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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvon Del Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Bosco's entrance music is Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train . A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marvon Del Bosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Progbeniak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Bosco shoots in for a takedown but Progbeniak shows good takedown defense.
Progbeniak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Progbeniak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Del Bosco shoots in for a takedown but Progbeniak shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvon Del Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Bosco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Progbeniak.
Progbeniak leaves Del Bosco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Del Bosco as he avoids it easily.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Del Bosco but Del Bosco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marvon Del Bosco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Bosco fails with a takedown attempt.
Progbeniak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Progbeniak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Bosco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Bosco has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Progbeniak doesn't defend quickly enough and Del Bosco has managed to lock this one up! Can Progbeniak escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Del Bosco on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marvon Del Bosco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stylie Dem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stylie Dem!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dem is just out of range.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dem counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dem.
Dem wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Dem pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Dem controlling him for the moment.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson controls Dem momentarily but Dem frees himself.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Dem controlling him for the moment.
Wilson is looking to sweep but instead, Dem has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dem trying to control from half guard but Wilson is working away.
Dem prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Dem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Dem is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dem prevents Wilson from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dem lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Dem scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Dem is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Dem is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson wants to control but Dem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dem is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dem landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dem controlling the action here.
Dem wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to get back to full guard but Dem takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dem is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Dem not doing much here.
Dem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dem.
Dem is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stylie Dem 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.
Wilson digs a good hook to Dem's body.
Wilson digs a good hook to Dem's body.
Dem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Dem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dem catches Wilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Dem misses the target.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stuns Dem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson works over Dem's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilson is looking to wear down Dem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson lands a front kick.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dem swivels and escapes.
Dem moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Dem.
Dem throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Dem lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Dem's head but Dem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dem drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dem cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Dem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dem trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dem manages to get himself to full guard.
Dem looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Dem looking for subs off his back but Wilson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wilson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dem is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dem is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stylie Dem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dem is bucking up trying to escape but Wilson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dem wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Dem is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dem is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dem is bucking up trying to escape but Wilson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Dem to control.
Dem manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson 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.
Dem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Dem counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dem.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dem was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Dem's ribs.
Slade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dem.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dem at a distance.
Dem lands a nice looking body shot.
Slade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dem scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson avoids the body shot from Dem.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson tries to move into range but Dem moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dem's calf.
Wilson scores with a jab. Dem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dem slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson with a poor takedown
and Dem counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Dem moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dem checks it well.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dem takes a step back to recover.
Dem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson swings for the body but Dem moves out of range.
Wilson slips a straight right by Dem.
Dem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dem throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Dem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Slade Wilson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dem.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dem is just out of range.
Wilson throws a right hand that Dem ducks under and follows up with a left that Dem also avoids with ease.
Dem misses with a hook
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
so Dem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dem stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Dem advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to roll over but Dem keeps him under control.
Wilson wants to control but Dem is keeping busy.
Dem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dem working Wilson over with strikes.
Dem stalling.
Wilson is looking to control Dem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Dem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Dem is controlling well.
Dem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dem seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wilson wants to stand back up but Dem manages to pass into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Dem trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dem works to advance to full mount. Wilson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dem prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.
Dem landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Dem maintains control.
Dem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dem wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dem lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dem wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Dem maintains control.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dem controlling the pace for now.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but Dem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Dem controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stylie Dem dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Dem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck for Dem with that takedown attempt.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Dem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dem shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Dem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dem misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dem throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dem.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dem moves away.
Dem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dem misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dem misses the shot to the body.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Dem's body. Dem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Dem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Dem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dem counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dem.
Dem looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson dives in and grabs Dem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dem pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dem stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Slade Wilson!
Slade Wilson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Masilungan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heaven Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
Masilungan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a right hand to the body.
Masilungan lands a head kick. Hendrix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Masilungan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendrix.
Masilungan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hendrix.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A low kick from Hendrix is predictable there
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Hendrix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masilungan counters with a body kick that stops Hendrix in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
Masilungan closes the distance and clinches.
Masilungan lands a body shot.
Hendrix being controlled against the cage.
Hendrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masilungan lands with a right to the head.
Hendrix is trying to drag Masilungan to the mat but Masilungan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hendrix working hard to break the clinch.
Hendrix wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix tries to stall but Masilungan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masilungan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to circle away but Masilungan has him pinned against the cage.
Masilungan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendrix or not.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Masilungan is controlling him.
Masilungan is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Masilungan.
