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UN!T 10: Decade of Doom! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan McCall!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCall sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas moves into full mount! McCall won't be happy about that!
McCall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. McCall turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Thomas off and cradles McCall's limp body as Thomas celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Din Thomas!
Din Thomas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Blagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korn-Freak On A Leash. 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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25
267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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264 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrey Blagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fabiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Blagov.
Blagov connects with a crisp jab.
Fabiano slips under a jab from Blagov.
Fabiano lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Andrey Blagov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blagov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabiano manages to avoid it.
Fabiano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blagov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fabiano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blagov. Fabiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blagov throws a right hand that Fabiano ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabiano also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blagov scores with a nice strike.
Wagner Fabiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blagov shoots in and drives through. Fabiano sprawls well.
Blagov misses with an uppercut. Fabiano saw that one coming.
Fabiano lands a head kick. Blagov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fabiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Blagov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blagov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blagov throws a shot from downtown. Fabiano moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabiano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blagov.
Blagov with a jab.
Blagov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fabiano lands with a nice body kick.
Blagov is breathing heavily.
Fabiano throws a head kick that misses.
Fabiano throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fabiano.
Blagov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blagov.
Fabiano swings for the body but Blagov moves out of range.
Fabiano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fabiano lands a big head kick that sends Blagov tumbling to the mat! Fabiano takes a step backwards and waves Blagov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blagov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabiano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Blagov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fabiano throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Blagov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wagner Fabiano!
Wagner Fabiano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandes has chosen Battle Ready - Otep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paulo Fernandes is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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220 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tests Bullock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fernandes takes the fight into the clinch.
Bullock jumps into guard, dragging Fernandes to the mat.
Fernandes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fernandes won't allow Bullock to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Seth Bullock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fernandes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullock fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandes scores with a sloppy right hand. Bullock should have avoided that one.
Bullock misses the jab.
Fernandes slips under a jab.
Seth Bullock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Paulo Fernandes has been cut.
Fernandes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernandes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes works Bullock's body with a nice hook.
Fernandes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bullock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fernandess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Bullock circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernandes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullock throws a hook to the side of Fernandes's head but Fernandes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernandes works Bullock's body with a nice hook.
Fernandes lands a slapping body shot.
Fernandes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandes throws a wild body kick that Bullock sees coming a mile off.
Fernandes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullock moves away.
Fernandes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fernandes, right into the meat.
Bullock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandes slips a straight right by Bullock.
A telegraphed right hand from Bullock misses the target.
Fernandes cracks the inside of Bullock's front leg.
Nice cross by Bullock.
Good exchange - Bullock coming out on top.
A jab from Bullock misses.
Bullock blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
A big right from Fernandes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fernandes.
Bullock throws a right hand that Fernandes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernandes also avoids with ease.
Fernandes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bullock tries to bum rush Fernandes with a series of wild strikes but Fernandes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bullock swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.
Fernandes lands a lovely overhand right.
Bullock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fernandes is rocked!
Bullock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullock finish him?
Bullock thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernandes seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullock swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.
Bullock cracks Fernandes with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Fernandes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullock.
Bullock swinging wildly here.
Fernandes thuds his right hand into Bullock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bullock digs a good body shot into Fernandes's ribs.
Bullock scores with a sloppy right hand. Fernandes should have avoided that one.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bullock circles away.
Bullock looks to land a left hand but Fernandes moved out of range nicely.
Fernandes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Fernandes misses.
Bullock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Bullock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandes circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bullock thuds his right hand into Fernandes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bullock looks to land a left hand but Fernandes moved out of range nicely.
Bullock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandes.
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 Seth Bullock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Fernandes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fernandes takes one to the side of the head.
Bullock drops his hands momentarily and Fernandes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bullock looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandes is just out of range.
A big right from Fernandes misses.
Bullock throws a hook but Fernandes blocks it.
Bullock cracks Fernandes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seth Bullock is winning the standup battle so far.
Bullock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Bullock has cracked Fernandes with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Bullock lands another huge swinging hook and Fernandes tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fernandes, before Bullock can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seth Bullock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brundon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brundon Matthews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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29
307 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brundon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Matthews is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Progbeniak backwards.
It looks like Aleksandr Progbeniak has been cut.
Progbeniak jumps guard.
Progbeniak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Progbeniak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Progbeniak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matthews's guard.
Progbeniak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Progbeniak wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
Progbeniak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Matthews's guard.
Matthews tries to roll over but Progbeniak keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Progbeniak is thwarting Matthews's attempts to control the position.
Progbeniak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Progbeniak trying to control from half guard but Matthews is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matthews can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to escape.
Progbeniak passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Matthews!
Progbeniak moves to the back position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matthews rolls, trying to escape but Progbeniak keeps control of the position.
Progbeniak scores with punches and elbows.
