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UN!T 24: Doomsday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Undead as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Finalizador keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Finalizador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Finalizador quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Finalizador keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finalizador tries to kick Ferguson off but Ferguson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finalizador tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Finalizador missing with punches from the bottom.
Ferguson 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.
Finalizador flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Ferguson connects with a nice short shot to Finalizador's temple.
Finalizador trying to hold on to Ferguson's head to control him but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Finalizador trying to control from the bottom.
Ferguson winds up and cracks Finalizador with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finalizador actively working from the bottom here.
Finalizador is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Ferguson throwing shots but Finalizador is blocking nicely.
Ferguson wants to take a breather but Finalizador is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Ferguson avoids the attempt from Finalizador to control.
Ferguson lands a big shot there that rocks Finalizador but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Ferguson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Finalizador is in a horrible position here. Ferguson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ferguson landing punches.
Ferguson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Finalizador badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ferguson around the waist but Ferguson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ferguson is the winner by TKO! Ferguson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Ferguson!
A very excited looking Brock Ferguson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Louie. 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 Ric Slobberknocker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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211 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
Slobberknocker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Velasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slobberknocker throws out the jab.
Velasquez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slobberknocker to score with a decent uppercut.
Velasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slobberknocker throws out the jab.
Slobberknocker scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Slobberknocker's belly button to the back.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the body
and Slobberknocker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Louis Velasquez has been cut.
Slobberknocker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Velasquez.
Slobberknocker misses the shot to the body.
Slobberknocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
A lazy left from Slobberknocker finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Velasquez misses
letting Slobberknocker counter with a right hand.
Velasquez moves out of range of the body kick from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Slobberknocker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Slobberknocker's belly button to the back.
Velasquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slobberknocker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slobberknocker lands a lovely overhand right.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slobberknocker manages to avoid it.
Slobberknocker scores with the left hand. Velasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Slobberknocker avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Slobberknocker's ribs.
Velasquez scores with a hook to the body. Slobberknocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slobberknocker lands a really nice looking cross but Velasquez seems unphased.
Slobberknocker lands a jab to the head.
Velasquez misses with a straight left.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slobberknocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Slobberknocker moves out of range.
Slobberknocker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Velasquez takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker is looking to chop away at Velasquez's legs.
Slobberknocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slobberknocker tries to move into range but Velasquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slobberknocker avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez moves away from the strike by Slobberknocker.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez moves out of range as Slobberknocker strikes.
Slobberknocker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slobberknocker missing with a left hand there. Velasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slobberknocker counters with a straight right hand.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Slobberknocker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slobberknocker connects with a body shot.
Louis Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobberknocker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velasquez on the side of the head.
Slobberknocker tests Velasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slobberknocker misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slobberknocker looks to land a left hand but Velasquez moved out of range nicely.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Velasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Slobberknocker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Velasquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slobberknocker misses with a hook
and Slobberknocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slobberknocker counters with a crisp one two that drops Velasquez! Slobberknocker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Velasquez to his feet! Velasquez is in big trouble!
Velasquez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Slobberknocker misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Velasquez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a body shot
letting Slobberknocker counter with a right hand.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez slips a straight right by Slobberknocker.
Nice shot lands for Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Slobberknocker throws a right hand that misses
and Slobberknocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velasquez misses with a left hand
and Slobberknocker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slobberknocker staying out of range there.
Velasquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Slobberknocker off the cage and back into range.
Slobberknocker walks into a straight right hand from Velasquez.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slobberknocker moves away.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velasquez with a jab.
Slobberknocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Velasquez looks to land a left hand but Slobberknocker moved out of range nicely.
Velasquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slobberknocker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Velasquez really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slobberknocker looks to land a combination but Velasquez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez lands a body shot.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slobberknocker's head backwards.
Slobberknocker loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slobberknocker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velasquez slips a straight right by Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slobberknocker takes one to the chin there.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Slobberknocker's belly button to the back.
Slobberknocker thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slobberknocker moves away.
Ric Slobberknocker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Slobberknocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slobberknocker manages to avoid it.
Slobberknocker with a hook.
Velasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Velasquez misses.
Slobberknocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slobberknocker lands a big uppercut and Velasquez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Velasquez looks OK. Slobberknocker waves Velasquez back to his feet!
Oh Velasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez moves out of range of the body kick from Slobberknocker.
Velasquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Slobberknocker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slobberknocker misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slobberknocker counters with a nice right hand that sends Velasquez toppling to the canvas! Velasquez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slobberknocker finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Velasquez out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Slobberknocker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayabusa comes to the cage accompanied by Viper!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Damashii's choice of entrance music: Ciemna Strefa. 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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165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damashii clinches.
Damashii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Hayabusa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damashii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayabusa is keeping the position for now.
Hayabusa has his foot on Damashii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damashii works his way back into a safe position though.
Damashii slips nicely into half guard.
Damashii is pressing down on Hayabusa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hayabusa is holding on for now.
Damashii wants to control but Hayabusa is keeping him busy.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayabusa is staying active underneath Damashii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii is taking a breather. Hayabusa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hayabusa is refusing to be controlled, as Damashii sits in half guard.
Yamato Damashii has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Damashii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayabusa throws a shot from downtown. Damashii moves away and avoids it.
Hayabusa leaves Damashii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hayabusa looks to land a combination but Damashii avoids it well.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayabusa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damashii is out of range.
Damashii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayabusa tries to avoid it but Damashii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayabusa to the ground. Hayabusa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Damashii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damashii takes the fight into the clinch.
Damashii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayabusa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damashii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damashii trying to control but Hayabusa is working from the bottom.
Damashii looking to pass the guard.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yamato Damashii was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hayabusa gets caught flat footed, as Damashii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Damashii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayabusa is keeping the position for now.
Hayabusa is looking for a triangle but Damashii pushes his legs off easily.
Damashii passes Hayabusa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Damashii is trying to control. Hayabusa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hayabusa is in trouble now - Damashii has advanced to mount!
Hayabusa is squirming around, avoiding Damashii's attempts to control the action.
Hayabusa working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii controlling the pace for now.
Damashii landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damashii looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Damashii avoids the attempt from Hayabusa to control.
Damashii working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayabusa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damashii controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Damashii connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Damashii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayabusa cracks Damashii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damashii dives in and grabs Hayabusa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hayabusa pushes down on Damashii's head and hops out.
Damashii looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Hayabusa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hayabusa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Hayabusa wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayabusa is trying to control the position but Damashii postures up.
Damashii stands and steps away. Hayabusa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Damashii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damashii.
Hayabusa is rocked!
Akira Hayabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damashii cracks Hayabusa with a left hook right on the temple and Hayabusa goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Damashii lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hayabusa is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamato Damashii!
Our winner, Yamato Damashii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Trik Turner - Friends and Family as his entrance music. Freddy Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves throws a right hand that Slayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Slayer also avoids with ease.
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slayer throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Alves lands a head shot.
A jab from Slayer finds it's way through Alves's defenses.
Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayer lands a jab to the nose.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Slayer.
Slayer throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slayer circles away.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Slayer sprawls well.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slayer.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Slayer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Slayer is rocked!
It looks like Super Slayer has been cut.
Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oh Slayer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slayer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slayer tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Slayer's temple.
Alves lands a big elbow - Slayer is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Alves!
A very excited looking Freddy Alves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Matos has chosen Linkin Park - New Divide as his entrance music. Lucas Matos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Rodrigues.
Matos avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Matos tries to sprawl but Rodrigues drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Matos wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Matos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, if Rodrigues 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 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. Rodrigues connects with a nice short shot to Matos's temple.
Matos wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Rodrigues is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matos sees it coming and defends easily.
Matos pushes Rodrigues off looking to stand but Rodrigues dives back in and keeps control.
Rodrigues seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Matos is keeping the position.
Rodrigues trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Matos keeps moving.
Matos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodrigues controls the pace.
Rodrigues trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Matos.
Rodrigues is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucio Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Matos moved out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the body
and Matos counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodrigues uses his free foot to push down on Matos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matos.
Matos is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scoring with strikes but Matos is staying in there.
Rodrigues fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodrigues putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodrigues prevents Matos from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues looking to secure an arm triangle but Matos defends it well.
Rodrigues raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rodrigues tries to control but Matos wriggling away.
Matos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matos regains half guard.
Rodrigues seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodrigues is nestled in close to Matos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Matos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues tries to reverse the position but Matos maintains control.
Rodrigues is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Rodrigues dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues lands a jab to Matos's midsection.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues gets caught flat footed, as Matos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodrigues trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Matos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues has Matos pulled in close to control his posture.
Matos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matos stands and throws Rodrigues's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Matos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodrigues wants to control but Matos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matos is looking to advance position but Rodrigues won't allow it.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a strike from the bottom but Matos passes into side control!
