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UVT 158: Dethroned? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiencia moves away.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Experiencia drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Experiencia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Experiencia is defending well.
Experiencia pulls guard successfully.
Oliveira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Experiencia is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Experiencia.
Experiencia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira content to stall in guard here.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Experiencia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Experiencia wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Experiencia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Experiencia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Experiencia's legs - danger averted.
Experiencia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiencia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira controlling the position.
Let's hope that Oliveira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Experiencia looking to pass the guard.
Experiencia slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiencia is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Experiencia's head to control him but Experiencia postures up.
Experiencia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliveira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Experiencia is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia trying to control the pace.
Experiencia is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Experiencia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira is looking to control Experiencia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Experiencia wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Experiencia.
Experiencia prevents Oliveira from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiencia is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Oliveira to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Experiencia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Experiencia tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Experiencia misses.
Experiencia jabs Oliveira right on the nose. Oliveira blinks but takes it well.
Experiencia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Experiencia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiencia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Oliveira shuts the power down on Experiencia. Lights out, game over! Oliveira is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fabio Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kotaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dance Yourself Clean. Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
139 lbs
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147 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Danzig's head.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotaro moves into the clinch.
Kotaro scores with a knee to the head.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but Danzig blocks with his arms.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig pushes Kotaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danzig takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mac Danzig has been cut.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro misses with a knee strike.
Kotaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kotaro landing knees to the body.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzig avoids it.
Danzig trying to stall but Kotaro improves his position.
Kotaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danzig misses with a body punch.
Kotaro trying to stall but Danzig improves his position.
Kotaro prevents a body shot from Danzig.
Danzig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kotaro backwards.
Danzig leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig avoids the elbow strike from Kotaro, against the cage.
Kotaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danzig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kotaro backwards.
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Kotaro landing knees to the head.
Kotaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Danzig just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kotaro's brow.
Kotaro misses with an elbow strike.
Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Kotaro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danzig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danzig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but Danzig blocks with his arms.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danzig tries to stall but Kotaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kotaro misses with an elbow strike.
Danzig scores with a shot to the side of Kotaro's head.
Kotaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kotaro.
Danzig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Danzig misses with a punch to the body.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danzig's face.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kotaro backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro misses with some punches.
Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Kotaro is looking to clinch.
Yoshida Kotaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kotaro as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kotaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kotaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshida Kotaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Danzig's cut.
That's time! Kotaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danzig tries to clinch but Kotaro moves out of range.
Kotaro drives through and clinches with Danzig against the cage.
Danzig just leaning against Kotaro, taking a breather.
Kotaro misses with a knee to the head.
Kotaro is trying to maintain a safe position but Danzig gets an underhook and turns Kotaro into the cage.
Danzig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danzig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kotaro tries a knee to the head but Danzig blocks it.
Kotaro trying to land knees to the body.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzig avoids it.
Danzig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kotaro backwards.
Kotaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzig.
Kotaro misses with a knee to the head.
Kotaro with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danzig.
Kotaro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzig is defending well for now.
Danzig has had enough of the clinch but Kotaro keeps him there for the moment.
Danzig is struggling to control the position.
Kotaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danzig blocks it with crossed arms.
Danzig throws a punch but it's blocked by Kotaro.
Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida Kotaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotaro moves into range and clinches up with Danzig.
Kotaro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kotaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kotaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danzig blocks it with crossed arms.
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Danzig scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kotaro misses with a knee strike.
Kotaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danzig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kotaro is pushing Danzig up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Danzig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danzig is trying to stall.
Danzig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Kotaro scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Danzig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danzig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Danzig on the inside.
Kotaro is rocked!
Danzig lands a big knee! That's hurt Kotaro! Oh, he's all over the place! Danzig lands another knee that sends Kotaro to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Danzig!
After the big win, Mac Danzig made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ***** Supertouch Clothing ***** and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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24
222 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Sakamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sakamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Lee cracks Sakamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee won't allow Sakamoto to sweep him here.
Sakamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee cracks Sakamoto with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee won't allow Sakamoto to get back to his feet.
Sakamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee won't allow Sakamoto to sweep him here.
Sakamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Sakamoto blocks nicely.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakamoto is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paul Sakamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Sakamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakamoto!
Sakamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sakamoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee trying to control but Sakamoto is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamoto, not yet.
Sakamoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakamoto tries to get out of the position.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sakamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands a body shot.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Sakamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Sakamoto with a nice cross.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Sakamoto off balance momentarily.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sakamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Sakamoto.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
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!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakamoto eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sakamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Sakamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a head kick. Sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paul Sakamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakamoto throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Sakamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Sakamoto takes one on the button.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee works Sakamoto's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Sakamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sakamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a hook.
Lee lands with a hook. Sakamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakamoto is rocked!
