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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafim Do Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serafim Do Pinto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reed Richards!
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, Serafim Do Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards gets a takedown into half guard.
Richards seems to be looking for submissions.
Do Pinto is in trouble now - Richards has advanced to mount!
Richards is looking to work his way around to Do Pinto's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Do Pinto is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Do Pinto is looking to escape.
Do Pinto wants to control but Richards is having none of it.
Richards with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Do Pinto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Richards is working to tighten is grip on Do Pinto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Do Pinto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Richards is really squeezing tight and eventually Do Pinto passes out! Richards breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reed Richards!
Reed Richards thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Fatale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glazkov comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Fatale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember My Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Fatale!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatale wants to slow Glazkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Glazkov has closed the distance and engaged Fatale in a clinch.
Fatale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glazkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glazkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fatale pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Fatale.
Fatale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fatale with a knee to the head.
Glazkov letting Fatale take a breather here.
Fatale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glazkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Giovanni Fatale has been cut.
Glazkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fatale tries a knee to the head but Glazkov blocks it.
Glazkov takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatale throws an elbow but it misses.
Glazkov blocks an elbow strike from Fatale.
Glazkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fatale is defending well.
Fatale lands an elbow that stopped Glazkov in his tracks for a moment.
Fatale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fatale as Glazkov tries to tie him up.
Fatale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Glazkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Glazkov is rocked!
Fatale has Glazkov pressed against the cage. He pushes Glazkov back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Fatale throws a beautiful elbow that sends Glazkov crashing to the floor! Fatale piles on the pressure with more strikes! Glazkov is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Fatale!
A very excited looking Giovanni Fatale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Batistussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Batistussi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Leonardo's chin.
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182 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Batistussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistussi throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batistussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batistussi throws a combination that misses
and Leonardo counters with a two punch combo.
Batistussi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batistussi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batistussi drops Leonardo with a beautiful combination! Leonardo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batistussi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Christian Leonardo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batistussi misses with a double jab.
Leonardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batistussi.
Batistussi misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Batistussi. Those never looked like landing.
Batistussi swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Batistussi feints with a jab and clips Leonardo right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Leonardo is sent crashing into the canvas and Batistussi leaps in for the kill! Leonardo tries to get to his feet but Batistussi is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Leonardo is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Batistussi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's entrance music is Van damme - streets of Siam. A fine choice. Hill has chosen Burning Inside as his entrance music. Will Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owen Hill!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardy thumps Hill with a low kick.
Hill throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hardy.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill looks winded!
A left lands for Hardy.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands a jab.
It looks like Owen Hill has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy with a hook.
Hill is rocked!
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy throws a monster overhand right that drops Hill! Hardy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Hardy!
Will Hardy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Leite has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Leite!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slayer but Slayer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slayer throws out the jab.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Leite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slayer throws a hook but Leite avoids it easily.
Slayer misses with a straight left.
Slayer misses with a body shot.
Leite drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leite is controlling him.
Leite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leite wants to control from the top but Slayer keeps moving.
Leite is working Slayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite drops back looking for a leg! Slayer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slayer manages to kick Leite off! Leite jumps back into Slayer's guard.
Slayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slayer is trying to keep Leite in close.
Leite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slayer wants to sweep here but Leite controlling him for the moment.
Slayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leite.
Slayer trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leite stands up over Slayer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is controlling Leite's posture.
Slayer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leite on the ground.
Slayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leite is one step ahead there.
Slayer has his hands on Leite's head, controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Super Slayer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slayer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leite shoots for a takedown but Slayer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leite dives in and grabs Slayer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slayer pushes down on Leite's head and hops out.
Super Slayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Leite.
Leite avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leite slips under a jab from Slayer.
Leite fails with a takedown attempt.
Leite looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slayer is pulling down on Leite's head to control his posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slayer wants to stand but Leite is controlling the position.
Leite throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leite.
Leite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leite postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leite throws an elbow that misses. Slayer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leite's guard. Nice move by Slayer!
Slayer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Leite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slayer won't allow Leite to get back to his feet.
Slayer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leite wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayer misses with a double jab
and Leite counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Leite dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slayer lands with a good body shot.
Slayer misses with a straight left.
Slayer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leite. Leite circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Super Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leite closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leite lands in his opponent's guard.
Leite won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Leite throwing strikes from guard but Slayer blocks nicely.
Slayer is trying to keep Leite in close.
Slayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leite preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite prevents Slayer from getting back to his feet.
Leite works over Slayer with some ground and pound from guard.
Slayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leite controls the pace.