Rodrigues sneaks back into half guard.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Matos.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
Rodrigues is in trouble now - Matos has advanced to mount!
Rodrigues is squirming around, avoiding Matos's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rodrigues kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matos working for a guillotine from mount but Rodrigues is in no mood to give up.
Rodrigues bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rodrigues slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matos is trying to control Rodrigues's posture but Rodrigues avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos is looking to reverse the position.
Matos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodrigues has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Matos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but Matos is working away.
Matos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodrigues off and has taken his back!
Matos is working for a rear naked choke. Rodrigues is not defending it well and Matos has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Rodrigues refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Rodrigues's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Matos!
Lucas Matos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (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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196 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela cracks Maeda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tuomela stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tuomela lands a head kick!
Maeda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tuomela tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maeda is in Tuomela's guard.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maeda trying to control but Tuomela is working from the bottom.
Maeda passes Tuomela's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maeda 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.
Tuomela wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tuomela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maeda on the ground.
Maeda wants to take a breather but Tuomela is having none of it.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position.
Maeda is trying to work for a kimura but Tuomela is defending well.
Tuomela trying to control but Maeda postures up.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Tuomela is defending the position.
Tuomela is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela is trying to get back to full guard.
Tuomela moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda won't allow Tuomela to get back to his feet.
Tuomela keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitsuyo Maeda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tuomela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Tuomela.
Tuomela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tuomela's waist but Tuomela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maeda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maeda prevents Tuomela from getting the reversal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maeda looking to secure an arm triangle but Tuomela defends it well.
Maeda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maeda content just to control the position here.
Tuomela is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to control but Tuomela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Maeda trying to control but Tuomela is having none of it.
Maeda looking to secure an arm triangle but Tuomela defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuomela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tuomela manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maeda in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tuomela is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mitsuyo Maeda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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244 lbs
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282 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
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, Jose Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pontes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo slips a jab from Pontes.
Pontes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kongo slips a straight right by Pontes.
Pontes punishes Kongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pontes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo has Pontes pressed against the cage, preventing Pontes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Pontes has been cut.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo prevents Pontes from breaking the clinch.
Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pontes up against the cage.
Pontes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Pontes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kongo stalls.
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Pontes letting Kongo take a breather here.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pontes can't break the clinch.
Kongo is working Pontes over against the cage.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pontes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo stalls.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pontes swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Pontes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pontes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo tries to clinch up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pontes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jose Pontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo lands a nice shot that snaps Pontes's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pontes tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Pontes has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Pontes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pontes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kongo keeps control of Pontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pontes breaks the clinch.
Kongo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Pontes's head.
Kongo lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pontes letting Kongo take a breather here.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pontes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pontes tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pontes up against the cage.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Pontes working hard to break the clinch.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Kongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pontes.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pontes tries to bum rush Kongo with a series of wild strikes but Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kongo wants to clinch
and Pontes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pontes circles away.
Pontes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kongo scores with a punch to the head.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongo moves into range and clinches up with Pontes.
Pontes is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pontes wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pontes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Pontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kongo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pontes.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Pontes in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jose Pontes's cut even more.
Pontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Pontes wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pontes's defenses.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Pontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Jose Pontes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pontes up against the cage.
Kongo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Come on Kongo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jose Pontes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pontes or not.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kongo.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Pontes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pontes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose Pontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pontes is trying to break free.
Pontes taking a breather.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontes's efforts to push away.
Pontes is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pontes can do to turn this around?
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!
Pontes tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!
After the big win, Kingo Kongo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Balls Recovery (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm fat. Walter Sobchak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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289 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sobchak!
Sobchak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boy.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sobchak is looking to escape.
Sobchak working to try and regain half guard.
Boy avoids the attempt from Sobchak to control.
Sobchak taking shots to the head.
It looks like Walter Sobchak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Boy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Walter Sobchak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walter Sobchak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Boy!
Johnny Boy retains his heavyweight title!
Johnny Boy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jorge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorge is defended easily by Diaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to sprawl but Jorge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diaz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jorge manages to mount him!
Jorge working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge lands with some strikes.
Jorge misses with a head shot.
Jorge misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jorge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jorge throwing strikes here but Diaz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jorge cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jorge.
Jorge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jorge.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jorge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jorge.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge working the ground and pound effectively.
Jorge unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jorge.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Jorge finish him?
Jorge looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Diaz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
Tiago Jorge retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Tiago Jorge stared into the camera and said 'Wow, man! Champion again? What can i say? I'm the champion again!! Tonight, i'll dance very much to celebrate...'.
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