Lee closes the distance looking for a takedown. Sakamoto stuffs it but Lee still has hold of him. Lee picks Sakamoto up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Lee slams Sakamoto to the floor and that's really hurt Sakamoto - he doesn't know where he is! Lee throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitmon Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Sherman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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214 lbs
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217 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman slips a jab and a cross from Struker.
A leg kick checked by Struker.
Sherman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sherman lands a big head kick that sends Struker tumbling to the mat! Sherman takes a step backwards and waves Struker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Struker is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Struker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
Struker misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Struker shoots in but Sherman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Struker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sherman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struker checks a leg kick nicely.
Sherman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sherman lands a big head kick that sends Struker tumbling to the mat! Sherman takes a step backwards and waves Struker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Struker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherman throws a nice looking combination but Struker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struker drops his hands momentarily. Sherman doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Struker staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Struker doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Sherman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azh has chosen Manu Militari - Voix De Fait 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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30
212 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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29
212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macintosh shoots in and drives through. Azh sprawls well.
Azh takes one to the side of the head.
Macintosh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azh moves out of range as Macintosh strikes.
Azh's corner calls for a 1-2. Azh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Macintosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macintosh's waist but Macintosh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azh off to one side.
Azh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azh misses with a double jab.
Macintosh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macintosh.
Macintosh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Azh quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azh gets full guard.
Macintosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Azh has wrist control.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Azh keeps moving.
Azh trying to keep a closed guard but Macintosh is proving a slippery customer.
Macintosh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macintosh!
Macintosh tries to hold on but Azh postures up.
Macintosh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Azh wants to control the pace but Macintosh is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Azh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Azh controlling the pace for now.
Azh looking to control but Macintosh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Macintosh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Macintosh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macintosh tries to get to full guard but Azh has control of the leg.
Macintosh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Azh wants to control from the top but Macintosh keeps moving.
Azh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macintosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azh stopping the sweep attempt from Macintosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh striking off his back but it's not causing Azh any problems.
Macintosh keeping moving, preventing Azh from controlling successfully.
Azh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macintosh is keeping the position for now.
Macintosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Azh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Azh trying to control the position from guard on top but Macintosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh is looking for a triangle here but Azh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Azh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Azh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Macintosh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Azh off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Azh is squirming around, avoiding Macintosh's attempts to control the action.
Macintosh looking to ground and pound but Azh is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Azh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azh throws a jab but it's blocked by Macintosh.
Macintosh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Azh swivels and escapes.
Azh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macintosh.
Macintosh misses with an uppercut.
Macintosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bud Macintosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macintosh throws a hook to the side of Azh's head but Azh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches up with Azh, looking for a takedown. Macintosh pushes Azh against the cage but Azh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Macintosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Azh is fending him off so far but Macintosh persists. Nope, Azh circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Bud Macintosh has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macintosh jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azh cracks Macintosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Macintosh dodges the punch combination from Azh.
Azh sizes up Macintosh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macintosh misses with the combination.
Azh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh throws a hook but Macintosh avoids it easily.
Macintosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azh.
Macintosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azh pinned against the cage. Azh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azh dives in and scores a takedown into Macintosh's guard.
Macintosh can't keep his opponent in guard - Azh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Macintosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Azh pulls his head out easily.
Azh wants to take a breather but Macintosh is having none of it.
Azh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azh passes to full mount!
Azh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macintosh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Azh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Azh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andre Azh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macintosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macintosh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Azh trying to control but Macintosh is having none of it.
Azh stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azh throws a leg kick but Macintosh moved away.
Macintosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Macintosh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Azh counters with a left to the body.
Azh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azh lands with a cross.
Azh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azh lands with a hook. Macintosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Macintosh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macintosh fails with the takedown.
Azh looks to land a combination but Macintosh avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Macintosh. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh throws out a loose jab but Macintosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azh moves away from the strike by Macintosh.
Macintosh slips under a jab from Azh.
Azh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macintosh.
Azh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azh shoots in for a takedown but Macintosh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Macintosh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azh lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Azh misses
and Macintosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azh misses with a series of wild punches.
Azh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azh trying to control the position from guard on top but Macintosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azh is pushing down on Macintosh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Macintosh is fighting to maintain full guard but Azh has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Azh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bud Macintosh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Macintosh tries for a takedown but Azh circles away easily
and Azh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Azh wants to work for an arm triangle but Macintosh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Macintosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Azh pulls his head out easily.
Azh wants to pass to mount but Macintosh is defending the position.
Azh wants to take a breather but Macintosh is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macintosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azh wants to take a breather but Macintosh is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andre Azh.
Azh slaps away a takedown attempt from Macintosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Azh lands an overhand right.
Azh dives in and grabs Macintosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macintosh pushes down on Azh's head and hops out.
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Azh sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macintosh misses with a straight right.
Macintosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azh misses with an uppercut. Macintosh saw that one coming.
Azh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Macintosh was covering up waiting for the punch and Azh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Azh advances to half guard.
Bud Macintosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh trying to control but Azh postures up.
Azh seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azh tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Macintosh.
Macintosh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Azh trying to control the position from guard on top but Macintosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azh looking to pass the guard.
Azh pushes down on Macintosh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh wants to control but Azh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Azh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macintosh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Azh.
Azh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Macintosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Azh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Azh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Macintosh is just riding it out for now. Azh eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Azh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azh 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Azh!
Andre Azh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matson comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Kins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N.O.S. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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30
217 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daigon Kins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matson looks to land a left hand but Kins moved out of range nicely.
Matson lands with a nice body punch.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Kins is out of range.
Kins throws a head kick that misses.
Kins swings for the body but Matson moves out of range.
Kins cracks Matson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kins misses with a body kick.
Kins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Kins coming out on top.
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!
Matson cracks a nice hook into Kins's ribs.
Kins shoots in for a takedown but Matson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kins.
Matson tries to bum rush Kins with a series of wild strikes but Kins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kins sprawls well. He's pushed Matson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kins on the side of the head.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick from Kins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson swings for the body but Kins moves out of range.
Matson cracks Kins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kins.
Kins thows a body shot but no joy.
Kins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matson throws a right hand that Kins ducks under and follows up with a left that Kins also avoids with ease.
Kins digs a good body shot into Matson's ribs.
Matson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kins misses the body punch
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matson is able to avoid easily.
Kins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kins takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kins lands an overhand right.
Matson lands a jab to Kins's midsection.
Matson throws a leg kick but Kins checks it.
Kins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daigon Kins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a combination. Kins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kins jabs at Matson's body.
Matson throws out a loose jab but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kins. Kins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kins thuds a left hand into Matson's body.
Matson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kins. Kins obviously looking to wear him down.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kins is looking to slow Matson down with leg kicks.
Kins moves away from the strike by Matson.
Kins lands a right hook to the body.
Kins misses with a body shot.
Kins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matson is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Matson tries to lock up and control but Kins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins looking to secure an arm triangle but Matson defends it well.
Matson tries to hold on but Kins pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kins lands a big shot there that rocks Matson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kins avoids the attempt from Matson to control.
Kins looking to finish Matson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matson!
Kins controlling the position easily from mount.
Matson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to improve his position but Kins is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kins connects with a nice short shot to Matson's temple.
Kins trying to control the action but Matson is working from the bottom.
Kins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matson has his hands on Kins's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matson trying to keep a closed guard but Kins is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daigon Kins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kins misses with an uppercut
and Matson counters with a left to the body.
Kins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matson but Matson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kins.
Matson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kins cracks Matson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Josh Matson is winning the standup battle so far.
Matson lands a nice shot that snaps Kins's head back.
Kins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kins moves forwards but Matson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kins tries a head kick but it misses.
Kins wants to land a leg kick but Matson is out of range.
Kins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matson throws a chopping leg kick but Kins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matson rather than just go for the knockout.
Matson motions for Kins to come forward. Matson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matson has his hands clasped together around Kins's back. He's all about the action.
Matson is not content to let Kins control the position.
Kins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matson is trying to maintain the position but Kins is very close to passing his half guard.
Matson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kins.
Matson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kins wants to take a breather but Matson is having none of it.
Matson is trying to maintain the position but Kins is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matson digs a good body shot into Kins's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matson defends it nicely.
Matson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kins defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson scores with a hook to the body. Kins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice sprawl there from Matson as Kins shoots in.
Josh Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigon Kins.
Matson cracks Kins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matson throws out a loose jab but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matson scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Matson scores with a four punch combination!
Kins throws a wild body kick that Matson sees coming a mile off.
Kins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Kins misses.
Matson scores with a nice right hand.
Kins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matson.
Matson lands a slapping body shot.
Kins is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Matson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kins throws a right hand that misses
and Matson counters with a crisp one two that drops Kins! Matson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kins to his feet! Kins is in big trouble!
Kins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kins is still on wobbly legs! Can Matson finish him?
Matson lands a nice looking body shot.
Matson throws an overhand right that drops Kins like a sack of potatoes! Matson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Matson!
Josh Matson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ave Maria. Gunn has chosen AC DC - Big Gun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
18 - 1 - 1 |
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29
165 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Le swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a body shot
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Gunn misses the body punch
letting Le counter with a right hand.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Gunn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Gunn blocks the low kick.
Gunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Glenn Gunn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Gunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Le quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le tries to get to full guard but Gunn has control of the leg.
Gunn trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn prevents Le from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn slows the pace down in half guard.
Gunn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Glenn Gunn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Glenn Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le connects with a body shot that sends Gunn's belly button to the back.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le blocks a head kick by Gunn.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Le is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Le lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Le lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Le blocks a jab.
