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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Klitiscko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do Gory Leb. Vladimir Klitiscko had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!
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19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Klitiscko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Klitiscko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Materla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Materla forces Klitiscko back against the cage and clinches.
Klitiscko trying to control the position but instead, Materla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitiscko into the cage.
Klitiscko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Materla pulls Klitiscko into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klitiscko tries to stand but Materla is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materla wants to sweep here but Klitiscko controlling him for the moment.
Materla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Materla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Materla punishing his opponent with strikes.
Materla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitiscko tries to lock up and control but Materla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Klitiscko is looking to improve his position but Materla isn't that keen on the idea.
Materla looking to finish Klitiscko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klitiscko!
Materla lands a big shot there that rocks Klitiscko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Materla content just to control the position here.
Klitiscko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Materla is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Materla extends the arm and Klitiscko is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Materla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed comes to the cage accompanied by Watch The Throne - Who Gon Stop Me. This should be fireworks!
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18
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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226 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Ahmed!
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, Rene Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernandes has managed to clinch.
Ahmed prevents Fernandes from breaking the clinch.
Fernandes lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahmed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ahmed seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Fernandes is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Fernandes being controlled against the cage.
Fernandes is trying to break free.
Ahmed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ahmed tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Ahmed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fernandes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahmed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernandes's waist but Fernandes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmed off to one side.
Rene Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahmed.
Fernandes throws a leg kick
and Ahmed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ahmed.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ahmed postures up.
Ahmed stands up and waves to Fernandes to follow him.
Ahmed shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Ahmed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes closes the distance and clinches.
Ahmed is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernandes has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Fernandes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmed is trying to break the clinch but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fernandes.
Ahmed is breathing heavily.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ahmed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
Fernandes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ahmed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahmed's brow.
Ahmed wants to stall.
Ahmed keeps control of Fernandes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fernandes prevents Ahmed from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahmed's brow.
Fernandes gets control of Ahmed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fernandes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ahmed trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
Ahmed decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fernandes, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed tries for a takedown but Fernandes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ahmed looking to score a takedown here. Fernandes is defending well but Ahmed drives through and ends up in Fernandes's guard.
Fernandes working for submissions but it's allowed Ahmed to get to half guard.
Fernandes is looking to improve his position.
Fernandes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahmed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ahmed looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahmed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fernandes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ahmed.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandes tries to lock up and control but Ahmed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes is trying to escape the mount.
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 Mohamed Ahmed will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahmed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fernandes takes a step back to recover.
Ahmed wants to clinch up but Fernandes keeps it at a distance.
Ahmed moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Fernandes clinches.
Ahmed jumps guard but Fernandes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fernandes pulls guard successfully.
Ahmed preventing the sweep.
Ahmed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ahmed trying to mount his opponent but Fernandes defends it.
Ahmed trying to control the action but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is trying to get back to full guard.
Ahmed wants to stand up but Fernandes is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmed decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ahmed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandes defends it nicely.
Ahmed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes throws a right hand that Ahmed ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahmed also avoids with ease.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown but Ahmed shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes closes the distance and pushes Ahmed back into the cage.
Fernandes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahmed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mohamed Ahmed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
Ahmed throws a head kick but Fernandes moves out of range.
Ahmed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ahmed trying to control the position but Fernandes is working away.
Fernandes looks to move to half guard but instead Ahmed has passed into mount! Damn!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmed controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed lands a heavy elbow.
Fernandes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ahmed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fernandes's face.
Fernandes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandes is controlling an arm, preventing Ahmed from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmed tries to control but Fernandes wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed unloads with some shots from mount but Fernandes bucks and avoids them well.
Fernandes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ahmed controlling the pace for now.
Ahmed breaks from Fernandes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes is trying to reverse the position but instead Ahmed has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Ahmed dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ahmed misses with a jab to the body
and Ahmed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandes moves away.
Ahmed shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahmed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahmed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernandes's waist but Fernandes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmed off to one side.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Ahmed closes the distance and clinches up with Fernandes, looking for a takedown. Ahmed pushes Fernandes against the cage but Fernandes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Ahmed is having none of it.
