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REF 62 - Starks vs Domine 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire has chosen Havoc as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freire is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freire is just content to waste time from the top position. Aldo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Freire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freire stands up from Aldo's guard - Freire perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Freire pushes him off.
Freire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Freire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freire somewhat.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Freire.
Freire closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Freire pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Freire circles away.
Aldo takes a swing at Freire's ribcage but misses.
Freire looking to score a takedown here. Aldo is defending well but Freire drives through and ends up in Aldo's guard.
Freire throws a big right hand that misses.
Freire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Freire trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Freire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patricio Freire wasn't active enough on the ground.
Freire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Freire pushes him off.
Aldo clinches up with Freire and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Freire with a poor takedown
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freire 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.
Freire trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Freire looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freire is trying to keep Aldo in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freire is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Freire dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo rushes Freire and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freire throws out the jab.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Freire is just out of range.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch
and Freire counters with a shoot takedown. Aldo fights it but they end up in guard.
Freire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freire trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freire is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Freire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patricio Freire wasn't active enough on the ground.
Freire fails with a takedown attempt.
Freire shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Freire.
Freire shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Freire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freire is defended easily by Aldo.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Freire circles away.
Freire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire is looking to advance position but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo pushes Freire off looking to stand but Freire dives back in and keeps control.
Freire wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freire misses with a head shot. Aldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Freire throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Freire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aldo looks to clinch
and Freire counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Freire won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Freire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freire gets to his feet - Aldo follows without any prompting.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Freire avoids it well.
Freire tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Freire is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Freire won't allow it.
Freire wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freire.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Freire.
Freire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aldo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freire thinking.
Freire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Freire pushes him off.
Freire closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Freire pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freire shoots in but no luck this time.
Aldo takes a swing at Freire's ribcage but misses.
Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freire jumps guard and drags Aldo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aldo wants to get up but he can't break Freire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aldo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freire trying to keep a closed guard but Aldo is proving a slippery customer.
Freire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patricio Freire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freire looking for a sweep. Not yet Freire, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freire is proving hard to escape from.
Freire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Freire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freire pulls Aldo in close to his closed guard and prevents Aldo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Freire won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patricio Freire.
I've got Freire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Freire!
Patricio Freire decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuta Rekishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekishi has chosen Cult of Personality - Living Colour as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryuta Rekishi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekishi misses with a straight right.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rekishi's calf.
J Champ goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ryuta Rekishi has been cut.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from J Champ tenderised Rekishi's leg. Rekishi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rekishi looks gassed!
A head kick misses from J Champ.
Rekishi misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by J Champ.
J Champ throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
J Champ thuds his shin into the meat of Rekishi's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for J Champ.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Rekishi's leg. Rekishi is trying to keep his angry face on.
J Champ fakes the leg kick and cracks Rekishi in the body.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks Rekishi off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
J Champ thows a body kick. Rekishi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rekishi's calf.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekishi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Rekishi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rekishi 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.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Rekishi's leg. Rekishi is trying to keep his angry face on.
J Champ lands a big head kick that sends Rekishi tumbling to the mat! J Champ takes a step backwards and waves Rekishi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
J Champ feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Rekishi collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tsubasa J Champ!
Tsubasa J Champ very nearly forgot to thank RMC - Rio Mma Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R Kelly - Real talk. Conner has chosen Godsmack - Time Bomb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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, Rob Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conner on the side of the head.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Conner.
Conner throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conner circles away quickly and effectively.
Conner just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Conner moves into the clinch.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Conner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conner counters with a series of strikes. Kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crunch! Conner slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conner tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conner to the ground. Conner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Tim Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Conner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly checks a low kick from Conner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Conner's head.
Conner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Conner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Conner lands the left hand.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Conner moves away and avoids it.
Conner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Conner gets caught napping as Kelly dives in and scores a takedown. Conner manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Conner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Conner wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conner wants to stand and escape but instead Kelly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Conner keeps moving.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Conner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conner has one foot on Kelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conner avoids it really well and circles away.
