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Valhalla 5: Rio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 Marc Woite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Woite told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Woite!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woite connects with a body shot that sends da Costa Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Woite misses with a low kick.
da Costa Carvalho misses with a head kick.
Woite lands a two punch combo.
da Costa Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
da Costa Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Woite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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!
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
Marc Woite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Costa Carvalho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from da Costa Carvalho.
Woite connects with a single shot there.
da Costa Carvalho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woite leaves da Costa Carvalho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woite scores with a jab.
da Costa Carvalho checks a low kick from Woite.
Woite thuds a left hand into da Costa Carvalho's body.
da Costa Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Woite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Costa Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho misses with a kick to the body
and Woite counters with an outside leg kick.
da Costa Carvalho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Woite.
Woite connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Woite. No joy for da Costa Carvalho on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woite lands a nice leg kick that just misses da Costa Carvalho's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woite.
Woite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woite lands a leg kick that knocks da Costa Carvalho off balance momentarily.
A cross from Woite lands.
Woite thumps da Costa Carvalho with a low kick.
Woite scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woite.
Woite scores with a leg kick.
Woite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down da Costa Carvalho rather than just go for the knockout.
da Costa Carvalho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho 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.
Marc Woite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woite scoring well with a low kick there.
Woite lands with a good body shot.
Woite scores with a jab to the body.
Woite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of da Costa Carvalho's head.
Woite scores with a decent looking hook.
Woite connects with a solid leg kick.
da Costa Carvalho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woite lands a leg kick that knocks da Costa Carvalho off balance momentarily.
Woite throws a leg kick which misses da Costa Carvalho's front leg but catches the back leg as da Costa Carvalho tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from da Costa Carvalho misses.
Crunch! Woite slams his shin into da Costa Carvalho's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woite.
Woite lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woite throws a front kick that sends da Costa Carvalho stumbling back into the cage.
Woite lands a nice leg kick that just misses da Costa Carvalho's sensitive parts.
da Costa Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
da Costa Carvalho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
da Costa Carvalho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woite 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.
Woite lands with an uppercut that bounces da Costa Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Woite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woite lands a leg kick that knocks da Costa Carvalho off balance momentarily.
Woite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woite throws a leg kick which misses da Costa Carvalho's front leg but catches the back leg as da Costa Carvalho tries to avoid it.
Woite feints a jab promting da Costa Carvalho to slip. Woite then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. da Costa Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
da Costa Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woite jabs da Costa Carvalho right on the nose. da Costa Carvalho blinks but takes it well.
da Costa Carvalho is rocked!
Woite looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh da Costa Carvalho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woite walks forward and throws a big overhand right! da Costa Carvalho drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Woite swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from da Costa Carvalho's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Woite!
After winning the bout, Marc Woite thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pais Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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221 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pais Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pais Pereira throws a hook but Welsh blocks it.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Pais Pereira circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Welsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Welsh moves out of range as Pais Pereira strikes.
Welsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pais Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pais Pereira is looking to score with low kicks.
Welsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pais Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Pais Pereira.
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!
Welsh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pais Pereira to the mat! Pais Pereira manages to get full guard.
Pais Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pais Pereira, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pais Pereira is trying to keep Welsh in close.
Welsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pais Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Pais Pereira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welsh drops back looking for a leg! Pais Pereira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pais Pereira manages to kick Welsh off! Welsh jumps back into Pais Pereira's guard.
Welsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pais Pereira controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pais Pereira trying to hold on to Welsh's head to control him but Welsh postures up.
Welsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pais Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Welsh.
Welsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pais Pereira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Welsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais Pereira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pais Pereira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Welsh pushing down on Pais Pereira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pais Pereira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Welsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pais Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Welsh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pais Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pais Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pais Pereira!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Welsh wants to get back to full guard.
Welsh is staying active underneath Pais Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pais Pereira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pais Pereira wants to take a breather but Welsh is having none of it.
Welsh manages to get to full guard.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Pais Pereira from controlling successfully.
Pais Pereira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Pais Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pais Pereira throws out a loose jab but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pais Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Welsh.
Welsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pais Pereira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Welsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welsh slips a jab and a cross from Pais Pereira.
Welsh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pais Pereira pushes Welsh away with a front kick.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pais Pereira but Pais Pereira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pais Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Pais Pereira misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pais Pereira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pais Pereira duly obliges.
It looks like Rick Welsh has been cut.
Welsh tries to clinch up.
Thiago Pais Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pais Pereira misses with a hook. Welsh ducked under it nicely.
