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UVT 135: 3rd Time's The Charm? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brone has chosen FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius as his entrance music. Jason Brone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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183 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Brone!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brone.
Brone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Preston's half guard.
Brone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Preston won't allow Brone to pass to mount.
Brone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brone stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Preston is looking to land body kicks.
Brone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Preston wants to stand but Brone is controlling the position.
Brone stands up and waves to Preston to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brone throwing strikes but missing.
Brone throws a strike but Preston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Preston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Preston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brone pushes Preston off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Brone or perhaps it was just good defense by Preston which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brone fails with a takedown attempt.
John Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brone.
Brone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Preston to the ground. Brone is now in Preston's guard.
Broneis looking to pass into half guard but Preston pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Preston is in guard.
Brone looking for a sweep. Not yet Brone, not yet.
Brone working a defensive guard here.
Brone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Preston is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Preston defending well though.
Preston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brone.
Brone throwing shots but Preston is blocking nicely.
Brone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Preston enables Brone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Preston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Preston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brone on the ground.
Brone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Preston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brone stands and steps away. Preston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brone fails with a takedown attempt.
Brone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Preston is fending him off so far but Brone persists. Nope, Preston circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brone.
John Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Preston as Brone shoots in.
Brone fails to land the takedown.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
John Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brone looks for a takedown but Preston sprawls well.
Brone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Preston sprawls well. Preston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brone gets slowly back to his feet.
Brone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Preston feints and then cracks Brone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brone down.
Preston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brone shoots in for a double leg but Preston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brone has a takedown stuffed.
Brone shoots for a takedown but Preston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Preston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Preston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston throws a wild body kick that Brone sees coming a mile off.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Brone avoids it.
Brone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Preston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Preston looks to land a body kick but Brone moved away.
Jason Brone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Preston misses.
Brone shoots for a double leg takedown but Preston sprawls well. He's pushed Brone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Preston misses with a low kick.
Preston connects with a leg kick. Brone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Preston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a head kick but Brone moves out of range.
Preston looks to land a body kick but Brone moved away.
Brone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Preston avoids it really well and circles away.
Preston looks to land a body kick but Brone moved away.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Brone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Preston tries to sprawl but Brone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Preston is trying to stand back up but Brone is controlling him
Brone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
John Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston tries to sprawl but Brone drives through with a takedown into half 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!
Preston has hold of Brone's hands but Brone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brone wants to control but Preston is keeping him busy.
Preston wants to get back to his feet.
Brone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Preston's head.
Brone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brone showed some decent athleticism there.
Brone is looking for a kimura but Preston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brone to get the leverage.
Brone slips a nice elbow through Preston's hands, connecting with Preston's forehead.
Brone working the head and body with strikes.
Brone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Preston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brone lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brone with a couple of short strikes.
Brone lands with some strikes.
Brone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brone cracks Preston with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Brone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo misses with a wild body shot.
Ghoul Ghotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghotha shoots in and gets a takedown into Lorenzo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ghotha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ghotha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ghotha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lorenzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Lorenzo keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghotha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lorenzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lorenzo pulls Ghotha in close to his closed guard and prevents Ghotha from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lorenzo working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Lorenzo keeps moving.
Ghotha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lorenzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghotha is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lorenzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghotha is working Lorenzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lorenzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lorenzo keeping moving, preventing Ghotha from controlling successfully.
Lorenzo looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghotha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ghotha wants to pass the guard but Lorenzo is keeping the position.
Lorenzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ghotha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo working a defensive guard here.
Lorenzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lorenzo working a defensive guard but Ghotha passes into half guard.
Lorenzo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ghotha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorenzo trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lorenzo controlling the position.
Ghotha stands up over Lorenzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ghotha postures up in Lorenzo's guard and throws a big left but Lorenzo blocks it.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo keeping full guard, as Ghotha tries to pass.
Ghotha distracts Lorenzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lorenzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghotha is one step ahead there.
Lorenzo seems keen to control Ghotha's posture.
