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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calculus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calculus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
Calculus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calculus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman scores with a shot to the body.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Calculus's head but Calculus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calculus wants to slow Freeman down by chopping away at his legs.
Freeman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calculus. Calculus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Freeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calculus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freeman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calculus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calculus tries to work over Freeman's front leg with a kick but Freeman checks it.
Freeman thuds his right hand into Calculus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calculus throws a right hand that misses
and Freeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freeman throws a body punch but Calculus moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Calculus. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Calculus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Calculus misses with a double jab
and Freeman counters with a low kick, right behind Calculus 's knee.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Calculus.
Calculus throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Calculus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman throws a right and a left that Calculus avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Freeman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calculus doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Freeman, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman avoids the body shot from Calculus.
Calculus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calculus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calculus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freeman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calculus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Freeman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Calculus misses its intended target.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Calculus slips the punch.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calculus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Freeman finds it's way round the side to connect with Calculus's head.
Calculus is rocked!
Calculus walks straight into a right hand from Freeman - that's dropped him! Freeman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Calculus from any more punishment! Calculus complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gordon Freeman!
Gordon Freeman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avicii - Fade Into Darkness. Offembach has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. Sergio Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Offembach's head backwards.
Lesnar jabs Offembach right on the nose. Offembach blinks but takes it well.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Offembach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Offembach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Offembach throws an elbow that misses. Lesnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Offembach's guard. Nice move by Lesnar!
Offembach is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
Offembach working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offembach wants to sweep but no luck.
Offembach utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Offembach has wrist control.
Offembach is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacques Offembach wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Lesnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergio Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Offembach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Offembach tries to kick Lesnar off but Lesnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesnar wants to work for an arm triangle but Offembach is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Offembach wants to get back to full guard.
Offembach flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lesnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Offembach keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura but Offembach is defending well.
Offembach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Offembach moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Offembach keeps moving.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Offembach wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Offembach wants to control but Lesnar passes easily into half guard.
Offembach is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Offembach avoid being mounted?
Offembach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar stops Offembach from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Offembach trying to control from the bottom.
Offembach might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lesnar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Offembach was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lesnar lands a nice hook to Offembach's body. Offembach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Offembach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar jabs Offembach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lesnar. That's going to slow Offembach down.
Offembach looks winded!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Offembach sprawls well. Offembach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesnar lands with a nice body kick.
Offembach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Offembach's head.
Lesnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Offembach knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lesnar wants to control but Offembach is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offembach trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar throwing shots but Offembach is blocking nicely.
Offembach wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Offembach is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lesnar is staying active.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jacques Offembach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Offembach is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Offembach sprawls well.
Lesnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lesnar.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar lands with a good body shot.
Lesnar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lesnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lesnar lands a lovely overhand right.
Lesnar throws a leg kick which misses Offembach's front leg but catches the back leg as Offembach tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesnar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Offembach under the eye.
Offembach slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Offembach's ribs.
Lesnar connects with a body shot.
Lesnar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lesnar scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lesnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Offembach. That did some damage!
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Offembach has time to react.
Offembach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Lesnar does it's job there.
Lesnar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Offembach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lesnar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar lands a head shot.
Lesnar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Offembach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Lesnar 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. And we move into the final round!
Lesnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Lesnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lesnar cracks the inside of Offembach's front leg.
Lesnar scores with a kick to the body.
Lesnar punishes Offembach's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lesnar.
Offembach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Lesnar lands a nice hook to Offembach's body. Offembach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Lesnar catches Offembach right on the button with a cross.
Lesnar connects with a body shot that sends Offembach's belly button to the back.
Lesnar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Offembach takes a step back to recover.
Sergio Lesnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Offembach manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Offembach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is working Offembach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Offembach keeps moving.
Sergio Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Offembach keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergio Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Offembach walks into a jab.
Lesnar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offembach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lesnar lunges at Offembach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Offembach's hand.
Lesnar throws a good cross that connects.
Offembach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesnar.
Lesnar dives in and grabs Offembach's left leg, looking for a takedown. Offembach pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Lesnar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Offembach on the side of the head.
Offembach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesnar.