Leite stands up over Slayer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slayer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leite postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Leite from controlling successfully.
Leite postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
Slayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leite is controlling him.
Slayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slayer controlling Leite's posture.
Leite cracks Slayer with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leite drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leite jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leite is breathing heavily.
Leite scoring with some ground and pound.
Slayer has Leite pulled in close to control his posture.
Slayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Super Slayer.
Slayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Luis Leite has been cut.
Slayer connects with a right hand. Leite shakes it off.
Leite is rocked!
and Slayer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Leite! He's just covering up as Slayer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Slayer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauritz Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algenir Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Algenir Aguiar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauritz Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir Aguiar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Aguiar misses
and Jensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aguiar controls Jensen momentarily but Jensen frees himself.
Jensen trying to control but Aguiar is working from the bottom.
Jensen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aguiar prevents Jensen from improving position.
Aguiar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Aguiar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguiar wants to get back to his feet but Jensen drags him back down.
Jensen moves into full mount!
Jensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jensen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Aguiar is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen working for a submission but Aguiar is keeping him at bay.
Aguiar really wants to buck Jensen off and get back to his feet.
Aguiar is squirming around, avoiding Jensen's attempts to control the action.
Jensen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jensen is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jensen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Aguiar looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jensen! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lauritz Jensen!
Lauritz Jensen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anupo Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arben has chosen P.O.D. - The Messenjah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anupo Anubis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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29
205 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anupo Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arben scores with a jab.
It looks like Anupo Anubis has been cut.
Arben stuffs the takedown.
Arben scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anubis misses with a takedown attempt
and Arben counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arben lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Anubis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anubis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arben's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arben gets full guard.
Arben is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Arben's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anubis trying to control but Arben is working from the bottom.
Arben has control of Anubis's left arm, preventing Anubis from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arben bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anubis's guard.
Arben trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arben pushes down on Anubis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arben seems to be looking for submissions.
Arben missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arben is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anubis defends it well.
Arben trying to control from half guard but Anubis is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arben might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anubis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Arben working over Anubis with some ground and pound. Anubis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arben missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arben looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anubis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arben passes to full mount!
Arben with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arben looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arben goes for an armbar but Anubis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anubis.
Arben is trying to keep Anubis in close.
Anubis 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.
Anubis wants to get up but he can't break Arben's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arben controlling the position.
Anubis trying to control but Arben is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anubis working over Arben with some ground and pound. Arben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arben is pressing down on Anubis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
Anubis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anubis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arben working a defensive guard but Anubis passes into half guard.
Arben tries to roll over but Anubis keeps him under control.
Arben is concentrating on defense, preventing Anubis from advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arben is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anubis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rozafa Arben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arben throws a right hand that misses
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Anubis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arben avoids it really well and circles away.
Anubis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anubis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arben connects with a jab.
Arben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arben stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arben wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Arben misses its intended target.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anupo Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arben lands a jab.
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!
Arben lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arben scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Arben.
Arben fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Anubis to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Anubis looks to clinch but Arben throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Anubis taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rozafa Arben!
A victorious Rozafa Arben thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Calazans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calazans comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Burn. Jordan Statham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Calazans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Statham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Calazans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calazans tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Statham preventing the sweep.
Statham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calazans wants to sweep here but Statham controlling him for the moment.
Statham throws a big right hand that misses.
Calazans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Statham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calazans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Statham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Statham is fighting to break Calazans's control of his arms but Calazans is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Statham won't allow Calazans to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calazans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Statham throws a strike but Calazans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Statham looking for a guillotine here but Calazans defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Statham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calazans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calazans working some strikes from top position.
Calazans connects with a couple of short punches.
Calazans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Statham's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calazans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Statham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calazans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calazans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Statham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calazans works over Statham with some ground and pound from guard.
Calazans distracts Statham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calazans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Statham wants to stand up but Calazans is controlling him.
Calazans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calazans looking to pass the guard.
Calazans stands up over Statham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calazans trying to control but Statham is working from the bottom.
Statham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calazans is in close to Statham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calazans landing some decent shots from guard.
Statham pushes Calazans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Calazans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Statham's guard.
Statham pushes Calazans off and scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calazans is defended easily by Statham.
Statham gets a clinch.
Statham gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calazans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calazans's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Statham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Statham throws a big right hand that misses.
Statham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Statham throwing strikes from guard but Calazans blocks nicely.
Statham won't allow Calazans to sweep him here.
Statham landing some decent shots from guard.
Statham throwing strikes from guard but Calazans blocks nicely.
Statham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calazans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calazans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Statham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Statham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calazans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Statham somewhat.