Lorenzo trying to keep a closed guard but Ghotha is proving a slippery customer.
Ghotha will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lorenzo looking for a guillotine here but Ghotha defends easily.
Ghotha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lorenzo wants to sweep here but Ghotha controlling him for the moment.
Ghothais looking to pass into half guard but Lorenzo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lorenzo is in guard.
Ghotha has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lorenzo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ghotha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghotha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lorenzo off and has taken his back!
Ghotha has Lorenzo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ghotha looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghotha punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghoul Ghotha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lorenzo misses with a wild combination.
Ghoul Ghotha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lorenzo gets caught flat footed, as Ghotha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ghotha postures up in Lorenzo's guard and throws a big left but Lorenzo blocks it.
Lorenzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ghotha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ghotha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghotha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lorenzo trying to keep a closed guard but Ghotha is proving a slippery customer.
Ghotha wants to pass the guard but Lorenzo is keeping the position.
Lorenzo working for a triangle but Ghotha defends it easily.
Ghotha has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lorenzo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ghotha is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lorenzo pulls down on the head and he's put Ghotha to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Lorenzo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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289 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
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, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak throws a hook but Heggs blocks it.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.
Sobchak takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
Heggs moves into the clinch.
Sobchak is trying to break the clinch but Heggs is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Walter Sobchak has been cut.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
Sobchak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Sobchak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs is trying to push Sobchak away but Sobchak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs.
Heggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
Sobchak thuds a left hand into Heggs's body.
Heggs wants to clinch.
Sobchak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heggs at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Heggs moves to clinch but Sobchak breaks away
and Sobchak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sobchak's corner calls for a 1-2. Sobchak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobchak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Sobchak misses.
Sobchak throws a big shot that misses.
Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Heggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobchak takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sobchak misses with a wild body shot.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak connects with a crisp jab.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heggs lands with a straight right. Sobchak didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobchak thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobchak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heggs.
Heggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
Sobchak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobchak scores with a shot to the body.
Heggs moves in looking to clinch but Sobchak pushes him off.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobchak. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heggs ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Sobchak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heggs lunges at Sobchak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobchak's hand.
Sobchak swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobchak clobbers Heggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sobchak.
Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobchak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak scores with a one two! Heggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Sobchak.
Heggs looks to clinch
enabling Sobchak to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobchak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Sobchak misses.
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Sobchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Heggs has double underhooks.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobchak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Sobchak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak scores with a one two! Heggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs is looking to clinch.
Walter Sobchak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Walter Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Heggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Sobchak looks to land a right hand but Heggs moved out of range.
Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobchak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobchak. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobchak connects with a body shot that sends Heggs's belly button to the back.
Sobchak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobchak is breathing heavily.
Heggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand.
Heggs wants to clinch.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a combination. Heggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobchak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heggs rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobchak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heggs to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Walter Sobchak's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Sobchak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sobchak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobchak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heggs.
Sobchak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sobchak misses with a body shot
and Heggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sobchak! Heggs lets Sobchak back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sobchak is rocked!
The cut above Walter Sobchak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobchak is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?
Sobchak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heggs throws a monster overhand right that drops Sobchak! Heggs follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arcturus Balfour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arcturus Balfour has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
166 lbs
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164 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arcturus Balfour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balfour slips under a jab.
Balfour bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lobe's head backwards.
Balfour scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lobe doesn't seem bothered though.
Balfour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lobe.
Lobe looks to land a right hand but Balfour moved out of range.
Balfour sizes up Lobe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lobe misses the jab.
Balfour throws out a loose jab but Lobe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balfour uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lobe.
Lobe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balfour scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lobe in his tracks.
Balfour slips a straight right by Lobe.
Balfour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lobe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balfour.
Lobe misses with a lunging right hand
and Balfour counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Lobe.
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!
Balfour defending well as Lobe loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe misses with a wild body shot.
