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GPG 50: McIllhenny vs Shinjo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Wandeco!
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, So Hai!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch but Hai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wandeco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wandeco checks it well.
Hai swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandeco.
Wandeco wants to clinch but Hai slips to the side
and Hai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hai.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wandeco controlling the position.
Hai wants to control from the top but Wandeco keeps moving.
Hai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wandeco's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wandeco wants to get back to his feet.
Hai wants to take a breather but Wandeco is having none of it.
Hai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hai working Wandeco over with strikes.
Hai moves nicely into side control.
Wandeco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hai is controlling him well.
Hai is looking to take a break and control but Wandeco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wandeco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hai connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hai lands a nice forearm strike.
Wandeco is trying to improve his position.
Hai grinds an elbow into Wandeco's temple.
Wandeco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wandeco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hai just content to control the position.
Hai wants to control but Wandeco is keeping him busy.
Wandeco pushes Hai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wandeco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wandeco is looking to regain half guard here but Hai keeps moving and retains side control.
Wandeco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Hai.
Hai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hai tries to control but Wandeco wriggling away.
Hai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai tries to control but Wandeco wriggling away.
Wandeco is trying to stand up.
Hai lands a big elbow.
Wandeco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wandeco taking shots to the head.
Hai cracks Wandeco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hai scoring with strikes but Wandeco is staying in there.
Wandeco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hai looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wandeco covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). So Hai!
After winning the bout, So Hai 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Londo GKar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying GKar's choice of entrance music: Shadow Gallery - With Honor. Londo GKar 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
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, Londo GKar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GKar jabs at Silva's body.
GKar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
GKar is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
GKar trying to control but Silva postures up.
GKar regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
GKar is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as GKar holds on and takes a little breather.
GKar keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but GKar blocks nicely.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. GKar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
GKar wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva wants to pass to mount but GKar is defending the position.
GKar is looking to escape.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to take a breather but GKar is having none of it.
GKar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
GKar is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can GKar avoid being mounted?
GKar has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
GKar is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed GKar's head.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to GKar's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva moves into full mount! GKar won't be happy about that!
Silva postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt GKar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Silva and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Robson Silva 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by New Order Blue Monday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodrigues sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Rodrigues lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Rodrigues then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rodrigues changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leandro Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Silva.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodrigues counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigues counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodrigues connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodrigues lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Rodrigues to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva moves to clinch but Rodrigues breaks away
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva tries for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away easily
and Rodrigues counters with a straight that turns Silva's legs to rubber! Rodrigues pushes forward with more strikes and Silva goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Rodrigues!
An out of breath Leandro Rodrigues thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Annihilator - Fun Palace. Roberto Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palmer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leland Palmer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Palmer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Palmer can't escape the position.
Silva working Palmer over with strikes here.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Palmer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palmer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palmer is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva throws a wild left hand from mount and Palmer manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palmer tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to take a breather but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva with the ground and pound but Palmer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Palmer blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer dominated that 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.
Silva tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Palmer moves away
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Silva moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Leland Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Palmer isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Palmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palmer counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is rocked!
Palmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Silva.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palmer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva letting Palmer take a breather here.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leland Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palmer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer dominated that second round.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Palmer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Palmer is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Leland Palmer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shinjo's choice of entrance music: Theme of Sho. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fink McIllhenny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McIllhenny to score with a decent uppercut.
McIllhenny tries to keep at a distance but Shinjo has taken the fight into the clinch.
McIllhenny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McIllhenny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shinjo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinjo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McIllhenny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIllhenny displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shinjo up against the cage.
Shinjo effectively controlling the action here.
Shinjo is trying to force a seperation but McIllhenny has the dominant position.
McIllhenny blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McIllhenny's elbow.
McIllhenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIllhenny is trying to trip Shinjo. He has hold of a leg but Shinjo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McIllhenny persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shinjo controlling McIllhenny's posture.
McIllhenny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shinjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinjo controls McIllhenny momentarily but McIllhenny frees himself.
McIllhenny stopping the sweep attempt from Shinjo.
McIllhenny is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinjo has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shinjo is keeping the position for now.
McIllhenny wants to control from the top but Shinjo keeps moving.
McIllhenny postures up.
McIllhenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shinjo is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sho Shinjo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shinjo swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
McIllhenny lands a really nice looking cross but Shinjo seems unphased.
McIllhenny swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo throws a leg kick which misses McIllhenny's front leg but catches the back leg as McIllhenny tries to avoid it.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
Shinjo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shinjo is looking to clinch but McIllhenny is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a quick inside leg kick.
McIllhenny throws a looping overhand right but Shinjo ducks down to avoid it.
McIllhenny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
McIllhenny throws a lazy right hand but Shinjo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinjo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo cracks McIllhenny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
McIllhenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but McIllhenny is out of range.
McIllhenny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinjo can pounce on him.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McIllhenny lands a really nice looking cross but Shinjo seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIllhenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinjo.
McIllhenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo lands the left hand.
Shinjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinjo feints and then cracks McIllhenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McIllhenny down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fink McIllhenny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Shinjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.
Shinjo misses with a double jab.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo slips a straight right by McIllhenny.
Shinjo moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinjo lands with a shot to the body.
Shinjo thows a leg kick but McIllhenny checks it
letting McIllhenny counter with a right hand.
Shinjo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McIllhenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McIllhenny misses with a right hand
enabling Shinjo to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Shinjo misses.
McIllhenny misses with a looping right.
Shinjo blocks a jab.
Shinjo catches McIllhenny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the body
and McIllhenny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McIllhenny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but McIllhenny moved away.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
McIllhenny loads up on a big right hand but Shinjo slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McIllhenny misses with a looping left.
Shinjo throws a looping overhand right but McIllhenny ducks down to avoid it.
McIllhenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinjo manages to avoid it.
McIllhenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shinjo counters with a good low kick that McIllhenny was not able to check.
A jab from Shinjo misses.
McIllhenny lands a jab to Shinjo's midsection.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Shinjo avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
Sho Shinjo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a combination
and McIllhenny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shinjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from McIllhenny misses the target.
McIllhenny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McIllhenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shinjo counters with a body kick that stops McIllhenny in his tracks momentarily.
McIllhenny defending well as Shinjo loads up on a big left hand.
McIllhenny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McIllhenny looks to land a left hand but Shinjo moved out of range nicely.
Shinjo throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McIllhenny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shinjo is out of range.
Shinjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinjo throws out a leg kick but McIllhenny moves out of range and Shinjo only half commits.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Shinjo.
McIllhenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shinjo is out of range and McIllhenny settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Shinjo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shinjo misses with a head kick.
McIllhenny throws a right hand that Shinjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinjo also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Shinjo misses.
Nice defenses there by McIllhenny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny throws a hook but Shinjo avoids it easily.
Shinjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McIllhenny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shinjo jabs McIllhenny right on the nose. McIllhenny blinks but takes it well.
Shinjo scores with the left hand. McIllhenny knows he should have avoided that one.
McIllhenny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinjo.
Nice defenses there by Shinjo.
Shinjo swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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.
Shinjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIllhenny misses with a wild combination.
Shinjo looks to land a right hand but McIllhenny moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fink McIllhenny will probably get the nod.
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.
Good leg kick by Shinjo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. McIllhenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinjo scores with a leg kick.
A jab from McIllhenny finds it's way through Shinjo's defenses.
A head kick from Shinjo lands but McIllhenny takes it in his stride.
McIllhenny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinjo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McIllhenny keeps the fight on the outside.
McIllhenny throws an overhand right that lands on Shinjo's shoulder, as Shinjo tries to avoid the shot.
Shinjo looks to land a left hand but McIllhenny moved out of range nicely.
McIllhenny blocks a leg kick.
McIllhenny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this 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!
McIllhenny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the body
and McIllhenny counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McIllhenny.
Shinjo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McIllhenny is able to avoid easily.
A big left from McIllhenny misses.
McIllhenny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McIllhenny moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
McIllhenny sizes up Shinjo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shinjo misses with a left hand
enabling McIllhenny to counter with a crisp jab.
Shinjo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinjo misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a hook but McIllhenny blocks it.
McIllhenny looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinjo is just out of range.
McIllhenny misses with a series of wild punches.
McIllhenny thows a body shot but no joy.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo darts in and clinches McIllhenny up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIllhenny tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing McIllhenny back against the cage.