Le looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Le counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Le shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Le slips a jab from Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Gunn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le - that will leave a mark!
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le is fending him off so far but Gunn persists. Nope, Le circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunn looks for a takedown but Le sprawls well.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Le chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Le misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Le counters with a big head kick but Gunn shrugs it off.
Gunn throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands a jab to the nose.
Le lands a lovely overhand right.
Le misses with a low kick.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Le counters with a body kick that stops Gunn in his tracks momentarily.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Le looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Le throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
A big right from Gunn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le scores with a body shot.
Le staying out of range there.
Le blocks a jab.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Le counters with a low kick, right behind Gunn 's knee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le!
Le ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunn has time to react.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Gunn fails to land the takedown.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Gunn.
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn slips a jab from Le.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Le lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le connects with a jab.
Gunn is rocked!
Le drops Gunn with a huge uppercut! Gunn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Le is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Le!
Victor Le retains his lightweight title!
Victor Le seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bang throws a front kick aimed at Pukki's knee but Pukki avoids it well.
Pukki lands a jab-cross combination.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang throws a body punch but Pukki moves out of range.
Pukki throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Pukki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pukki off and has taken his back!
Bang slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Will Bang go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pukki wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is trying to stick to Pukki's back but Pukki is turning into Bang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pukki.
Pukki wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Bang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pukki looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Pukki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pukki moves out of range as Bang strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bang misses the target.
Pukki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control the position but Bang is working away.
Pukki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pukki trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
Pukki staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pukki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pukki is trying to get an arm triangle but Bang is defending well.
Bang tries to buck Pukki off but Pukki is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Pukki is trying to get an arm triangle but Bang is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Check out the look on Pukki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bang dodges the ground and pound from Pukki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pukki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pukki is trying to get an arm triangle but Bang is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bang stuffs the takedown attempt from Pukki. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
Bang takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Bang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pukki misses with a low kick.
Pukki misses with a leg kick
and Bang counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pukki.
A big right from Bang misses.
Pukki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bang slips a jab from Pukki.
Pukki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Pukki lands.
Pukki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pukki is defended easily by Bang.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pukki momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Pukki's shoulder, as Pukki tries to avoid the shot.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pukki throws a strike aimed at the side of Bang's head but Bang avoids it well.
Pukki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pukki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Bang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bang has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pukki but great work by Bang.
Bang is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pukki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to stand but Pukki is controlling his head.
Pukki is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang working away.
Pukki is looking for a sweep.
Pukki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pukki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pukki.
Pukki with the ground and pound but Bang uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joulu Pukki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pukki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pukki throws a head kick that misses.
Bang Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang throws a leg kick but Pukki checks it.
Bang misses with the combination.
Pukki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pukki misses with a leg kick.
Pukki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bang misses with a straight right.
Pukki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown but Bang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pukki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bang throws a series of punches but Pukki avoids them all with ease.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Pukki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pukki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki checks a low kick from Bang.
Pukki clinches.
Pukki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bang throws a punch but it's blocked by Pukki.
Pukki wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki fails to pull guard.
Pukki jumps guard but Bang stands there with Pukki around his waist. Pukki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pukki jumps guard but Bang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pukki as Bang tries to tie him up.
Bang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Bang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Pukki.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Pukki.
A head punch on the inside from Pukki fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bang just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bang.
Pukki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pukki shoots in and bounces Bang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Pukki postures up in Bang's guard and throws a big left but Bang blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Joulu Pukki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bang checks the leg kick.
Pukki slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Pukki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
Bang throws a right hand that Pukki ducks under and follows up with a left that Pukki also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bang. That's going to slow Pukki down.
Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Pukki is predictable there
and Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bang is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pukki to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Pukki or perhaps it was just good defense by Bang which made him look bad.
Pukki thumps Bang with a low kick.
Joulu Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pukki throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pukki.
Bang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukki thuds his shin into the meat of Bang's side.
Pukki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pukki is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang throws a leg kick but Pukki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pukki was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Bang Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pukki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joulu Pukki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pukki, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc's entrance music is Tèrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeRoy LeBlanc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc throws a hook but Bechara blocks it.
Bechara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bechara throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bechara.
LeBlanc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LeBlanc wants to clinch.
Bechara throws a series of punches but LeBlanc avoids them all with ease.
LeBlanc throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeBlanc lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
LeBlanc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeBlanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LeBlanc avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bechara slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bechara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LeBlanc with a hook.
Jab from LeBlanc.
Bechara 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!
Bechara throws an off balance right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a right hand from hell and Bechara is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LeRoy LeBlanc!
LeRoy LeBlanc retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, LeRoy LeBlanc thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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