves in looking to clinch but Pukki pushes him off.
Joulu Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McPuggins tries to clinch but Pukki is having none of it.
McPuggins tries to clinch but Pukki is having none of it.
Pukki takes a swing at McPuggins's ribcage but misses.
Joulu Pukki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pukki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pukki wants to land a leg kick but McPuggins is out of range.
McPuggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McPuggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flash McPuggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pukki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McPuggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flash McPuggins.
I think Pukki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karias York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl's entrance music is Dawn of Demise - Juggernaut. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27
275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karias York!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karl wants to slow York down by chopping away at his legs.
York is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from York.
John Karl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karias York.
Karl throws a shot to the body.
Karl thumps York with a low kick.
York looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Karl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
York tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to York's calf.
Karl cracks the inside of York's front leg.
Karias York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karl. That's going to slow York down.
Karl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
York is trying desperately to land a takedown but Karl is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for York.
Karl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karl cracks York with an uppercut from hell and York crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Karl's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl advances position into side control!
York seems a little lost for a moment, as Karl dominates the positioning.
Karl'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl decides to stand back up. Karl steps back and let's York get back to his feet.
Karl connects with a solid leg kick.
Karl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from York.
Karl lands with a shot to the body.
Karl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Karl finds it's way through York's defenses.
York gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
York takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending York crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Karl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh James!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dragic is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Dragic circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragic misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dragic looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragic, not yet.
James trying to control but Dragic is working from the bottom.
James lands a couple of digs.
Dragic is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dragic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragic tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dragic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragic is retaining full guard.
Dragic looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragic is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragic has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
Dragic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
Dragic looking to control.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James postures up.
Dragic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dragic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dragic has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dragic wants to sweep but no luck.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James trying to control but Dragic is working from the bottom.
James won't allow Dragic to sweep him here.
Dragic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dragic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Dragic wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James tries to pass to full mount but Dragic defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. James lands a nice short elbow.
Dragic is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James slips a nice elbow through Dragic's hands, connecting with Dragic's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragic sees it coming and defends easily.
James working over Dragic with some ground and pound. Dragic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragic tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James passes to side control.
Dragic tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
Dragic wants to control but James postures up.
Dragic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dragic is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Dragic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dragic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Dragic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dragic cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragic lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into rage.
James has a takedown stuffed.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dragic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James defending well as Dragic loads up on a big left hand.
Dragic misses with a two punch combination.
Dragic throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Dragic's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
A left lands for Dragic.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James moves into range and clinches up with Dragic.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James manages to break the clinch.
Dragan Dragic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James moves in looking to clinch but Dragic pushes him off.
Dragic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James tries to clinch up.
Dragic throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dragic misses.
Dragic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragic lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragic throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Dragic connects with a jab.
James slips under a jab.
Dragic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dragic duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from James.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragic lands with a right hand.
Dragic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Dragic misses.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes one to the side of the head.
Dragic connects with a body shot.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragic as he avoids it easily.
Dragan Dragic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh James.
James fails to land the takedown.
James is breathing heavily.
Dragic cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragic throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James shoots for a takedown but Dragic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Dragic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Dragic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragic circles away.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dragic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Dragic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James ducks under a wild hook from Dragic.
Dragic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Dragic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dragic throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Dragic misses.
The fighters circling - Dragic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James ducks under a wild hook from Dragic.
Dragic lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
Dragic connects with a jab.
Dragic thuds a left hand into James's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James blocks a jab.
Dragic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dragic - just one landing.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragic misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James won't allow Dragic to sweep him here.
Dragic controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
Dragic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
Dragic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dragic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dragic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
Dragic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dragic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dragic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dragic tries to control but James wriggling away.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dragic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dragic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James tries to lock up and control but Dragic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
Dragic throws a wild left hand from mount and James manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
James is staying active underneath Dragic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dragic.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Dragic.
James is holding on to half guard well.
James is trying to control but can't.
Dragic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James wants to sweep here but Dragic controlling him for the moment.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dragic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dragic works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Dragic wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragic trying to control the position.
James with a nice head shot there.
Josh James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dragic wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because James has passed into half guard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James is taking a breather. Dragic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
James slips a nice elbow through Dragic's hands, connecting with Dragic's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Dragic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Dragic!
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