Lesnar connects with the punch.
Lesnar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lesnar, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Offembach moves out of range easily.
Offembach has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lesnar.
Jacques Offembach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Offembach counters with a good low kick that Lesnar was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Offembach is avoiding it.
Lesnar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Lesnar!
An out of breath Sergio Lesnar 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roderick Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Dragic.
Dragic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins jabs Dragic right on the nose. Dragic blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jenkins.
Dragic looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Dragic tries a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Dragic throws a leg kick but Jenkins moved away.
Dragic throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Jenkins.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragic.
Dragic throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Dragic throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins tests Dragic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Dragic.
A shot to the body from Dragic misses
and Jenkins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dragic! Jenkins lets Dragic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dragic is rocked!
It looks like Dragan Dragic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Dragic ducked under it nicely.
Oh Dragic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragic throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenkins counters with a low kick, right behind Dragic 's knee.
Jenkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragic seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dragic throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins ducks right into an uppercut from Dragic.
Dragic thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragic moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins connects with a crisp jab.
Dragic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenkins drops Dragic with a beautiful combination! Dragic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jenkins is looking for the KO!
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dragic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Dragic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Dragic.
Dragic tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragic throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Dragic throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragic.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dragic finds it's target.
Jenkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dragic misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dragic.
Dragic swings widly with a right hand
and Dragic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Dragic.
Dragic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Dragic checks it.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragic.
Dragic loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragic misses with a double jab
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Dragic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dragic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jenkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragic's head.
Dragic throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragic.
Dragic throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragic.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Dragic misses.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Dragic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
A head kick misses from Dragic.
Dragic staying out of range there.
Jenkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins connects with a jab.
Dragic avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Dragic is out of range.
Jenkins drops Dragic with a beautiful combination! Dragic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jenkins is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Dragic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Roderick Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dragic.
Dragic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jenkins lands a big uppercut and Dragic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dragic looks OK. Jenkins waves Dragic back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Jenkins ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Dragic clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roderick Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nammer Da Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Mannelly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nammer Da Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Da Hammer.
Da Hammer in side control, throwing shots but Mannelly defends.
Da Hammer advances nicely into full mount.
Da Hammer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mannelly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mannelly is controlling Da Hammer's trapped leg to prevent Da Hammer from advancing to side control.
Mannelly wants to get back to full guard.
Mannelly manages to get to full guard.
Da Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannelly is trying to control the position but Da Hammer postures up.
Da Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mannelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer drops back looking for a leg! Mannelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mannelly manages to kick Da Hammer off! Da Hammer jumps back into Mannelly's guard.
Da Hammer trying to control but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Mannelly has control of Da Hammer's left arm, preventing Da Hammer from doing any damage.
Mannelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Hammer is one step ahead there.
Da Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mannelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mannelly wants to sweep here but Da Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Da Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mannelly's head.
Da Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Mannelly.
Mannelly pulls Da Hammer in close to prevent any damage.
Mannelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannelly is pulling down on Da Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Da Hammer, at least for the moment.
Mannelly trying to keep a closed guard but Da Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Mannelly.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Hammer manages to avoid it.
Da Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mannelly defends it nicely.
Da Hammer misses with a straight right.
Mannelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Hammer throws a chopping leg kick but Mannelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mannelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mannelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mannelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Hammer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mannelly to the ground. Da Hammer is now in Mannelly's guard.
Mannelly keeping moving, preventing Da Hammer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is pulling down on Da Hammer's head to control his posture.
Mannelly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Da Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Hammer slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly ducks right into an uppercut from Da Hammer.
Mannelly throws a jab when Da Hammer was well out of range.
Mannelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nammer Da Hammer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mannelly misses with a wild body shot.
Da Hammer misses with a looping left.
Mannelly rushes Da Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Da Hammer tries to pull guard but Mannelly won't allow it.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Hammer tries to pull guard but Mannelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Da Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Da Hammer back against the cage.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Hammer backwards.
Da Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Hammer controls his hands.
Da Hammer looking for a takedown.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nammer Da Hammer.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Da Hammer controls the action.
Da Hammer can't break the clinch.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Da Hammer controls the action.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Da Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Mannelly has double underhooks.