Fernandes shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahmed tries to sprawl out of it but Fernandes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahmed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahmed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahmed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandes defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandes clinches up with Ahmed and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmed looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Fernandes.
Ahmed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahmed. Ahmed gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandes.
Fernandes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Ahmed holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandes drops back down to his feet.
Ahmed manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ahmed wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandes stops Ahmed from standing up.
Ahmed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ahmed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fernandes!
Fernandes is just holding on here. Ahmed manages to take his back.
Ahmed has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Fernandes! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ahmed gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mohamed Ahmed!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire comes into the arena with Havoc blaring out of the sound system. 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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155 lbs
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147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire takes a swing at Dutra's ribcage but misses.
Freire moves away from the strike by Dutra.
Freire throws a body punch but Dutra moves out of range.
Dutra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dutra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Freire.
Dutra misses with an uppercut. Freire saw that one coming.
Dutra missing with a left hand there. Freire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Dutra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dutra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matheus Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutra throws out a loose jab but Freire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dutra throws out the jab.
Dutra ducks under a wild hook from Freire.
Dutra scores with a sloppy right hand. Freire should have avoided that one.
Dutra tries to clinch but Freire moves out of range.
Dutra misses with a straight right.
Freire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Freire takes one to the chin there.
Freire lands with a straight right. Dutra didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Freire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freire lands a nice looking body shot.
Dutra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freire, pushing him back against the cage.
Dutra is looking to break free of the clinch but Freire has double underhooks.
Dutra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freire has Dutra pressed against the cage, preventing Dutra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dutra throws a punch but it's blocked by Freire.
Dutra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dutra tries to break free but Freire pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dutra fails to land.
Dutra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freire is keeping busy.
Freire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dutra is defending well.
Dutra swings wildly with an uppercut but Freire uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dutra's efforts to push away.
Freire pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Freire 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.
Freire is trying to control the position but Dutra postures up.
Dutra trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
Dutra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freire is trying to keep Dutra in close.
Dutra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dutra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Freire is pulling down on Dutra's head to control his posture.
Freire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freire is on top in guard.
Freire postures up in Dutra's guard and throws a big left but Dutra blocks it.
Freire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freire wants to control from the top but Dutra keeps moving.
Freire pushing down on Dutra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Freire is trying to work for a kimura but Dutra is defending well.
Freire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Freire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freire is working for a submission of some sort.
Freire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutra is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Freire jumps into side control!
Freire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dutra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dutra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutra wants to control but Freire postures up.
Freire advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Freire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dutra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freire moves away from the strike by Dutra.
Dutra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dutra misses with an uppercut
and Freire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dutra moves forwards but Freire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dutra throws a shot from downtown. Freire moves away and avoids it.
Dutra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freire.
Freire connects with a body shot that sends Dutra's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutra manages to avoid it.
Dutra is breathing heavily.
Freire loads up on a big right hand but Dutra slips the punch.
Freire lands a jab to Dutra's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra misses with a hook
and Freire counters with a left to the body.
Dutra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freire.
Freire throws a low kick, looking for Dutra's leg but Dutra calmly moves out of range.
Freire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutra was well out of range. Poor timing from Freire.
Freire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dutra wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Freire misses with a wild body shot.
Freire lands with an uppercut that bounces Dutra off the cage and back into range.
Freire connects with a right hand. Dutra shakes it off.
Freire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dutra quickly recovers to half guard.
Dutra is rocked!
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!
Freire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dutra is still in real trouble! Can Freire finish him?
Freire winds up and cracks Dutra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Freire maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dutra could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Freire has cracked it and Dutra is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Freire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patricio Freire!
Patricio Freire bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skjelbred has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. 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
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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30
124 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred throws a head kick that half lands.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Blimm moves out of range.
Blimm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Blimm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skjelbred wants to clinch.
Blimm wants to clinch.
Blimm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skjelbred defends it nicely.
Skjelbred throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blimm.
Blimm wants to clinch
and Skjelbred counters with a straight right hand.
Skjelbred is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skjelbred closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skjelbred lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Skjelbred stopping the sweep attempt from Blimm.
Blimm controlling Skjelbred's posture.
Blimm working a defensive guard but Skjelbred manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blimm is trying to improve his position.
Skjelbred working away.
Blimm throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred landing a few strikes.
