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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Sauvage.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sauvage delivers a nice body kick.
Sauvage scores with a nice body kick.
Sauvage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
Vegas misses with a two punch combination.
Sauvage scores with a spinning back kick!
Sauvage clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rio Vegas has been cut.
Sauvage lands a right hand.
A short right from Sauvage on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sauvage.
Sauvage lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sauvage.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauvage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
Sauvage stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.
Vegas can't find room to land a body shot as Sauvage controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Sauvage.
Vegas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sauvage just leaning against Vegas, taking a breather.
Sauvage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sauvage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vegas up against the cage.
Sauvage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Sauvage with a knee to the head.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sauvage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Sauvage on the inside.
Sauvage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauvage lands with a right to the head.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauvage's elbow.
Sauvage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vegas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sauvage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauvage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Sauvage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sauvage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sauvage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Sauvage.
Sauvage scores with a knee to the head.
Sauvage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sauvage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sauvage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.
Sauvage lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Vegas being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sauvage taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Sauvage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauvage blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Nice elbow from Sauvage.
Rio Vegas's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Sauvage.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Sauvage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
That's time! Vegas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sauvage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sauvage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sauvage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vegas.
Sauvage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vegas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sauvage.
Sauvage clinches up with Vegas and pushes him back against the cage.
Sauvage stalling in the clinch.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Sauvage.
Vegas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sauvage connects with a knee to the head.
Sauvage lands a shot to the body.
Sauvage lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Sauvage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sauvage is pushing Vegas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage lands a damaging elbow.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sauvage lands a shoulder strike.
Sauvage landing knees to the body.
Sauvage lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Sauvage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
Vegas is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sauvage.
Oh Vegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Sauvage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauvage looking to throw knees to the head but Vegas is blocking nicely.
Sauvage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sauvage obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage working Vegas over with knees to the body.
Vegas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sauvage landing knees to the head.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Sauvage lands an elbow just above Vegas 's eye.
Rio Vegas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sauvage stalls.
The crowd are getting on Sauvage's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sauvage lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sauvage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sauvage landing knees to the body.
Sauvage tries a knee to the head but Vegas blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sauvage obliges.
A short uppercut from Sauvage.
Sauvage drops Vegas with a big knee straight up the middle! Vegas is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauvage walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vegas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sauvage swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vegas's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvain Sauvage!
Our winner, Sylvain Sauvage, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willians Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ai se eu te pego. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willians Obina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo shoots in but no luck this time.
Obina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hendo quickly recovers to half guard.
Hendo missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendo's head.
Obina is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Obina 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.
Obina is looking to advance position but Hendo won't allow it.
Hendo wants to get back to full guard.
Obina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hendo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obina moves nicely into side control.
Obina blocks the strikes from Hendo.
Hendo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Obina landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hendo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Obina remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Obina passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hendo!
Obina scoring with strikes but Hendo is staying in there.
Hendo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hendo srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Hendo wants to escape the position.
Obina is working the ground and pound. Can Hendo escape?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obina working for a choke but Hendo is defending well.
Obina doesn't have the hooks in and Hendo manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obina is on top in guard.
Obina trying to control but Hendo is working from the bottom.
Hendo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hendo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hendo trying to strike off his back.
Hendo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Obina forces his way into half guard.
Obina is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hendo missing with punches from the bottom.
Hendo tries to roll over but Obina keeps him under control.
Obina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Obina works his foot free and advances to mount.
Obina controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obina trying to control but Hendo is having none of it.
Hendo tries to improve his position but instead Obina has taken his back!
Hendo is trying to break free.
Obina is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hendo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Obina.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willians Obina!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Argentinian Magic. Sergio Aguero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
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, Danny Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aguero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aguero.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castillo.
Aguero tries to sprawl but Castillo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Castillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Castillo lands strikes from half guard.
Aguero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castillo.
Castillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Castillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castillo.
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. Castillo connects with a nice short shot to Aguero's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Castillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aguero to regain full guard.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Aguero blocks nicely.
Castillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses. Aguero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Castillo's guard. Nice move by Aguero!
Aguero stands up and waves to Castillo to follow him.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aguero.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aguero.
