UVT: MidWeek Mania IV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carry That Weight. Wayne Rooney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Praye
vs
Rooney

157 cm
26
163 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants
[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rooney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Praye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rooney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rooney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Praye closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rooney circles away.

Rooney has closed the distance and engaged Praye in a clinch.
Praye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Praye tries to score a body lock takedown but Rooney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rooney as Praye tries to tie him up.
Praye is stalling here.
Rooney gets through Praye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rooney is pressed up against the cage. Praye has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rooney down to the mat. Rooney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lae Praye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Praye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Praye really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Praye closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rooney circles away.
Rooney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Praye.
Rooney sizes up Praye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rooney throws a good cross that connects.
Praye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Praye doesn't manage to clinch there - Rooney circles away.
Rooney lands a nice shot that snaps Praye's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Praye shoots in for a double leg but Rooney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Praye is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rooney but Rooney pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Praye shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Praye missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rooney is looking to control Praye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rooney avoid being mounted?
Praye throwing shots but Rooney is blocking nicely.
Rooney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Praye is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rooney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Praye.
Praye throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rooney keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Praye is looking to advance position but Rooney won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is staying active underneath Praye, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Praye throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Praye not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rooney lands a body shot.
Rooney jabs at Praye's body.
Rooney lands a with a good body shot.
Praye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rooney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rooney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rooney to score with a decent uppercut.
Rooney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rooney scores with a hook.
Rooney's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rooney duly obliges.
Rooney lands with a cross.
Rooney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Praye misses with an uppercut.
Rooney digs a good body shot into Praye's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rooney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Praye shoots in and drives through. Rooney sprawls well.
Rooney slaps away a takedown attempt from Praye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Praye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rooney is fending him off so far but Praye persists. Nope, Rooney circles away and we're back to standing.
Rooney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Praye had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Praye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rooney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rooney scores with a body shot.
Rooney lands with a nice combination. Praye backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rooney lands a right hook to the body.
Rooney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Praye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rooney pushes Praye up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Rooney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Rooney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Praye shoots in for a takedown but Rooney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rooney leaves Praye with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rooney cracks a nice hook into Praye's ribs.
Praye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rooney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Praye rather than just go for the knockout.
Rooney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rooney wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lae Praye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Praye.
Rooney scores with a body shot.
Rooney lands a nice shot to the body.
Praye takes one on the button.
Rooney lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Rooney coming out on top.
Rooney lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rooney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rooney lands a nice looking body shot.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rooney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Praye backs up against the cage.

Praye is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rooney connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Praye! He's out on his feet! Rooney rushes in and drops Praye with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne Rooney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Tager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MOTOR HEAD. Anderson Cowell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tager
vs
Cowell

225 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

225 cm
26
300 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Tager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tager tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Cowell or perhaps it was just good defense by Tager which made him look bad.
Tager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cowell throws a leg kick but Tager sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cowell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tager to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowell's head.

Tager avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Cowell is looking for a triangle but Tager pushes his legs off easily.
Tager thows a big elbow that misses.
Tager works over Cowell with some ground and pound from guard.
Tager wants to pass the guard but Cowell is keeping the position.
Tager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager is in close to Cowell's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cowell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tager defends well.

Tager avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cowell looks gassed!
Tager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tager lands a couple of digs.
Tager scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Tager got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cowell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tager has managed to get both his arms back between Cowell's legs - danger averted.
Tager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tager lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tager with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tager throws a big right hand that misses.

Cowell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tager is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tager with a nice head shot there.
Tager with a nice head shot there.
Tager postures up in Cowell's guard and throws a big left but Cowell blocks it.

Cowell looking for a guillotine here but Tager defends easily.
Tager postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tager distracts Cowell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tager chips away with some ground and pound.
Tager chips away with some ground and pound.

Tager drops back looking for a leg! Cowell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowell manages to kick Tager off! Tager jumps back into Cowell's guard.
Cowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tager.
Tager postures up and lands a big shot to Cowell's brow.