Hendrix can't break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masilungan effectively controlling the action here.
Masilungan is pressed up against the cage. Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masilungan down to the mat. Masilungan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masilungan connects with a high kick.
Hendrix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masilungan takes one to the chin there.
Masilungan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hendrix is trying to push Masilungan away but Masilungan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Masilungan.
Masilungan lands a body shot.
Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
Hendrix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masilungan.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masilungan pushes Hendrix away with a front kick.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan lands a jab-cross combination.
Hendrix is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hendrix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendrix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masilungan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendrix scrambles back to his feet.
Masilungan works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.
Masilungan throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan rushes Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masilungan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masilungan lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Masilungan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masilungan.
Hendrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Masilungan - that landed with a thud.
Masilungan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Masilungan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Masilungan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that round.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendrix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masilungan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hendrix misses with a body shot
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
Masilungan scores with a nice body kick.
Masilungan scores with a hook.
Masilungan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masilungan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a wild combination.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Masilungan lands a nice looking body kick.
Masilungan lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix misses with a takedown
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick.
Masilungan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jesh Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masilungan clobbers Hendrix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hendrix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masilungan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix shoots and misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan throws out a powerful jab.
Hendrix takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masilungan lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Masilungan, right into the meat.
Masilungan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masilungan cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masilungan.
Masilungan connects with a looping right hand.
Masilungan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masilungan scores with a one two! Hendrix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masilungan connects with a body shot that sends Hendrix's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a big shot that misses.
Masilungan pushes Hendrix away with a front kick.
Masilungan scores with a hook.
Masilungan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendrix.
Masilungan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Masilungan thuds his shin into the meat of Hendrix's side.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a takedown. Masilungan tries to sprawl out of it but Hendrix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masilungan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masilungan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Masilungan scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masilungan lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendrix gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Masilungan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hendrix is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odayr Shurlt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurlt comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odayr Shurlt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Morales!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shurlt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Shurlt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shurlt stuffs the takedown.
Morales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shurlt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morales sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shurlt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shurlt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morales prevents Shurlt from improving his position.
Morales wants to pass to mount but Shurlt is defending the position.
Morales works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurlt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Morales darts in and clinches Shurlt up against the cage.
Shurlt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morales avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shurlt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Shurlt has double underhooks.
Shurlt lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morales is trying to keep an underhook but Shurlt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shurlt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Shurlt lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shurlt trying to pass the guard but Morales defending well.
Shurlt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shurlt trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
Shurlt wants to work for an arm triangle but Morales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shurlt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Morales trying to control but Shurlt postures up.
Morales tries to roll over but Shurlt keeps him under control.
Shurlt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shurlt throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt is looking for a kimura but Morales is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shurlt to get the leverage.
Shurlt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shurlt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Shurlt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morales has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shurlt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shurlt is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odayr Shurlt dominated that 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.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shurlt.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shurlt.
Shurlt lands an overhand right.
Shurlt slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shurlt drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurlt prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shurlt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shurlt trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shurlt stops Morales from standing up.
Shurlt throws and elbow that misses. Morales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shurlt's guard. Nice move by Morales!
Shurlt 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.
Morales gets to his feet - Shurlt follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Shurlt shoots in for a takedown but Morales shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odayr Shurlt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt throws a solid leg kick but Morales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shurlt.
Morales throws a push kick but Shurlt slaps the foot to one side.
Morales throws a right and a left that Shurlt avoids nicely.
Morales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shurlt.
Morales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shurlt trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shurlt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shurlt throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Shurlt trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morales looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morales looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morales!
Shurlt is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Shurlt's face as Morales controls the position.
Shurlt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shurlt is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shurlt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shurlt fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odayr Shurlt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morales gets caught napping as Shurlt dives in and scores a takedown. Morales manages to retain guard.
Shurlt throws a big right hand that misses.
Shurlt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shurlt preventing the sweep.
Shurlt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morales pushes Shurlt off and gets back to his feet.
Shurlt fails with the takedown.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shurlt shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
Shurlt shoots for a double leg takedown but Morales sprawls well. He's pushed Shurlt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odayr Shurlt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurlt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
Shurlt drives through and clinches with Morales against the cage.
Morales tries to pull guard but Shurlt holds him up against the cage and eventually Morales drops back down to his feet.
Shurlt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shurlt shoots in but no luck this time.
Shurlt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Odayr Shurlt has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shurlt moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morales throws a leg kick but Shurlt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales slaps away a takedown attempt from Shurlt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Shurlt is just out of range.
