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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kreg Heg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Menezes's choice of entrance music: Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. 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 Charles Menezes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kreg Heg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Heg!
Menezes trying to control but Heg is having none of it.
Heg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heg gets back to half guard.
Menezes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heg is looking to control Menezes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heg avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes slips a nice elbow through Heg's hands, connecting with Heg's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menezes is one step ahead there.
Menezes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Menezes takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Menezes wanted to stand there but Heg had control of the position.
Heg tries to strike from the bottom.
Menezes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heg's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes wants to stand but Heg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Heg looking to control.
Heg throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Heg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Heg looking for a triangle here. Menezes is fighting it but it looks tight! Heg pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Menezes is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kreg Heg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is Bad To the Bone. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pontes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pontes shoots in looking for a takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl out of it but Pontes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sackett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pontes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pontes throws a strike aimed at the side of Sackett's head but Sackett avoids it well.
Pontes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sackett to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes swings around for an armbar but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pontes's guard.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Pontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sackett blocking the ground and pound.
Pontes trying to control but Sackett is having none of it.
Pontes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pontes lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sackett turns into him and now he's in Pontes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett postures up in Pontes's guard and throws a big left but Pontes blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pontes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pontes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pontes is trying to control. Sackett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pontes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sackett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pontes is trying to control. Sackett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Pontes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sackett sees it coming and defends easily.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Pontes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pontes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Pontes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pontes is controlling the pace.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pontes is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sackett is on top in guard.
Pontes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
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.
Pontes is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett stands up over Pontes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pontes has his foot on Sackett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sackett works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Pontes or perhaps it was just good defense by Sackett which made him look bad.
Pontes dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Pontes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pontes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Pontes.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pontes tries for a takedown but Sackett circles away easily
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Pontes avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pontes.
Sackett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sackett wants it to stay on the feet.
Nolan Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pontes.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Pontes's head.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Pontes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pontes.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pontes backs up against the cage.
Pontes misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a big head kick but Pontes shrugs it off.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pontes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes shoots and misses
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Sackett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pontes checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett tests Pontes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pontes throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Pontes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sackett circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pontes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Pontes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt - Sackett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Pontes shoots in.
Pontes misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pontes.
Nolan Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pontes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett takes a swing at Pontes's ribcage but misses.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pontes.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pontes as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sackett is defended easily by Pontes.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pontes momentarily.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Pontes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sackett's guard.
Pontes preventing the sweep.
Pontes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes advances to half guard.
Pontes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though.
Pontes with the ground and pound but Sackett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fernando Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sackett looking for a guillotine here but Pontes defends easily.
Sackett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pontes manages to get himself to full guard.
Pontes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to pass the guard but Pontes is keeping the position.
Sackett passes Pontes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sackett prevents Pontes from improving his position.
Pontes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pontes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pontes pulls Sackett in to control the position.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett stands up over Pontes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pontes is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nolan Sackett.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Sackett!
Nolan Sackett 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoren Pargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousimar Palhares has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoren Pargo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Pargo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palhares 's guard now.
Pargo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Palhares is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pargo, into his guard.
Palhares wants to stand but Pargo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Pargo is retaining full guard.
Pargo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Pargo is retaining full guard.
Pargo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palhares is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Pargo keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pargo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pargo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palhares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pargo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palhares is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pargo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pargo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Palhares defends it easily.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pargo looks gassed!
Palhares postures up in Pargo's guard and throws a big left but Pargo blocks it.
Palhares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pargo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palhares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Palhares drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Palhares seems to have locked his on tight now - Pargo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Palhares , as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rousimar Palhares !
A relieved looking Rousimar Palhares 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Damiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Damiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Damiao avoids it.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damiao throws a chopping leg kick but Mullen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Damiao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mullen counters with a good low kick that Damiao was not able to check.
Mullen gets a clinch.
Mullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Damiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mullen avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mullen obliges.
Damiao is breathing heavily.
Mullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Damiao won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen lands a knee to the head.
Mullen lands a knee to the body.
Mullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Damiao won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mullen drops Damiao with a big knee straight up the middle! Damiao is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Damiao is rocked!
Mullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Damiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mullen.
Mullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Damiao seems to have got his legs back now.
Mullen delivers a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mullen!
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Damiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen gets a clinch.
Mullen landing knees to the body.
