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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Price might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Twisted Sister - The Price. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenzie lands a left and a right that send Price crashing to the mat, dazed. Kenzie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Price is rocked!
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
Kenzie darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Price's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kenzie before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Kenzie!
Patrick Kenzie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
28 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pinksy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinksy tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinksy to the ground. Pinksy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinksy tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinksy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skinny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinksy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Pinksy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy shoots and misses
and Pinksy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinksy leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Pinksy connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinksy fakes the leg kick and cracks Boy in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
Pinksy lands with a cross.
Boy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drew Pinksy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinksy throws out a powerful jab.
Pinksy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Boy got wobbled bad by a big combination! Pinksy presses forward with punches and knees until Boy stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Boy closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pinksy!
Our winner, Drew Pinksy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (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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212 lbs
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217 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Sakamoto.
Sherman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a right hand that Sherman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherman also avoids with ease.
Sherman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakamoto's calf.
Sherman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakamoto.
It looks like Paul Sakamoto has been cut.
Crunch! Sherman slams his shin into Sakamoto's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sherman misses with a straight right.
Sakamoto gets tackled into the cage by Sherman. Sherman maintains the clinch.
Sherman connects with a knee to the head.
Sherman pushes Sakamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sakamoto is breathing heavily.
Sakamoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Sherman.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the head.
Sherman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakamoto avoids it.
Sherman scores with a shoulder strike.
Sherman has Sakamoto pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman lands an elbow inside.
Sherman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sherman misses with a knee to the head.
Sherman lands an elbow inside that Sakamoto shrugs off.
Sherman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sherman lands a nice knee to the body.
Sherman lands a damaging elbow.
Paul Sakamoto's cut is getting worse.
Sherman is pushing Sakamoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
Sherman working the clinch nicely. Sakamoto is working for position but Sherman cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sakamoto crumples up against the cage and Sherman lands two more shots before the ref can save Sakamoto! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Michael Sherman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash McPuggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Macintosh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flash McPuggins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash McPuggins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macintosh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macintosh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McPuggins on his heels. He'll look to pass McPuggins's guard now, I'm sure.
Macintosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McPuggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macintosh trying to control but McPuggins is working from the bottom.
Macintosh cracks McPuggins with a solid left hand.
Macintosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McPuggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macintosh is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuggins keeping moving, preventing Macintosh from controlling successfully.
Macintosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macintosh throws a strike but McPuggins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McPuggins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Macintosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McPuggins has managed to get both his arms back between Macintosh's legs - danger averted.
Macintosh looking for a guillotine here but McPuggins defends easily.
McPuggins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Macintosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McPuggins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Macintosh wants to control but McPuggins passes easily into half guard.
Macintosh 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.
McPuggins wants to stand up but Macintosh has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Macintosh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Macintosh looking for submissions off his back.
Macintosh looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is looking for a sweep. McPuggins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Macintosh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McPuggins tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Macintosh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh tries to roll over but McPuggins keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPuggins wants to stand but Macintosh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Macintosh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but McPuggins sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches up with McPuggins, looking for a takedown. Macintosh pushes McPuggins against the cage but McPuggins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Macintosh clinches.
McPuggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macintosh tries to pull guard but McPuggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Macintosh drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh is looking for a takedown.
Macintosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McPuggins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McPuggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Macintosh circles away.
Nice cross by Macintosh.
McPuggins leaves Macintosh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick from McPuggins lands but Macintosh takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bud Macintosh has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macintosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from McPuggins. No joy for Macintosh on that attempt.
McPuggins digs a good hook to Macintosh's body.
Macintosh looks to land a combination but McPuggins avoids it well.
Macintosh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McPuggins sprawls well. McPuggins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet.
Macintosh looks for a takedown but McPuggins sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPuggins is looking to clinch but Macintosh is avoiding it.
A cross from McPuggins lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPuggins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Macintosh connects with a nice looking jab.
McPuggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Macintosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McPuggins pinned against the cage. McPuggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McPuggins misses with an uppercut.
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches up with McPuggins, looking for a takedown. Macintosh pushes McPuggins against the cage but McPuggins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McPuggins gets a clinch.
Macintosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPuggins walks away with a smile on his face. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McPuggins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macintosh was well out of range. Poor timing from McPuggins.
Macintosh tries for a takedown but McPuggins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McPuggins tries to clinch
and Macintosh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura but McPuggins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Macintosh to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McPuggins defending well though.
Macintosh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McPuggins's thigh. McPuggins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but McPuggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McPuggins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macintosh is working for a submission of some sort.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Flash McPuggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bud Macintosh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McPuggins sprawls well. McPuggins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from McPuggins as Macintosh shoots in.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Macintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Macintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Macintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McPuggins is looking to clinch.
McPuggins slaps away a takedown attempt from Macintosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McPuggins defends it nicely.
McPuggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macintosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McPuggins avoids it really well and circles away.
McPuggins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flash McPuggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuggins closes the distance and clinches.
Macintosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPuggins walks away with a smile on his face. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Macintosh darts in and clinches McPuggins up against the cage.
McPuggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macintosh dodges an elbow strike from McPuggins.
Macintosh jumps guard but McPuggins stands there with Macintosh around his waist. Macintosh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McPuggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Macintosh avoids the damage to the body.
Macintosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McPuggins smiles and moves away.
Macintosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McPuggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh misses with a body shot.
Macintosh connects with a right hand. McPuggins shakes it off.
McPuggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macintosh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macintosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McPuggins defends it nicely.
McPuggins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Macintosh.
McPuggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPuggins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Macintosh takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Macintosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McPuggins smiles and moves away.
Macintosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but McPuggins sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McPuggins misses with a head kick.
McPuggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macintosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McPuggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Macintosh circles away.
McPuggins stuffs the takedown attempt from Macintosh. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet.
McPuggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macintosh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McPuggins lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by McPuggins.
McPuggins blocks a body shot from Macintosh.
Macintosh blocks an elbow strike.
Macintosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McPuggins smiles and moves away.
Macintosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Flash McPuggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh tries to keep at a distance but McPuggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Macintosh is trying to pull guard but McPuggins has him pressed against the cage.
McPuggins missing with knees to the body.
McPuggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macintosh is trying to pull guard but McPuggins has him pressed against the cage.
Macintosh is trying to pull guard but McPuggins has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McPuggins obliges.
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!
Macintosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPuggins walks away with a smile on his face. Macintosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh misses with a straight left.
McPuggins has Macintosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Macintosh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flash McPuggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McPuggins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash McPuggins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Dexteria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hoist the Colours. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dexteria!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that Dexteria ducks under and follows up with a left that Dexteria also avoids with ease.
Dexteria throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones cracks Dexteria with an open hand slap.
Franklin Dexteria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dexteria throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Dexteria will be more careful next time no doubt.
That kick from Jones tenderised Dexteria's leg. Dexteria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dexteria is out of range.
Dexteria throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
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!
Jones avoids the body shot from Dexteria.
Dexteria throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Dexteria looks gassed!
Jones gets a clinch.
Dexteria dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexteria swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dexteria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dexteria has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dexteria lands a takedown into guard.
Jones working a defensive guard but Dexteria manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dexteria tries to advance to mount but Jones instead regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexteria trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is pressing down on Dexteria's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Dexteria defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dexteria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his foot on Dexteria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dexteria works his way back into a safe position though.
Dexteria must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dexteria won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dexteria wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dexteria trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his foot on Dexteria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dexteria works his way back into a safe position though.
Dexteria trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dexteria has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Dexteria manages to pass to side control!
Dexteria is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexteria blocks the strikes from Jones.
Dexteria perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Dexteria sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Jones 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Dexteria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dexteria throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Dexteria throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dexteria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Dexteria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Dexteria connects with a single shot there.