Statham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calazans's waist but Calazans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Statham off to one side.
Calazans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Statham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Calazans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Statham's head.
Statham is trying to control the position but Calazans postures up.
Jordan Statham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Statham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calazans is controlling him.
Calazans is in close to Statham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calazans landing with the ground and pound.
Calazans throws a big elbow that misses.
Calazans lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calazans trying to control the position from guard on top but Statham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Statham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calazans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Statham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Statham is looking for a triangle but Calazans pushes his legs off easily.
Calazans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calazans is looking to work some ground and pound but Statham has wrist control.
Calazans distracts Statham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calazans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calazans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Statham kicks Calazans off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calazans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Statham.
Lukas Calazans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Statham.
Nice sprawl there from Statham as Calazans shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Calazans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Calazans here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Statham slips under a jab from Calazans.
Calazans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Statham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calazans pulls his head out easily.
Calazans throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Statham to regain full guard.
Calazans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calazans wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
Statham wants to stand but Calazans is controlling the position.
Calazans throws a big right hand that misses.
Calazans working some strikes from top position.
Calazans connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calazans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calazans chips away with some ground and pound.
Calazans scoring with some ground and pound.
Statham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Statham keeping moving, preventing Calazans from controlling successfully.
Calazans chips away with some ground and pound.
Statham has his feet on Calazans's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Statham stuffs the takedown attempt from Calazans. Calazans gets slowly back to his feet.
Statham closes the distance and clinches up with Calazans, looking for a takedown. Statham pushes Calazans against the cage but Calazans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Calazans.
Statham regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calazans lands with a punch from half guard.
Statham is in trouble now - Calazans has advanced to mount!
Calazans with a couple of short strikes.
Statham wants to try and get back to his feet.
Statham is trying desperately to improve position.
Statham is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Statham is breathing heavily.
Calazans raining down shots from the mount!
Calazans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Calazans cracks Statham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Statham is squirming around, avoiding Calazans's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calazans working Statham over with strikes here.
Calazans dominating with strikes here.
Calazans looking to finish Statham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Statham!
Statham taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Calazans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Calazans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Statham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Statham throwing strikes but missing.
Statham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Statham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Statham throwing strikes from guard but Calazans blocks nicely.
Calazans has Statham pulled in close to control his posture.
Statham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calazans is adopting a defensive guard.
Statham postures up in Calazans's guard and throws a big left but Calazans blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calazans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Statham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Statham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Statham throws a strike but Calazans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Statham looking for a guillotine here but Calazans defends easily.
Statham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calazans trying to control the position from guard on top but Statham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calazans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Calazans postures up and lands a big shot to Statham's brow.
Calazans is in close to Statham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calazans prevents Statham from getting back to his feet.
Statham has his foot on Calazans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calazans works his way back into a safe position though.
Calazans working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calazans working some strikes from top position.
Statham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calazans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calazans postures up and lands a big shot to Statham's brow.
Calazans lands a couple of elbows.
Statham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calazans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calazans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Calazans trying to control but Statham is working from the bottom.
Statham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calazans distracts Statham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calazans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calazans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Statham wants to stand and escape but Calazans is having none of it.
Calazans scoring with some ground and pound.
Statham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Calazans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calazans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calazans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calazans advances to half guard.
Calazans throwing shots but Statham is blocking nicely.
Statham pushes Calazans off looking to stand but Calazans dives back in and keeps control.
Calazans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Statham keeps working.
Calazans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calazans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Calazans connects with a nice short shot to Statham's temple.
Statham tries to get to full guard but Calazans has control of the leg.
Calazans trying to mount his opponent but Statham defends it.
Calazans works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calazans trying to control the position but Statham is working away.
Statham is trying to buck Calazans off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Calazans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calazans 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Calazans!
A relieved looking Lukas Calazans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes into the arena with NERD - Rockstar blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lamont's choice of entrance music: Twisted Nerve. Rafael Habanero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaise Lamont!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont misses with an uppercut. Habanero saw that one coming.
Blaise Lamont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habanero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamont avoids the body shot from Habanero.
Lamont thows a left - swing and a miss!
Habanero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Habanero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Habanero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
letting Habanero counter with a right hand.
Lamont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamont throws a jab when Habanero was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Lamont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habanero throws a low kick but Lamont avoids it.
A slow jab from Lamont misses its intended target.
Lamont swings widly with a right hand
and Habanero counters with a crisp one two that drops Lamont! Habanero thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lamont to his feet! Lamont is in big trouble!
Lamont is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero throws a leg kick that misses.
Lamont looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Habanero trying to control here.