Blimm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Skjelbred off and has taken his back!
Skjelbred holding both Blimm 's hands and preventing any damage.
Blimm patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Blimm has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Blimm looking for the choke but no joy.
Skjelbred tries to break free.
Skjelbred rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm trying to control from half guard but Skjelbred is working away.
Blimm is working for a submission of some sort.
Blimm seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Skjelbred is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobby Blimm!
Bobby Blimm gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerson Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos comes into the arena with Deep River Blues - Doc Watson blaring out of the sound system. Antunes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bully. 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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31
144 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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23
153 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
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, Gerson Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prokopos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prokopos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prokopos throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerson Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prokopos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prokopos wants it to stay on the feet.
Denny Prokopos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerson Antunes.
Prokopos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antunes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Prokopos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antunes is in Prokopos's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Antunes trying to control but Prokopos is working from the bottom.
Prokopos being controlled here, momentarily.
Antunes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Prokopos dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antunes is keeping the position for now.
Prokopos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Antunes keeping full guard, as Prokopos tries to pass.
Prokopos passes Antunes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Antunes is looking to improve his position.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antunes defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos wants to work for an arm triangle but Antunes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antunes defends it well.
Prokopos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Prokopos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Antunes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Antunes and Prokopos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Antunes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prokopos tries to advance position but instead Antunes slips a leg back in to half guard.
Prokopos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Antunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Antunes managing to control the position.
Prokopos slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prokopos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokopos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Antunes looks for a takedown but Prokopos sprawls well.
Antunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Prokopos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prokopos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prokopos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prokopos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prokopos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antunes. That one must have hurt.
Prokopos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antunes on the side of the head.
Prokopos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Prokopos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Antunes was covering up waiting for the punch and Prokopos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Prokopos tries to free his leg and advance position but Antunes is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prokopos is one step ahead there.
Prokopos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Antunes holds on and takes a little breather.
Prokopos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prokopos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denny Prokopos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prokopos misses with a few strikes there.
Prokopos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Antunes lands a head kick!
Prokopos drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prokopos looking to pass the guard.
Antunes controlling Prokopos's posture.
Prokopos trying to move into half guard but instead Antunes has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Prokopos keeps moving.
Antunes wants to get up but he can't break Prokopos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Prokopos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Antunes defends it easily.
Antunes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Prokopos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Antunes has Prokopos in his guard.
Prokopos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Antunes can't keep his opponent in guard - Prokopos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura here.
Prokopos moves nicely into side control.
Prokopos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Antunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antunes thumps Prokopos with a low kick.
Prokopos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antunes throws a head kick but Prokopos moves out of range.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prokopos as he avoids it easily.
Prokopos shoots in but no luck this time.
Prokopos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prokopos showed some decent athleticism there.
Antunes trying to control here.
Antunes tries to roll over but Prokopos keeps him under control.
Prokopos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prokopos is working away from the top position though.
Antunes wants to get back to full guard.
Prokopos is looking to pass Antunes's guard but actually Antunes recovers to full guard.
Antunes is trying to keep Prokopos in close.
Prokopos wants to pass the guard but Antunes is keeping the position.
Gerson Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes.
Prokopos looking to pass the guard.
Prokopos pushing down on Antunes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prokopos trying to mount his opponent but Antunes defends it.
Prokopos is looking to stall here but Antunes recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes.
Prokopos passes into half guard.
Prokopos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Antunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prokopos. That did some damage!
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but Prokopos shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos moves out of range of the body kick from Antunes.
Prokopos blocks the body kick.
Prokopos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prokopos is looking to take a break and control but Antunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prokopos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Antunes's legs.
Denny Prokopos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prokopos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokopos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Denny Prokopos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prokopos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Prokopos!
Post fight, Denny Prokopos took to the microphone: 'I always thought the removal of toes with a bolt cutter was rather humane '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Neon Genesis Evangelion. On his way into the cage it seems that Totoy Magtanggol has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Totoy Magtanggol seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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33
155 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurse forces Magtanggol back against the cage and clinches.
Magtanggol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurse is keeping busy.
Magtanggol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurse.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magtanggol scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurse lands an elbow that stopped Magtanggol in his tracks for a moment.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse misses with an elbow strike.
