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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aloe Toosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toosh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is dollar. Aloe Toosh had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloe Toosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Toosh's ribs.
Toosh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Toosh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Penn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Toosh, into his guard.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Toosh's legs - danger averted.
Toosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toosh is breathing heavily.
Toosh is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Toosh is working an open guard so Penn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Toosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toosh tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Toosh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloe Toosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Toosh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn feints a jab promting Toosh to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toosh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aloe Toosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Toosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs at Toosh's body.
Toosh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn jabs at Toosh's body.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Toosh backpedaling.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn looks to land a combination. Toosh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn digs a good body shot into Toosh's ribs.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toosh backs up against the cage.
Toosh with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Toosh backing up. Toosh nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toosh back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toosh rather than just go for the knockout.
Toosh has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Toosh backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Toosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Toosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Toosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toosh misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Toosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloe Toosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn digs a good hook to Toosh's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stalks Toosh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toosh's face. Toosh staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toosh back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Toosh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toosh tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn cracks Toosh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Toosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Toosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toosh back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Toosh misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn digs a good hook to Toosh's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toosh shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Toosh shoots and misses
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Toosh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Toosh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Toosh backing up. Toosh nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Toosh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Toosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Toosh backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination. Toosh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toosh backs up against the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Toosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Toosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toosh misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toosh misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Toosh has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloe Toosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn digs a good hook to Toosh's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination. Toosh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toosh fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toosh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toosh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Toosh has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Penn cracks Toosh with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Toosh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn scores with a one two! Toosh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn feints a jab promting Toosh to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toosh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toosh tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Toosh backs away looking to recover.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toosh back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Toosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn stalks Toosh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toosh's face. Toosh staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toosh backs up against the cage.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toosh back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Aloe Toosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toosh tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - A Place for My Head. Shoryu has chosen Undertaking the Work of the Lord by Hatewire as his entrance music. Ken Shoryu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Solomon Carver's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Shoryu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver looks to throw the jab but Shoryu is out of range.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Shoryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Solomon Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carver working hard to break the clinch.
Carver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shoryu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shoryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Carver - just one landing.
Shoryu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver misses with a lunging right hand
and Shoryu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carver really felt that one!
Carver blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Solomon Carver has been cut.
A big left from Carver misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoryu is looking to land body kicks.
Carver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shoryu swivels and escapes.
Carver throws out a powerful jab.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Carver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shoryu.
Carver throws the left hand but Shoryu avoids the punch easily.
Shoryu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carver.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Shoryu moves away and avoids it.
Carver blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu slips under a jab.
Ken Shoryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Shoryu throws a head kick that Carver semi-blocks.
Carver is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Carver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shoryu dances in with a quick combination. Carver is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Shoryu snaps Carver's head back. Carver stumbles backwards against the cage. Shoryu steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Carver's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Carver just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Shoryu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dog Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: R Kelly - Real talk. Dog Alpha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Alpha.
Alpha shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Alpha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelly throws the left hand but Alpha avoids the punch easily.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alpha.
Alpha moves into the clinch.
Alpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alpha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alpha lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly wants to stall.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Alpha is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alpha tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Alpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Alpha.
Alpha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alpha wants the takedown. Kelly is fighting it off but Alpha persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kelly's guard against the cage.
Alpha passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alpha works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alpha controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alpha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Alpha controlling from the full mount.
Alpha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly regains half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dog Alpha.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alpha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alpha slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Alpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Alpha moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alpha works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Alpha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Alpha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Alpha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alpha is looking to clinch.
Alpha rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Alpha.
Alpha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Alpha slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alpha is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Alpha.
Alpha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Alpha.
A right hand to the body from Alpha.
Alpha tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Alpha lands a body punch.
Dog Alpha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly is looking to control Alpha's arms but Alpha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Alpha lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alpha.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Alpha pushes Kelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly taking a breather.
Alpha tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Alpha tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Alpha.
Alpha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to stall.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Alpha keeps him there for the moment.