Lobe ducks under a wild hook from Balfour.
Arcturus Balfour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lobe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balfour manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Lobe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balfour throws a good cross that connects.
Balfour moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balfour throws a lazy right hand but Lobe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lobe misses with a right hand
and Balfour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lobe ducks under a wild hook from Balfour.
Balfour misses with a series of wild punches.
Balfour is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Balfour jabs at Lobe's body.
Lobe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobe looks to land a left hand but Balfour moved out of range nicely.
Lobe fails to land the takedown.
Lobe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balfour.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balfour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balfour slips a jab from Lobe.
Balfour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lobe shoots in looking for a takedown. Balfour tries to sprawl out of it but Lobe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balfour manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lobe throws a hook but Balfour avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobe looks to score with a jab to the body but Balfour is just out of range.
Balfour misses with an uppercut. Lobe saw that one coming.
Lobe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Balfour ducks under a wild hook from Lobe.
Balfour connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lobe momentarily.
Balfour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lobe avoids the body shot from Balfour.
Lobe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balfour throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lobe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balfour takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balfour thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balfour wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balfour misses the jab.
Lobe stuns Balfour with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lobe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balfour moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lobe connects with a single shot there.
Lobe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lobe missing with a left hand there. Balfour was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lobe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobe slips a jab from Balfour.
Lobe drops his hands momentarily and Balfour takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balfour is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lobe tests Balfour's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balfour lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balfour throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balfour misses the shot to the body.
Balfour fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobe manages to avoid it.
Balfour staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lobe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balfour as he avoids it easily.
Arcturus Balfour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Lobe.
Balfour paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lobe swings widly with a right hand
and Balfour counters with a stiff right hand.
Balfour misses the jab.
Lobe lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lobe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lobe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Arcturus Balfour will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lobe shoots in for a double leg but Balfour sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balfour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balfour thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lobe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lobe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balfour.
Balfour misses with a kick to the body.
Lobe misses with a body punch
and Balfour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balfour listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lobe takes a swing at Balfour's ribcage but misses.
Lobe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balfour.
Lobe misses with a wild body shot.
Balfour stalks Lobe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lobe's face. Lobe staggers backwards, shaken.
Lobe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balfour lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balfour slips a straight right by Lobe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lobe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balfour, who protects the arm well.
Balfour tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balfour is working hard here to advance position.
Lobe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lobe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balfour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lobe on the ground.
Balfour is not content to let Lobe control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lobe tries for a kimura but Balfour is defending well.
Balfour stops Lobe from passing to mount.
Lobe is looking to take a break and control but Balfour is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balfour is looking to regain half guard here but Lobe keeps moving and retains side control.
Balfour struggling a bit here.
Lobe tries to advance to mount but Balfour denies him.
Balfour is trying to control Lobe's posture but Lobe avoids it.
Lobe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balfour keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balfour is trying to get back to half guard.
Lobe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Balfour is not content to let Lobe control the position.
Lobe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balfour is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Lobe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Balfour throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balfour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balfour smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot by Lobe.
Lobe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balfour!
Balfour stops Lobe from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Balfour keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balfour is squirming around, avoiding Lobe's attempts to control the action.
Balfour is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Balfour has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Balfour!
Balfour wants to stand but Lobe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lobe working a defensive guard here.
Lobe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Balfour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lobe is trying to keep Balfour in close.
Lobe seems keen to control Balfour's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Lobe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lobe misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe lands with an overhand left.
Lobe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lobe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balfour takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lobe throws a body punch but Balfour moves out of range.
Balfour defending well as Lobe loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Balfour. Beautiful body shot.
Balfour connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balfour misses with a straight right.
Lobe looks to score with a jab to the body but Balfour is just out of range.
Good shot there by Balfour.
Lobe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balfour lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobe misses with a looping right.
Balfour pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lobe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balfour counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lobe with a nice cross.
Lobe throws an overhand right that lands on Balfour's shoulder, as Balfour tries to avoid the shot.