McIllhenny throws a head punch that misses.
McIllhenny blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
McIllhenny can't get the takedown.
McIllhenny scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tightens his grip and picks Shinjo up, before dumping him to the ground. Shinjo manages to land in guard.
McIllhenny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shinjo is not content to let McIllhenny control the position.
Shinjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McIllhenny misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny working the ground and pound but Shinjo is defending the strikes.
Shinjo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McIllhenny off and has taken his back!
Shinjo controlling well, preventing McIllhenny from escaping the position.
Shinjo has got his arm under McIllhenny's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! McIllhenny has spun round into Shinjo's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Shinjo looking for a guillotine here but McIllhenny defends easily.
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!
McIllhenny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shinjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIllhenny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shinjo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McIllhenny has managed to get both his arms back between Shinjo's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Fink McIllhenny did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shinjo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Shinjo.
McIllhenny tests Shinjo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
McIllhenny throws a big shot that misses.
McIllhenny tries a low kick but Shinjo avoids it.
McIllhenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McIllhenny blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a chopping leg kick but McIllhenny manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shinjo staying out of range there.
McIllhenny throws a right hand that misses
and Shinjo counters with a straight right hand.
Shinjo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McIllhenny finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinjo's head.
Shinjo throws a quick inside leg kick.
McIllhenny misses with an uppercut. Shinjo saw that one coming.
McIllhenny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McIllhenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinjo jabs at McIllhenny's body.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo instigates a clinch.
Shinjo prevents a body shot from McIllhenny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinjo trying to stall but McIllhenny improves his position.
Shinjo gets underhooks to prevent McIllhenny's takedown attempt.
Shinjo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shinjo stalling against the cage.
McIllhenny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shinjos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo working aggressively here.
McIllhenny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McIllhenny tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing McIllhenny back against the cage.
Shinjo is trying to maintain a safe position but McIllhenny gets an underhook and turns Shinjo into the cage.
McIllhenny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shinjo is defending well.
Shinjo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McIllhenny looks to throw the jab but Shinjo is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Shinjo. Those never looked like landing.
Shinjo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McIllhenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo swings widly with a right hand
enabling McIllhenny to counter with a crisp jab.
Shinjo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIllhenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinjo.
McIllhenny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shinjo moves forwards but McIllhenny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinjo.
A low kick from Shinjo misses
enabling McIllhenny to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo misses with a leg kick
and Shinjo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIllhenny lands with a hook. Shinjo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shinjo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIllhenny.
Shinjo fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
McIllhenny misses with a straight left.
Shinjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by McIllhenny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIllhenny misses with a body punch
and Shinjo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McIllhenny looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sho Shinjo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McIllhenny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinjo moves away from the strike by McIllhenny.
Shinjo throws the left hand but McIllhenny avoids the punch easily.
McIllhenny misses with a few strikes there.
Shinjo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McIllhenny misses with a low kick.
Shinjo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McIllhenny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinjo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Shinjo.
McIllhenny misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but McIllhenny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shinjo cracks the inside of McIllhenny's front leg.
Shinjo scores with a spinning back kick!
Shinjo moves in looking to clinch but McIllhenny pushes him off.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shinjo scores with a punch to the head.
Shinjo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Shinjo.
McIllhenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinjo.
Shinjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIllhenny counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with an uppercut.
McIllhenny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinjo.
McIllhenny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shinjo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McIllhenny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIllhenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo doesn't manage to clinch there - McIllhenny circles away.
Nice defenses there by McIllhenny.
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!
Shinjo throws a push kick but McIllhenny slaps the foot to one side.
Shinjo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shinjo swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McIllhenny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McIllhenny moves out of range of the body kick.
McIllhenny cracks Shinjo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shinjo misses with a looping left.
Shinjo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shinjo.
McIllhenny moves into range and connects with a jab.
McIllhenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fink McIllhenny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as McIllhenny blocks the leg kick.
Shinjo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McIllhenny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shinjo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shinjo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McIllhenny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McIllhenny throws a big shot that misses.
McIllhenny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shinjo backs up against the cage.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIllhenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo misses with a low kick.
Shinjo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McIllhenny to score with a decent uppercut.
McIllhenny lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Shinjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McIllhenny 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:48
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Fink McIllhenny retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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