Alpha has Kelly pushed against the cage.
Alpha lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alpha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Alpha tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Alpha pushes Kelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Alpha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Alpha gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Alpha misses with a body punch.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alpha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Alpha.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Alpha improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly throws a jab when Alpha was well out of range.
Alpha stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Alpha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alpha blocks a jab.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Alpha's head but Alpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alpha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Alpha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alpha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Alpha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alpha shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Alpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alpha.
Alpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Alpha doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alpha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Alpha's shoulder, as Alpha tries to avoid the shot.
Alpha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alpha moves into the clinch.
Alpha just leaning against Kelly, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Alpha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alpha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly tries to stall but Alpha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to push Alpha away but Alpha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alpha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Alpha stalling the fight.
Alpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Alpha stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Alpha.
Alpha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alpha.
Dog Alpha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Alpha stalls.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Alpha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alpha rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alpha taking a breather.
Alpha misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Alpha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Good body shot from Alpha.
Kelly is working for takedown but Alpha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Alpha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alpha.
Alpha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alpha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Kelly wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alpha gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alpha wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Alpha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alpha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Alpha!
After winning the bout, Dog Alpha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare- Avenged Sevenfold. Beck has chosen GET OFF MY PHONE! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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23
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Beck!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carver checks it well.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Beck is just out of range.
Beck clinches up against the cage.
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Brian Carver has been cut.
Jab from Carver.
Beck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beck cracks Carver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beck tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beck throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carver blocks a head kick by Beck.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Carver moves out of range easily.
Carver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
Carver swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Beck throws a lazy uppercut
letting Carver counter with a right hand.
Carver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carver gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Beck.
Carver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carver.
Carver pushes Beck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beck looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carver wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carver.
Carver avoids the elbow strike from Beck, against the cage.
Beck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carver lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carver cracks Beck with a good jab.
Beck is rocked!
Beck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beck is still on wobbly legs! Can Carver finish him?
Carver lands with a shot to the body.
Carver closes the distance and pushes Beck back into the cage.
Carver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Becks head.
Carver lands an uppercut.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beck bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Carver comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Beck falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Beck was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Carver!
A very excited looking Brian Carver made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousa comes into the arena with Ratamahatta blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Sousa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sousa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiedis scores with a leg kick.
Thiago Sousa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Kiedis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sousa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Kiedis misses.
Sousa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sousa throws a leg kick but Kiedis moved away.
Sousa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sousa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiedis avoids a kick to the body.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiedis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Kiedis misses.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sousa throws a right hand that Kiedis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiedis also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a head kick but Sousa moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Kiedis.
Nice body kick there by Kiedis.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Kiedis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sousa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sousa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiedis. Kiedis obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sousa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiedis dodges the punch combination from Sousa.
Kiedis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiedis scores with a leg kick.
Sousa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Thiago Sousa has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sousa is defended easily by Kiedis.
Johnny Kiedis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiedis pushes Sousa away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiedis. That's going to slow Sousa down.
Kiedis misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis scores with a kick to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sousa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sousa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiedis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sousa will feel that in the morning.
Sousa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiedis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sousa. That did some damage!
Sousa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sousa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis is looking to slow Sousa down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a high kick!
Kiedis fakes the leg kick and cracks Sousa in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sousa 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.
Sousa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiedis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiedis throws a nice head kick!
Sousa is rocked!
Sousa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Sousa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiedis seems to be stalking Sousa here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sousa drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Kiedis!
A victorious Johnny Kiedis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis St.Hubbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbins. Parka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . St.Hubbins has chosen Pussy Cat as his entrance music. Lewis St.Hubbins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
310 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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21
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis St.Hubbins!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St.Hubbins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. St.Hubbins quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St.Hubbins pushes Parka off and gets back to his feet.
St.Hubbins moves away from the strike by Parka.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins throws a push kick but Parka slaps the foot to one side.