Cowell working for a triangle but Tager defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tager stands up over Cowell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tager lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tager lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tager is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowell has wrist control.
Cowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tager.

Cowell is looking for a triangle but Tager pushes his legs off easily.
Tager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tager landing with the ground and pound.
Tager postures up in Cowell's guard and throws a big left but Cowell blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Cowell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tager defends it easily.
Tager is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowell has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tager tries to get out of the position.

Cowell working for a guillotine from mount but Tager is in no mood to give up.
Tager working to try and regain half guard.
Tager wants to control but Cowell is having none of it.

Cowell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tager can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron Tager dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tager drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tager lands some shots froms side control.
Cowell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cowell is looking to regain half guard here but Tager keeps moving and retains side control.
Tager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cowell tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Tager goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cowell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tager's guard! Nice work there by Cowell!

Tager is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Iron Tager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cowell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cowell postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cowell passes Tager's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Cowell is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cowell is thwarting Tager's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tager moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Cowell drops back looking for a leg! Tager is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tager manages to kick Cowell off! Cowell jumps back into Tager's guard.

Tager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Tager is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cowell is aware though and is defending well.
Cowell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cowell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tager is looking to improve his position.

Cowell seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tager wants to get back to full guard.

Cowell is working for a kimura but Tager is defending it quite comfortably.

Cowell is looking for a kimura here.
Tager misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cowell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tager does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tager holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cowell wants to free his trapped foot but Tager is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tager wants to get back to full guard.

Cowell is working for a kimura but Tager is defending it quite comfortably.

Tager is defending against the submission attempts here by Cowell.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tager closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cowell trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron Tager dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tager drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Cowell looking for a guillotine here but Tager defends easily.
Tager landing some decent shots from guard.
Cowell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tager avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tager throws a big right hand that misses.
Tager postures up and lands a big shot to Cowell's brow.
Tager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowell is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager throwing strikes from guard but Cowell blocks nicely.
Tager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Cowell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Cowell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tager defends it easily.
Tager lands a couple of elbows.
Tager connects with a couple of short punches.
Cowell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tager manages to get himself to full guard.
Cowell wants to control from the top but Tager keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tager is looking for a triangle here but Cowell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tager can't do much from the bottom here.

Cowell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tager manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tager is looking to get to half guard.

Cowell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Cowell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tager to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tager shrugs it off.

Cowell working for a submission but Tager is keeping him at bay.
Tager keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cowell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tager manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tager tries to bench press Cowell off him but Cowell keeps the position.
Tager wants to control but Cowell postures up.

Cowell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tager knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tager manages to get back to half guard.
Anderson Cowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tager manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Cowell.
Well Tager 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Tager!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Tjahyadikarta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Tjahyadikarta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tjahyadikarta
vs
Magno