Dexteria misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Dexteria throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexteria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dexteria throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Dexteria.
Dexteria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dexteria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dexteria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Dexteria.
Dexteria throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Dexteria in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dexteria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dexteria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexteria wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Dexteria lands a front kick.
Jones cracks the inside of Dexteria's front leg.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Dexteria missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dexteria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Dexteria.
Dexteria is breathing heavily.
Dexteria throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Dexteria is retaining full guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
David Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dexteria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones works over Dexteria with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dexteria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dexteria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dexteria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Dexteria blocks nicely.
Dexteria looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dexteria sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dexteria trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dexteria is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dexteria avoid being mounted?
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 David Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dexteria. That one must have hurt.
A clash of legs there as Dexteria blocks the low kick.
Dexteria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexteria scores with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Dexteria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dexteria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dexteria just misses with a punch to the body.
Dexteria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Dexteria does no damage.
Dexteria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dexteria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dexteria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Dexteria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Dexteria's head but Dexteria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dexteria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dexteria looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dexteria is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dexteria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dexteria did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Dexteria is not content to let Jones control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexteria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dexteria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dexteria wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Dexteria taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dexteria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones stops Dexteria from getting back to his feet.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones winds up and cracks Dexteria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dexteria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working Dexteria over with strikes here.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dexteria's face.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Franklin Dexteria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Dexteria takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to control but Dexteria wriggling away.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dexteria is looking to escape.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones lands with some strikes.
David Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dexteria looks a forlorn figure.
Jones 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.
The referee warns Dexteria that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dexteria is rocked!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dexteria is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexteria regains half guard.
Dexteria seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Louie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara scores with a sloppy right hand. Velasquez should have avoided that one.
Bechara misses with an uppercut.
Bechara gets a clinch.
Bechara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bechara has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Velasquez prevents Bechara from breaking the clinch.
Velasquez prevents Bechara from breaking the clinch.
Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Bechara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bechara has Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Bechara has had enough of the clinch but Velasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Bechara stalling the fight.
Bechara is trying to break the clinch but Velasquez has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bechara won't allow it.
Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Velasquez swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
Bechara ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Bechara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bechara.
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
Evanildo Bechara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bechara should have avoided that one.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Velasquez.
It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Bechara counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez works Bechara's body with a nice hook.
Bechara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez throws a series of strikes that have Bechara backpedaling.
Bechara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Bechara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bechara.
Bechara lands a jab.
Velasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bechara.
Velasquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bechara tries to clinch up.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bechara is just out of range.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Bechara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez lands a jab-cross combination.
Velasquez misses with a hook. Bechara ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez takes a swing at Bechara's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bechara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Velasquez back to the cage. Bechara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Bechara's shoulder, as Bechara tries to avoid the shot.
Bechara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Velasquez throws a jab when Bechara was well out of range.
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
Bechara cracks Velasquez with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Velasquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Bechara.
Bechara misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
A shot to the body from Velasquez misses
and Bechara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bechara.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Bechara slips the punch.
Velasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bechara misses with a two punch combination.
Bechara misses with a hook. Velasquez ducked under it nicely.
Bechara misses with a shot to the body
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Bechara avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Bechara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bechara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez tries to bum rush Bechara with a series of wild strikes but Bechara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Bechara's shoulder, as Bechara tries to avoid the shot.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Louis Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evanildo Bechara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velasquez blocks a leg kick.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bechara connects with a looping right hand.
Bechara throws a head kick that misses.
Bechara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
Velasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bechara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Bechara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bechara tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez cracks Bechara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bechara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bechara dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bechara counters with a nice leg kick.
Bechara avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bechara tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Bechara doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Velasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bechara counters with a left to the body.
Bechara throws the kick towards the body but Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bechara counters with a head kick.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Bechara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bechara throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bechara.
Louis Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Bechara scores with a head kick. Velasquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bechara slips a straight right by Velasquez.