St.Hubbins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parka checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St.Hubbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parka throws a leg kick which misses St.Hubbins's front leg but catches the back leg as St.Hubbins tries to avoid it.
Parka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St.Hubbins tries to land a leg kick but Parka saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parka misses with a leg kick
and St.Hubbins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parka lands a nice hook to St.Hubbins's body. St.Hubbins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis St.Hubbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka avoids the body shot from St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parka feints and as St.Hubbins raises his hands in defense, Parka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St.Hubbins keeping full guard, as Parka tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St.Hubbins has his feet on Parka's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Parka misses with a low kick.
St.Hubbins motions for Parka to come forward. St.Hubbins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St.Hubbins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parka slips under a jab from St.Hubbins.
Nice uppercut there from Parka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St.Hubbins is looking to land body kicks.
St.Hubbins throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka checks a low kick from St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins misses with a leg kick
and Parka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St.Hubbins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St.Hubbins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St.Hubbins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St.Hubbins wants to get back to his feet but Parka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parka trying to control the position from guard on top but St.Hubbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St.Hubbins is looking to stand up but Parka isn't so interested in that idea.
St.Hubbins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St.Hubbins pulls Parka in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka pushing down on St.Hubbins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St.Hubbins trying to control but Parka postures up.
Parka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parka throwing shots but St.Hubbins is blocking nicely.
St.Hubbins is trying to stand.
Parka working the head and body with strikes.
St.Hubbins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parka is working away from the top position though.
Parka is pressing down on St.Hubbins's thigh, looking to free his foot. St.Hubbins is holding on for now.
St.Hubbins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parka.
St.Hubbins trying to hold on to Parka's head to control him but Parka postures up.
St.Hubbins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St.Hubbins tries to roll over but Parka keeps him under control.
Parka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St.Hubbins wants to control but Parka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parka throwing shots but St.Hubbins is blocking nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lewis St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins moves into range and connects with a jab.
St.Hubbins misses with a body shot.
Parka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St.Hubbins throws a right and a left that Parka avoids nicely.
Parka looking to score a takedown here. St.Hubbins is defending well but Parka drives through and ends up in St.Hubbins's guard.
Parka stopping the sweep attempt from St.Hubbins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St.Hubbins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parka is controlling him.
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 Piru Parka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parka lands a decent elbow from side control.
St.Hubbins taking a bit of punishment here - Parka scoring with strikes.
St.Hubbins prevents Parka from improving position.
Parka misses with the ground and pound.
St.Hubbins is not content to let Parka control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St.Hubbins looking for a sweep but Parka has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Parka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piru Parka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parka raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St.Hubbins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Parka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St.Hubbins is in all sorts of trouble here.
St.Hubbins is trying to stand up.
Parka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big strike lands for Parka! That's really hurt St.Hubbins and he's turned his back - Parka keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Parka jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piru Parka!
An out of breath Piru Parka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by call to prayer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dominic Vera was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
215 lbs
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28
202 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Pukki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pukki tries a head kick but it misses.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Pukki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Vera throws a series of punches but Pukki moves out of range.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pukki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera looks to land a body kick but Pukki moved away.
Vera throws a body kick that misses.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Good work by Pukki as he checks the leg kick.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pukki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera scores with a shot to the side of Pukki's head.
Pukki lands with a right to the head.
Vera tries to circle away but Pukki has him pinned against the cage.
Vera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pukki has him pressed against the cage.
Vera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pukki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera throws a chopping leg kick but Pukki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Vera feints and then cracks Pukki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pukki down.
Vera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Pukki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pukki blocks a low kick nicely.
Pukki shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pukki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vera - just one landing.
Vera throws a lazy head kick
and Pukki counters with a low kick, right behind Vera 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera feints and then cracks Pukki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pukki down.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pukki counters with an outside leg kick.
Dominic Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vera.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera motions for Pukki to come forward. Vera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vera.
Vera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Vera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pukki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pukki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pukki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vera throws a hook but Pukki avoids it easily.