Lobe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Balfour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lobe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balfour throws out the jab.
Lobe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balfour!
Lobe trying to control but Balfour is having none of it.
Balfour blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lobe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lobe with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balfour tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lobe pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Brian Lobe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lobe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Balfour is surviving well by controlling Lobe's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lobe prevents Balfour from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Lobe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lobe 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Lobe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sotiropoulos's choice of entrance music: The Humbling River. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
161 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses
letting Sotiropoulos counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Sotiropoulos checks it.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Sotiropoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotiropoulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Sotiropoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Sotiropoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Sotiropoulos swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida swings for the body but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshida's head.
Sotiropoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sotiropoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sotiropoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos checks a leg kick.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sotiropoulos digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Sotiropoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses.
Sotiropoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshida.
Sotiropoulos avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida misses with a two punch combination.
Sotiropoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Sotiropoulos misses with a low kick.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sotiropoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotiropoulos lands a jab to the head.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sotiropoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sotiropoulos, right into the meat.
Sotiropoulos scores with a punch to the head.
Sotiropoulos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoshida will feel that in the morning.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotiropoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
Sotiropoulos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yoshida eats them both and turns towards Sotiropoulos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Sotiropoulos digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos lands a jab to the nose.
Sotiropoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Sotiropoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the body
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotiropoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Sotiropoulos cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Sotiropoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida works Sotiropoulos's body with a nice hook.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotiropoulos lands with a hook. Yoshida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sotiropoulos cracks Yoshida with an open hand slap.
Sotiropoulos connects with a jab.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sotiropoulos catches Yoshida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sotiropoulos connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sotiropoulos throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George Sotiropoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida works Sotiropoulos's body with a nice hook.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Sotiropoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sotiropoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida walks into a stiff left hand from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sotiropoulos misses its intended target.
Sotiropoulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotiropoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida swings for the body but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotiropoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Jab by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sotiropoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshida on the side of the head.
Sotiropoulos lands with a good body shot.
Sotiropoulos takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Sotiropoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotiropoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida is looking to wear down Sotiropoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook.
Sotiropoulos jabs Yoshida right on the nose. Yoshida blinks but takes it well.
Sotiropoulos throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Sotiropoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yoshida swings for the body but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sotiropoulos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sotiropoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos lands with a shot to the body.
Sotiropoulos thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotiropoulos misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sotiropoulos tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida throws a combination that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotiropoulos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
A cross from Sotiropoulos lands.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yoshida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sotiropoulos lands with a cross.
Yoshida takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotiropoulos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotiropoulos lands with a good body shot.
Sotiropoulos checks a leg kick.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotiropoulos moves away.
Sotiropoulos 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.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Sotiropoulos saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Sotiropoulos jabs at Yoshida's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiropoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Sotiropoulos jabs Yoshida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sotiropoulos.
Yoshida throws a jab when Sotiropoulos was well out of range.
Sotiropoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida moves out of range as Sotiropoulos strikes.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sotiropoulos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Sotiropoulos moves out of range easily.
Sotiropoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Yoshida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sotiropoulos jabs Yoshida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Sotiropoulos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos misses with a straight right.
Sotiropoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Sotiropoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sotiropoulos 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Sotiropoulos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Sotiropoulos made sure he mentioned :: Happy Pills ::, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bender's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't You Forget About Me. Levine has chosen Parkway Drive - Carrion as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender checks the leg kick.
Levine throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Bender.
Bender smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Levine looks to land a body kick but Bender moved away.
Levine looks to land a body kick but Bender moved away.
Levine thumps Bender with a low kick.
Bender checks a leg kick.
Levine tries a low kick but Bender avoids it.
Levine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bender counters with a straight right hand.
Bender takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Levine.
Bender misses with a strike from the bottom.
Levine throws an elbow but Bender slips to the side and avoids it well.
Levine blocks the strikes from Bender.
