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UVT 211: Vell vs Coward II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Swardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: go coors!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Swardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lesnar instigates a clinch.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
It looks like Nick Swardson has been cut.
Swardson looking to slow down the pace here.
Swardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar pushes Swardson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swardson looking to slow down the pace here.
Swardson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Swardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Swardson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swardson prevents a body shot from Lesnar.
Swardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar lands with a right to the head.
Lesnar blocks the elbow strike.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar lands an elbow just above Swardson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Swardson avoids the damage to the body.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Swardson is breathing heavily.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Swardson.
Lesnar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swardson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swardson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lesnar lands an elbow that stopped Swardson in his tracks for a moment.
Lesnar digs a right hand into Swardson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Swardson's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swardson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lesnar.
Lesnar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar working Swardson over with knees to the body.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nick Swardson's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar digs a right hand underneath Swardson's ribcage. Swardson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar digs a right hand underneath Swardson's ribcage. Swardson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but Swardson blocks it.
A short left from Lesnar.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Swardson backwards.
Lesnar lands a nice knee to the body.
Lesnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swardson backwards.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swardson is defending well for now.
Lesnar working Swardson over with knees to the body.
Swardson tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swardson backwards.
Swardson can't break the clinch.
Swardson takes an elbow to the temple.
Swardson misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swardson backwards.
Lesnar connects with a knee to the head.
Swardson is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Lesnar lands a big elbow that drops Swardson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Swardson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silverback Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Manuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cypress Hill - Lowrider . Batista has chosen Triunfo as his entrance music. Diego Batista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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288 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Manuel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista throws a series of punches but Manuel Santos avoids them all with ease.
Manuel Santos takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos swinging wildly here.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Manuel Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Batista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Simon Manuel Santos has been cut.
Batista throws a hook but Manuel Santos avoids it easily.
Manuel Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batista.
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!
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista misses the body punch
and Batista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batista throws out the jab.
Manuel Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Batista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Batista missing with a left hand there. Manuel Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Batista throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Batista misses with a combination
and Manuel Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manuel Santos swings for the body but Batista moves out of range.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos throws a right hand that Batista ducks under and follows up with a left that Batista also avoids with ease.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista misses with a body shot.
Batista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuel Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batista swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos walks into a left hand.
Manuel Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista misses with the combination.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Manuel Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manuel Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batista misses with the combination.
Manuel Santos punishes Batista's body with a nice straight punch.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Manuel Santos clinches.
Batista working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batista tries to circle away but Manuel Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Batista is working Manuel Santos over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Batista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manuel Santos breaks the clinch.
Manuel Santos works over Batista's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista swinging wildly here.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista throws a series of punches but Manuel Santos avoids them all with ease.
Batista ducks under a wild hook from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Batista will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Manuel Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Batista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manuel Santos wants to clinch up but Batista keeps it at a distance.
Manuel Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Manuel Santos. That snapped Batista's head back.
Simon Manuel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel Santos throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuel Santos dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Manuel Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Manuel Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Santos wants to clinch.
Manuel Santos throws a combination. Batista tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manuel Santos lands with an overhand left.
Batista looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel Santos is just out of range.
Manuel Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel Santos moves into the clinch.
Batista is trying to push Manuel Santos away but Manuel Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Manuel Santos.
Batista throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Batista misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manuel Santos manages to break the clinch.
Manuel Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manuel Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Batista tries to move into range but Manuel Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manuel Santos rushes Batista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batista tries to work over Manuel Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuel Santos lands a left hand.
Come on Manuel Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Batista is trying to maintain a safe position but Manuel Santos gets an underhook and turns Batista into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos taking a breather.
Manuel Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batista's elbow.
Batista struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuel Santos controls his hands.
Manuel Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Manuel Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Batista breaks the clinch.
Batista throws a series of punches but Manuel Santos moves out of range.
Batista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Manuel Santos scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista misses with the combination.
Manuel Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manuel Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batista throws out the jab.
Batista looks to land a combination but Manuel Santos avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Manuel Santos.