Vera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Vera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pukki cracks the inside of Vera's front leg.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pukki lands a slapping body shot.
Vera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Pukki.
Pukki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Pukki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vera throws a leg kick
and Pukki counters with a big head kick but Vera shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Vera is predictable there
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera swings for the body but Pukki moves out of range.
Vera throws a body kick that misses.
Vera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pukki is out of range and Vera settles back down.
A jab from Pukki misses.
Vera throws a leg kick which misses Pukki's front leg but catches the back leg as Pukki tries to avoid it.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera looks to land a body kick but Pukki moved away.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera throws a hook but Pukki blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Pukki checks it.
Pukki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pukki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Pukki there.
Pukki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dominic Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pukki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vera sprawls well initially but Pukki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pukki not doing much here.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Pukki wants to take a breather but Vera is having none of it.
Pukki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Joulu Pukki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pukki is able to avoid easily.
Pukki misses with a hook. Vera ducked under it nicely.
Vera throws a chopping leg kick but Pukki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vera. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Pukki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Pukki blocks the low kick.
Pukki blocks a leg kick.
Vera with a jab.
Pukki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Vera.
Pukki lands a head kick. Vera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Pukki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pukki darts in and clinches Vera up against the cage.
Pukki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vera can't find room to land a body shot as Pukki controls the action.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Pukki has him pressed against the cage.
Pukki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vera regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki prevents Vera from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
Pukki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to stand and escape but Pukki is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pukki won't allow Vera to get back to his feet.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
Pukki connects with a couple of short punches.
Vera wants to get back to his feet but Pukki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
Vera wants to stand but Pukki is controlling the position.
Vera is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki pushing down on Vera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pukki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vera won't allow Pukki to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vera is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Vera is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pukki trying to control but Vera is having none of it.
Joulu Pukki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pukki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pukki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vera is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You get the feeling that Vera really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pukki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pukki blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pukki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Pukki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera misses with a kick to the body.
Pukki checks the leg kick.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vera scores with a head kick. Pukki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pukki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vera's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pukki is controlling him.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pukki pushes down on Vera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vera won't allow Pukki to pass to mount.
Pukki is trying to work for a kimura but Vera is defending well.
Pukki working the head and body with strikes.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Pukki wants to free his trapped foot but Vera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vera tries to kick Pukki off but Pukki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pukki wants to control the pace but Vera is squirming around nicely.
Pukki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pukki lands a big elbow.
Vera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pukki controlling the position easily from mount.
Vera is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vera has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control momentarily.
Vera is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pukki is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Vera has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Pukki is cranking Vera's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Vera! He's tightened the choke and Vera is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domine comes into the arena with Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris Eyes blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Enrico Genetia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrico Genetia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domine scores with a nice strike.
Domine rushes Genetia and presses him up against the cage.
Genetia misses with a knee to the head.
Domine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Genetia is trying to maintain a safe position but Domine gets an underhook and turns Genetia into the cage.
Domine prevents a body shot from Genetia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domine.
Domine misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Domine.
Domine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genetia looking to stall.
Genetia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Domine blocks an uppercut.
Genetia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Domine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Genetia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Domine.
Genetia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Domine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Genetia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Domine is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Domine.
Domine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genetia backwards.
Genetia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Domine backwards.
Domine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Domine throws a punch but it's blocked by Genetia.
Domine lands with a left to the head.
Genetia can't find room to land a body shot as Domine controls the action.
Domine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Genetia looks gassed!
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!
Genetia lands with a short shot to the head.
Genetia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Domine avoids it.
Genetia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domine is defending well for now.
Genetia misses with some punches.
Domine scores with a shot to the side of Genetia's head.
Genetia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domine avoiding damage.
Domine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Domine avoiding damage.
Domine lands an uppercut.
Domine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Domine is pushing Genetia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Genetia can't find room to land a body shot as Domine controls the action.
Domine avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Domine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Domine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Genetia struggles to land a body shot inside as Domine controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Domine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genetia backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Genetia fails to land.