Bechara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bechara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Bechara moves out of range.
Velasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bechara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Bechara.
Velasquez digs a good hook to Bechara's body.
Nice body punch from Velasquez.
Bechara is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez with a jab.
Bechara moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bechara. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bechara misses
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bechara swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Bechara rushes Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bechara keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bechara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Velasquez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bechara.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bechara clinches.
Bechara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bechara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bechara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bechara connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bechara moves away.
Bechara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bechara thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Bechara avoids the punch easily.
Bechara tries a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evanildo Bechara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evanildo Bechara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bechara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Velasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bechara.
Bechara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bechara swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Velasquez checks a low kick from Bechara.
Velasquez with a nice cross.
Bechara slips a straight right by Velasquez.
Bechara throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bechara motions for Velasquez to come forward. Bechara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez cracks Bechara with an open hand slap.
Velasquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velasquez checks a leg kick.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bechara counters with a low kick, right behind Velasquez 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut
and Bechara counters with an inside leg kick.
Velasquez lands a head shot.
Bechara defending well as Velasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Bechara avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Bechara counters with a low kick, right behind Velasquez 's knee.
Bechara is looking to clinch.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bechara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Bechara avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bechara. Those never looked like landing.
Bechara misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
Bechara throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bechara is just out of range.
Bechara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Velasquez misses with a jab to the body
and Bechara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bechara ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bechara, right into the meat.
Bechara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bechara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bechara tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Bechara rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Bechara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Bechara's belly button to the back.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Bechara's belly button to the back.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bechara lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bechara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bechara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Bechara wants to clinch
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bechara manages to avoid it.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Bechara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Velasquez eats them both and turns towards Bechara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Bechara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bechara throws a head kick that misses.
Bechara looks to land a body kick but Velasquez moved away.
Velasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bechara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Bechara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bechara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bechara throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara connects with a body shot.
Bechara stuns Velasquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Bechara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evanildo Bechara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bechara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evanildo Bechara!
A very excited looking Evanildo Bechara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pervo Jokkolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokkolainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. IN THE AIR TONIGHT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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31
222 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pervo Jokkolainen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyoton.
Lyoton throws a head kick that half lands.
Jokkolainen avoids the head kick by Lyoton.
Lyoton drives through and clinches with Jokkolainen against the cage.
Jokkolainen stalling in the clinch.
Lyoton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lyoton tries to throw a body punch but Jokkolainen avoids it by throwing Lyoton back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lyoton.
Jokkolainen has Lyoton pressed against the cage.
Jokkolainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyoton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lyoton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jokkolainen is trying to control Lyoton's posture but Lyoton avoids it.
The ground and pound from Lyoton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton working the head with strikes.
Lyoton working the ground and pound but Jokkolainen is defending the strikes.
Jokkolainen holding on.
Lyoton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jokkolainen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lyoton.
Lyoton working the ground and pound from side control.
Lyoton landing strikes.
Jokkolainen tries to buck Lyoton off but Lyoton is having none of it.
Jokkolainen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lyoton off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton breaks Jokkolainen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokkolainen trying to control the position.
Jokkolainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lyoton has passed into side control.
Jokkolainen is not content to let Lyoton control the position.
Jokkolainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Lyoton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lyoton cracks Jokkolainen with a big elbow.
Lyoton is looking to take a break and control but Jokkolainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton working the body and head with strikes.
Jokkolainen wants to control but Lyoton postures up.
Lyoton cracks Jokkolainen with a big right hand but Jokkolainen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lyoton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokkolainen keeps working.
Lyoton landing a few strikes.
Lyoton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lyoton trying to control the action but Jokkolainen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokkolainen is trying to improve his position.
Lyoton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lyoton is looking to take a break and control but Jokkolainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyoton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lyoton is putting a hurting on Jokkolainen here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyoton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokkolainen keeps working.
Lyoton throws a strike aimed at the side of Jokkolainen's head but Jokkolainen avoids it well.