Batista scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Manuel Santos does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Manuel Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Manuel Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
Manuel Santos tries to clinch there but Batista circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Batista misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista lands a nice shot to the body.
Batista misses with a straight left.
Batista throws a combination. Manuel Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Batista stalks Manuel Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manuel Santos's face. Manuel Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Batista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos tries to bum rush Batista with a series of wild strikes but Batista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batista misses with a double jab
and Manuel Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
Batista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manuel Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista misses with a hook. Manuel Santos ducked under it nicely.
Manuel Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuel Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batista.
Manuel Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manuel Santos closes the distance and pushes Batista back into the cage.
Manuel Santos lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Manuel Santos.
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!
Manuel Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Batista lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batista is leaning against Manuel Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manuel Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manuel Santos pushes Batista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista trying to stall but Manuel Santos improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Batista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manuel Santos tries a body shot but Batista blocks it.
Batista looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuel Santos is leaning against Batista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manuel Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel Santos stalling.
Batista misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manuel Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manuel Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Manuel Santos.
Well Manuel Santos 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Manuel Santos!
Simon Manuel Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Squirtle Blastoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blastoise comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil. Bone has chosen Somebody's gonna get it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 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
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squirtle Blastoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blastoise tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blastoise somewhat.
Blastoise tries to land a front kick but Bone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bone checks a leg kick.
Blastoise shoots for a double leg takedown but Bone sprawls well. He's pushed Blastoise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blastoise's head.
Blastoise swats away the attempt to clinch by Bone.
Blastoise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blastoise with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blastoise won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blastoise manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bone is pressing down on Blastoise's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blastoise is holding on for now.
Blastoise is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bone pulls his head out easily.
Bone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blastoise wants to get back to full guard.
Bone is pressing down on Blastoise's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blastoise is holding on for now.
Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blastoise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Bone moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Blastoise.
Bone tries for a kimura but Blastoise is defending well.
Bone tries for a kimura but Blastoise is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise is looking for a sweep.
Blastoise is working hard here to advance position.
Bone trying to control the position but Blastoise is working away.
Bone has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Blastoise is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bone yanks on the arm and Blastoise is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tee Bone!
Tee Bone took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed tries to clinch but Dameshek moves away
and Dameshek counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hamed!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dameshek has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hamed is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dameshek yanks on the arm and Hamed is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dameshek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Dameshek!
Dave Dameshek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Numb. Carlos Eduardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Felipe Pontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pontes is looking to clinch.
Pontes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eduardo to the ground. Pontes is now in Eduardo's guard.
Eduardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Eduardo, not yet.
Pontes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eduardo's guard.
Pontes is looking for a kimura here.
Pontes stops Eduardo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Eduardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eduardo trying to control but Pontes postures up.
Pontes is trying to control the action in half guard but Eduardo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pontes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eduardo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pontes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eduardo's head.
Pontes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eduardo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pontes throwing shots but Eduardo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is trying to maintain the position but Pontes is very close to passing his half guard.
Pontes prevents Eduardo from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eduardo is trying to control but can't.
Pontes works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Pontes.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Eduardo is surviving well by controlling Pontes's body position as best he can.
Pontes lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pontes working Eduardo over with strikes here.
Carlos Eduardo's cut is getting worse.
Pontes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Carlos Eduardo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Eduardo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felipe Pontes!
After winning the bout, Felipe Pontes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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289 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 10 - 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
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bean moves away
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Bean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Bean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bean as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bean lands a left and a right that send Oliveira crashing to the mat, dazed. Bean thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira needs to keep his hands up - Bean had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from Bean. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean steps in with a hook that catches Oliveira right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bean follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Oliveira looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butter Bean!
Butter Bean decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ivanov's choice of entrance music: HINO RUSSO. Nezu Nambara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nambara tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Nambara is out of range.
Ivanov connects with a looping right hand.
Nambara misses the jab.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Nambara is avoiding it.
Ivanov throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Nambara misses with a looping right.