Domine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Domine.
Genetia is rocked!
Domine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Genetia is still on wobbly legs! Can Domine finish him?
Genetia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Domine backwards.
Genetia trying to stall but Domine improves his position.
Genetia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genetia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Domine is leaning against Genetia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Domine.
Genetia seems to have recovered his senses.
Domine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Genetia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genetia scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Domine.
Domine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Domine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Genetia being controlled against the cage.
Domine blocks an elbow strike.
Genetia misses with the head strike.
Domine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Genetia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genetia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Domine avoids it.
Genetia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genetia blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Genetia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domine.
Domine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Genetia tries to throw a body punch but Domine avoids it by throwing Genetia back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veni Domine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Domine tries to clinch but Genetia is having none of it.
Veni Domine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domine throws a right hand that misses
and Genetia counters with a solid body kick.
Genetia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domine lands a big uppercut and Genetia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Genetia looks OK. Domine waves Genetia back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genetia misses with a wild body shot.
Domine throws an overhand right that drops Genetia like a sack of potatoes! Domine dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veni Domine!
After the fight, Veni Domine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Animal I Have Become . 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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240 lbs
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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
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug throws a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a low kick, right behind Hug 's knee.
That kick from Hug tenderised Kongo's leg. Kongo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Kongo misses its intended target.
Hug bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hug slips a jab from Kongo.
Hug defending well as Kongo loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Kongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kongo cracks the inside of Hug's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug blocks a low kick nicely.
Hug is looking to score with low kicks.
Hug tries to land a body kick
enabling Kongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Kongo catches Hug right on the button with a cross.
Kongo throws out a leg kick but Hug moves out of range and Kongo only half commits.
Hug throws a jab when Kongo was well out of range.
Kongo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hug counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hug fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kongo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo throws a push kick but Hug slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Hug misses.
Hug jabs Kongo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hug has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kongo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hug's head.
Hug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kongo takes one on the button.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Kongo throws a leg kick but Hug moved away.
A good leg kick by Hug.
Hug scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug misses the shot to the body.
Hug lands with a cross.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug staying out of range there.
Hug scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hug. Kongo shrugs it off though.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Kongo misses.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kongo.
Kongo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kongo tries to land a leg kick but Hug saw it coming and moves away.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Cheick Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a head kick but Hug moves out of range.
Kongo walks into a jab.
It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Hug scores with a jab.
Hug turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kongo throws a right hand that misses
and Hug counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hug connects with a solid leg kick.
Hug has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kongo is breathing heavily.
Hug jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kongo throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
Kongo drops his hands momentarily and Hug takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kongo.
Hug stuns Kongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hug lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kongo at a distance.
Hug is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kongo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hug cracks Kongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hug throws a head kick that half lands.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
Hug shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hug has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kongo working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Hug.
Kongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cheick Kongo'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.
Decent striking displayed by Hug there.
Hug walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kongo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
Hug throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kongo on the side of the head.
Kongo moves out of range of the leg kick from Hug.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Hades Hug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kongo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kongo misses the body punch
and Hug counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo lands a high kick!
Hug is looking to clinch but Kongo is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hug misses the target.
Hug cracks the inside of Kongo's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Kongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hug throws a leg kick but Kongo moved away.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo throws a head kick but Hug moves out of range.
Hug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kongo needs to keep his hands up - Hug had a free shot at his head there.
Hug swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo checks a leg kick.
Kongo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kongo misses with a leg kick.
Kongo throws a lazy body kick
and Hug counters by clinching up.
Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
Hug has Kongo pressed against the cage, preventing Kongo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hug lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kongo.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Hug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kongo is keeping busy.
Hug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Hug as the two fighters clinch.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Hug.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug scores with a shot to the side of Kongo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Hug dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Hug misses with some punches.
Hug tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo is trying to break free.
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hades Hug seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Kongo tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Hug.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Hug showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cheick Kongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kongo throws a push kick but Hug slaps the foot to one side.