Lyoton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jokkolainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machidan Lyoton 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.
Lyoton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokkolainen.
Lyoton gets a takedown into half guard.
Jokkolainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lyoton is working Jokkolainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jokkolainen keeping moving, preventing Lyoton from controlling successfully.
Lyoton wants to pass the guard but Jokkolainen is keeping the position.
Jokkolainen looking to control.
Lyoton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokkolainen pulls Lyoton in close to prevent any damage.
Lyoton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lyoton trying to move into half guard but instead Jokkolainen has managed to sweep!
Lyoton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jokkolainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lyoton is keeping the position for now.
Lyoton being controlled here, momentarily.
Jokkolainen looking to sit in guard and control but Lyoton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokkolainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokkolainen is looking to stand up but Lyoton isn't so interested in that idea.
Lyoton is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lyoton won't allow Jokkolainen to get back to his feet.
Lyoton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokkolainen's head.
Lyoton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokkolainen keeping moving, preventing Lyoton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokkolainen is trying to keep Lyoton in close.
Lyoton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jokkolainen's guard.
Lyoton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyoton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jokkolainen is not content to let Lyoton control the position.
Lyoton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lyoton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lyoton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton not doing much here.
Jokkolainen taking some punishment here, with Lyoton in his half guard.
Lyoton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jokkolainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lyoton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jokkolainen is looking to improve his position.
Lyoton is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokkolainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Lyoton is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machidan Lyoton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jokkolainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lyoton can pounce on him.
Jokkolainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Lyoton slams his shin into Jokkolainen's torso.
Jokkolainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyoton.
Lyoton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokkolainen.
Lyoton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokkolainen can do to turn this around?
Lyoton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lyoton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyoton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyoton closes the distance and clinches up with Jokkolainen, looking for a takedown. Lyoton pushes Jokkolainen against the cage but Jokkolainen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lyoton scoring well with a low kick there.
Pervo Jokkolainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokkolainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyoton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyoton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyoton.
A good leg kick by Lyoton.
Lyoton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokkolainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyoton cracks Jokkolainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pervo Jokkolainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyoton lands a nice looking body kick.
Lyoton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jokkolainen swivels and escapes.
Lyoton tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokkolainen misses with a body shot.
Lyoton connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lyoton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Machidan Lyoton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyoton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jokkolainen is trying to defend but Lyoton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pervo Jokkolainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lyoton connects with a nice short shot to Jokkolainen's temple.
Lyoton prevents Jokkolainen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyoton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jokkolainen tries to roll over but Lyoton keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyoton lands a nice short elbow.
Machidan Lyoton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyoton lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lyoton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jokkolainen is not content to let Lyoton control the position.
Lyoton working the head and body with strikes.
Jokkolainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jokkolainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lyoton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokkolainen's head.
Jokkolainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lyoton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton seems to be looking for submissions.
Jokkolainen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lyoton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lyoton 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokkolainen is pressing down on Lyoton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokkolainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyoton lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyoton postures up and lands a big shot to Jokkolainen's brow.
Lyoton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyoton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Machidan Lyoton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lyoton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machidan Lyoton!
An out of breath Machidan Lyoton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Assisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pendulum comes to the cage accompanied by Good Luck. Assisi has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
205 lbs
20 - 0 - 0 |
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25
221 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snake The Pendulum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Assisi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assisi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Pendulum avoids it really well and circles away.
The Pendulum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assisi throws a body punch but The Pendulum moves out of range.
Assisi fails to land the takedown.
Assisi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Pendulum defends it nicely.
Snake The Pendulum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Assisi.
Sloppy strikes from The Pendulum. Those never looked like landing.
The Pendulum fails to land with a series of punches.
Assisi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Pendulum. That one must have hurt.
Assisi moves out of range as The Pendulum throws a body kick.
The Pendulum misses with a hook.
Assisi swings for the body but The Pendulum moves out of range.
Assisi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assisi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pendulum can pounce on him.
Assisi looks gassed!