Lamont thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Habanero's head.
Habanero wants to control but Lamont is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Habanero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lamont's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lamont's back!
Habanero trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Habanero keeps control of the position as Lamont tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero punishes Lamont with strikes from the back mount.
Habanero gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Habanero is hanging on to Lamont's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habanero really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lamont.
Habanero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Habanero missing with strikes.
Lamont manages to reverse the position and now he's in Habanero's guard. Nice work there by Lamont.
Habanero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Habanero is trying to keep Lamont in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamont preventing the sweep.
Lamont tries to free his leg and advance position but Habanero is retaining full guard.
Lamont in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamont throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamont wants to pass the guard but Habanero is keeping the position.
Lamont distracts Habanero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Habanero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lamont avoids a series of strikes thrown by Habanero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is trying to escape the mount.
Habanero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lamont is desperately trying to get back to half 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!
Lamont wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Habanero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lamont wants to hold on but Habanero pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lamont throws a hook but Habanero blocks it.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
and Habanero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lamont closes the distance and clinches up with Habanero, looking for a takedown. Lamont pushes Habanero against the cage but Habanero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Habanero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Habanero with a nice cross.
It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
Habanero cracks Lamont with a good jab.
Habanero thows a body shot but no joy.
Habanero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lamont misses with a hook
and Habanero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamont is still on wobbly legs! Can Habanero finish him?
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!
Habanero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
Lamont seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamont misses the jab.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Lamont avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Lamont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont avoids the body shot from Habanero.
Lamont is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Habanero lands with a nice body punch.
Lamont throws a right hand that misses
and Habanero counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Lamont.
Lamont 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.
Lamont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habanero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Habanero scores with a leg kick.
Habanero is looking to wear down Lamont with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamont is breathing heavily.
Lamont lands with an overhand left.
Habanero scores with a nice body kick.
Habanero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habanero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Habanero tries to land a front kick but Lamont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Habanero lands a nice shot to the body.
Habanero scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Habanero.
Lamont missing with a left hand there. Habanero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Habanero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Habanero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamont shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Habanero pinned against the cage. Habanero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lamont blocks the body kick.
Rafael Habanero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Habanero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habanero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamont was well out of range. Poor timing from Habanero.
Lamont with a hook.
Rafael Habanero is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamont misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Habanero sprawls well initially but Lamont persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Habanero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Habanero controls Lamont momentarily but Lamont frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamont looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Habanero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafael Habanero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habanero.
Lamont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Habanero's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamont. Habanero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Habanero takes one on the button.
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!
Habanero misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Habanero coming out on top.
Habanero slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Habanero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Lamont avoids them all with ease.
Habanero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Habanero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamont moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamont feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Habaneros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Habanero throws a leg kick but Lamont moved away.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt - Habanero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lamont avoids the head kick by Habanero.
Lamont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habanero.
Habanero throws the kick towards the body but Lamont avoids it.
Lamont looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lamont cracks Habanero with an open hand slap.
Lamont loads up on a big right hand but Habanero slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habanero.
Lamont takes one on the button.
Habanero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamont scores with a one two! Habanero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Habanero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
Habanero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
Habanero lands with a straight right. Lamont didn't see that one coming.
Habanero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamont throws the left hand but Habanero avoids the punch easily.
Habanero thuds his shin into the meat of Lamont's side.
Habanero throws a looping overhand right but Lamont ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero slips a jab from Lamont.
Lamont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Habanero.
Lamont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Habanero digs a good hook to Lamont's body.
Lamont fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Habanero on the side of the head.
Habanero throws a hook to the side of Lamont's head but Lamont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Habanero feints and then cracks Lamont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamont down.
Habanero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lamont connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Habanero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Habanero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lamont paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Habanero thuds his right hand into Lamont's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands a two punch combo.
Habanero avoids the body shot from Lamont.
Lamont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lamont misses the shot to the body.
Habanero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamont.
Lamont shoots in but no luck this time.
Rafael Habanero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
Lamont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamont cracks Habanero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lamont misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Habanero tenderised Lamont's leg. Lamont is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Habanero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Habanero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Habanero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamont slips a jab from Habanero.
A slow jab from Lamont misses its intended target.
Habanero looks to throw the jab but Lamont is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lamont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Habanero doesn't seem phased though.
Lamont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Habanero counters with a head kick. That will keep Lamont thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Habanero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Habanero thumps Lamont with a low kick.
Lamont throws a lazy right hand but Habanero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamont walks into a stiff left hand from Habanero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Habanero clobbers Lamont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamont throws a series of punches but Habanero moves out of range.