Shurlt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Carlos Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales closes the distance and pushes Shurlt back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Shurlt lands with a left to the head.
Shurlt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morales jumps guard but Shurlt stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shurlt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morales is trying to keep an underhook but Shurlt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shurlt is trying to control. Morales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shurlt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales is trying to stand up here but Shurlt is controlling him well.
Shurlt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shurlt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carlos Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shurlt wants to work for an arm triangle but Morales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shurlt is looking for a kimura here.
Shurlt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Odayr Shurlt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shurlt slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
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 Odayr Shurlt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shurlt, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odayr Shurlt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - God of Thunder. Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harold Buck 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
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, Ban Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Buck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Buck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Buck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buck connects with a single shot there.
Buck just misses with a punch to the body.
Buck lands a nice looking body shot.
Buck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buck looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Buck throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Buck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Buck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim darts in and clinches Buck up against the cage.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buck.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Buck can't break the clinch.
Buck managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buck.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buck avoids it.
Buck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim working Buck over with knees to the body.
Buck is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow just above Buck 's eye.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buck's defenses.
Harold Buck's cut is getting worse.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Buck blocking some punches.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Buck tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Buck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buck's efforts to push away.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Buck has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Buck avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Buck avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Buck is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Buck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buck avoids it.
Buck blocking some punches.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Buck tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kim walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buck misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Buck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harold Buck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kim misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Buck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buck throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ban Ki Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Buck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kim scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim blocks a jab.
Buck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Buck.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kim jabs Buck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kim wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Buck.
Buck blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buck's head.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Buck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Buck throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Ban Ki Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Buck takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Buck in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Jeez, Harold Buck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Buck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ban Ki Kim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahkmed Ufalopolaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks comes to the cage accompanied by Ich + Ich - Stark. Ufalopolaus has chosen Shabnami Soraya - Az Kudumi Safar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andy Starks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Starks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahkmed Ufalopolaus!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ufalopolaus. Starks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starks misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Starks.
Starks digs a good body shot into Ufalopolaus's ribs.
Andy Starks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ufalopolaus instigates a clinch.
Ufalopolaus goes for a takedown attempt but Starks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Starks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ufalopolaus is able to avoid easily.
Starks misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ufalopolaus.
Ufalopolaus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ufalopolaus swivels and escapes.
Starks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Starks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starks, right into the meat.
Ufalopolaus tries to clinch there but Starks circles away.
Starks throws a push kick but Ufalopolaus slaps the foot to one side.
Ufalopolaus avoids the body shot from Starks.
Ufalopolaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starks.
A head kick by Starks misses
and Ufalopolaus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Starks stops a takedown attempt from Ufalopolaus.
Andy Starks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahkmed Ufalopolaus.
Ufalopolaus fails to pull guard.
Starks cracks Ufalopolaus with a nice body shot.
Starks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ufalopolaus can't get the takedown.
Starks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ufalopolaus goes for a takedown attempt but Starks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Starks. Starks obviously looking to wear him down.
Starks misses the shot to the body.
Ufalopolaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starks scores with the left hand. Ufalopolaus knows he should have avoided that one.
Starks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ufalopolaus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ufalopolaus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ufalopolaus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Starks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ufalopolaus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ufalopolaus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus has Starks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Starks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ufalopolaus wants the takedown. Starks is fighting it off but Ufalopolaus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Starks's guard against the cage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ufalopolaus won't allow Starks to sweep him here.
Starks looking to control.
Ufalopolaus wants to control from the top but Starks keeps moving.
Ufalopolaus stopping the sweep attempt from Starks.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but Starks is working from the bottom.
Ufalopolaus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Starks trying to keep a closed guard but Ufalopolaus is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Starks lands a slapping body shot.
Starks misses with a low kick.
Starks misses with a body shot.
Starks is looking to slow Ufalopolaus down with leg kicks.
Starks tries to close the distance and clinch but Ufalopolaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starks connects with a right hand. Ufalopolaus shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starks thows a body kick. Ufalopolaus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Starks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ufalopolaus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ufalopolaus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ufalopolaus misses with a series of wild punches.
Starks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Starks 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.
Starks misses with a leg kick
so Ufalopolaus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Starks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ufalopolaus is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ufalopolaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Starks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starks is trying to control the position but Ufalopolaus postures up.
Ufalopolaus chips away with some ground and pound.
Starks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ufalopolaus's guard.