Mullen drops Damiao with a big knee straight up the middle! Damiao is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mullen scores with a nice body kick.
Mullen takes the fight into the clinch.
Damiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mullen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Damiao - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mullen, and another! Damiao is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Steve Mullen!
Steve Mullen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguero comes to the cage accompanied by Argentinian Magic. On his way into the cage it seems that Sergio Aguero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergio Aguero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Aguero as Silva shoots in.
Aguero lands a head kick!
Aguero takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aguero taking a breather.
Silva is trying to push Aguero away but Aguero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Aguero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguero as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Aguero.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Aguero.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aguero walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aguero lands a head kick!
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguero scores with a push kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Aguero sends Silva down but not out. Aguero dives into side control looking to finish.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Scott Silva has been cut.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Aguero finish him?
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aguero content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Aguero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Aguero off but Aguero is having none of it.
Aguero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva trying to remain calm as Aguero controls from the top position.
Aguero throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aguero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aguero swivels and escapes.
Silva tries to clinch up but Aguero circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aguero.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Silva.
Aguero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva is breathing heavily.
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!
Aguero connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Aguero is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Aguero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Aguero there.
Sergio Aguero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aguero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aguero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aguero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero throws a head kick that misses.
Aguero wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aguero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aguero is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva tries for a takedown but Aguero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguero.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Aguero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aguero lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Aguero moves out of range.
Aguero pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguero.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Aguero just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero avoiding damage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Aguero.
Aguero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sergio Aguero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aguero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Aguero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sergio Aguero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguero misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aguero throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva works Aguero's body with a nice hook.
Aguero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Aguero scores with a push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aguero.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aguero.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aguero lands a high kick!
Aguero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Aguero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aguero is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aguero.
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguero throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aguero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aguero lands a nice elbow.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aguero looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aguero missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aguero from controlling successfully.
Aguero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aguero passes into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aguero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aguero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Aguero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Scott Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguero avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguero, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
A relieved looking Sergio Aguero 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 Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Watch The Throne - Who Gon Stop Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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266 lbs
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238 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Ahmed!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos leaves Ahmed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ahmed fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahmed shoots in looking for a takedown but Papadopoulos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ahmed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Ahmed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Papadopoulos.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Ahmed! Papadopoulos senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Ahmed out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
A less than humble Ghiorghos Papadopoulos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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218 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
Staal blocks a head kick by Tony.
Tony throws a head kick that misses.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal throws a hook but Tony avoids it easily.
Tony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal moves away from the strike by Tony.
Staal cracks Tony with an open hand slap.
A head kick by Tony misses
and Staal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tony thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.
Tony looks gassed!
Tony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Tony shoots in and drives through. Staal sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tony is predictable there
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Staal lands a big head kick that sends Tony tumbling to the mat! Staal takes a step backwards and waves Tony back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tony is rocked!
It looks like James Tony has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Staal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clanger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Little Jinder - Youth Blood (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) . Skjelbred has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. Yonsil Clanger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clanger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skjelbred wants to clinch up but Clanger keeps it at a distance.
Clanger staying out of range there.
Skjelbred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clanger shoots in but no luck this time.
Clanger wants to clinch up but Skjelbred keeps it at a distance.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Clanger is trying to break free.
Skjelbred has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clanger uses from the top position.
Clanger advances to half guard.
Skjelbred is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Clanger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger is pressing down on Skjelbred's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skjelbred is holding on for now.
Skjelbred is trying to get back to full guard.
Clanger stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yonsil Clanger just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Skjelbred misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger keeps the fight on the outside.
Clanger keeps the fight on the outside.
Skjelbred tries to bum rush Clanger with a series of wild strikes but Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Skjelbred.
Clanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger looks to throw the jab but Skjelbred is out of range.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred wants to clinch
and Clanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skjelbred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Clanger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Skjelbred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skjelbred will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skjelbred tries to clinch
and Clanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skjelbred.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Clanger moves to the side
and Clanger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skjelbred tries to clinch
and Clanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skjelbred doesn't manage to clinch there - Clanger circles away.
Clanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skjelbred is looking to clinch but Clanger is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clanger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clanger.
Skjelbred prevents Clanger from breaking the clinch.
Clanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Skjelbred dominated that round.