Habanero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamont.
Habanero throws a wild body kick that Lamont sees coming a mile off.
Lamont throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Habanero to counter with a crisp jab.
Habanero scores with a leg kick.
Lamont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Habanero.
Habanero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamont. That did some damage!
Habanero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamont throws a jab but it's blocked by Habanero.
Lamont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Habanero tries to land a leg kick but Lamont saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamont is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Habanero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Habanero throws out a powerful jab.
Habanero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Habanero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont throws a lazy uppercut
and Habanero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Habanero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Habanero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Habanero just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Habanero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habanero misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habanero counters with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lamont crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Habanero - the referee stops the clock and Lamont gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Habanero. Lamont manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good work by Lamont as he checks the leg kick.
Habanero lands a big head kick that sends Lamont tumbling to the mat! Habanero takes a step backwards and waves Lamont back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Habanero circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lamont to the canvas! Lamont doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Habanero keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Habanero!
Rafael Habanero retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Rafael Habanero said 'I'm gonna eat some good steaks at Mad Bank.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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268 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasa Sladkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sladkov misses with a low kick.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sladkov misses.
Sladkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sladkov misses with a wild combination.
Dillon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dillon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sladkov in his tracks.
Sladkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sladkov scores with a hook.
It looks like Kjell Dillon has been cut.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon scores with a jab to the body.
Sladkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dillon lands with an overhand left.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon takes a swing at Sladkov's ribcage but misses.
Dillon slips a jab from Sladkov.
Dillon throws a solid leg kick but Sladkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillon.
Dillon takes one on the button.
Dillon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dillon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon misses with a shot to the body
and Sladkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sladkov misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dillon.
Dillon scores with a hook to the body. Sladkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dillon lands a two punch combo.
Sladkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dillon.
Dillon punishes Sladkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sladkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sladkov throws a body punch but Dillon moves out of range.
Sladkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon misses with a body kick.
Dillon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sladkov.
A big right from Dillon misses.
Dillon swings for the body but Sladkov moves out of range.
Sladkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dillon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sladkov is just out of range.
Dillon connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon cracks the inside of Sladkov's front leg.
Sladkov avoids the body shot from Dillon.
Sladkov blocks a jab.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dillon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dillon.
Sladkov looks to land a combination. Dillon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dillon defending well as Sladkov loads up on a big left hand.
Dillon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillon throws a low kick but Sladkov moves out of range easily.
Dillon takes a swing at Sladkov's ribcage but misses.
Dillon misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillon connects with a crisp jab.
Dillon lands with a kick to the temple. Sladkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Sladkov as he checks the leg kick.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sladkov moves away.
Sladkov ducks under a wild hook from Dillon.
Sladkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dillon misses with a straight right.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sladkov enables Dillon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sladkov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dillon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillon with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Dillon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kjell Dillon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dillon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sladkov takes one to the chin there.
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillon misses with an uppercut. Sladkov saw that one coming.
Sladkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dillon throws a hook but Sladkov avoids it easily.
Sladkov defending well as Dillon loads up on a big left hand.
Dillon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sladkov's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon 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.
Sladkov moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
Sladkov tries a low kick but Dillon avoids it.
Kjell Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillon connects with the punch.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sladkov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sladkov tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Dillon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dillon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dillon throwing strikes but Sladkov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dillon holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sladkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dillon is trying to control Sladkov's posture but Sladkov avoids it.
Dillon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillon is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillon struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kjell Dillon.
Dillon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sladkov connects with a body shot that sends Dillon's belly button to the back.
Dillon misses with a left hand
and Sladkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Kjell Dillon's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sladkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sladkov tried to score with a low kick but Dillon checks it.
Dillon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dillon is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Dillon coming out on top.
Sladkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon scores with a nice right hand.
Dillon takes a swing at Sladkov's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillon. That snapped Sladkov's head back.
Dillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Sladkov is out of range.
Sladkov lands a body shot.
Kjell Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon thows a body shot but no joy.
Sladkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dillon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sladkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Dillon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kjell Dillon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sladkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Sladkov scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon shoots in and drives through. Sladkov sprawls well.
Dillon misses with a hook.
Sladkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sladkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sladkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sladkov missing with a left hand there. Dillon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sladkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sladkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Dillon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sladkov with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Kjell Dillon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sladkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sladkov thumps Dillon with a low kick.
Sladkov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillon eats them both and turns towards Sladkov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dillon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Sladkov.
Kjell Dillon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dillon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sladkov manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sladkov.
Dillon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillon there as he acknowledges the shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kjell Dillon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sasa Sladkov!
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