Starks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ufalopolaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ufalopolaus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Starks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Starks wants to control from the top but Ufalopolaus keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andy Starks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Starks fails to land with a series of punches.
Ufalopolaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ufalopolaus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Starks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks gets back to full guard.
Ufalopolaus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Starks 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.
Starks controls Ufalopolaus momentarily but Ufalopolaus frees himself.
Starks pulls Ufalopolaus in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Starks wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ahkmed Ufalopolaus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ufalopolaus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ufalopolaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starks.
Starks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ufalopolaus.
Starks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufalopolaus shoots for a takedown but Starks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ufalopolaus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starks as he avoids it easily.
Starks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus shoots in for a takedown but Starks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andy Starks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahkmed Ufalopolaus.
Ufalopolaus 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.
Starks digs a good body shot into Ufalopolaus's ribs.
Starks misses with a right hand
and Ufalopolaus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Starks's guard.
Ufalopolaus is breathing heavily.
Starks trying to control the position.
Starks looking for a sweep. Not yet Starks, not yet.
Ufalopolaus with a nice head shot there.
Starks wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starks wants to sweep but no luck.
Starks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Starks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Starks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ufalopolaus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ufalopolaus wants to control but Starks postures up.
Starks controlling from side mount.
Starks is looking to take a break and control but Ufalopolaus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starks tries for a kimura but Ufalopolaus is defending well.
Ufalopolaus tries to bench press Starks off him but Starks keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks taking a breather here.
Ufalopolaus tries to buck Starks off but Starks is having none of it.
Starks is looking to take a break and control but Ufalopolaus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ufalopolaus is looking to regain half guard here but Starks keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Starks trying to control the position but Ufalopolaus is working away.
Ufalopolaus prevents Starks from moving into mount.
Ufalopolaus is not content to let Starks control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andy Starks.
Ufalopolaus wants to clinch up but Starks keeps it at a distance.
Starks misses the body punch
and Ufalopolaus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Starks is looking to wear down Ufalopolaus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ufalopolaus blocks the body kick.
Andy Starks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufalopolaus manages to avoid it.
Starks swings for the body but Ufalopolaus moves out of range.
Starks avoids the body shot from Ufalopolaus.
Andy Starks is winning the standup battle so far.
Ufalopolaus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Starks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Starks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ufalopolaus moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks tries to free his leg and advance position but Ufalopolaus is retaining full guard.
Ahkmed Ufalopolaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ufalopolaus wants to sweep but no luck.
Ufalopolaus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Starks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ufalopolaus looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ufalopolaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ufalopolaus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Starks defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Starks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Starks, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Starks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotney Fratelli (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Hercules!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lotney Fratelli!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hercules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hercules closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hercules works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Lotney Fratelli has been cut.
Hercules tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hercules working the ground and pound but Fratelli is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Hercules are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fratelli seems a little lost for a moment, as Hercules dominates the positioning.
Hercules misses with the ground and pound.
Hercules controlling the position.
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!
Hercules scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hercules 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.
Fratelli is trying to control Hercules's posture but Hercules avoids it.
Hercules controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Fratelli. No joy for Hercules on that attempt.
Fratelli tries to score with a low kick but Hercules moves his leg out of the way.
Fratelli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hercules counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fratelli wants to get back to his feet.
Fratelli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hercules. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hercules throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hercules stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hercules with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hercules passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fratelli!
Fratelli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hercules tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hercules looking to finish Fratelli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fratelli!
Hercules thowing shots but they're missing.
Hercules controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Hercules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lotney Fratelli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fratelli feints a jab promting Hercules to slip. Fratelli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hercules slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Dog Hercules has been cut.
Hercules shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fratelli's guard.
Hercules showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hercules.
Hercules trying to control the position from guard on top but Fratelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hercules showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dog Hercules has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hercules lands a head kick. Fratelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Lotney Fratelli's cut even more.
Hercules showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fratelli.
Fratelli misses with a wild combination.
Fratelli tried to score with a low kick but Hercules checks it.
Fratelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Fratelli misses its intended target.
Fratelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hercules counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fratelli!
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!
Hercules is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above Lotney Fratelli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lotney Fratelli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dog Hercules!
Dog Hercules retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom lands with an overhand left.
Khanomtom throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a thumping low kick.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khanomtom.
Penn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khanomtom momentarily.
Penn wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom is having none of it.
Khanomtom throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Khanomtom saw that one coming.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Penn tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanomtom throws out the jab.