225 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants
[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Tjahyadikarta!
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, Carlos Magno!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjahyadikarta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magno doesn't seem bothered though.
Magno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tjahyadikarta circles away quickly and effectively.
Magno lands a right hook to the body.
Tjahyadikarta misses the body punch
and Magno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tjahyadikarta looks to score with a jab to the body but Magno is just out of range.
Magno misses with a body shot
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a left to the body.
Magno looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to de liver by Tjahyadikarta. Beautiful body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magno at a distance.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a body shot.
Carlos Magno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a nice body punch.
Tjahyadikarta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta lands a right hook to the body.
Magno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tjahyadikarta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjahyadikarta stuns Magno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a nice right hand.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tjahyadikarta digs a good hook to Magno's body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy right hand. Magno should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tjahyadikarta cracks a nice hook into Magno's ribs.
Tjahyadikarta lands a jab to Magno's midsection.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magno doesn't seem bothered though.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magno momentarily.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy right hand. Magno should have avoided that one.
Magno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta lands a jab to Magno's midsection.
Tjahyadikarta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta jabs at Magno's body.
Magno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tjahyadikarta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Magno takes one to the chin there.
Magno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tjahyadikarta is looking to wear down Magno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta dips to his left and cracks Magno with an uppercut!
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tjahyadikarta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tjahyadikarta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tjahyadikarta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magno's head.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a shot to the body.
Magno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tjahyadikarta digs a good hook to Magno's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tjahyadikarta scores with a decent looking hook.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice hook to Magno's body. Magno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magno throws a hook to the side of Tjahyadikarta's head but Tjahyadikarta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Tjahyadikarta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tjahyadikarta connects with the punch.
Edward Tjahyadikarta is winning the standup battle so far.
Tjahyadikarta takes a swing at Magno's ribcage but misses.
Magno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magno throws a sloppy body shot
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a nice uppercut.
Magno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a straight right hand.
Magno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a left to the body.
Tjahyadikarta punishes Magno's body with a nice straight punch.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a right hand. Magno shakes it off.
Magno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Tjahyadikarta as he connects with a hook.
Tjahyadikarta digs a good body shot into Magno's ribs.
Magno is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tjahyadikarta.
Magno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magno walks into a stiff left hand from Tjahyadikarta.
Jab, jab by Tjahyadikarta - just one landing.
Magno falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tjahyadikarta counter with a right hand.

Magno is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjahyadikarta darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Magno's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tjahyadikarta before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Tjahyadikarta!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Sail - Mauricio Shogun as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Man

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man gets a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man misses with some punches.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Man.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Man on that attempt.

Jones drops Man with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Man looks gassed!

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops Man with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.

Man is rocked!

Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Man get back to his feet.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Ice Man's cut even more.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Man trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man controlling the action here.
Jones is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man stops Jones from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Man forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Man lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Man counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Man working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Man unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Man tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Man dominating with strikes here.
Man has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Man.
Man won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Man has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Andre Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Man moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Andre Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.

Man stands up.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adilson Kaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ghotha
vs
Kaio

207 cm
26
272 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

200 cm
24
267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adilson Kaio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghotha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaio's half guard.
Kaio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ghotha wants to take a breather but Kaio is having none of it.
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. Ghotha connects with a nice short shot to Kaio's temple.
Kaio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ghotha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ghotha drops an elbow to the side of Kaio's head.
Ghotha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaio defending well though.
Ghotha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaio is looking for a sweep. Ghotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghotha working over Kaio with some ground and pound. Kaio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghotha is nestled in close to Kaio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Adilson Kaio has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha thows a huge punch but Kaio dodges it nicely.
Ghotha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ghotha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghotha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ghotha drops an elbow to the side of Kaio's head.
Kaio wants to get back to full guard but Ghotha has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Ghotha.

Kaio is rocked!
Ghotha lands a big shot to the head and Kaio winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillonsan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillonsan has chosen Mortal combat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pinksy
vs
Dillonsan

213 cm
22
285 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

187 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
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, Kjell Dillonsan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillonsan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillonsan fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillonsan. Pinksy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinksy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinksy misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Dillonsan misses its intended target.
Pinksy lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Kjell Dillonsan has been cut.
Pinksy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dillonsan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinksy but Pinksy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillonsan shoots for a takedown but Pinksy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drew Pinksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Dillonsan.
Pinksy stuffs the takedown.
Pinksy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillonsan.
Nice defenses there by Dillonsan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pinksy.
Dillonsan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillonsan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinksy as he jumps to the side.
Dillonsan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drew Pinksy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillonsan misses the jab.

Dillonsan gets the takedown into side control.
Dillonsan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillonsan lands an elbow.
Pinksy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pinksy tries to get out of the position.

Dillonsan is working to tighten is grip on Pinksy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pinksy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dillonsan is really squeezing tight and eventually Pinksy passes out! Dillonsan breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kjell Dillonsan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain comes to the cage accompanied by Dabke Huwara. 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.

