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RFC 23: Poirier vs Towns PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rosa de Saron - Máquina do Tempo -. Jose Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Dominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominick connects with a jab.
Dominick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Dominick misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Dominick misses.
Dominick throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Dominick misses with a hook.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aldo lands a left and a right that sends Dominick crashing to the canvas! Aldo dives into mount looking to finish!
Dominick is rocked!
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!
Aldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dominick is looking to escape.
Oh Dominick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dominick seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominick is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dominick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dominick tries to hold on but Aldo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dominick is trying to stand up.
Aldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dominick tries to hold on but Aldo pushes him away.
Dominick is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dominick is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aldo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dominick controls his leg.
Dominick pushes Aldo off looking to stand but Aldo dives back in and keeps control.
Aldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominick is looking for a sweep. Aldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominick wants to get back to full guard but Aldo has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dominick will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Aldo misses with the ground and pound.
Aldo stands up.
Dominick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo thuds a left hand into Dominick's body.
Dominick is breathing heavily.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominick is looking to score with low kicks.
Dominick loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo tries to bum rush Dominick with a series of wild strikes but Dominick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dominick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dominick's half guard.
Aldo controlling the action here.
Dominick has one foot on Aldo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo with a nice cross.
Dominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Dominick does no damage.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right hand that Dominick ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominick also avoids with ease.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Dominick.
Dominick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dominick misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Dominick does no damage.
Dominick looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Dominick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo dives in and scores a takedown into Dominick's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jose Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo controlling from the top position.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominick trying to control the position.
Aldo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dominick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aldo controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Aldo.
Dominick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominick lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominick throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominick wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Dominick throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Dominick 's knee.
Jake Dominick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dominick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aldo is in Dominick's guard.
Aldo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aldo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aldo wants to get up but he can't break Dominick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dominick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.
Dominick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dominick has managed to get both his arms back between Aldo's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominick is looking to stand up but Aldo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aldo has control of Dominick's left arm, preventing Dominick from doing any damage.
Aldo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldo.
Jake Dominick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Dominick misses the shot to the body.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
Dominick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Dominick.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Dominick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dominick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dominick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominick looking to slow down the pace here.
Dominick is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dominick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominick keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Dominick.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Dominick circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Dominick misses with a low kick.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo defending well as Dominick loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Dominick.
Dominick keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominick doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Danga de danga de dang - Dominick scores with a four punch combination!
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominick throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Dominick misses with an uppercut.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Dominick pushes him off.
Dominick fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Dominick avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Dominick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dominick defends it nicely.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Dominick throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Jake Dominick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominick circles away.
Dominick throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dominick's hands.
Dominick looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Dominick works over Aldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Aldo scores with a hook.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominick throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominick. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dominick lands a two punch combo.
Dominick lands a slapping body shot.
Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Dominick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo is trying to drag Dominick to the mat but Dominick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jake Dominick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
A short right from Dominick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dominick.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Dominick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominick.
Dominick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dominick misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aldo tries to clinch but Dominick is having none of it.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominick misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Jake Dominick.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emere Hoehne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoehne comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emere Hoehne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Moriga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoehne tries to clinch up
and Moriga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoehne's guard.
Hoehne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moriga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoehne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoehne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moriga.
Moriga is in close to Hoehne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoehne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoehne is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Moriga frees his head nicely. Oh but Hoehne has switched to an armbar! Moriga is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Emere Hoehne!
A pretty intense looking Emere Hoehne took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Petter - Det går bra nu. Hugues De Payens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axelsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Payens checks a leg kick.
De Payens is looking to land body kicks.
Axelsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Axelsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Payens tries to avoid it but Axelsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Payens to the ground. De Payens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Axelsson scores with a decent looking hook.
De Payens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axelsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Payens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axelsson.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson staying out of range there.
De Payens moves out of range of the strikes.
De Payens walks into a stiff left hand from Axelsson.
De Payens connects with the punch.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Axelsson. That snapped De Payens's head back.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Donk. De Payens catches Axelsson right on the button with a cross.
Axelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Payens at a distance.
Hugues De Payens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Payens. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
Good shot there by Axelsson.
De Payens's corner calls for a 1-2. De Payens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but De Payens is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson has a takedown stuffed.
De Payens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axelsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Payens scrambles back to his feet.
De Payens throws a shot from downtown. Axelsson moves away and avoids it.
De Payens connects with the punch.
De Payens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Payens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hugues De Payens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Axelsson.
De Payens tried to score with a low kick but Axelsson checks it.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
De Payens throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Payens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
De Payens connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson avoids the body shot from De Payens.
De Payens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from De Payens misses.
De Payens cracks Axelsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Payens misses with a straight right.
Axelsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for De Payens. That snapped Axelsson's head back.
De Payens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Payens looks to land a right hand but Axelsson moved out of range.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson misses the body punch
and De Payens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Johan Axelsson's cut even more.
De Payens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Axelsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Payens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axelsson throws a lazy right hand but De Payens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson throws a jab but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Payens tries to clinch there but Axelsson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Axelsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Payens doesn't manage to clinch there - Axelsson circles away.
Axelsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Payens.
De Payens stuffs the takedown attempt from Axelsson. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axelsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axelsson misses with a right hand
and De Payens counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsson takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Payens sprawls well. De Payens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but De Payens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Payens at a distance.
De Payens wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Hugues De Payens is winning the standup battle so far.
De Payens jabs Axelsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Axelsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axelsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Payens swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Axelsson avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
De Payens blocks an elbow strike.
De Payens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Payens blocks an elbow strike.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Payens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsson misses with a punch on the inside.
De Payens lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Axelsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axelsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Payens is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a shot to the side of De Payens's head.
De Payens tries to work over Axelsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Johan Axelsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axelsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Payens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsson is defending well for now.
De Payens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Axelsson prevents a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
De Payens leaning against his opponent.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.
Axelsson has De Payens pressed against the cage, preventing De Payens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelsson.
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!
De Payens dodges an elbow strike from Axelsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Payens.
Axelsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Payens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hugues De Payens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Axelsson.
De Payens digs a right hand into Axelsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axelsson's gas tank.
De Payens tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson blocking some punches.
De Payens scores with a shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Axelsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Payenss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Payens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Payens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axelsson swings for the body but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from De Payens misses its intended target.
Axelsson moves into range and clinches up with De Payens.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Payens.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson prevents a body shot from De Payens.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axelsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Payens feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Axelsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Axelsson loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
Axelsson clinches.
De Payens misses with some punches.
De Payens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axelsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axelsson wants to stall.
De Payens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johan Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens stalling the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axelsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Payens.
Axelsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Payens.
Axelsson looking to stall.
Axelsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens working aggressively here.
De Payens is trying to maintain a safe position but Axelsson gets an underhook and turns De Payens into the cage.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsson controls his hands.
Axelsson looking to stall.
De Payens is leaning against Axelsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axelsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from De Payens.
A body shot lands from De Payens.
De Payens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Payens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Axelsson shoots in and gets a takedown into De Payens's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Payens wants to sweep here but Axelsson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axelsson postures up.
Axelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Payens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axelsson won't allow De Payens to sweep him here.
Axelsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Payens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens looking to control.
De Payens wants to sweep here but Axelsson controlling him for the moment.
Hugues De Payens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Axelsson thuds a left hand into De Payens's body.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. De Payens moves away and avoids it.
De Payens cracks Axelsson with a good jab.
De Payens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Axelsson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Payens.
De Payens connects with a right hand. Axelsson shakes it off.
Axelsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugues De Payens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Payens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payens!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Art of Fighting Theme. Rex has chosen In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida as his entrance music. Robert Garcia had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Robert Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Rex's chin.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Rex!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex takes the fight into the clinch.
Rex misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rex prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia is trying to drag Rex to the mat but Rex just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rex lands a takedown into guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rex's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rex lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Rex drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rex jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rex postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Rex working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia striking off his back but it's not causing Rex any problems.
Rex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rex works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia is rocked!