The Pendulum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assisi with a poor takedown
and The Pendulum counters with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Pendulum - that will leave a mark!
Assisi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pendulum feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Assisi sprawling to the canvas! Assisi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Pendulum finish him?!
Assisi is rocked!
Assisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pendulum. The Pendulum obviously looking to wear him down.
Assisi is still on wobbly legs! Can The Pendulum finish him?
Assisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum feints a jab and as Assisi dips his head, The Pendulum unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Assisi right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Assisi falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! The Pendulum smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Snake The Pendulum!
Our winner, Snake The Pendulum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Inside . Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ave Maria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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27
169 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
13 - 1 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Masilungan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masilungan works Le's body with a nice hook.
Masilungan tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Masilungan is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Masilungan there.
Le connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masilungan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Le duly obliges.
Masilungan thows a body shot but no joy.
Le moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masilungan.
A head kick by Masilungan misses
and Le counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a low kick.
Le throws an overhand right that lands on Masilungan's shoulder, as Masilungan tries to avoid the shot.
Masilungan looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Masilungan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le tries to score with a low kick but Masilungan moves his leg out of the way.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Masilungan throws a push kick but Le slaps the foot to one side.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masilungan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masilungan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
Le throws a shot to the body.
Le thuds his shin into the meat of Masilungan's side.
Masilungan is breathing heavily.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masilungan manages to avoid it.
Le lands with a shot to the body.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masilungan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masilungan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Nice cross by Le.
Good shot there by Le.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le. That's going to slow Masilungan down.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Masilungan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Masilungan throws a right and a left that Le avoids nicely.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masilungan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
Le misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Masilungan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Le is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masilungan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masilungan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan is rocked!
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Masilungan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masilungan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BOOM! Le lands a beautiful left hook that drops Masilungan. Masilungan tries to recover but Le is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Masilungan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Le!
Victor Le is the new lightweight champion!
Victor Le bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc's entrance music is Tèrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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216 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LeRoy LeBlanc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from LeBlanc tenderised Bang's leg. Bang is trying to keep his angry face on.
LeBlanc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bang looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc scores with a push kick.
Bang walks forward, straight into a front kick from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc forces Bang back against the cage and clinches.
LeBlanc manages to break the clinch.
LeBlanc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBlanc throws out a powerful jab.
LeBlanc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bang 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.
LeBlanc lands a big head kick that sends Bang tumbling to the mat! LeBlanc takes a step backwards and waves Bang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bang Bang has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands a head shot.
Bang is rocked!
LeBlanc thuds a left hand into Bang's body.
Bang is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBlanc finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBlanc.
Bang seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
LeBlanc lands a right hand.
LeBlanc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
LeBlanc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bang lands with a right to the head.
Bang prevents a body shot from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Nice elbow from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LeBlanc gets a clinch.
LeBlanc tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LeBlanc tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
LeBlanc needs to keep his hands up - Bang had a free shot at his head there.
LeBlanc rushes Bang and presses him up against the cage.
LeBlanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBlanc tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LeBlanc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bang working aggressively here.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlanc.
Bang tries to break free but LeBlanc pushes him back against the cage.
LeBlanc blocks an elbow strike.
LeBlanc stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LeBlanc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from LeBlanc as the two fighters clinch.
Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeBlanc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
LeBlanc crunches a lovely knee into Bang's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc pushes Bang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for LeBlanc.
LeBlanc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bang takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands an elbow that stopped Bang in his tracks for a moment.
LeBlanc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to slow down the pace here.
Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LeBlanc holding his opponent close, against the cage.
LeBlanc lands a nice shot to the body.
LeBlanc lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bang to his knees! LeBlanc keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeRoy LeBlanc!
LeRoy LeBlanc is the new light heavyweight champion!
LeRoy LeBlanc took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'To be the man, you have to beat the man, WHOOOO! Snake, I'm taking both your belt and your old lady to Space Mountain! WHOOOOO!'.
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