Hussain
vs
Equinox

162 cm
25
140 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
146 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Toxic Nutrition

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain misses with a looping left.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saddam Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Equinox misses the target.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Equinox throws out the jab.
Equinox slips under a jab from Hussain.
Equinox thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Equinox slips a straight right by Hussain.
Equinox looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.
Hussain defending well as Equinox loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Equinox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Equinox looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.
Equinox staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
enabling Equinox to counter with a crisp jab.
Equinox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussain to score with a decent uppercut.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain thuds a left hand into Equinox's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Equinox is just out of range.
Equinox throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Equinox's shoulder, as Equinox tries to avoid the shot.
Equinox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussain jabs at Equinox's body.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
letting Equinox counter with a right hand.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain lands a slapping body shot.
Equinox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Equinox staying out of range there.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
A jab from Equinox misses.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hussain moves out of range as Equinox strikes.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Equinox slips under a jab.
Equinox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hussain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain dominated that round.
That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hussain misses with a body shot
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Equinox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Equinox misses with a combination
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Equinox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Equinox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussain's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Equinox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equinox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
Equinox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox misses with an uppercut. Hussain saw that one coming.
Hussain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Equinox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Equinox slips a straight right by Hussain.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Equinox sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hussain.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Equinox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain swings for the body but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox wants to clinch
and Hussain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Equinox scores with a one two! Hussain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Equinox looks to clinch
and Hussain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Equinox throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussain misses with a double jab
and Equinox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot

and Equinox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Equinox.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Equinox working aggressively here.

Hussain manages to break the clinch.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
Equinox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hussain throws a hook to the side of Equinox's head but Equinox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Equinox defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Equinox tries to clinch up
and Hussain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Equinox thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox misses with a wild body shot.
Equinox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hussain throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Hussain.
Hussain throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Equinox defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Hussain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Equinox connects with a jab.
Equinox throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Equinox walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Equinox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses the jab.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Equinox.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Equinox walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Equinox misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Equinox slips the punch.
Hussain misses the jab.
Hussain lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
Equinox throws a nice looking combination but Hussain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saddam Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Equinox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Equinox there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox blocks a jab.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Equinox takes the fight into the clinch.
Equinox working aggressively here.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
Hussain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Equinox. Equinox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Equinox slips a jab from Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox blocks a jab.
A big left from Equinox misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hussain!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Equinox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Hussain scores with a shot to the body.
Equinox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain misses with a hook. Equinox ducked under it nicely.
Hussain misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Equinox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
and Equinox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Equinox.
Hussain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Equinox counters with a three punch combo that has Hussain backing up. Hussain nods at Equinox to acknowledge the strikes.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a looping left.
Hussain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Equinox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
Equinox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Equinox missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain misses the body punch
and Equinox counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Equinox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Equinox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Equinox.
Equinox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Equinox moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.

Equinox moves into the clinch.
Hussain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equinox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain had his way with John Equinox in that round.
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!

Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Equinox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Equinox throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
Equinox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Equinox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Equinox connects with a looping right hand.
Equinox moves out of range as Hussain strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox staying out of range there.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Equinox counter with a right hand.
Hussain throws a combination that misses
and Equinox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hussain misses with a hook. Equinox ducked under it nicely.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Equinox moves out of range.
Hussain misses with a body shot
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Equinox throws a right hand that Hussain ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussain also avoids with ease.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Equinox slips a jab from Hussain.
No joy there for Equinox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equinox slips under a jab from Hussain.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Equinox counters with a right hand to the body.
Equinox misses with a looping right.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Equinox digs a good hook to Hussain's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Equinox slips a jab from Hussain.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Equinox wants to clinch.
No joy there for Equinox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equinox moves away from the strike by Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Equinox tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Equinox moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Hussain lunges at Equinox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Equinox's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saddam Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Equinox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Equinox.
Well Hussain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
Saddam Hussain retains his bantamweight title!