Bender manages to get back to half guard.
Bender missing with punches from the bottom.
Bender flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bender manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bender trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bender trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bender trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bender wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levine trying to control but Bender is working from the bottom.
Levine with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levine trying to control but Bender is working from the bottom.
Bender tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Levine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bender keeping moving, preventing Levine from controlling successfully.
Bender throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bender throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Levine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Levine postures up and lands a big shot to Bender's brow.
Bender trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bender is striking from the bottom but Levine uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Levine wants to control but Bender is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bender tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bender is not content to let Levine control the position.
Bender flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bender punching from the bottom.
Bender is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Levine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Levine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bender is trying to get back to full guard.
Bender flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bender is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Levine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Levine's back!
Bender is trying to stick to Levine's back but Levine is turning into Bender. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bender's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Levine.
Levine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bender throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bender looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levine is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Levine preventing the sweep.
Bender thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bender trying to strike off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Levine passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Levine moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bender.
Check out the look on Levine's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bender throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hudson Levine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Levine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Levine 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.
Levine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Levine is trying to control the action in half guard but Bender is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Levine blocks the strikes from Bender.
Levine blocks the strikes from Bender.
Bender flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bender taking some punishment here, with Levine in his half guard.
Bender throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bender missing with punches from the bottom.
Levine trying to control the action but Bender is working from the bottom.
Levine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bender misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bender flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Levine there.
Levine blocks the strikes from Bender.
Levine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bender does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Levine works his way into side control.
Levine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bender tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bender tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bender is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Levine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Levine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender missing with punches from the bottom.
Bender makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bender.
Levine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bender throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bender avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Levine landing with the ground and pound.
Bender doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bender throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender striking off his back but it's not causing Levine any problems.
Hudson Levine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Levine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bender throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Levine passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
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. Levine connects with a nice short shot to Bender's temple.
Bender is staying active underneath Levine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Levine blocks the strikes from Bender.
Bender works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bender manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Levine tries to hold on but Bender pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bender working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Bender thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Levine wants to control but Bender is having none of it.
Bender looking to ground and pound but Levine is blocking nicely.
Levine is desperately trying to improve his position but Bender has a good base and remains in mount.
Levine wants to control but Bender is having none of it.
Levine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bender thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Levine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Levine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hudson Levine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Levine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bender is out of range and Levine settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Bender checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine throws a body punch but Bender moves out of range.
Bender misses with a hook. Levine ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Bender checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Levine throws a head kick but Bender moves out of range.
Bender avoids a kick to the body.
Levine misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws an overhand right that lands on Levine's shoulder, as Levine tries to avoid the shot.
Levine throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a straight right hand.
Levine slips a straight right by Bender.
Levine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bender is out of range.
Bender avoids the head kick by Levine.
Levine throws a head kick that misses
letting Bender counter with a right hand.
Levine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender throws a hook to the side of Levine's head but Levine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Levine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levine.
Levine throws a leg kick
and Levine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Levine staying out of range there.
Levine throws a leg kick
enabling Bender to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Levine misses
and Bender counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Levine throws a leg kick but Bender sees it coming and moves out of range.
Levine defending well as Bender loads up on a big left hand.
John Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Levine is predictable there
and Bender counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Levine.
Bender checks a low kick from Levine.
Levine slips a jab from Bender.
Bender misses with a hook. Levine ducked under it nicely.
Bender on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A cross from Bender lands.
Levine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Levine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Levine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bender cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levine. That's going to slow Bender down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levine.
Levine misses with a low kick as Bender jumps back.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine looking to score a takedown here. Bender is defending well but Levine drives through and ends up in Bender's guard.
Bender throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Levine won't allow Bender to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levine advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levine is putting a hurting on Bender here, landing some big shots from side control.
John Bender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Levine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levine 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (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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32
290 lbs
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289 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean cracks Olhoffer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Olhoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olhoffer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olhoffer throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Olhoffer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean thows a body shot but no joy.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Bean.
