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SCF 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mister Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Alfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengeance comes into the arena with Melt-Banana - Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand blaring out of the sound system. Mister Vengeance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Alfred!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vengeance throws a nice head kick!
Vengeance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengeance connects with a high kick.
Vengeance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alfred counters with a shoot takedown. Vengeance fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfred trying to control but Vengeance is working from the bottom.
Vengeance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alfred is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alfred is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vengeance.
Alfred just content to control the position.
Vengeance is not content to let Alfred control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vengeance manages to get back to half guard.
Vengeance actively working from the bottom here.
Alfred thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vengeance's head.
Vengeance has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alfred is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alfred trying to control the action but Vengeance is working from the bottom.
Vengeance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfred sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alfred is looking to take a break and control but Vengeance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clovis Alfred wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vengeance has closed the distance and engaged Alfred in a clinch.
Vengeance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alfred's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfred is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alfred wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vengeance lands an elbow inside.
Alfred has Vengeance pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vengeance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vengeance missing with knees to the body.
Alfred misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands an elbow inside that Alfred shrugs off.
It looks like Clovis Alfred has been cut.
Vengeance lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vengeance.
Vengeance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vengeance.
Alfred looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vengeance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alfred's defenses.
Vengeance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vengeance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Vengeance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clovis Alfred'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.
Vengeance lands with a kick to the temple. Alfred shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mister Vengeance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Vengeance slams his shin into Alfred's torso.
Vengeance throws a head kick that misses.
Vengeance leaves Alfred with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mister Vengeance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alfred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vengeance.
Alfred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfred shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vengeance but Vengeance pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vengeance connects with a leg kick. Alfred looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alfred avoids the head kick by Vengeance.
Vengeance scores with a head kick.
Vengeance misses with a body kick.
Mister Vengeance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vengeance lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vengeance does it's job there.
Alfred is rocked!
Vengeance scores with a hook.
Alfred is still on wobbly legs! Can Vengeance finish him?
Alfred takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengeance throws a head kick that misses.
Alfred has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vengeance finds it's way round the side to connect with Alfred's head.
Alfred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mister Vengeance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clovis Alfred.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vengeance. That's going to slow Alfred down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alfred's hands.
Vengeance thuds his right hand into Alfred's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vengeance circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Alfred drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Vengeance follows Alfred to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Vengeance!
Mister Vengeance spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartofell has chosen Snow as his entrance music. Arthur Cartofell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Drake!
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, Arthur Cartofell!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
Cartofell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cartofell tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
Drake is looking to control Cartofell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Cartofell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Cartofell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cartofell passes to full mount!
Drake tries to lock up and control but Cartofell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cartofell avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cartofell controlling his opponent.
It looks like Cartofell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Cartofell's attempts to control the action.
Cartofell unloading with bombs!
Drake tries to hold on but Cartofell pushes him away.
Drake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake is in a horrible position here. Cartofell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Cartofell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cartofell is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cartofell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Cartofell 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.
Drake tries to sprawl but Cartofell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cartofell is controlling the pace.
Cartofell is keen to just control but Drake is a slippery customer.
Cartofell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arthur Cartofell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cartofell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cartofell controlling the action here.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartofell is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cartofell in particular looking to stall.
Cartofell uses his free foot to push down on Drake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drake.
Arthur Cartofell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartofell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cartofell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
Drake wants to hold on but Cartofell pushes him away.
Drake 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.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Cartofell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake wants to get back to full guard but Cartofell has passed into side control.
Cartofell tries to score with some ground and pound. Drake controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cartofell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cartofell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cartofell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cartofell trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Drake is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Cartofell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cartofell shoots in and bounces Drake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cartofell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cartofell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Cartofell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to sweep here but Cartofell controlling him for the moment.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartofell.
Cartofell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartofell wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Cartofell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drake looking to control.
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.
Cartofell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cartofell trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Cartofell looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake won't allow Cartofell to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arthur Cartofell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cartofell wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Cartofell wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartofell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartofell is retaining full guard.