Aguero tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Castillo.
Aguero lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castillo somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Castillo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castillo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aguero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aguero regains half guard.
Aguero is trying to control but can't.
Aguero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castillo.
Aguero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.
Castillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aguero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillo drops an elbow to the side of Aguero's head.
Aguero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castillo thows a huge punch but Aguero dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo seems to be working for a kimura but Aguero defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Castillo is looking for a kimura but Aguero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Castillo to get the leverage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aguero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aguero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aguero.
Castillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Castillo 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.
Castillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
Castillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castillo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aguero's half guard.
Castillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo drops an elbow to the side of Aguero's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero is looking to escape.
Castillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Castillo.
Aguero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castillo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aguero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Castillo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aguero doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Castillo.
Castillo is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.
Castillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aguero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Castillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castillo postures up in Aguero's guard and throws a big left but Aguero blocks it.
Castillo stands up over Aguero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aguero controls Castillo momentarily but Castillo frees himself.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo postures up and lands a big shot to Aguero's brow.
Castillo won't allow Aguero to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero working a defensive guard here.
Castillo cracks Aguero with a solid left hand.
Castillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Aguero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castillo on the ground.
Castillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aguero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castillo postures up in Aguero's guard and throws a big left but Aguero blocks it.
Aguero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aguero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Castillo ducks right into an uppercut from Aguero.
Castillo fails with the takedown.
Aguero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aguero tried to score with a low kick but Castillo checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Aguero as Castillo shoots in.
Aguero connects with a jab.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguero throws out the jab.
Castillo shoots in and drives through. Aguero sprawls well.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Castillo.
Aguero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguero wants to clinch.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Aguero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aguero tries to avoid it but Castillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aguero to the ground. Aguero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Castillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aguero swivels and escapes.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to keep at a distance but Aguero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aguero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aguero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aguero.
Knees to the body from Aguero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Danny Castillo has been cut.
Aguero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Castillo wants a takedown.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
Aguero lands a damaging elbow.
Sergio Aguero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
Aguero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
Aguero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Castillo in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Castillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Aguero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castillo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aguero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aguero lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero avoiding damage.
Aguero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
That has opened up Danny Castillo's cut even more.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Castillo in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Castillo in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero throws an elbow but it misses.
Aguero throws an elbow but it misses.
Aguero is trying to stall.
Sergio Aguero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castillo goes for a takedown attempt but Aguero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aguero can pounce on him.
Aguero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aguero controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aguero is defending well.
Aguero landing knees to the body.
Aguero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aguero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castillo up against the cage.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but Castillo blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Danny Castillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aguero prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castillo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Castillo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aguinaldo Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Taj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguinaldo Salcido has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aguinaldo Salcido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Taj!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taj scores with a sloppy right hand. Salcido should have avoided that one.
Salcido misses with a low kick.
Salcido fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taj avoids it really well and circles away.
Salcido looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salcido circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Taj lands.
Salcido fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcido misses with a body shot.
Salcido throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taj counters with a good low kick that Salcido was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taj.
Sloppy strikes from Taj. Those never looked like landing.
Taj displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salcido.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguinaldo Salcido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taj has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taj pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcido leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taj throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcido can't find room to land a body shot as Taj controls the action.
Salcido can't break the clinch.
Taj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taj.
Taj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salcido on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taj. Taj obviously looking to wear him down.
Taj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salcido looks to land a left hand but Taj moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcido looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taj ducks under a wild hook from Salcido.
Taj ducks under a wild hook from Salcido.
Taj clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Salcido.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcido blocks an elbow strike.
Salcido lands with a right to the head.
Salcido wants to take the fight to the mat but Taj manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taj is pushing Salcido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taj gets through Salcido's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salcido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salcido.
Salcido takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salcido moves out of range of the strikes.
Salcido gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taj.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taj sprawls well. Taj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salcido gets slowly back to his feet.
Salcido closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salcido lands in his opponent's guard.
Taj is looking for a triangle but Salcido pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taj wants to sweep but no luck.