Da Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mannelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Hammer takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Hammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Hammer is trying to pull guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Hammer blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body punch.
Da Hammer is trying to pull guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Hammer is breathing heavily.
Mannelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Hammer blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Hammer blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Da Hammer tries for a takedown but Mannelly manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly has Da Hammer pushed against the cage.
Mannelly tries to work over Da Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Da Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannelly controls his hands.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Da Hammer avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Mannelly trying to stall but Da Hammer improves his position.
Da Hammer jumps guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Da Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Hammer blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly is working Da Hammer over against the cage.
Da Hammer prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Still in the clinch, Mannelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.
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!
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Hammer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da Hammer is trying to drag Mannelly to the mat but Mannelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly trying to stall but Da Hammer improves his position.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Hammer's elbow.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
Mannelly trying to control the position but instead, Da Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mannelly into the cage.
Da Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Hammer blocks an elbow strike.
Da Hammer tries to pull guard but Mannelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Da Hammer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Da Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mannelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Hammer throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Hammer is defended easily by Mannelly.
Mannelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Hammer.
Mannelly clinches with his opponent.
Mannelly gets underhooks to prevent Da Hammer's takedown attempt.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nammer Da Hammer.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannelly.
Da Hammer is trying to drag Mannelly to the mat but Mannelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer goes for a takedown attempt but Mannelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A good leg kick by Mannelly.
Mannelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mannelly thuds a left hand into Da Hammer's body.
Da Hammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Mannelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Hammer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly clinches up against the cage.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Da Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannelly finish him?
Mannelly is leaning against Da Hammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mannelly drops Da Hammer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Da Hammer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mannelly unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Da Hammer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mannelly is unloading with more strikes now! Da Hammer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
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199 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lex Luthor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Wandeco!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandeco fails to land with a series of punches.
Wandeco scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Wandeco.
It looks like Lex Luthor has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wandeco, as that shot connected.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wandeco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luthor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luthor staying out of range there.
Oh Luthor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wandeco darts in and clinches Luthor up against the cage.
Luthor seems to have got his legs back now.
Luthor tries to stall but Wandeco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luthor can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lex Luthor.
Luthor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wandeco checks a leg kick nicely.
Wandeco moves in looking to clinch but Luthor pushes him off.
Wandeco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luthor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Wandeco. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandeco avoids the body shot from Luthor.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luthor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wandeco drops Luthor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wandeco follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wandy Wandeco!
An out of breath Wandy Wandeco 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zack Dio 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fielding fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fielding throws a lazy right hand but Dio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fielding tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dio swivels and escapes.
Fielding tries to clinch but Dio moves out of range.
Fielding misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fielding tries to clinch
and Dio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fielding is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio closes the distance and clinches.
Dio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fielding blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fielding tries to pull guard but Dio won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fielding is trying to pull guard but Dio has him pressed against the cage.
Fielding tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio swings wildly with an uppercut but Fielding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fielding fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fielding jumps guard but Dio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fieldings head.
Dio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fielding is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dio to keep the fight standing.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio scores with a hook to the body.
Fielding is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fielding blocks an uppercut.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fielding tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dio gets through Fielding's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dio cracks Fielding with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dio.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fielding backwards.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fielding tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dio just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Dio on the inside.
Dio tries to throw a body punch but Fielding avoids it by throwing Dio back against the cage.
Dio tries to work over Fielding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fielding takes a shot to the head.
Dio drops Fielding onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fielding is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fielding is rocked!
Dio tries to work over Fielding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio pushes Fielding against the cage. Dio is working some dirty boxing. Dio pushes off with a quick right hook! Fielding goes down! Fielding tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Dio!
Our winner, Zack Dio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
18 - 14 - 3 |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Dai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dai misses with a straight right.
Dai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Dai misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Dai backing up. Dai nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Dai takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dai counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dai being controlled here momentarily.
Dai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Dai postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Dai postures up.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Dai defends easily.
Rodriguez seems keen to control Dai's posture.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dai is aware though and is defending well.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Dai pushes his legs off easily.