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse being controlled against the cage.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurse is keeping busy.
Magtanggol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nurse.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magtanggol avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Nurse lands a shoulder strike.
Magtanggol lands a good knee to the midsection. Nurse won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol blocks an elbow strike.
Magtanggol trying to control the position but instead, Nurse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magtanggol into the cage.
Magtanggol trying to land knees to the body.
Magtanggol avoids the elbow strike from Nurse, against the cage.
Nurse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magtanggol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magtanggol is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nurse is defending well.
Magtanggol slowing the pace effectively.
Nurse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magtanggol is defending well for now.
A short right from Nurse on the inside.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Magtanggol is pushing Nurse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurse looking to stall.
Nurse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Totoy Magtanggol has been cut.
Magtanggol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magtanggol managing to block the knees to the body from Nurse.
Magtanggol tries to stall but Nurse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nurse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Nurse.
Nurse pushes off an throws an elbow but Magtanggol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Magtanggol.
Magtanggol avoids the elbow strike from Nurse, against the cage.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Magtanggol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nurse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magtanggol missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
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 Totoy Magtanggol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magtanggol tries to clinch there but Nurse circles away.
Magtanggol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magtanggol has Nurse up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magtanggol is defending well for now.
Magtanggol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magtanggol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magtanggol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magtanggol here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow over the top.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the head but Nurse blocks with his arms.
Totoy Magtanggol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magtanggol is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magtanggol is trying to stall.
Nurse lands an elbow just above Magtanggol 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol lands a nice knee to the body.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
Magtanggol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Nurse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurse dodges an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Magtanggol displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nurse up against the cage.
Nurse prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magtanggol won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Nurse landing knees to the head.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow over the top.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magtanggol's defenses.
Nice elbow from Nurse.
Nurse is working Magtanggol over against the cage.
Nurse avoids a wild elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
A body shot lands from Nurse.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magtanggol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nurse lands an elbow inside that Magtanggol shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws an elbow but it misses.
Magtanggol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurse.
Nurse throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nurse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magtanggol's brow.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magtanggol avoids it.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow strike.
Magtanggol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse lands an elbow just above Magtanggol 's eye.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nurse.
The referee calls for Nurse to work.
Nurse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magtanggol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse taking a breather.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magtanggol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Magtanggol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurse rushes Magtanggol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurse dodges an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nurse.
Magtanggol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nurse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurse scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse lands a shoulder strike.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magtanggol crunches a lovely knee into Nurse's ribcage.
Nurse throws an elbow but it misses.
Magtanggol wants to take the fight to the mat but Nurse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magtanggol prevents a body shot from Nurse.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magtanggol taking a breather.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Nurse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magtanggol won't want to take too many of those.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Magtanggol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nurse's brow.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol blocks the elbow strike.
Nurse connects with a knee to the head.
Nurse lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nurse.
Magtanggol is trying to maintain a safe position but Nurse gets an underhook and turns Magtanggol into the cage.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Nurse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nurse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magtanggols head.
Magtanggol missing with knees to the body.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
Magtanggol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magtanggol trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurse crunches a lovely knee into Magtanggol's ribcage.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Nurse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Nurse.
Nurse wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Nurse blocks the elbow strike.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magtanggol's defenses.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse lands an elbow that stopped Magtanggol in his tracks for a moment.
Magtanggol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magtanggol obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nurse scores with a shot to the side of Magtanggol's head.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nurse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Nurse!
Phil Nurse bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelmar da Costa Carvalho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Worrell's chin.
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23
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho!
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, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Worrell misses with a straight right.
da Costa Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worrell misses with a lunging right hand
and da Costa Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Worrell won't be happy with that.
da Costa Carvalho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Worrell, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Worrell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Worrell is not content to let da Costa Carvalho control the position.
da Costa Carvalho is trying to ground and pound but Worrell uses the momentary lack of control by da Costa Carvalho to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
da Costa Carvalho seems to be working for a kimura but Worrell defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worrell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Worrell tries to roll over but da Costa Carvalho keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worrell trying to control from the bottom.
da Costa Carvalho is keen to just control but Worrell is a slippery customer.
da Costa Carvalho wants to free his trapped foot but Worrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Worrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Worrell throws a head kick that da Costa Carvalho semi-blocks.