Taj is pulling down on Salcido's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Taj has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Taj is trying to keep Salcido in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johny Taj wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salcido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taj closes the distance and clinches up with Salcido, looking for a takedown. Taj pushes Salcido against the cage but Salcido circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salcido misses with a low kick.
Salcido stuffs the takedown attempt from Taj. Taj gets slowly back to his feet.
Salcido checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcido shoots in but no luck this time.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taj wants to slow Salcido down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Taj dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taj connects with an inside leg kick.
Taj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taj misses with a few strikes there.
Johny Taj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taj misses the jab.
Salcido tries to clinch but Taj moves away
and Taj makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salcido really felt that one!
Salcido misses with a wild combination.
Taj is looking to land body kicks.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taj closes the distance and clinches.
Taj leaning against his opponent.
Salcido escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taj has Salcido up against the cage in a clinch.
Taj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcido jumps guard but Taj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taj keeps control of Salcido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taj lands a knee to the body.
Taj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taj lands a nice knee to the body.
Taj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salcido in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taj - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taj lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taj lands an elbow that stopped Salcido in his tracks for a moment.
Salcido tries to throw a body punch but Taj avoids it by throwing Salcido back against the cage.
Salcido tries to break the clinch but Taj is controlling the position.
Taj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taj lands an elbow inside that Salcido shrugs off.
Taj is pushing Salcido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Salcido's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salcido takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taj avoiding damage.
Salcido is trying to pull guard but Taj has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguinaldo Salcido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taj tries a knee to the head but Salcido blocks it.
Salcido decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salcido pulls Taj in close to prevent any damage.
Salcido is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido keeping moving, preventing Taj from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aguinaldo Salcido wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Taj clinches up with Salcido and pushes him back against the cage.
Salcido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salcido punishes Taj's body with a nice straight punch.
Taj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salcido steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taj.
Taj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salcido takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salcido gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salcido drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taj is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salcido off and has taken his back!
Salcido wants to control his opponent's hands but Taj gets his hands free.
Salcido wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcido turns into Taj and is now in his guard.
Salcido throws an elbow that misses. Taj uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salcido's guard. Nice move by Taj!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taj looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Taj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taj lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salcido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salcido tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcido lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Taj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taj wants to take the fight to the mat but Salcido manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taj.
Taj turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Taj throws an elbow but Salcido slips to the side and avoids it well.
Salcido manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taj's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido trying to control here.
Taj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salcido trying to control from the bottom.
Taj is trying to control the action in half guard but Salcido is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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. Taj connects with a nice short shot to Salcido's temple.
Johny Taj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salcido is not content to let Taj control the position.
Taj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salcido wants to get back to full guard but Taj has mounted him!
Taj dominating with strikes here.
Salcido is squirming around, avoiding Taj's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taj throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Salcido wants to control but Taj is having none of it.
Taj unloads with some shots from mount but Salcido bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Taj connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcido tries to hold on but Taj pushes him away.
Taj throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Taj tries to control but Salcido wriggling away.
Taj with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido wants to hold on but Taj pushes him away.
Taj lands a big elbow.
Salcido tries to lock up and control but Taj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salcido gets back to half guard.
Taj wants to control but Salcido is keeping him busy.
Taj thows a huge punch but Salcido dodges it nicely.
Salcido blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taj.
Salcido blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taj.
Salcido trying to control from the bottom.
Taj thows a huge punch but Salcido dodges it nicely.
Salcido is looking to control Taj's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salcido avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johny Taj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Taj prevents Salcido from improving his position.
Aguinaldo Salcido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taj tries to pass to full mount but Salcido defends it.
Salcido strikes from the bottom but Taj passes into mount!
Salcido is looking to improve his position but Taj isn't that keen on the idea.
Salcido is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcido is in a horrible position here. Taj smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salcido wants to control but Taj is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Taj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taj has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Taj!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry comes to the cage accompanied by Redemption Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beharry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beharry working the head with strikes.
Beharry is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Beharry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beharry landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beharry working the ground and pound.
Beharry staying calm.
Beharry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Beharry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Beharry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Beharry crashes against the mat.
Beharry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Beharry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beharry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beharry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beharry controls the position.