Conner throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conner as he jumps to the side.
Conner connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Tim Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conner can pounce on him.
Conner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Conner coming out on top.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Conner settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Conner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conner, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Conner tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conner. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Conner walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conner is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Conner misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Conner avoids the body shot from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conner.
Conner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Conner slips under a jab.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conner's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conner!
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Conner to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Conner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conner lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Rob Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Conner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Tim Conner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conner misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Conner!
A relieved looking Tim Conner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furuichi Takayuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furuichi Takayuki!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayuki has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Takayuki in his tracks momentarily.
Takayuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takayuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Takayuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Takayuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takayuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furuichi Takayuki.
Takayuki tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Takayuki was not able to check.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takayuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takayuki looks gassed!
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Takayuki avoids it.
Silva thumps Takayuki with a low kick.
Takayuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva lands a front kick.
Takayuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Takayuki tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Takayuki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Takayuki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Takayuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takayuki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Takayuki in the body.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Takayuki tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Takayuki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Takayuki in the body.
Takayuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Cristo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cristo is trying to defend but Reis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cristo!
Cristo can't escape the position.
Cristo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Reis locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cristo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Reis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen House Boulevard - Set Me Free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buck wants to sweep here but Kruger controlling him for the moment.
Kruger trying to control but Buck is working from the bottom.
Kruger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kruger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kruger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kruger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buck has his foot on Kruger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kruger works his way back into a safe position though.
Kruger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buck keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Buck looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruger defends it easily.
Buck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger passes Buck's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kruger lands with a punch from half guard.
Kruger is working for a submission of some sort.
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. Kruger connects with a nice short shot to Buck's temple.
Buck trying to control here.
Kruger is working for a kimura but Buck is defending it quite comfortably.
Kruger wants to take a breather but Buck is having none of it.
Kruger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kruger is looking to advance position but Buck won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kruger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buck keeping full guard, as Kruger tries to pass.
Buck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kruger controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Buck is retaining full guard.
Buck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kruger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Buck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Buck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kruger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger advances position into side control!
Buck is trying to get back to half guard.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Buck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buck takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kruger working the ground and pound.
Buck is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kruger is trying to control. Buck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buck controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is just content to waste time from the top position. Buck takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck keeping full guard, as Kruger tries to pass.
Buck is trying to keep Kruger in close.
Kruger slips nicely into half guard.
Buck has hold of Kruger's hands but Kruger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger working the head and body with strikes.
Buck actively working from the bottom here.
Kruger slips a nice elbow through Buck's hands, connecting with Buck's forehead.
Buck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Kruger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buck shoots and misses
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buck misses with a combination
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buck.
Buck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kruger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kruger working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
Kruger punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Kruger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Buck is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruger trying to control but Buck is having none of it.
Oh Buck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger loads up with a big shot that hurts Buck! He's pulled Kruger in close but Kruger has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Buck survive? More strikes from Kruger and Buck is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vinicius Kruger!
Vinicius Kruger got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Khoklov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khoklov comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno. Miroslav Khoklov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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168 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Intelligent |
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World class boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miroslav Khoklov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima jabs Khoklov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khoklov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oooooh!!! Kawashima has knocked Khoklov down with a huge combo! Kawashima steps away and waves a wobbly Khoklov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Khoklov is rocked!
Kawashima measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Khoklov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - Rio Mma Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey MacNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacNamara comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no grave by Johnny Cash. Jose Luis Montoya Rivera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara tries to clinch there but Montoya Rivera circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Montoya Rivera.
MacNamara throws out a loose jab but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montoya Rivera moves away.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara slips a jab from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MacNamara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
MacNamara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Montoya Rivera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
MacNamara stops Montoya Rivera from passing to mount.
Montoya Rivera throws a strike aimed at the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. MacNamara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Montoya Rivera throws a strike aimed at the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara avoids it well.
MacNamara is trying to get back to half guard.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position but MacNamara is working away.
Montoya Rivera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by MacNamara, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Montoya Rivera goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, MacNamara has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Montoya Rivera but great work by MacNamara.