Rex postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rex cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Rex loads up on a big left hand. Garcia felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rex looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Garcia can't hide his disappointment, as Rex celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Rex!
After the big win, Ricky Rex made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Gojira Industries and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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170 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearer misses with a left hand
so Barboza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barboza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bearer is looking to sinch up a triangle. Barboza throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bearer's body to avoid the submission. Bearer has instead reached around Barboza's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bearer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Bearer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Gracie (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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenorio avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Claudio Tenorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Tenorio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tenorio lands a jab.
Tenorio instigates a clinch.
Tenorio has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tenorio pinned against the cage. Tenorio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tenorio has managed to clinch.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenorio darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Tenorio has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Tenorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tenorio tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Tenorio tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Tenorio wants to clinch.
Tenorio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tenorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio manages to break the clinch.
Tenorio closes the distance and clinches.
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Tenorio.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie is rocked!
Tenorio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tenorio moves into the clinch.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenorio finish him?
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Claudio Tenorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tenorio bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Gracie! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tenorio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Tenorio defends easily.
Tenorio wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Tenorio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tenorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tenorio moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Tenorio moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tenorio was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Tenorio is working from the bottom.
Tenorio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tenorio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Tenorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tenorio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Tenorio wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tenorio is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Tenorio from standing back up.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tenorio is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinicius Gracie!
Vinicius Gracie gave a mention to Sparta Fightware in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Sonnen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wade Smith's chin.
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3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Sonnen has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Sonnen steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Wade Smith has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith backs away from a small jab... but Sonnen lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Smith crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sonnen with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wanderlei Sonnen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
153 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Green!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martell wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martell throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
Green has his takedown stuffed
and Martell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quentyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Green.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martell counters with a head kick that drops Green to the mat! Green scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Green is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Green head around and knocks him out cold! Martell hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quentyn Martell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prachao Sua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prachao Sua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Sua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice takedown defense from Sua. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Sua fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzalez in the body.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Prachao Sua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Gonzalez.
Sua lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Sua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzalez.
Decent striking displayed by Sua there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sua is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gonzalez.
Sua punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Sua.
Prachao Sua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Sua. Sua maintains the clinch.
Sua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sua prevents it.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Sua won't allow it.
Sua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzalez up against the cage.
Sua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short right from Sua.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Sua manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Sua to work.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Sua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Prachao Sua.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sua counters with a nice body kick.
Sua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
Sua has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sua stalling the fight.
Sua scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Sua.
Sua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sua is trying to stall.
Gonzalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sua scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Sua as the two fighters clinch.
Sua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez jumps guard and drags Sua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sua stacks Gonzalez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sua!
Sua tries to advance to mount but Gonzalez denies him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prachao Sua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sua lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Sua tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sua scores with a kick to the body.
Prachao Sua is winning the standup battle so far.
Sua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sua.
Nice cross by Sua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown but Sua sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sua.
Sua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Sua settles back down.
Sua misses with a body shot.
Sua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sua throws a body kick that misses.
Sua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sua.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sua.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Sua.
Sua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sua.
Sua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Sua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sua wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sua. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Sua lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Sua.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sua.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Sua ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gonzalez's jaw. Gonzalez's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sua does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Prachao Sua!
Prachao Sua is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - TNT. Peter Poirier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Poirier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Towns!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poirier.
Decent striking displayed by Towns there.
A big left from Towns misses.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Towns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poirier circles away quickly and effectively.
Poirier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Towns.
Towns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poirier lands a lovely overhand right.
Towns staying out of range there.
Poirier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Towns. Towns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Towns tries to clinch up.
Towns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Towns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poirier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poirier looks to land a combination but Towns avoids it well.
Poirier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Towns moves out of range as Poirier strikes.
Nice cross by Poirier.
Poirier throws a nice looking combination but Towns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poirier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poirier thuds his right hand into Towns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns slips under a jab from Poirier.
No joy there for Towns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Towns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poirier lunges at Towns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Towns's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Towns lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Poirier out cold! Poirier is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Towns!
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