Cartofell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartofell wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake wants to control from the top but Cartofell keeps moving.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Cartofell blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Cartofell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cartofell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Cartofell!
A victorious Arthur Cartofell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Furuichi Takayuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furuichi Takayuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Madison!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takayuki on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Madison throws a leg kick but Takayuki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takayuki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Madison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takayuki pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Takayuki maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Madison could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Takayuki has cracked it and Madison is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Takayuki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Furuichi Takayuki!
Furuichi Takayuki retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Underhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinra comes to the cage accompanied by Final Fantasy 7 Boss Battle Theme. Underhill has chosen Chimaira - Warpath as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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244 lbs
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235 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seifer Shinra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Underhill!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underhill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Underhill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shinra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Underhill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shinra thinking.
Underhill misses with an uppercut.
Underhill stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Shinra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Underhill lands a slapping body shot.
Shinra doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Underhill counter with a right hand.
Shinra fails with a takedown attempt.
Underhill fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill throws a hook to the side of Shinra's head but Shinra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinra moves out of range as Underhill strikes.
Shinra ducks right into an uppercut from Underhill.
Underhill lands a really nice looking cross but Shinra seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinra.
Shinra closes the distance and clinches up with Underhill, looking for a takedown. Shinra pushes Underhill against the cage but Underhill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shinra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Underhill.
Underhill misses with a wild body shot.
Underhill lands a jab to Shinra's midsection.
Shinra misses with a takedown attempt
and Underhill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Underhill takes a swing at Shinra's ribcage but misses.
Shinra misses with a takedown
and Underhill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Underhill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Underhill.
Underhill scores with a sloppy right hand. Shinra should have avoided that one.
Underhill throws a jab when Shinra was well out of range.
Underhill connects with a right hand. Shinra shakes it off.
Underhill clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra is trying to drag Underhill to the mat but Underhill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Underhill misses with a body punch.
Underhill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shinra has Underhill pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shinra pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Underhill tumbling to the mat - Shinra dives into Underhill's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhill pulls Shinra in close to prevent any damage.
Shinra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Underhill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Underhill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Underhill trying to control from half guard but Shinra is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinra wants to improve his position but Underhill is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Underhill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinra.
Shinra misses with a takedown attempt
and Shinra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shinra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinra avoids the body shot from Underhill.
Shinra keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Underhill sprawls well. Underhill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shinra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Shinra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underhill looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinra is just out of range.
Shinra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Underhill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill misses the shot to the body.
Underhill misses the shot to the body.
Underhill loads up on a big right hand but Shinra slips the punch.
Underhill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Underhill with a jab.
Underhill misses with a wild body shot.
Underhill throws a body punch but Shinra moves out of range.
Underhill scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinra shoots and misses
and Underhill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underhill misses with a wild body shot.
Underhill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underhill throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Underhill forces Shinra back against the cage and clinches.
Underhill manages to break the clinch.
Shinra drives through with a takedown into Underhill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shinra preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Underhill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underhill pulls Shinra in to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shinra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Underhill has Shinra pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Underhill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shinra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Underhill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Underhill just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Underhill swings for the body but Shinra moves out of range.
Underhill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinra's head.
Underhill with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underhill misses with a looping right.
Underhill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinra fails with the takedown
and Underhill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Underhill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Underhill looks to land a combination but Shinra avoids it well.
Underhill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shinra rather than just go for the knockout.
Underhill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shinra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Underhill counters with a left to the body.
Mike Underhill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Underhill throws an overhand right that lands on Shinra's shoulder, as Shinra tries to avoid the shot.
Shinra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Underhill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Underhill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shinra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Underhill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Underhill throws a one two combo.
Underhill tests Shinra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Underhill cracks Shinra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shinra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Underhill misses.
Underhill lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underhill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinra manages to avoid it.
Underhill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinra moves away.
Shinra blocks a jab.
Underhill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra misses with a takedown attempt - Underhill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Underhill lands a jab to Shinra's midsection.
Underhill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Underhill tries to clinch up but Shinra circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Underhill misses.