Dai stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Dai controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dai throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
Dai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dai stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodriguez controls Dai momentarily but Dai frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Dai postures up and lands a big shot to Rodriguez's brow.
Dai wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Dai in close.
Dai landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dai stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dai cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Dai preventing the sweep.
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 Mark Dai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dai lands a slapping body shot.
Dai takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Dai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Dai shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Dai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodriguez has wrist control.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodriguez manages to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dai's back!
Rodriguez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dai just trying to survive but Rodriguez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Rodriguez is trying to stick to Dai's back but Dai is turning into Rodriguez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rodriguez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dai is one step ahead there.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dai postures up.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dai is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez has his foot on Dai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dai works his way back into a safe position though.
Dai connects with a couple of short punches.
Dai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.
Mark Dai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dai cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Dai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Dai drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodriguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dai has Rodriguez in his guard.
Dai wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Rodriguez won't allow Dai to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dai fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Dai. Dai gets slowly back to his feet.
Dai gets caught flat footed, as Rodriguez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dai wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Dai.
Dai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rodriguez is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Rodriguez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Dai landing strikes from the mount.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Dai finish him?
Dai avoids the attempt from Rodriguez to control.
Rodriguez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rogelio Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Dai.
Ground and pound from Dai.
Ground and pound from Dai.
Dai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dai is working for a submission of some sort.
Dai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dai pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Dai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dai.
Dai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez gets full guard.
Dai wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Dai stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Dai postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mark Dai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Dai slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Dai sits in half guard.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Dai keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dai pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dai trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima has chosen Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication as his entrance music. Mark Ramos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichi Ijima's chin.
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195 lbs
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202 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramos.
Ijima is looking for a sweep.
Ijima prevents Ramos from improving position.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Ijima is looking to regain half guard here but Ramos keeps moving and retains side control.
Ramos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ijima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ijima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ramos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ijima has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ramos but great work by Ijima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ijima lands a few punches from side control.
Ramos manages to get back to half guard.
Ijima not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Ijima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ijima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Ijima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ijima there.
Ijima looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ijima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard but Ijima has passed into side control.
Ramos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramos is looking for a kimura here.
Ramos seems to be looking for submissions.
Ijima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ijima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ijima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ijima!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ijima's face.
Ramos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ijima has worked his arm free - good work by Ijima!
Ramos cracks Ijima with a big right hand but Ijima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Ijima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos trying to control the position but Ijima is working away.
Ramos looking to control but instead Ijima has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima gets full guard.
Ramos trying to control but Ijima is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Ijima.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ijima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ijima keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ijima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Ijima wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramos is now in half guard.
Ijima wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but Ijima defending well.
Ijima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ijima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramos moves into full mount! Ijima won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ijima wants to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Ijima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ramos is staying active.
Ijima is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Ramos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Ijima closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. Ijima pushes Ramos against the cage but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ijima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ijima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ijima perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ijima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mark Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Ijima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ijima with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ijima is trying to work for a kimura but Ramos is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramos defending well though.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Ijima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramos is just riding it out for now. Ijima eventually gives up the hold.
Ramos is pressing down on Ijima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramos controls Ijima momentarily but Ijima frees himself.
Ijima advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima thows a huge punch but Ramos dodges it nicely.
Ramos is staying active underneath Ijima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ijima frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ijima working Ramos over with strikes here.
Ijima lands a big shot there that rocks Ramos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Ramos is trying desperately to improve position.
Ramos taking shots to the head.
Ramos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramos regains half guard.
Ijima drops an elbow to the side of Ramos's head.
Ijima wants to take a breather but Ramos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima prevents Ramos from improving his position.
Ijima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramos defends it well.
Ijima is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ijima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ijima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ijima won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Ramos looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima chips away with some ground and pound.
Ijima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ijima moves into full mount! Ramos won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos can't escape the position.
Ijima sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima is landing with some decent strikes but Ramos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ramos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ijima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ijima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramos as he avoids it easily.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ijima moves away.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ijima in his tracks.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ijima manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Ramos.