Kongo misses with a straight left.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Kongo as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Hug misses.
Hug walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Hug misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hug lands with a kick to the temple. Kongo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Kongo throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo avoids the head kick by Hug.
Kongo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Kongo moved out of range nicely.
Hug tries to clinch but Kongo is having none of it.
Hug has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kongo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hug.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug moves forwards but Kongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kongo.
Kongo throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kongo.
Hug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Kongo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kongo. Hug does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo throws a wild body kick that Hug sees coming a mile off.
Kongo throws a hook but Hug avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kongo.
Hug is looking to chop away at Kongo's legs.
Kongo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kongo throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Kongo off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Kongo lands a high kick!
Kongo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kongo tries to land a leg kick but Hug saw it coming and moves away.
Hug throws a body kick that misses.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kongo throws a leg kick which misses Hug's front leg but catches the back leg as Hug tries to avoid it.
Kongo throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Hug down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kongo scores with a body shot.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kongo takes a swing at Hug's ribcage but misses.
Hug tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hug scores with a nice head shot.
Kongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kongo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kongo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hug checks a leg kick.
Hug is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hug tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hug.
A swing and a miss from Hug.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheick Kongo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cheick Kongo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kongo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hug.
Hug looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Hug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kongo.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
Hug connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kongo throws a leg kick
and Hug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Hug blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.
Hug is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hug throws a leg kick but Kongo checks it.
Kongo throws a wild body kick that Hug sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hug.
Kongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Kongo.
Kongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kongo is looking to score with low kicks.
Hug blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Kongo connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kongo.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Hug walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Hug down.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo feints and then cracks Hug's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hug down.
Kongo misses with a looping right.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Hug looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kongo scores with a push kick.
Kongo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kongo throws a shot from downtown. Hug moves away and avoids it.
Kongo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hug checks a low kick from Kongo.
Hug thumps Kongo with a low kick.
Hug checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo thows a leg kick but Hug checks it
and Hug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hug misses with a hook
and Kongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hug thinking.
Hug defending well as Kongo loads up on a big left hand.
Hug throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kongo misses with a body kick.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kongo missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kongo throws a head kick but Hug moves out of range.
Hug blocks a low kick nicely.
Kongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
Hug misses with a leg kick.
Kongo looks to land a body kick but Hug moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hug avoids the body shot from Kongo.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Kongo lands an overhand right.
Kongo thows a leg kick but Hug checks it
and Hug moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Kongo breaks the clinch.
Hug blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Kongo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug dodges the punch combination from Kongo.
Kongo throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheick Kongo had his way with Hades Hug in that round.
The cut man is working on Cheick Kongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hug lands a slapping body shot.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hug connects with a high kick.
Kongo scores with a nice strike.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Hug throws the kick towards the body but Kongo avoids it.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo connects with a nice looking jab.
Kongo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kongo swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hug.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kongo, as that shot connected.
Hug is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug throws a low kick but Kongo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hug stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kongo throws a front kick aimed at Hug's knee but Hug avoids it well.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
A punch combination from Kongo misses.
Kongo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kongo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hug looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a nice looking combination but Hug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hug throws a leg kick but Kongo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Hug finds it's target.
Kongo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kongo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hug back to the cage. Kongo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kongo throws a leg kick but Hug moved away.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hug takes one on the button.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
Kongo scores with a hook to the body. Hug takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Hug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to score with a low kick but Kongo moves his leg out of the way.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hug throws a push kick but Kongo slaps the foot to one side.
Kongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hug. That did some damage!
Hug drops his hands momentarily and Kongo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kongo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Hug connects with a body shot.
Kongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hug.
Hug throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo misses with a leg kick.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo scores with a spinning back kick!
Hug avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hug has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kongo.
Kongo throws a hook but Hug avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo misses with a hook. Hug ducked under it nicely.
Kongo throws a push kick but Hug slaps the foot to one side.