Olhoffer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bean.
Olhoffer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olhoffer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer blocks a jab.
Olhoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Olhoffer's head back.
Olhoffer throws a big shot that misses.
Olhoffer lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Olhoffer misses with a body punch
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to bum rush Olhoffer with a series of wild strikes but Olhoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olhoffer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olhoffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olhoffer.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olhoffer swings widly with a right hand
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Olhoffer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer lands a nice hook to Bean's body. Bean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bean is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Olhoffer jabs Bean right on the nose. Bean blinks but takes it well.
Olhoffer misses with a double jab.
Olhoffer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bean sprawling to the canvas! Bean rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olhoffer finish him?!
Bean is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olhoffer throws a shot to the body.
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 Butter Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olhoffer throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olhoffer lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
Olhoffer misses with a wild combination.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean wants to clinch but Olhoffer slips to the side
and Olhoffer counters with a big left hand that crumples Bean! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Olhoffer!
Ray Olhoffer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang The Hero of Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Underhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hero of Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Install. The crowd seem to be enjoying Underhill's choice of entrance music: Chimaira - Warpath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang The Hero of Justice!
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, Mike Underhill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hero of Justice misses the shot to the body.
The Hero of Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Underhill to score with a decent uppercut.
Mike Underhill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underhill takes a swing at The Hero of Justice's ribcage but misses.
The Hero of Justice jabs Underhill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Underhill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Underhill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Hero of Justice.
Underhill scores with a decent looking hook.
The Hero of Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Underhill.
The Hero of Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Hero of Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hero of Justice scores with the left hand. Underhill knows he should have avoided that one.
Underhill misses with a lunging right hand
and The Hero of Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Underhill is just out of range.
Underhill misses with a body shot.
Underhill misses with a straight right.
Underhill slips a jab and a cross from The Hero of Justice.
Underhill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Underhill slips a jab and a cross from The Hero of Justice.
The Hero of Justice dodges the punch combination from Underhill.
Underhill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Hero of Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Underhill's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill takes a swing at The Hero of Justice's ribcage but misses.
A jab from The Hero of Justice finds it's way through Underhill's defenses.
Underhill misses with a body punch
and Underhill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underhill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Hero of Justice.
Underhill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Hero of Justice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Underhill.
Underhill takes a swing at The Hero of Justice's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from The Hero of Justice.
Underhill looks to throw the jab but The Hero of Justice is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Underhill misses
and The Hero of Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Hero of Justice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
and The Hero of Justice counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Underhill! He's just covering up as The Hero of Justice starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang The Hero of Justice!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
270 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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32
270 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Bantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell has managed to clinch.
Bantrell misses with a knee strike.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch but Bantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bourque tries to circle away but Bantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Bourque with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bantrell has him pressed against the cage.
Bantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bourque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but Bantrell blocks it.
Bourque lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque wants to break free but Bantrell has control.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque missing with a left hand there. Bantrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bantrell misses with a body shot.
Bourque slips a straight right by Bantrell.
Bourque lands with a cross.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bantrell throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bantrell misses the target.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bantrell.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Bantrell.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bantrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bantrell.
Bantrell wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bantrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Bantrell moves away and avoids it.
Bantrell blocks a jab.
Bourque walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bantrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a lazy head kick
and Bantrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Bantrell scores with the left hand. Bourque knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
A jab lands there for Bantrell.
A telegraphed right hand from Bantrell misses the target.
Bantrell lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Bantrell there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bantrell. That's going to slow Bourque down.
Bourque looks gassed!
Bantrell throws the kick towards the body but Bourque avoids it.
Bantrell lands with a nice body kick.
Bourque takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bantrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell works the jab nicely.
Bantrell scores with a nice right hand.
Bantrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bantrell moves away.
Bantrell misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bantrell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bantrell! Bourque is out on his feet! Bantrell rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bourque is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bourque is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sebastian Bantrell thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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RATING
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