Nambara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nambara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Nambara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nambara cracks Ivanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Nambara keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nambara fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nambara, right into the meat.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nambara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Nambara. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Nambara tenderised Ivanov's leg. Ivanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Nambara. That snapped Ivanov's head back.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov lands a really nice looking cross but Nambara seems unphased.
Nambara slips a straight right by Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov drives through and clinches with Nambara against the cage.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Nambara misses with the head strike.
Nambara looking to slow down the pace here.
Nambara has Ivanov pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nambara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nambara pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nambara misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nambara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Nambara tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nambara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara working Ivanov over with knees to the body.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch but Nambara improves position.
Nambara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanov's elbow.
Ivanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nambara stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nambara or not.
Nambara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanov's face.
Nambara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanov.
Nambara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov trying to stall but Nambara improves his position.
Nambara scores with a shot to the side of Ivanov's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nambara looking to stall.
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Nambara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nambara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Nambara scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Nambara gets a clinch.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Nambara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nambaras head.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Nambara.
Nambara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nambara looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Nambara blocks it.
Nambara misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov lands a shoulder strike.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Nambara controlling the action here for a moment.
Nambara can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Nambara won't allow it.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nambara misses with some punches.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nambara.
Ivanov slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Nambara.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nambara manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nambara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nambara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Nambara tests Ivanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nambara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nambara throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Nambara avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Nambara is out of range.
Nambara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nambara tests Ivanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivanov misses with a hook. Nambara ducked under it nicely.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Nambara scores with a nice right hand.
Nambara cracks Ivanov with an open hand slap.
Ivanov moves out of range as Nambara strikes.
Nambara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nambara.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Nambara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Nambara.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nambara pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nambara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nambara.
Nambara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nezu Nambara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ivanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nambara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Nambara circles away.
Nambara throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Nambara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Nambara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nambara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nambara looks for the body kick but Ivanov saw that one coming.
Nambara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Nambara pushes him off.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Nambara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nambara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nambara. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nambara is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Nambara.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nambara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Nambara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara misses with a body punch.
Come on Nambara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands with a right to the head.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nambara controls his hands.
Ivanov prevents a body shot from Nambara.
Ivanov misses with the head strike.
Ivanov misses with the head strike.
Ivanov has Nambara pressed against the cage, preventing Nambara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nambara wants to stall.
Ivanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nambara clinches up against the cage.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nambara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Nambara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nezu Nambara is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Ivanov finds it's way through Nambara's defenses.
Ivanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nambara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sergei Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov throws an overhand right that lands on Nambara's shoulder, as Nambara tries to avoid the shot.
Nambara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nambara lunges at Ivanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanov's hand.
Nambara lands with a cross.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov throws a hook but Nambara avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nambara, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nambara connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Ivanov does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nambara slips a straight right by Ivanov.
Nambara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nambara stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nambara lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nambara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nambara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanov's face.
Nambara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ivanov's defenses.
Ivanov scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nezu Nambara.
Well Nambara 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Kenzie moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim moves away from the strike by Kenzie.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim slips a straight right by Kenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
A combination from Kenzie does no damage.
Kenzie throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kenzie checks the leg kick.
Kenzie throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Kenzie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim instigates a clinch.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenzie's elbow.
Kenzie breaks the clinch.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim clinches up against the cage.
Kenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kenzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenzie.
Kenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenzie takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kenzie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ban-Ki Kim has been cut.
Kim slips a straight right by Kenzie.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kenzie connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim thows a body kick. Kenzie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kenzie misses.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kenzie throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim pushes Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kenzie blocks the elbow strike.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kenzie stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kenzie as Kim tries to tie him up.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Kenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenzie avoids it.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
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 Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim slips under a jab from Kenzie.
Kim throws a head kick but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie misses with the combination.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Kenzie.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kenzie's head.
Kenzie misses with a straight left.
Kenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenzie connects with a body shot.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
Kenzie moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips under a jab from Kenzie.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Kenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kim is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kenzie misses with a straight right.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kenzie if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim slips a jab from Kenzie.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenzie punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
Kenzie thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie scores with a hook.
Kim throws a head kick that Kenzie semi-blocks.
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!
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenzie.
Good work by Kenzie as he checks the leg kick.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie avoids a kick to the body.
Kenzie cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ban-Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Kenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Kenzie loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Kenzie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Kenzie throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Kenzie saw it coming and moves away.
Kenzie missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenzie scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenzie circles away.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Kenzie sees coming a mile off.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Kenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenzie throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenzie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Kenzie was not able to check.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenzie misses the target.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kenzie looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kenzie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to clinch up but Kenzie keeps it at a distance.
Kim rushes Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenzie.
A body shot lands from Kenzie.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kenzie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
Kenzie scores with a nice strike.
Kenzie misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie clinches up against the cage.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenzie is defending well for now.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ban-Ki Kim.
I think Kim 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca Fait Mal. Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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34
192 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Spencer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Spencer throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Spencer works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Spencer misses.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Spencer connects with the punch.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Spencer shrugs it off though.
Spencer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Pierre back to the cage. Spencer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spencer gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spencer is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is stalling here.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Spencer can't break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spencer jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
Spencer tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Spencer drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre just leaning against Spencer, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spencer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spencer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
St Pierre controlling the action here for a moment.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
Spencer tries to score a body lock takedown but St Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
St Pierre landing knees to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spencer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Spencer avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spencer.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Spencer.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre stalls.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Spencer misses.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Donk. St Pierre catches Spencer right on the button with a cross.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer slips a jab from St Pierre.
Spencer jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Shawn Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Pierre cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for St Pierre.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Spencer is trying to break free.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Spencer wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Spencer blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spencer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Pierre momentarily.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
An out of breath Georges St Pierre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by machida the best. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Coward connects with a solid leg kick.
The Coward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vell throws a hook but The Coward blocks it.
Vell blocks the body kick.
The Coward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Coward throws the left hand but Vell avoids the punch easily.
Vell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Coward gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vell swings for the body but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vell throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Coward wants to land a leg kick but Vell is out of range.
Vell misses with a low kick.
The Coward takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Coward misses with a body kick.
Vell looks to throw the jab but The Coward is out of range.
The Coward pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vell is out of range and The Coward settles back down.
Vell misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - The Coward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vell throws a chopping leg kick but The Coward manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell dips to his left and cracks The Coward with an uppercut!
The Coward takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Coward throws a leg kick but Vell moved away.
A lazy left from Vell finds it's target.
The Coward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vell manages to avoid it.
Vell throws a solid leg kick but The Coward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vell.
The Coward's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vell under the eye.
Vell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by The Coward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Coward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
Vell has closed the distance and engaged The Coward in a clinch.
A short right from The Coward on the inside.
Vell gets through The Coward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vell.
The Coward tries to throw a body punch but Vell avoids it by throwing The Coward back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vell.
The Coward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Coward tries to work over Vell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Coward cracks Vell with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to score a body lock takedown but The Coward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Vell.
Vell prevents a body shot from The Coward.
Vell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Coward trying to stall but Vell improves his position.
Vell struggles to land a body shot inside as The Coward controls his hands.
Vell has a couple of punches blocked by The Coward.
Vell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Coward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Coward blocking some punches.
Vell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Coward tries to throw a body punch but Vell avoids it by throwing The Coward back against the cage.
The Coward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vell's elbow.
The Coward is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vell misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Coward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vell lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Coward's sensitive parts.
Vell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Coward's waist but The Coward gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vell off to one side.
Vell lands a lovely overhand right.
The Coward misses with a looping left.
Vell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Coward manages to avoid it.
The Coward throws a big shot that misses.
Vell staying out of range there.
Vell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Coward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Coward moves out of range as Vell strikes.
Machida The Coward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vell is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Coward sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. Vell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Coward lands a body shot.