Horrible takedown by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ijima which made him look bad.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Ramos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ijima eats them both and turns towards Ramos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ramos takes a swing at Ijima's ribcage but misses.
Ijima fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Ijima.
Ijima dives in and grabs Ramos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes down on Ijima's head and hops out.
Ijima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramos throws a body punch but Ijima moves out of range.
Ramos throws a body punch but Ijima moves out of range.
Ijima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ijima looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
Ijima looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ijima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ijima avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Ijima moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Ijima is just out of range.
Ijima gets the takedown into side control.
Ijima throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramos tries to bench press Ijima off him but Ijima keeps the position.
Ijima passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ramos!
Ijima controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima lands a big elbow.
Ramos is working to get back to half guard.
Ijima tries to control but Ramos wriggling away.
Ijima raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ramos working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looking to control but Ramos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramos tries to reverse the position but Ijima maintains control.
Ramos tries to hold on but Ijima postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ijima working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramos is desperately trying to improve his position but Ijima has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ijima lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima landing strikes from the mount and Ramos is in trouble!
Ijima lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ijima putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ichi Ijima.
I think Ijima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichi Ijima!
During a confident post fight interview, Ichi Ijima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the cage accompanied by Dies Irae. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bechara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bechara scoring well with a low kick there.
Damon thuds his shin into the meat of Bechara's side.
Damon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bechara counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Damon.
Damon throws a looping overhand right but Bechara ducks down to avoid it.
Bechara throws a low kick, looking for Damon's leg but Damon calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Damon misses.
Bechara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bechara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damon doesn't seem bothered though.
Bechara tries to clinch up but Damon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bechara misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Damon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bechara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bechara misses with a right hand
and Damon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon sizes up Bechara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
Damon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damon throws a lazy head kick
and Bechara counters with an inside leg kick.
Damon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damon throws a leg kick but Bechara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bechara misses with an uppercut. Damon saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bechara on the side of the head.
Damon misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damon.
A low kick from Damon misses
and Bechara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bechara misses with a head kick.
Damon throws a head kick but Bechara moves out of range.
Bechara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon feints and then cracks Bechara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bechara down.
Bechara tries to clinch but Damon is having none of it.
Bechara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Damon. That snapped Bechara's head back.
Bechara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Damon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damon misses with a hook. Bechara ducked under it nicely.
Damon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bechara rushes Damon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damon can't break the clinch.
Damon manages to break the clinch.
Bechara tries to clinch up.
Damon throws a sloppy head kick and Bechara moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Damon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon throws a poor cross that misses
and Bechara counters with a solid body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bechara.
Damon looks to land a left hand but Bechara moved out of range nicely.
Damon looks to land a left hand but Bechara moved out of range nicely.
Bechara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Damon misses.
Damon throws a leg kick
and Bechara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bechara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damon.
Bechara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damon is out of range and Bechara settles back down.
Damon misses with a body punch
and Bechara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bechara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damon throws an off balance right hand
and Bechara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Damon finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bechara is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bechara.
Damon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damon scores with a leg kick.
Damon misses with a hook to the body
and Bechara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon throws a shot from downtown. Bechara moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon misses with a kick to the body.
Damon scores with a nice right hand.
Bechara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Damon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evanildo Bechara's cut.
That's time! Damon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damon swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
Damon throws a front kick aimed at Bechara's knee but Bechara avoids it well.
Bechara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Damon connects with the punch.
Damon misses with a few strikes there.
Bechara throws a head kick that misses.
Bechara clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Damon.
A head punch on the inside from Bechara fails to land.
Bechara manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damon.
Bechara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damon, pushing him back against the cage.
Damon is stalling here.
Damon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damon misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bechara jabs at Damon's body.
Bechara throws a low kick, looking for Damon's leg but Damon calmly moves out of range.
Bechara connects with a high kick.
Damon walks into a jab.
Damon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bechara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bechara misses with a leg kick.
Bechara throws the left hand but Damon avoids the punch easily.
Damon misses with a left hand
and Bechara counters with an inside leg kick.
Damon misses with a body shot.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon misses with a wild body shot.
Bechara avoids the body shot from Damon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara works Damon's body with a nice hook.