Montoya Rivera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MacNamara off and has taken his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Montoya Rivera. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Montoya Rivera throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Well, with Montoya Rivera on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before MacNamara is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Montoya Rivera looking to break MacNamara's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. MacNamara remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Montoya Rivera will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Montoya Rivera trying to control momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacNamara tries to escape but Montoya Rivera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
MacNamara is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Montoya Rivera gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Montoya Rivera's arms.
Can MacNamara hold on?! Montoya Rivera is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Montoya Rivera misses with an elbow to the head.
MacNamara showing good submission defense here.
MacNamara is trying to defend against the choke here but Montoya Rivera has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Montoya Rivera Tightens the hold and MacNamara taps out furiously! Montoya Rivera displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
A pretty intense looking Jose Luis Montoya Rivera took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel's entrance music is Hino do Flamengo. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Manoel. Those never looked like landing.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manoel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Manoel throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Manoel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mullen.
A jab from Manoel misses.
Manoel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen misses with an uppercut
and Manoel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mullen thinking.
Mullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullen throws a head kick but Manoel moves out of range.
Mullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Manoel circles away.
Mullen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mullen throws a head kick but Manoel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mullen misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Mullen blocks the low kick.
Manoel missing with a left hand there. Mullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manoel misses with a few strikes there.
Manoel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
Manoel thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Manoel misses with a body shot.
Manoel misses with a body shot.
Manoel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manoel throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manoel misses with a straight left.
Manoel just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen lands a body shot.
Manoel digs a good body shot into Mullen's ribs.
Manoel swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Manoel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mullen.
Mullen walks into a straight right hand from Manoel.
Mullen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mullen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manoel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Sloppy strikes from Manoel. Those never looked like landing.
Manoel catches Mullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Mullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manoel.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manoel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullen manages to avoid it.
Mullen walks into a stiff left hand from Manoel.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Manoel's front leg but catches the back leg as Manoel tries to avoid it.
Jab from Manoel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manoel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Mullen avoids the body shot from Manoel.
Manoel misses with a wild body shot.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manoel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manoel blocks the body kick.
Manoel jabs Mullen right on the nose. Mullen blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen pushes Manoel up against the cage in a clinch.
Manoel has Mullen pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Manoel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen'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.
Manoel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manoel lands a nice shot that snaps Mullen's head back.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Manoel moved away.
Manoel swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Manoel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manoel swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manoel misses with a straight left.
Manoel swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Manoel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen slips under a jab from Manoel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manoel.
That has opened up Steve Mullen's cut even more.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manoel scores with a shot to the body.
Manoel lands the left hand.
Manoel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Manoel.
Manoel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mullen is rocked!
Manoel lands a brutal uppercut that launches Mullen off his feet! Mullen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Manoel!
An out of breath and clearly excited Antonio Manoel thanked RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks comes to the cage accompanied by Ich + Ich - Stark. Domine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris Eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Starks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domine just misses with a punch to the body.
Starks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Domine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domine connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Andy Starks has been cut.
Starks misses with a jab to the body
and Domine counters with a crisp one two that drops Starks! Domine thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Starks to his feet! Starks is in big trouble!
Starks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starks tries a low kick but Domine avoids it.
Oh Starks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Starks seems to have got his legs back now.
Domine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Domine doesn't manage to clinch there - Starks circles away.
Starks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Domine's calf.
Starks looks for the body kick but Domine saw that one coming.
Starks throws a head kick that misses.
Starks ducks under a wild hook from Domine.
Domine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Starks avoids the body shot from Domine.
Starks needs to keep his hands up - Domine had a free shot at his head there.
Domine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domine doesn't manage to clinch there - Starks circles away.
Domine misses the jab.
Domine looks to land a left hand but Starks moved out of range nicely.
Starks throws a shot to the body.
Domine misses with a hook. Starks ducked under it nicely.
Domine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Domine throws a hook but Starks avoids it easily.
Starks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Domine misses.
Domine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Domine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starks looks to score with a jab to the body but Domine is just out of range.