Progbeniak has his arm under Matthews's chin here. Game over son! Progbeniak squeezes tightly and Matthews is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksandr Progbeniak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
19 - 6 - 1 |
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201 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Michael Requina has been cut.
Tuomela scores with a sloppy right hand. Requina should have avoided that one.
Tuomela moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Requina goes down! Can Tuomela finish him!?
Requina is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Requina wants to stand up but Tuomela is controlling him.
Requina is still in real trouble! Can Tuomela finish him?
Requina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tuomela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tuomela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Requina seems to have recovered his senses.
Tuomela wants to control from the top but Requina keeps moving.
Requina looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuomela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Requina is keeping the position for now.
Tuomela won't allow Requina to get back to his feet.
Tuomela gets to his feet. Requina looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Requina.
Tuomela misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Requina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuomela misses with a hook.
Tuomela thows a body shot but no joy.
Requina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuomela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Requina looks gassed!
Requina throws a low kick but Tuomela moves out of range easily.
Tuomela throws a big shot that misses.
Requina scores with a leg kick.
Tuomela scores with a jab to the head.
Raimo Tuomela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut. Requina saw that one coming.
Requina staying out of range there.
Tuomela pushes Requina away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuomela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuomela lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Requina ducks under a wild hook from Tuomela.
Tuomela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Requina checks it well.
Tuomela throws a sloppy head kick and Requina moves out of range easily.
Requina throws the left hand but Tuomela avoids the punch easily.
Tuomela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Requina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuomela throws a lazy right hand but Requina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Requina ducks right into an uppercut from Tuomela.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuomela.
Tuomela misses with a leg kick.
Requina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tuomela finds it's way round the side to connect with Requina's head.
Requina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuomela throws an overhand right that lands on Requina's shoulder, as Requina tries to avoid the shot.
Requina moves out of range of the body kick.
Requina throws a body kick that misses.
Requina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuomela.
Tuomela scores with a head kick.
Tuomela thuds a left hand into Requina's body.
Requina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Tuomela misses.
Tuomela dips to his left and cracks Requina with an uppercut!
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!
Tuomela drops Requina with a big left hand! Requina is injured, injured bad! Tuomela jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Tuomela!
Raimo Tuomela very nearly forgot to thank :: Happy Pills :: 159's for $75! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haki Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haki Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magomedov swings for the body but Ngata moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ngata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ngata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ngata gets caught flat footed, as Magomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magomedov cracks Ngata with a solid left hand.
Ngata is looking to stand up but Magomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Ngata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magomedov postures up.
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!
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ngata keeps moving.
Ngata managing to control the position.
Ngata is wriggling around but Magomedov manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ngata gets full guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ngata keeps moving.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Ngata is keeping the position.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngata is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ngata keeps moving.
Magomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Konstantin Magomedov.
Ngata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov scores a takedown into full mount!
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!
Magomedov lands a heavy elbow.
Ngata working to try and regain half guard.
Ngata is squirming around, avoiding Magomedov's attempts to control the action.
Ngata holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magomedov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Magomedov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ngata is looking to get to half guard.
Magomedov cracks Ngata with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to control but Ngata wriggling away.
Magomedov controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You get the feeling that Ngata really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Magomedov prevents Ngata from getting the reversal.
Ngata gets back to half guard.
Ngata moves into full guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Ngata is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magomedov won't allow Ngata to sweep him here.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngata is pulling down on Magomedov's head to control his posture.
Ngata lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Magomedov!
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!
Ngata throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngata throwing strikes here but Magomedov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ngata landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ngata sprawls well initially but Magomedov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Magomedov trying to mount his opponent but Ngata defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ngata trying to control but Magomedov postures up.
Ngata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ngata taking some punishment here, with Magomedov in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngata manages to get to full guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Ngata is working from the bottom.
Ngata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata working a defensive guard here.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ngata keeps moving.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ngata is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Haki Ngata wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magomedov fails with the takedown.
Ngata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngata misses with a two punch combination.
Magomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngata.
Ngata with a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Magomedov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Ngata.
Magomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Ngata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ngata scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ngata throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Ngata trying to control from half guard but Magomedov is working away.
Magomedov is positioning himself well to prevent Ngata advancing to mount.
Magomedov trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ngata lands a nice short elbow.
Magomedov trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Ngata is pressing down on Magomedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magomedov is holding on for now.
Magomedov moves into full guard.
Magomedov has control of Ngata's left arm, preventing Ngata from doing any damage.
Magomedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ngata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Konstantin Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Ngata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magomedov wants to slow Ngata down by chopping away at his legs.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a lovely overhand right.
Magomedov fails to land the takedown.
Haki Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Magomedov.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngata shoots for a double leg takedown but Magomedov sprawls well. He's pushed Ngata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Ngata sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magomedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ngata on the side of the head.
Ngata 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!
Ngata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Ngata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magomedov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magomedov misses with a hook. Ngata ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Magomedov shoots in and bounces Ngata off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ngata wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
Ngata pushes Magomedov off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ngata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngata's elbow.