Khanomtom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khanomtom has him pressed against the cage.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khanomtom is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Khanomtom misses with the head strike.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khanomtom avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Penn lands a body shot.
Khanomtom manages to break the clinch.
Penn clinches up with Khanomtom and pushes him back against the cage.
Khanomtom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Khanomtom misses.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn wants to clinch.
Khanomtom avoids the body shot from Penn.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanomtom tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
A lazy left from Khanomtom finds it's target.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanomtom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanomtom throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Khanomtom throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Penn down.
Khanomtom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
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!
Penn is looking to clinch but Khanomtom is avoiding it.
Penn wants to clinch.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanomtom.
Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Khanomtom lands with a left to the head.
Khanomtom managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanomtom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a solid body kick.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanomtom digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanomtom loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanomtom throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanomtom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khanomtom pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Khanomtom defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanomtom swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Khanomtom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanomtom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn misses with a body punch
and Khanomtom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Penn throws a series of punches but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping body kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanomtom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanomtom tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khanomtom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanomtom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Penn moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khanomtom scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanomtom lands a jab.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khanomtom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khanomtom misses with a looping right.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanomtom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
A jab from Penn misses.
Khanomtom thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khanomtom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khanomtom scores with a spinning back kick!
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a nice body kick.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khanomtom lands a front kick.
Khanomtom misses with a straight left.
Khanomtom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Khanomtom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Nice body kick from Khanomtom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanomtom lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
That kick from Khanomtom tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanomtom tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khanomtom connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanomtom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn tries to clinch
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khanomtom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Khanomtom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanomtom.
Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanomtom connects with a body shot.
A jab from Khanomtom finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanomtom can pounce on him.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanomtom lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanomtom circles away.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanomtom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khanomtom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Khanomtom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khanomtom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Khanomtom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanomtom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khanomtom counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanomtom - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanomtom. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khanomtom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanomtom throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
Khanomtom keeps the fight on the outside.
Khanomtom cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanomtom thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanomtom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Penn down.
Khanomtom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khanomtom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom lands a jab.
Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanomtom scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Khanomtom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanomtom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanomtom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanomtom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanomtom - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanomtom. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom staying out of range there.
Penn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khanomtom thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom thumps Penn with a low kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
Khanomtom scores with a push kick.
Penn takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanomtom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by Khanomtom. Beautiful body shot.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Khanomtom finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn looks for the body kick but Khanomtom saw that one coming.
Penn tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
Khanomtom lands with a shot to the body.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but Khanomtom moves away
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick.
Khanomtom scores with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penn wants to clinch up but Khanomtom keeps it at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Khanomtom counters with a nice body shot.
Khanomtom tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Penn tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Khanomtom counters with an inside leg kick.
Khanomtom tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanomtom scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khanomtom finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Penn checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanomtom circles away.
Khanomtom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Khanomtom's shoulder, as Khanomtom tries to avoid the shot.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanomtom circles away.
Khanomtom scores with a push kick.
Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Penn is looking to clinch but Khanomtom is avoiding it.
Dog Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Khanomtom does no damage.
Penn jabs at Khanomtom's body.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanomtom was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Khanomtom looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanomtom circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A solid body kick from Khanomtom.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanomtom thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanomtom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khanomtom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khanomtom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
Kaoklai Khanomtom is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawking shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawking fails with the takedown.
Justice walks into a straight right hand from Hawking.
Hawking with a poor takedown
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawking is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawking.
Hawking gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawking is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawking misses with a double jab.
Justice lands a nice hook to Hawking's body. Hawking takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawking throws a chopping leg kick but Justice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawking.
Hawking lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawking at a distance.
Hawking is breathing heavily.
Justice swings for the body but Hawking moves out of range.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hawking misses.
Hawking changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justice tries to avoid it but Hawking manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justice to the ground. Justice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawking rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawking walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Hawking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawking sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Hawking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawking misses the target.
Hawking takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Hawking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice.
Hawking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice misses with the combination.
Hawking looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawking as he connects with a hook.
Hawking tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Hawking is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawking counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawking shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Hawking fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justice on the side of the head.
Justice scores with a jab.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawking has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Hawking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawking shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawking showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Justice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawking is working away from the top position though.
Hawking seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice wants to control but Hawking is keeping busy.
Justice is controlling Hawking's trapped leg to prevent Hawking from advancing to side control.