Beharry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beharry content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beharry scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beharry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beharry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beharry tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Beharry scoring with strikes.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Beharry is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beharry is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beharry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beharry connects with a bit shot that sees Silva covering up! More strikes from Beharry and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Beharry is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnson Beharry!
Johnson Beharry gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gambit Wolverine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Timbarlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Timbarlake 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gambit Wolverine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Timbarlake!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolverine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Timbarlake eats them both and turns towards Wolverine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Paul Timbarlake has been cut.
Wolverine misses with a body shot.
Wolverine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timbarlake moves away.
Timbarlake fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolverine cracks Timbarlake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wolverine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Timbarlake to stand back up!
Timbarlake is rocked!
Timbarlake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timbarlake looks winded!
Timbarlake walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Timbarlake limp body while Wolverine jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gambit Wolverine!
During a confident post fight interview, Gambit Wolverine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pound Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeeJay Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pound Ground!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeeJay Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson tries to clinch but Ground moves out of range.
Dickson is looking to clinch but Ground is avoiding it.
Ground throws a leg kick which misses Dickson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dickson tries to avoid it.
Ground throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ground throws a lazy uppercut
and Ground takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ground swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickson.
Ground throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dickson counters with a shoot takedown. Ground fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ground's head.
Ground utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickson stops Ground from standing up.
Dickson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Dickson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ground knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dickson on the ground.
Dickson has an Americana. Ground didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dickson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dickson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). DeeJay Dickson!
Our winner, DeeJay Dickson, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Niemierski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maciej Niemierski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Dunn.
Dunn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Niemierski has Dunn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dunn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemierski looking for a takedown.
Dunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemierski wants to clinch
and Dunn counters with a two punch combo.
Niemierski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunn throws a right hand that Niemierski ducks under and follows up with a left that Niemierski also avoids with ease.
Niemierski fails with the takedown
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.
John Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Niemierski.
Niemierski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dunn's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is concentrating on defense, preventing Niemierski from advancing position.
Niemierski wants to take a breather but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn wants to improve his position but Niemierski is controlling well.
Niemierski is trying to work for a kimura but Dunn is defending well.
Dunn is doing well to control the position and prevent Niemierski from advancing to side control.
Dunn tries to roll over but Niemierski keeps him under control.
Dunn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunn tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Niemierski trying to control from half guard but Dunn is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice combo by Dunn! Oh, that's hurt him - Niemierski falls to the canvas and Dunn follows him into side control.
Niemierski is rocked!
It looks like Maciej Niemierski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn landing strikes.
Niemierski is still in real trouble! Can Dunn finish him?
Dunn in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Niemierski looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dunn turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dunn!
After the fight, John Dunn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valravn Solefald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solefald has chosen Valravn - Koder På Snor as his entrance music. Palito Gomez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palito Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valravn Solefald!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solefald moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Valravn Solefald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Solefald on that attempt.
Gomez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Valravn Solefald has been cut.
Gomez lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez cracks Solefald with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Solefald looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gomez finish him?
Solefald is rocked!
That has opened up Valravn Solefald's cut even more.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gomez has cracked Solefald with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gomez lands another huge swinging hook and Solefald tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Solefald, before Gomez can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Palito Gomez!
Palito Gomez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valentine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Ugor Makinwa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makinwa as he avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makinwa lands a head shot.
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Makinwa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makinwa, right into the meat.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Jab by Makinwa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Makinwa coming out on top.
Makinwa misses with a straight right.
Makinwa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentine.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Phoenix Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Makinwa is trying to defend but Valentine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makinwa has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Makinwa dodges it nicely.
Valentine slips a nice elbow through Makinwa's hands, connecting with Makinwa's forehead.
Makinwa trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makinwa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makinwa won't allow Valentine to pass to mount.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine slips a nice elbow through Makinwa's hands, connecting with Makinwa's forehead.
Valentine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Makinwa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valentine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Makinwa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Valentine connects with a nice short shot to Makinwa's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Valentine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makinwa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Makinwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valentine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine tries to score with some ground and pound. Makinwa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine cracks Makinwa with a big right hand but Makinwa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Valentine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Makinwa is looking for a sweep.