Ngata is trying to trip Magomedov. He has hold of a leg but Magomedov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ngata persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ngata looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ngata tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magomedov unloads with some shots from mount but Ngata bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata is squirming around, avoiding Magomedov's attempts to control the action.
Ngata is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ngata working to try and regain half guard.
Magomedov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngata tries to lock up and control but Magomedov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Magomedov misses with a head shot.
Ngata tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov lands a big elbow.
Ngata bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Magomedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata throwing strikes but missing.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Ngata from controlling successfully.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ngata trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ngata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magomedov in his tracks.
Ngata is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ngata defends it nicely.
Konstantin Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magomedov looks for the body kick but Ngata saw that one coming.
Ngata misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ngata is defended easily by Magomedov.
Haki Ngata is winning the standup battle so far.
Ngata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Haki Ngata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngata.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magomedov 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Haki Ngata!
Haki Ngata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Canciatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the ring accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Mario Canciatta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Canciatta!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canciatta throws a sloppy head kick and Jorge moves out of range easily.
Jorge clinches up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canciatta.
Jorge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Canciatta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Canciatta taking a breather.
Canciatta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jorge has clasped his hands together around Canciatta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jorge scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jorge happy to just control the position for now.
Jorge throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canciatta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Canciatta is trying to control Jorge's posture but Jorge avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Jorge politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jorge prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jorge looks up at the clock and then as Canciatta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jorge smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jorge scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jorge 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.
Jorge tries to score with some ground and pound. Canciatta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jorge landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canciatta is looking for a sweep.
Canciatta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jorge working the head with strikes.
Canciatta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jorge lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Canciatta is not content to let Jorge control the position.
Canciatta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Canciatta is rocked!
Jorge lands a strong strike to the head of Canciatta. That's dazed him! Jorge looking to finish here. Canciatta is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jorge lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
In his post fight interview, Tiago Jorge 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popo comes to the ring accompanied by Alter Bridge- Ties that Bind. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Popo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sloan. Sloan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sloan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popo.
Popo 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.
Sloan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popo with a nice head shot there.
Popo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Popo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sloan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sloan keeping full guard, as Popo tries to pass.
Popo postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Popo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo pushing down on Sloan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sloan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Popo wants to control from the top but Sloan keeps moving.
Sloan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Popo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sloan is retaining full guard.
Popo trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Sloan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Popo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan lands a nice hook to Popo's body. Popo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloan.
Popo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Popo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan connects with a leg kick. Popo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloan scores with a spinning back kick!
Scot Sloan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloan lands a head kick. Popo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloan scores with a nice body kick.
Popo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Popo moves out of range as Sloan throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sloan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloan connects with a single shot there.
Sloan connects with a high kick.
Sloan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popo misses with the combination.
Popo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
Scot Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan thows a body shot but no joy.
Popo has a takedown stuffed.
Sloan fakes the leg kick and cracks Popo in the body.
Sloan scores with a head kick. Popo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloan tries to clinch but Popo is having none of it.
Sloan catches Popo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Sloan 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.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Popo.
Sloan breaks the clinch.
Sloan lands a high kick!
Sloan clinches up with Popo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Popo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloan missing with knees to the body.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Popo is blocking nicely.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Popo is blocking nicely.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan lands with a left to the head.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popo is defending well for now.
Sloan lands a knee to the head.
Popo managing to block the knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Popo jumps guard but Sloan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Popo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Popo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sloan manages to break the clinch.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
Popo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Popo throws an elbow that misses. Sloan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Popo's guard. Nice move by Sloan!
Popo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sloan defends well.
Sloan tries to stand but Popo is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Popo wants to sweep here but Sloan controlling him for the moment.
Popo trying to keep a closed guard but Sloan is proving a slippery customer.
Sloan is stalling in the full guard.
Sloan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Popo is proving hard to escape from.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Scot Sloan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloan lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Sloan tenderised Popo's leg. Popo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Popo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Sloan 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! And we move into the final round!
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ace Popo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popo fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Sloan scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Popo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sloan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Popo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Popo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan sizes up Popo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Popo moves out of range of the body kick from Sloan.
Popo shoots in but Sloan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloan lands with a kick to the temple. Popo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloan throws a sloppy body shot
and Popo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloan scores with a nice head shot.
Ace Popo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scot Sloan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Popo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sloan. That one must have hurt.
Sloan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Popo pushes him off.
Sloan is looking to score with low kicks.
Popo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Popo off to one side.
Sloan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popo's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloan lands with an uppercut that bounces Popo off the ropes and back into range.
Sloan throws a sloppy head kick and Popo moves out of range easily.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Popo. Popo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan connects with an inside leg kick.
Popo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popo misses with the combination.
Sloan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Popo.
Popo goes for a takedown attempt but Sloan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Sloan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sloan 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Sloan!
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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