A jab from Worrell finds it's way through da Costa Carvalho's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
Worrell jabs at da Costa Carvalho's body.
da Costa Carvalho has a takedown stuffed.
da Costa Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Worrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Costa Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worrell lunges at da Costa Carvalho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by da Costa Carvalho's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell scores with a punch to the head.
Worrell lands with a hook. da Costa Carvalho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. da Costa Carvalho takes a step back to recover.
da Costa Carvalho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Worrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
da Costa Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Worrell as he connects with a hook.
da Costa Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell feints a jab promting da Costa Carvalho to slip. Worrell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. da Costa Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands with a slapping head kick.
da Costa Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Worrell sprawls well.
Worrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worrell lands a jab to da Costa Carvalho's midsection.
Worrell digs a good hook to da Costa Carvalho's body.
da Costa Carvalho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from da Costa Carvalho
and Worrell counters with a stiff right hand.
da Costa Carvalho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Worrell keeps da Costa Carvalho at a distance using the push kick.
Worrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from da Costa Carvalho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Worrell works da Costa Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
Worrell throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Worrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Worrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches da Costa Carvalho on the side of the head.
da Costa Carvalho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! da Costa Carvalho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Worrell - the referee stops the clock and da Costa Carvalho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Worrell. da Costa Carvalho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
da Costa Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell cracks da Costa Carvalho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
da Costa Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Worrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Costa Carvalho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Worrell circles away.
Worrell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Worrell lands a slapping body shot.
da Costa Carvalho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worrell pinned against the cage. Worrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Costa Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
da Costa Carvalho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by da Costa Carvalho. That's going to slow Worrell down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Worrell.
da Costa Carvalho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Costa Carvalho there as he acknowledges the shot.
da Costa Carvalho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Worrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worrell lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Worrell!
Worrell feints a jab promting da Costa Carvalho to slip. Worrell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. da Costa Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Worrell lands with a good body shot.
Worrell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa Carvalho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
da Costa Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick.
Worrell thuds a left hand into da Costa Carvalho's body.
Worrell jabs at da Costa Carvalho's body.
Worrell avoids the head kick by da Costa Carvalho.
da Costa Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Worrell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Costa Carvalho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Worrell.
da Costa Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Worrell throws a front kick that sends da Costa Carvalho stumbling back into the cage.
Worrell scores with a sloppy right hand. da Costa Carvalho should have avoided that one.
da Costa Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Worrell lands with a nice body punch.
Worrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peter Worrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Costa Carvalho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worrell's waist but Worrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da Costa Carvalho off to one side.
da Costa Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Worrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worrell lands a body shot.
Worrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worrell lands a nice hook to da Costa Carvalho's body. da Costa Carvalho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
da Costa Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worrell.
Worrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worrell, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worrell.
Worrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Worrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell catches da Costa Carvalho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Worrell connects with a nice looking jab.
Worrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Worrell thumps da Costa Carvalho with a low kick.
Worrell throws a head kick that half lands.
da Costa Carvalho is rocked!
Worrell jabs da Costa Carvalho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh da Costa Carvalho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
da Costa Carvalho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worrell scores with a nice strike.
Worrell drops da Costa Carvalho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for da Costa Carvalho! Worrell dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Worrell!
An out of breath Peter Worrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Staal.
Reed throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Staal is in Reed's guard.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staal on the ground.
Reed managing to control the position.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Staal is fighting to break Reed's control of his arms but Reed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reed is trying to keep Staal in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staal controlling from the top position.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed gets caught napping as Staal dives in and scores a takedown. Reed manages to retain guard.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reed has control of Staal's left arm, preventing Staal from doing any damage.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed has momentary wrist control but Staal slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Staal advances position into side control!
Staal throws an elbow but Reed slips to the side and avoids it well.
Staal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Staal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reed down.
Reed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Staal.
Reed dodges the ground and pound from Staal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Staal crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed prevents Staal from improving position.
Staal decides to stand back up. Staal steps back and let's Reed get back to his feet.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a two punch combo.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Staal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reed catches Staal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed throws a leg kick
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal throws a series of strikes that have Reed backpedaling.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Staal.
Staal cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Staal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reed is rocked!