Starks is looking to slow Domine down with leg kicks.
Veni Domine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domine misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Domine does no damage.
Starks thumps Domine with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Domine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domine moves in looking to clinch but Starks pushes him off.
Domine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Starks looks to land a body kick but Domine moved away.
Starks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Domine manages to avoid it.
Starks swings for the body but Domine moves out of range.
Domine throws a big shot that misses.
Domine misses with a hook.
Domine moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Starks.
Domine throws out a powerful jab.
Andy Starks's cut is getting worse.
Domine looks to land a left hand but Starks moved out of range nicely.
Starks scores with a hook to the body. Domine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks cracks a nice hook into Domine's ribs.
Starks cracks a nice hook into Domine's ribs.
Starks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Domine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Domine tries to clinch up.
Starks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Domine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Domine misses the shot to the body.
Domine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starks.
Domine connects with a single shot there.
Starks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Domine doesn't seem bothered though.
Domine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starks, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Starks struggles to land a body shot inside as Domine controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starks misses with a body punch.
Domine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domine tries to throw a body punch but Starks avoids it by throwing Domine back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Domine fails to land.
Starks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Domine backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Starks fails to land.
Domine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Domine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Starks lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Domine.
Starks is looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veni Domine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Starks'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.
Domine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starks scores with a kick to the body.
Starks misses with a body kick.
Domine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starks.
Starks connects with a body shot that sends Domine's belly button to the back.
Domine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starks can pounce on him.
Starks scores with a one two! Domine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Domine avoids it really well and circles away.
Domine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starks lands a nice hook to Domine's body. Domine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Starks trying to control but Domine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Domine wants to sweep but no luck.
Domine keeping moving, preventing Starks from controlling successfully.
Starks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Domine is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Domine being controlled here, momentarily.
Starks preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks tries to free his leg and advance position but Domine is retaining full guard.
Domine wants to stand but Starks is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Domine moves out of range as Starks strikes.
Starks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Domine blocks a jab.
Domine misses with a few strikes there.
Domine misses with a wild body shot.
Domine misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Starks.
Domine throws the left hand but Starks avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Domine.
A thudding body kick lands there by Starks!
Domine is breathing heavily.
Starks throws a right and a left that Domine avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Starks.
Domine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starks cracks Domine with a good jab.
Starks blocks a jab.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Domine moves in looking to clinch but Starks pushes him off.
Starks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Domine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Starks scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domine thows a body shot but no joy.
Starks lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starks, right into the meat.
Domine throws a shot from downtown. Starks moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Starks lands but Domine takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Starks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Domine throws a body punch but Starks moves out of range.
Domine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Domine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domine wants to clinch.
Domine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Domine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Starks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Starks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Domine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Domine checks a leg kick.
Domine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Starks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Domine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Domine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starks was well out of range. Poor timing from Domine.
Domine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starks on the side of the head.
Starks looks to land a combination but Domine avoids it well.
Starks throws a head kick that misses.
Starks is looking to chop away at Domine's legs.
Domine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starks counters with a thumping low kick.
Starks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domine throws a body punch but Starks moves out of range.
Domine moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starks misses with a punch on the inside.
Starks blocks an uppercut.
Starks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Domine working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starks as Domine tries to tie him up.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Domine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starks.
Domine has a couple of punches blocked by Starks.
Domine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkss head.
Stalling in the clinch from Domine.
Domine looking to slow down the pace here.
Domine misses with the head strike.
Starks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Domine controlling the action here for a moment.
Starks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starks lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starks is looking to control Domine's arms but Domine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Starks has his back to the cage.
Domine tries to work over Starks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Domine leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Starks as the two fighters clinch.
Domine blocks an uppercut.
Starks tries a body shot but Domine blocks it.
Starks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starks is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Domine can't fight it off and eventually Starks manages to take the fight to the floor. Domine looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Domine looking to control but Starks passes into half guard.
Starks is trying for a kimura here. Domine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Starks wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Starks!
Andy Starks retains his middleweight title!
Andy Starks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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