Hawking lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawking misses with a head shot. Justice uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice dominated that 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.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawking was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawking as he connects with a hook.
Duke Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawking moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawking shoots in and drives through. Justice sprawls well.
Hawking gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawking was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Hawking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawking swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into rage.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Hawking swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice jabs at Hawking's body.
Justice punishes Hawking's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawking scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Hawking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawking shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawking is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawking 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawking.
Hawking thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Justice to regain full guard.
Justice trying to control the position.
Hawking postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawking stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Hawking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawking accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawking passes into half guard.
Hawking throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawking lands strikes from half guard.
Hawking is thwarting Justice's attempts to control the position.
Justice wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is trying to maintain the position but Hawking is very close to passing his half guard.
Justice gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawking 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.
Hawking trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Hawking with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawking slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawking is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawking shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Justice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawking.
Justice preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawking looks to land a strike but Justice avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
Justice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Justice looking to control.
Stephen Hawking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justice controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawking thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawking trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawking in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice controls Hawking momentarily but Hawking frees himself.
Justice controlling Hawking's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Duke Justice was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Hawking misses the shot to the body.
Hawking is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawking lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into rage.
Justice cracks Hawking with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawking to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Hawking misses with an uppercut.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawking moves away.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawking throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawking off to one side.
Hawking sizes up Justice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawking. Hawking gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking avoids the body shot from Justice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawking throws a right hand that misses
and Justice counters with a nice body kick.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawking back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Justice throws a right hand that Hawking ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawking also avoids with ease.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Hawking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawking, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Duke Justice just about did enough to take it.
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.
Hawking jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Hawking moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawking as he connects with a hook.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Hawking tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawking moves away.
Hawking just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawking drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawking manages to get himself to full guard.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawking is keeping the position for now.
Justice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawking's head.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawking defending well though.
Hawking won't allow Justice to pass to mount.
Hawking tries to roll over but Justice keeps him under control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Justice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawking avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawking tries to kick Justice off but Justice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Justice tries to stand and escape but Hawking is controlling the position.
Hawking is not content to let Justice control the position.
Hawking blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justice.
Hawking regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice trying to control but Hawking is working from the bottom.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hawking is trying to control the position but Justice postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephen Hawking.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawking lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a looping left.
Hawking closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Justice to the mat! Justice manages to get full guard.
Hawking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawking lands a couple of elbows.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawking is fighting to break Justice's control of his arms but Justice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stephen Hawking will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawking darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Hawking throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawking closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Hawking pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Hawking.
Justice throws a body punch but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Hawking works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Hawking misses with a combination
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawking thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Justice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Hawking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Justice lands a body shot.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Hawking counters with a shoot takedown. Justice fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Hawking stands up over Justice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawking is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawking advances to half guard.
Hawking throws a strike but Justice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawking throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Hawking passes into half guard.
Hawking trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hawking throwing shots but Justice is blocking nicely.
Hawking throwing shots but Justice is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Justice is looking to stand up but Hawking isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawking has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stephen Hawking!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris Eyes . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Domine misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Domine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Domine misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Domine throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva pushes Domine up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Domine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Domine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Domine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
Domine misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Domine lands with a light punch inside.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Domine.
Domine tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Domine blocks an elbow strike.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Domine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Domine's brow.
Domine throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Domine is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Domine.
Silva tries to work over Domine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Domine working aggressively here.
Domine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Domine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domine cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
A short right from Domine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Domine slows down the pace here.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Domine breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Domine misses its intended target.
Domine lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Domine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Domine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Domine swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Domine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Domine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Domine lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Domine throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Domine scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domine. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Domine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Domine.
Domine moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Domine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands with a straight right. Domine didn't see that one coming.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Domine moves away.
Domine misses with a two punch combination.
Domine tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domine.
Domine wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva lands a nice hook to Domine's body. Domine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Domine.
Domine on the wrong end of 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!
Domine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Domine.
Domine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Domine avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domine is defending well for now.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domine throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Domine avoids it.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva pushes Domine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veni Domine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Domine tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Domine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Domine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Domine avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Domine's defenses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Domine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Domine dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Domine.
Domine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Domine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domine looking to stall.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Domine's defenses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Veni Domine has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domine avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Domine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Domine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Domine.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Domine counters with a two punch combo.
Silva is rocked!
and Domine counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Silva! He's just covering up as Domine starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veni Domine!
Veni Domine retains his middleweight title!
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