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Staal.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
Staal tries to clinch up.
Reed seems to have got his legs back now.
Reed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Reed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Staal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Reed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Staal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Travis Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staal circles away quickly and effectively.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Staal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal moves away from the strike by Reed.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
Travis Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed catches Staal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal scores with a shot to the body.
Staal punishes Reed's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed misses the body punch
and Staal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Staal clinches up against the cage.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reed up against the cage.
Staal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Staal stalls.
Reed working aggressively here.
Staal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal blocks a jab.
Reed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reed misses with a body punch
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staal dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Staal.
Nice body kick there by Staal.
Staal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staal misses with a wild combination.
Staal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal drops Reed with a right and a left! Staal comes rushing in but Reed regains his composure and manages to keep Staal in guard.
Staal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal works over Reed with some ground and pound from guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
John Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reed has time to react.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Staal lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Staal wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staal wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Staal throws a big right hand that misses.
Staal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reed tries to get out of the position.
Staal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Staal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reed's head.
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!
Reed trying to control the position.
Staal trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
John Staal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reed is trying to keep Staal in close.
Staal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Travis Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Staal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Staal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reed doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Staal thumps Reed with a low kick.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Staal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Staal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal pushes Reed away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Staal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reed's guard.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staal 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Staal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Mont Alvernne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heaven Hell. Mont Alvernne has chosen Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song as his entrance music. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Mont Alvernne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan throws a wild body kick that Mont Alvernne sees coming a mile off.
Masilungan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Mont Alvernne moves out of range.
Mont Alvernne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mont Alvernne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mont Alvernne misses with a body shot.
Mont Alvernne ducks under a wild hook from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mont Alvernne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masilungan thinking.
Masilungan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Mont Alvernne misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Jesh Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mont Alvernne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne misses with a series of wild punches.
Mont Alvernne misses with a wild body shot.
Mont Alvernne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masilungan tries to avoid it but Mont Alvernne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masilungan to the ground. Masilungan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Masilungan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mont Alvernne takes one to the chin there.
Mont Alvernne lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne tries for a takedown but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jesh Masilungan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Mont Alvernne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mont Alvernne. Masilungan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mont Alvernne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masilungan rather than just go for the knockout.
Mont Alvernne fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Mont Alvernne misses.
Mont Alvernne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mont Alvernne blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masilungan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mont Alvernne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masilungan to the mat! Masilungan manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Masilungan kicks Mont Alvernne off and gets to his feet.
Masilungan misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mont Alvernne misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with a head kick. That will keep Mont Alvernne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mont Alvernne misses with a looping right.
Masilungan clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mont Alvernne as Masilungan tries to tie him up.
Masilungan misses with a punch to the body.
Masilungan has Mont Alvernne pressed against the cage.
Mont Alvernne has Masilungan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masilungan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mont Alvernne's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masilungan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masilungan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masilungan lands with a left to the head.
Masilungan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mont Alvernne moves away from the strike by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masilungan swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mont Alvernne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Nice defenses there by Mont Alvernne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mont Alvernne just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesh Masilungan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mont Alvernne shoots for a takedown but Masilungan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mont Alvernne misses with a straight right.
Mont Alvernne avoids a kick to the body.
Masilungan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mont Alvernne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mont Alvernne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne staying out of range there.
Mont Alvernne misses with a hook.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Mont Alvernne moves out of range easily.
Masilungan throws a leg kick but Mont Alvernne moved away.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mont Alvernne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mont Alvernne thows a body shot but no joy.
Masilungan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan is looking to land body kicks.
Mont Alvernne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a hook.
Mont Alvernne misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick from Masilungan lands but Mont Alvernne takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mont Alvernne is defended easily by Masilungan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mont Alvernne.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mont Alvernne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masilungan moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne throws a right hand that Masilungan ducks under and follows up with a left that Masilungan also avoids with ease.
Masilungan moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Masilungan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mont Alvernne's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan can't find room to land a body shot as Mont Alvernne controls the action.
Masilungan scores with a shoulder strike.
Masilungan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masilungan tries to bum rush Mont Alvernne with a series of wild strikes but Mont Alvernne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masilungan slips under a jab.
Masilungan lands a head kick!