Welsh misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pais Pereira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pais Pereira connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Welsh to the floor! Pais Pereira dives in looking for the finish!
Welsh is rocked!
Pais Pereira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Welsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pais Pereira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pais Pereira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pais Pereira trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Welsh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pais Pereira is aware though and is defending well.
Pais Pereira throwing strikes from guard but Welsh blocks nicely.
Welsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pais Pereira defends well.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Pais Pereira from controlling successfully.
Pais Pereira preventing the sweep.
Pais Pereira throws a strike but Welsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pais Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pais Pereira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Welsh escapes and throws Pais Pereira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Welsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Welsh is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pais Pereira is trying to escape and Welsh transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pais Pereira is forced to tap! Nice work there by Welsh! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Welsh!
Rick Welsh took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Kotipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Brownie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotipelto comes to the cage accompanied by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant- Next Time I Fall . Benjamin Brownie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Kotipelto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brownie lands a jab to the nose.
Brownie swinging wildly here.
Brownie lands with a straight right. Kotipelto didn't see that one coming.
Brownie walks into a stiff left hand from Kotipelto.
Timo Kotipelto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotipelto moves out of range as Brownie strikes.
Kotipelto has closed the distance and engaged Brownie in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brownie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kotipelto.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Kotipelto.
Brownie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kotipelto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brownie is trying to break free.
Kotipelto lands a body punch.
Kotipelto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brownie is trying to keep an underhook but Kotipelto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kotipelto seems content to control.
Kotipelto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kotipelto forces the positional change into back control.
Kotipelto lands a shot to the head.
Kotipelto has his arm under Brownie's chin here. Game over son! Kotipelto squeezes tightly and Brownie is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timo Kotipelto!
A relieved looking Timo Kotipelto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles's entrance music is Kings of Leon - Closer. A fine choice. Jose Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wes Miles!
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, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Miles takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miles takes a step back to recover.
Miles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva has Miles up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is working Miles over against the cage.
Miles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miles is defending well for now.
Miles blocks an elbow strike.
Miles managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Miles blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Silva is leaning against Miles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miles presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Miles.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miles misses the shot to the body.
Miles looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries a low kick but Miles avoids it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Miles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Miles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miles moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Miles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miles prevents a body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miles. Miles obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Miles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Miles.
Silva lunges at Miles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miles's hand.
Miles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Miles throws a head kick that half lands.
Miles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Miles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Miles.
Silva misses with some punches.
Miles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Miles.
Miles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miles misses with some punches.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miles avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Miles scores with a shoulder strike.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Miles blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Miles moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Miles. Beautiful body shot.
Miles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Miles.
Miles wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Miles isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Miles is having none of it.
Miles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Miles is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Miles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Miles finish him?
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Miles's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Miles!
A relieved looking Wes Miles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorion Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haki Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorion Sane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haki Ngata!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sane throws out the jab.
Sane connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Haki Ngata has been cut.
Ngata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sane.
Ngata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sane's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ngata is one step ahead there.
Sane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ngata manages to get himself to full guard.
Ngata trying to keep a closed guard but Sane is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngata is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A shot in the inside from Sane.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sane as Ngata tries to tie him up.
A short right from Sane.
Ngata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sane pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane thows a body shot but no joy.
Ngata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ngata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sane has Ngata up against the cage in a clinch.
Sane cracks Ngata with a nice body shot.
Ngata looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Sane.
Sane tries to work over Ngata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sane lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sane.
Sane digs a right hand into Ngata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ngata's gas tank.
A short right from Sane on the inside.
Ngata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sane.
Sane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sane lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane cracks Ngata with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sane.
Sane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sane.
Sane gets underhooks to prevent Ngata's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Sane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sane.
A body shot lands from Sane.
Sane lands a body punch.
Sane digs a right hand underneath Ngata's ribcage. Ngata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sane misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata blocks a body shot from Sane.
Sane lands a body shot.
Sane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ngata.
Sane lands with a short shot to the head.
Sane tries to throw a body punch but Ngata avoids it by throwing Sane back against the cage.
Sane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sane.
Sane tries to throw a body punch but Ngata avoids it by throwing Sane back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane lands an uppercut.
A short left from Sane.
Ngata is rocked!
Sane creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ngata's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ngata drops to his knees and Sane pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorion Sane!
Lorion Sane retains his heavyweight title!
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FIGHT
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