Makinwa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Valentine cracks Makinwa with a big right hand but Makinwa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine cracks Makinwa with a big right hand but Makinwa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Valentine landing strikes.
Valentine landing a few strikes.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makinwa wants to control but Valentine postures up.
Valentine looks up at the clock and then as Makinwa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valentine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Makinwa tries to buck Valentine off but Valentine is having none of it.
Makinwa can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Valentine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valentine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Valentine landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Makinwa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Valentine remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Valentine sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makinwa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Valentine 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makinwa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Makinwa is looking to regain half guard here but Valentine keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Valentine.
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine dives in and scores a takedown into Makinwa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinwa has momentary wrist control but Valentine slips an elbow through the middle.
Makinwa has momentary wrist control but Valentine slips an elbow through the middle.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makinwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Makinwa keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Valentine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makinwa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa can't keep his opponent in guard - Valentine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valentine controlling the pace.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valentine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valentine lands strikes from half guard.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Makinwa dodges it nicely.
Valentine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Makinwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valentine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valentine throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
Valentine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Makinwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Makinwa defending well though.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Makinwa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Makinwa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makinwa is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentine lands strikes from half guard.
Valentine trying to control the action but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Makinwa trying to control but Valentine postures up.
Valentine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makinwa taking some punishment here, with Valentine in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Makinwa dodges it nicely.
Makinwa won't allow Valentine to pass to mount.
Valentine throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentine winds up and cracks Makinwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Makinwa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valentine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valentine is trying to control. Makinwa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phoenix Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makinwa is in trouble now - Valentine has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Valentine.
Makinwa throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Makinwa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine motions for Makinwa to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Makinwa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makinwa can do to turn this around?
Makinwa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valentine working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is putting a hurting on Makinwa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Valentine throws a strike aimed at the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa avoids it well.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine cracks Makinwa with a big elbow.
Makinwa regains half guard, as Valentine was trying to land strikes.
Makinwa is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Makinwa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Valentine.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Makinwa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Makinwa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa stopping the sweep attempt from Valentine.
Makinwa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Makinwais looking to pass into half guard but Valentine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Valentine is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Makinwa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makinwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makinwa postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makinwa manages to get himself to full guard.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makinwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is keeping the position.
Makinwa is looking for a triangle but Valentine pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Makinwa blocks nicely.
Valentine postures up in Makinwa's guard and throws a big left but Makinwa blocks it.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent'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!
Makinwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valentine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makinwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makinwa's calf.
Valentine shoots in and gets a takedown into Makinwa's guard.
Makinwa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valentine defends it easily.
Valentine pushes down on Makinwa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Makinwa defending well though.
Makinwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Makinwa is staying active underneath Valentine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Makinwa tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.
Valentine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa is looking to control Valentine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makinwa avoid being mounted?
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Makinwa trying to control but Valentine postures up.
Makinwa has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valentine lands strikes from half guard.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Makinwa is defending the position.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to control the pace.
Makinwa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine with a nice head shot there.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Makinwa keeps moving.
Makinwa is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
Valentine trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Valentine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makinwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Makinwa controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is in close to Makinwa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Makinwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Makinwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine had his way with Ugor Makinwa in that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Makinwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine lands a leg kick that knocks Makinwa off balance momentarily.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Makinwa sprawls well.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valentine throws an elbow but Makinwa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Makinwa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valentine.
Valentine throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makinwa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valentine scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Valentine connects with a nice short shot to Makinwa's temple.
Valentine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Makinwa trying to hold on to Valentine's head to control him but Valentine postures up.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is defending well.
Makinwa gets full guard.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Ugor Makinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine distracts Makinwa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valentine lands a couple of elbows.
Makinwa controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Makinwa has wrist control.
Makinwa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valentine distracts Makinwa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makinwa keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine advances to half guard.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is defending well.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makinwa's head.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valentine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valentine is nestled in close to Makinwa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a head shot. Makinwa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Valentine postures up and lands a big shot to Makinwa's brow.
Makinwa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa trying to control the position.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makinwa keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valentine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Makinwa's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Valentine!
Phoenix Valentine retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Phoenix Valentine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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