Underhill throws a looping overhand right but Shinra ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Underhill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinra tries for a takedown but Underhill circles away easily
and Underhill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Underhill works Shinra's body with a nice hook.
Underhill throws a series of punches but Shinra avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinra moves away.
Underhill misses with a right hand
and Shinra counters with a single leg into guard. Underhill didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shinra won't allow Underhill to sweep him here.
Underhill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shinra's guard.
Underhill trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Underhill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Underhill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underhill trying to control but Shinra is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mike Underhill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shinra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Underhill.
Shinra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shinra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Underhill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Shinra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shinra drops his hands momentarily and Underhill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underhill lands a slapping body shot.
Shinra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Underhill to score with a decent uppercut.
Underhill scores with a jab.
Underhill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Underhill throws a body punch but Shinra moves out of range.
Underhill looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinra is just out of range.
Shinra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Underhill throws out the jab.
Shinra moves out of range as Underhill strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinra misses with a takedown
and Underhill counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill 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.
Underhill throws a body punch but Shinra moves out of range.
Underhill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underhill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinra manages to avoid it.
Underhill looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinra is just out of range.
Shinra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Underhill counters with a series of strikes. Shinra will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Underhill misses the target.
Underhill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinra.
Shinra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Underhill.
Shinra shoots in and drives through. Underhill sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra shoots and misses
and Underhill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Shinra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Underhill finds it's way through Shinra's defenses.
Shinra avoids the body shot from Underhill.
Underhill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underhill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shinra tries for a takedown but Underhill circles away easily
and Underhill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinra throws a sloppy body shot
and Underhill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Underhill moves to clinch but Shinra breaks away
and Shinra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra trying to control the position from guard on top but Underhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Underhill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Underhill controlling the position.
Underhill wants to sweep here but Shinra controlling him for the moment.
Shinra looking to pass the guard.
Underhill is pulling down on Shinra's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Underhill keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Underhill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinra was well out of range. Poor timing from Underhill.
Shinra avoids the body shot from Underhill.
Shinra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Underhill backs up against the cage.
Underhill clinches with his opponent.
Underhill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shinra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shinra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Underhill is defending well.
Underhill slows down the pace here.
Underhill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Shinra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shinra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Underhill as he avoids it easily.
Shinra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Underhill scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Underhill as he connects with a hook.
Underhill tries to clinch there but Shinra circles away.
Shinra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Underhill counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underhill misses with a wild body shot.
Shinra keeps the fight on the outside.
Underhill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shinra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Underhill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Shinra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill connects with a body shot.
Shinra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Underhill tries to clinch there but Shinra circles away.
Underhill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Underhill swings for the body but Shinra moves out of range.
Shinra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underhill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underhill. Shinra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Underhill cracks a nice hook into Shinra's ribs.
Shinra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Underhill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shinra scrambles back to his feet.
Seifer Shinra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Underhill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinra.
Underhill misses the shot to the body.
Shinra dives in and grabs Underhill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Underhill pushes down on Shinra's head and hops out.
Underhill lands a lovely overhand right.
Shinra misses with a takedown attempt
and Underhill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Underhill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinra was well out of range. Poor timing from Underhill.
Underhill just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinra shoots in for a takedown but Underhill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underhill doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinra circles away.
Underhill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinra.
Shinra shoots for a double leg takedown but Underhill sprawls well. He's pushed Shinra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Underhill punishes Shinra's body with a nice straight punch.
Underhill digs a good body shot into Shinra's ribs.
Underhill lands a slapping body shot.
Underhill works Shinra's body with a nice hook.
Underhill's corner calls for a 1-2. Underhill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Underhill with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underhill misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhill lands with a nice body punch.
Underhill swings for the body but Shinra moves out of range.
Mike Underhill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shinra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Underhill counters with a nice body shot.
Underhill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Underhill cracks Shinra with an open hand slap.
Shinra walks into a straight right hand from Underhill.
Shinra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Underhill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Underhill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Underhill connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Underhill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Underhill 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 44:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Underhill!
Mike Underhill is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Mike Underhill rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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