Vell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Coward. That did some damage!
Vell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Coward.
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell slips under a jab from The Coward.
Vell swings for the body but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida The Coward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Coward throws out a leg kick but Vell moves out of range and The Coward only half commits.
The Coward throws a poor cross that misses
and Vell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Coward misses with a low kick.
Vell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Coward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vell. That's going to slow The Coward down.
An inside leg kick from The Coward misses.
Vell staying out of range there.
The Coward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vell manages to avoid it.
Vell scores with a leg kick.
Vell throws a chopping leg kick but The Coward manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vell staying out of range there.
Vell lands with a hook. The Coward tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws an off balance right hand
and Vell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Coward misses with a body shot
and Vell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Coward throws a shot from downtown. Vell moves away and avoids it.
The Coward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Coward tries to land a front kick but Vell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell tries a head kick but it misses.
Vell scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Machida The Coward will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
The Coward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vell.
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but Vell is just out of range.
The Coward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Coward will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vell lands a nice shot that snaps The Coward's head back.
The Coward cracks Vell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Coward tries to score with a low kick but Vell moves his leg out of the way.
Vell misses with a body shot.
Vell tries to land a front kick but The Coward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut lands for Vell. That snapped The Coward's head back.
The Coward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vell.
The Coward lands a nice hook to Vell's body. Vell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vell avoids the body shot from The Coward.
Vell checks the leg kick.
The Coward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vell.
Vell blocks a leg kick.
Vell throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Coward throws a head kick that misses.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Coward scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell moves away from the strike by The Coward.
The Coward throws a head kick that misses.
Vell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Coward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Coward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vell has managed to clinch.
Vell misses with some punches.
Vell prevents a body shot from The Coward.
The Coward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vell lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Vell.
The Coward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vells head.
Vell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Coward.
The Coward blocks a body shot from Vell.
The Coward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vell takes a shot to the head.
The Coward can't find room to land a body shot as Vell controls the action.
The Coward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vell's elbow.
Vell prevents a body shot from The Coward.
Vell lands a nice uppercut.
Vell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Coward tries to throw a body punch but Vell avoids it by throwing The Coward back against the cage.
The Coward tries to stall but Vell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Vell.
The Coward is rocked!
The Coward blocking some punches.
The Coward is still on wobbly legs! Can Vell finish him?
Vell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Vell.
The Coward tries to land knees in the clinch but Vell avoids the damage to the body.
The Coward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vell misses with some punches.
The Coward blocks an uppercut.
Vell has a couple of punches blocked by The Coward.
Vell swings wildly with an uppercut but The Coward uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vell fails to land.
The Coward stalling in the clinch but Vell improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Vell fails to land.
Vell misses with a punch on the inside.
Vell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Coward has had enough of the clinch but Vell keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Vell misses with some punches.
Vell misses with some punches.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
The Coward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vell working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Vell - that landed with a thud.
The Coward can't find room to land a body shot as Vell controls the action.
The Coward seems to have recovered his senses.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Coward lands a shot to the body.
Vell misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Vell.
The Coward presses Vell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Coward digs a right hand into Vell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vell's gas tank.
Vell throws a punch but it's blocked by The Coward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell has a couple of punches blocked by The Coward.
A short right from Vell.
A right handed body shot lands from The Coward.
The Coward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Coward throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Coward looks for the body kick but Vell saw that one coming.
The Coward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vell.
The Coward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Coward misses with a straight right.
The Coward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Coward scores with a nice strike.
The Coward misses with a double jab.
Vell slips a straight right by The Coward.
Vell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vell. That one must have hurt.
The Coward is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vell catches The Coward with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Coward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vell is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Coward sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vell gets a takedown into half guard.
Vell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Coward wants to control but Vell is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt The Coward quite badly. The Coward pulls Vell in close trying to recover. Vell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put The Coward on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but The Coward doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mar Vell!
Mar Vell retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mar Vell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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