Bechara tries to score with a low kick but Damon moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Damon misses.
Damon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damon misses with a looping left.
Bechara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bechara tries to land a leg kick but Damon saw it coming and moves away.
Evanildo Bechara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Damon.
Bechara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damon throws an overhand right that lands on Bechara's shoulder, as Bechara tries to avoid the shot.
Bechara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bechara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damon throws a low kick but Bechara moves out of range easily.
Bechara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bechara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damon. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bechara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bechara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bechara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bechara.
Bechara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bechara connects with a solid leg kick.
Bechara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bechara throws a wild body kick that Damon sees coming a mile off.
Damon throws a big shot that misses.
Bechara feints and then cracks Damon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damon down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bechara!
Damon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bechara. Bechara obviously looking to wear him down.
Bechara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damon.
Bechara lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon missing with a left hand there. Bechara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bechara lands with a hook. Damon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bechara scores with a jab to the body.
Bechara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bechara with a hook.
Damon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bechara back to the cage. Damon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bechara throws a series of strikes that have Damon backpedaling.
Bechara throws a push kick but Damon slaps the foot to one side.
Bechara lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara moves out of range as Damon throws a body kick.
Bechara scores with a leg kick.
Bechara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bechara wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evanildo Bechara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evanildo Bechara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bechara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bechara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damon to score with a decent uppercut.
Damon tries to land a leg kick but Bechara saw it coming and moves away.
Bechara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damon throws a big shot that misses.
Damon lands with a straight right. Bechara didn't see that one coming.
Damon misses with a straight left.
Bechara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bechara scores with a one two! Damon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bechara momentarily.
Bechara wants to slow Damon down by chopping away at his legs.
Bechara wants to land a leg kick but Damon is out of range.
Damon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Damon finds it's target.
A jab from Damon misses.
Damon avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Damon misses.
Bechara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bechara throws a leg kick that misses.
Damon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bechara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bechara moves out of range of the leg kick from Damon.
Bechara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damon's sensitive parts.
Damon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara pushes Damon away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bechara under the eye.
Damon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bechara checks a leg kick.
Damon tries a low kick but Bechara avoids it.
Bechara connects with a body shot.
Bechara moves into the clinch successfully.
Damon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bechara scores with a shot to the side of Damon's head.
Bechara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damons head.
Damon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damon tries to land a leg kick but Bechara saw it coming and moves away.
Bechara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Bechara. Those never looked like landing.
Bechara moves out of range of the leg kick from Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon scores with a jab.
Damon tries a head kick but it misses.
Bechara misses with a low kick.
Damon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damon blocks the body kick.
Damon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon throws a series of punches but Bechara avoids them all with ease.
Damon misses with a two punch combination.
Bechara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damon looks to land a left hand but Bechara moved out of range nicely.
Damon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bechara thuds a left hand into Damon's body.
Damon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damon throws a leg kick
and Bechara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bechara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bechara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damon throws a low kick, looking for Bechara's leg but Bechara calmly moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bechara
and Damon counters with a three punch combo that has Bechara backing up. Bechara nods at Damon to acknowledge the strikes.
Bechara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bechara digs a good body shot into Damon's ribs.
Bechara cracks Damon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Damon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damon thuds a left hand into Bechara's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Damon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damon blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evanildo Bechara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bechara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evanildo Bechara!
A very excited looking Evanildo Bechara 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 Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Postiga has chosen Tacata as his entrance music. Perlito Calzada 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perlito Calzada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzada lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Calzada.
Postiga moves out of range of the strikes.
Postiga wants to clinch.
Postiga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calzada goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzada is looking to slow Postiga down with leg kicks.
Calzada goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Postiga misses the target.
Postiga throws a hook to the side of Calzada's head but Calzada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Postiga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Postiga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calzada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Postiga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Postiga just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Postiga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calzada manages to avoid it.
Perlito Calzada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada scores with a jab. Postiga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calzada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Postiga looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Calzada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Postiga doesn't seem phased though.
Postiga is rocked!
Calzada lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Postiga up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Calzada from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Postiga's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perlito Calzada!
Perlito Calzada is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Perlito Calzada was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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