Mont Alvernne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jesh Masilungan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne throws a looping overhand right but Masilungan ducks down to avoid it.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Mont Alvernne moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne slips a jab and a cross from Masilungan.
Masilungan scores with a push kick.
Masilungan throws a chopping leg kick but Mont Alvernne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masilungan misses with a hook. Mont Alvernne ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Masilungan lands.
Horrible takedown by Mont Alvernne or perhaps it was just good defense by Masilungan which made him look bad.
Masilungan pushes Mont Alvernne away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Masilungan misses.
Masilungan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick
and Mont Alvernne counters with a single leg into guard. Masilungan didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne throws a nice looking combination but Masilungan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Masilungan. Beautiful body shot.
Masilungan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mont Alvernne moves out of range of the strikes.
Mont Alvernne thows a body shot but no joy.
Masilungan throws a shot from downtown. Mont Alvernne moves away and avoids it.
Masilungan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mont Alvernne counters with a stiff right hand.
Masilungan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masilungan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masilungan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mont Alvernne is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masilungan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mont Alvernne throws a poor cross that misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
Mont Alvernne closes the distance and clinches up with Masilungan, looking for a takedown. Mont Alvernne pushes Masilungan against the cage but Masilungan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Masilungan does it's job there.
Mont Alvernne avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
A left and a right from Mont Alvernne both land. Nice combination.
Mont Alvernne throws a body punch but Masilungan moves out of range.
Mont Alvernne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masilungan pinned against the cage. Masilungan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masilungan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Masilungan as he connects with a hook.
Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masilungan as he avoids it easily.
Jesh Masilungan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne looks to score with a jab to the body but Masilungan is just out of range.
Masilungan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masilungan lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Masilungan as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mont Alvernne.
Masilungan is trying to control Mont Alvernne's posture but Mont Alvernne avoids it.
Masilungan is trying to get back to his feet.
Masilungan tries to improve position but can't.
Mont Alvernne is looking to take a break and control but Masilungan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Masilungan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Masilungan is looking to reverse the position.
Masilungan wants to get back to his feet.
Masilungan manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masilungan defends it well.
Masilungan tries to roll over but Mont Alvernne keeps him under control.
Mont Alvernne prevents Masilungan from standing back up.
Masilungan wants to get back to full guard.
Mont Alvernne wants to take a breather but Masilungan is having none of it.
Masilungan wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan keeping hold of Mont Alvernne's head, controlling as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan tries to kick Mont Alvernne off but Mont Alvernne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Mont Alvernne moves out of range easily.
Mont Alvernne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masilungan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mont Alvernne.
Masilungan tries to clinch up but Mont Alvernne circles away and keeps his distance.
Mont Alvernne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne dips to his left and cracks Masilungan with an uppercut!
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Mont Alvernne moves out of range easily.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses.
Masilungan misses with a wild combination.
Mont Alvernne slips a jab and a cross from Masilungan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masilungan.
Masilungan wants to clinch.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses.
Masilungan slips under a jab from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne misses with a looping left.
Mont Alvernne thuds his right hand into Masilungan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Masilungan's waist but Masilungan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mont Alvernne off to one side.
Mont Alvernne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mont Alvernne throws a sloppy body shot
and Masilungan counters by moving into the clinch.
Mont Alvernne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Masilungan after a bit of a struggle.
Masilungan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masilungan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mont Alvernne goes for a takedown attempt but Masilungan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesh Masilungan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Mont Alvernne.
A punch combination from Masilungan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mont Alvernne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masilungan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mont Alvernne is out of range and Masilungan settles back down.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masilungan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mont Alvernne.
Masilungan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mont Alvernne avoids the body shot from Masilungan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mont Alvernne.
Masilungan connects with a body shot that sends Mont Alvernne's belly button to the back.
Masilungan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Masilungan's half guard.
Mont Alvernne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Masilungan really wants to buck Mont Alvernne off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masilungan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mont Alvernne's lack of action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masilungan pushes Mont Alvernne off looking to stand but Mont Alvernne dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesh Masilungan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Masilungan lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Mont Alvernne. Beautiful body shot.
Mont Alvernne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masilungan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masilungan throws a head kick that half lands.
Mont Alvernne blocks the body kick.
Masilungan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masilungan.
Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masilungan sprawls well. Masilungan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mont Alvernne gets slowly back to his feet.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Mont Alvernne moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Mont Alvernne.
Masilungan lands a body shot.
Masilungan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mont Alvernne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masilungan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mont Alvernne fails with the takedown
and Masilungan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masilungan throws a shot from downtown. Mont Alvernne moves away and avoids it.
Masilungan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne looks to score with a jab to the body but Masilungan is just out of range.
Masilungan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mont Alvernne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mont Alvernne is taking a breather. Masilungan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Masilungan wants to get back to full guard.
Mont Alvernne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masilungan keeps working.
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!
Masilungan is trying to maintain the position but Mont Alvernne is very close to passing his half guard.
Mont Alvernne is working for a submission of some sort.
Masilungan is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan tries to get to full guard but Mont Alvernne has control of the leg.
Charlie Mont Alvernne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mont Alvernne is looking for a kimura here.
Masilungan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jesh Masilungan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan controlling Mont Alvernne's posture.
Mont Alvernne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masilungan is keeping the position for now.
Mont Alvernne pushes down on Masilungan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mont Alvernne is working for a submission of some sort.
Masilungan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masilungan is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesh Masilungan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masilungan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Jesh Masilungan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Velmu's choice of entrance music: Doctor Doctor by UFO. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima jabs Velmu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kawashima throws a wild body kick that Velmu sees coming a mile off.
Kawashima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velmu checks it well.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawashima. That snapped Velmu's head back.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kawashima as he jumps to the side.
Kawashima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velmu.
Kawashima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velmu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velmu defending well as Kawashima loads up on a big left hand.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Velmu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima cracks Velmu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Velmu shoots in looking for a takedown. Kawashima tries to sprawl out of it but Velmu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kawashima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
Kawashima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Velmu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawashima's waist but Kawashima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velmu off to one side.
Velmu has his takedown stuffed
and Kawashima counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawashima scores with a spinning back kick!
A cross from Velmu lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velmu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kawashima defends it nicely.
A shot to the body from Velmu misses
and Kawashima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu lands a jab.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Kawashima circles away easily
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velmu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawashima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velmu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kawashima!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kawashima is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Velmu landing strikes from the mount.
Kawashima is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kawashima can't escape the position.
Kawashima is working hard here to advance position.
Velmu landing strikes from the mount and Kawashima is in trouble!
Velmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Velmu misses with a head shot.
Velmu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Velmu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kawashima holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Velmu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu looking for a guillotine from mount but Kawashima is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu raining down shots from the mount!
Velmu looking to finish with strikes here!
Velmu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kawashima's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima taking shots to the head.
Kawashima is rocked!
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Velmu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oh Kawashima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Velmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jyrska Velmu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Velmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawashima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velmu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Velmu.
Velmu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Velmu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Velmu is pressing down on Kawashima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawashima is holding on for now.
Velmu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawashima's head.
Velmu is looking to advance position but Kawashima won't allow it.
Velmu with the ground and pound but Kawashima uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu won't allow Kawashima to get back to his feet.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velmu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Velmu advances to mount.
Velmu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kawashima is on top in guard.
Velmu has his foot on Kawashima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kawashima works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawashima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Velmu.
Velmu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Velmu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Velmu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawashima sees it coming and defends easily.
Velmu prevents Kawashima from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima has hold of Velmu's hands but Velmu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kawashima wants to control but Velmu is keeping busy.
Velmu is looking to stall here but Kawashima recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velmu forces his way into half guard.
Velmu is looking to take a break and control but Kawashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velmu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu punching from mount but Kawashima doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kawashima flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Velmu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kawashima?
Velmu punching from mount but Kawashima doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu with a couple of short strikes.
Kawashima slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velmu wants to free his trapped foot but Kawashima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Velmu wants to advance to full mount but Kawashima doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kawashima wants to sweep here but Velmu controlling him for the moment.
Velmu trying to move into half guard but instead Kawashima has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velmu is keeping the position for now.
Velmu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kawashima has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kawashima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kawashima wants it to stay on the feet.
Velmu scores a takedown into full mount!
Velmu is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kawashima is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jyrska Velmu!
Our winner, Jyrska Velmu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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