Hug throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kongo throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hug lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kongo's hands.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo slips a jab from Hug.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheick Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kongo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheick Kongo!
Cheick Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Cheick Kongo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokida Matae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokida Matae!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Staal thows a huge punch but Matae dodges it nicely.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matae moves into full guard.
Matae is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matae keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Matae keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Matae is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal 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.
Matae controlling Staal's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Staal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal with a jab.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Matae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Matae.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Matae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matae needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Matae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matae tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands with a nice body kick.
Staal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matae under the eye.
Matae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matae.
Staal misses with a wild combination.
Matae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matae blocks a jab.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Matae thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Staal if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Matae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal darts in and clinches Matae up against the cage.
Matae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Staal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Staal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matae misses with a body kick.
Staal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matae's guard.
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal is pushing down on Matae's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matae is fighting to maintain full guard but Staal has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matae defending well though.
Matae regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Staal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Staal lands with an uppercut that bounces Matae off the cage and back into range.
Matae misses with a double jab.
Matae throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matae avoids the head kick by Staal.
Matae misses with a kick to the body.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.
Matae instigates a clinch.
Matae prevents a body shot from Staal.
Matae misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Matae managing to block the knees to the body from Staal.
Matae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matae scores with a shoulder strike.
Matae working aggressively here.
Matae throws a punch but it's blocked by Staal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal cracks Matae with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staal wants to stall.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Matae lands a nice uppercut.
Staal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
Staal lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matae tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
A short left from Staal.
Matae pushes Staal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matae takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matae struggles to land a body shot inside as Staal controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matae avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Matae controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Staal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Staal can't find room to land a body shot as Matae controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal tries to pull guard but Matae holds him up against the cage and eventually Staal drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Staal blocking some punches.
Matae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Staal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Matae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staal tries a body shot but Matae blocks it.
Staal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matae fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matae throws a jab when Staal was well out of range.
Matae tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Staal counters with a nice leg kick.
Matae throws a body kick the misses
so Staal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Matae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matae has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
Staal trying to control but Matae is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Staal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matae throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Matae thows a body shot but no joy.
Matae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Matae.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matae tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Staal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staal blocks a jab.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matae.
Matae throws a lazy body kick
and Staal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Staal throws a body punch but Matae moves out of range.
Matae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Staal. That's going to slow Matae down.
Yokida Matae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal is looking to land body kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Staal scores with a four punch combination!
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matae pinned against the cage. Matae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
Matae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Staal walks into a stiff left hand from Matae.
Staal scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae tries a head kick but it misses.
Matae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matae jabs at Staal's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matae scores with a spinning back kick!
Staal jabs Matae right on the nose. Matae blinks but takes it well.
Matae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Matae moves out of range easily.
Matae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matae does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body punch from Matae.
Matae cracks Staal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae stuffs the takedown.
Staal blocks a low kick nicely.
Staal wants to clinch.
Matae misses with a wild combination.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
Matae throws a head kick that misses.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Staal moves out of range as Matae throws a body kick.
Matae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal connects with a high kick.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Staal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Staal blocks a jab.
Matae moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matae throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Matae throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matae clinches.
Matae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Staal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Matae lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matae.
Matae scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matae tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matae pushes Staal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Matae scores with a shoulder strike.
Matae works on Staal's body with a couple of short punches.
Matae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matae.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Matae.
Staal is rocked!
Matae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokida Matae really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Staal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Staal seems to have got his legs back now.
Matae throws a series of punches but Staal moves out of range.
Matae drives through and clinches with Staal against the cage.
Yokida Matae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staal trying to land knees to the body.
Matae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Matae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal misses with the head strike.
Matae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Staal pushes off an throws an elbow but Matae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matae drops Staal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Staal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Staal is trying to stall.
Matae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matae throws a big uppercut that drops Staal! More strikes from Matae and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Staal lies dazed against the cage as Matae celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokida Matae!
Yokida Matae is the new heavyweight champion!
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