That's time! Clanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clanger avoids the body shot from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch successfully.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up
and Clanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skjelbred is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skjelbred feints and as Clanger raises his hands in defense, Skjelbred changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skjelbred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skjelbred must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skjelbred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skjelbred working the strikes but Clanger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clanger defending well though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skjelbred. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Skjelbred wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clanger keeps working.
Skjelbred wants to pass to mount but Clanger is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Clanger still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Clanger has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred tries to improve position but can't.
Clanger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Skjelbred!
Clanger controlling from the full mount.
Skjelbred is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clanger controlling his opponent.
Skjelbred tries to hold on but Clanger postures up.
Skjelbred tries to reverse the position but Clanger maintains control.
Clanger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clanger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Yonsil Clanger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skjelbred throws a combination that misses
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skjelbred has his hands on Clanger's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skjelbred swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Skjelbred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger is having none of it.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clanger scores with a shot to the body.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Clanger moves to the side
and Clanger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up but Clanger circles away and keeps his distance.
Skjelbred is looking to clinch but Clanger is avoiding it.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skjelbred.
Clanger moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skjelbred misses with a punch on the inside.
Skjelbred is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clanger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clanger as Skjelbred tries to tie him up.
Skjelbred is trying to force a seperation but Clanger has the dominant position.
Clanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skjelbred tries to bum rush Clanger with a series of wild strikes but Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skjelbred scores with a takedown into Clanger's guard.
Skjelbred trying to control the position from guard on top but Clanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clanger keeping full guard, as Skjelbred tries to pass.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Skjelbred from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Skjelbred hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skjelbred throws a leg kick but Clanger moved away.
Skjelbred throws a lazy uppercut
and Clanger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skjelbred wants to clinch but Clanger slips to the side
enabling Clanger to counter with a crisp jab.
Clanger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clanger scores with a jab to the body.
Skjelbred closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clanger counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger drives through and clinches with Skjelbred against the cage.
Clanger stalling the fight.
Clanger avoiding damage as Skjelbred throws knees to the body.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clanger trying to strike off his back.
Clanger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
John Skjelbred has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skjelbred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Skjelbred really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skjelbred wants to clinch up but Clanger keeps it at a distance.
Skjelbred wants to clinch but Clanger slips to the side
and Clanger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skjelbred tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clanger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skjelbred's guard.
Skjelbred looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clanger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skjelbred has a closed guard, preventing Clanger from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger wants to pass the guard but Skjelbred is keeping the position.
Skjelbred trying to strike off his back.
Clanger postures up.
Clanger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yonsil Clanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Skjelbred throws a series of punches but Clanger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skjelbred shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skjelbred showed some decent athleticism there.
Skjelbred missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clanger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skjelbred works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Skjelbred throwing strikes but Clanger bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Skjelbred throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skjelbred looking for subs off his back but Clanger has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger stands up from half guard.
Skjelbred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Skjelbred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clanger tries to sprawl but Skjelbred drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Skjelbred wants to free his trapped foot but Clanger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skjelbred is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clanger missing with punches from the bottom.
Clanger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred thows a huge punch but Clanger dodges it nicely.
Clanger is refusing to be controlled, as Skjelbred sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Skjelbred was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skjelbred misses with a few strikes there.
Clanger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skjelbred pinned against the cage. Skjelbred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clanger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clanger gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Skjelbred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clanger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Skjelbred's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger passes into half guard.
Skjelbred wants to get back to full guard.
Clanger controlling the pace.
Skjelbred won't allow Clanger to pass to mount.
Clanger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Clanger is going to stand back up.
Clanger passes to full mount!
John Skjelbred is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skjelbred really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger content just to control the position here.
Skjelbred is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonsil Clanger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skjelbred has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Skjelbred! John Skjelbred retains his bantamweight title!
John Skjelbred 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gundar Thorsen Theme Song- White Superman. Reed has chosen Bitkit - Explode as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gundar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Reed!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorsen's calf.
Thorsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reed blocks the body kick.
Thorsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gundar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
A shot to the body from Thorsen misses
and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorsen thinking.
Reed clinches up against the cage.
Thorsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reed breaks the clinch.
Thorsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reed cracks Thorsen with a hook to the temple - Thorsen is on wobbly legs here! Reed swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Thorsen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Reed wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Reed!
Travis Reed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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