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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Decision. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mizrahi back to the cage. Bika follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mizrahi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bika keeps the fight on the outside.
Bika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mizrahi's head backwards.
Bika moves out of range as Mizrahi throws a body kick.
Mizrahi clinches.
Bika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bika tries to land knees in the clinch but Mizrahi avoids the damage to the body.
Mizrahi prevents Bika from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bika's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bika wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
A short right from Bika.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bika is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Mizrahi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mizrahi.
Bika misses with a punch to the body.
Bika gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain the position but Bika is very close to passing his half guard.
Mizrahi tries to roll over but Bika keeps him under control.
Bika keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bika is looking to take a break and control but Mizrahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Elvis Bika just wasn't active enough.
Bika misses with an uppercut.
Mizrahi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika avoids the body shot from Mizrahi.
Bika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bika clobbers Mizrahi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bika throws a shot to the body.
Bika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Mizrahi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mizrahi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Bika slips the punch.
Mizrahi misses with a wild body shot.
Bika slips a jab from Mizrahi.
Donnie Mizrahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mizrahi cracks Bika with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mizrahi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bika's head.
Mizrahi scores with the left hand. Bika knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Mizrahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Mizrahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bika thuds his right hand into Mizrahi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bika jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bika scores with a jab to the head.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Bika is having none of it.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Bika circles away.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Bika is avoiding it.
Mizrahi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mizrahi tries to score with a low kick but Bika moves his leg out of the way.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Bika attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika connects with an inside leg kick.
Mizrahi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bika on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bika takes a swing at Mizrahi's ribcage but misses.
Bika misses the jab.
Bika darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bika misses with a wild body shot.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Bika.
Bika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bika blocks with his arms.
Bika has Mizrahi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mizrahi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bika drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Mizrahi finds it's way through Bika's defenses.
Mizrahi misses with a looping left.
Bika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Bika takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mizrahi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bika throws a jab when Mizrahi was well out of range.
Bika takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Bika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Bika throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Bika misses with a wild body shot.
Bika lands a body shot.
Bika lands with an uppercut that bounces Mizrahi off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi has closed the distance and engaged Bika in a clinch.
Bika can't find room to land a body shot as Mizrahi controls the action.
Mizrahi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bika trying to control the position but instead, Mizrahi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bika into the cage.
Mizrahi taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bika throws an elbow but it misses.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bika avoids the damage to the body.
Bika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bika has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mizrahi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mizrahi as Bika tries to tie him up.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bika is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Bika blocks it.
Bika is trying to stall.
Bika lands a body shot.
Bika is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling him.
Mizrahi can't find room to land a body shot as Bika controls the action.
Mizrahi is pressed up against the cage. Bika has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mizrahi down to the mat. Mizrahi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizrahi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mizrahi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bika.
Bika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mizrahi slips under a jab.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mizrahi checks a leg kick nicely.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Bika is having none of it.
Mizrahi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mizrahi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mizrahi tests Bika's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mizrahi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bika throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Mizrahi as he checks the leg kick.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Bika moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi misses with a low kick.
Bika missing with a left hand there. Mizrahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
Mizrahi staying out of range there.
Bika misses with a straight left.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bika is just out of range.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bika throws a solid leg kick but Mizrahi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bika.
Mizrahi scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands with a hook. Bika tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Bika keeps it at a distance.
Bika closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mizrahi to the mat! Mizrahi manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bika content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bika throws a big right hand that misses.
Bika has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bika trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mizrahi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bika.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bika is looking to work some ground and pound but Mizrahi has wrist control.
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 Elvis Bika will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Mizrahi misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Bika misses its intended target.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bika motions for Mizrahi to come forward. Bika throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Bika takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Bika is having none of it.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bika circles away.
Mizrahi slips under a jab from Bika.
Bika throws out a loose jab but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bika takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Bika lands with a nice body kick.
Mizrahi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a decent looking hook.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Bika pushes him off.
Mizrahi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. Mizrahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Bika does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bika. That's going to slow Mizrahi down.
Mizrahi lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi dips to his left and cracks Bika with an uppercut!
Bika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Bika circles away.
Bika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mizrahi throws out the jab.
Bika shoots in and drives through. Mizrahi sprawls well.
Bika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mizrahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bika misses with a straight left.
Bika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bika can pounce on him.
Bika looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bika was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bika misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mizrahi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bika doesn't seem phased though.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Bika moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bika is just out of range.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bika counters with a stiff right hand.
Mizrahi lands a nice hook to Bika's body. Bika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bika looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Bika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Bika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika walks into a straight right hand from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mizrahi lands with a straight right. Bika didn't see that one coming.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bika misses the shot to the body.
Mizrahi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mizrahi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mizrahi looks to land a left hand but Bika moved out of range nicely.
Bika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
Bika takes a swing at Mizrahi's ribcage but misses.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Bika is avoiding it.
Bika moves out of range as Mizrahi throws a body kick.
Mizrahi throws a front kick that sends Bika stumbling back into the cage.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Bika slips the punch.
Bika closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bika coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizrahi throws a nice looking combination but Bika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bika thows a body shot but no joy.
Bika goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi has closed the distance and engaged Bika in a clinch.
Bika has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mizrahi after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bika blocks with his arms.
Bika'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.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
Mizrahi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bika manages to break the clinch.
Mizrahi moves to clinch but Bika breaks away
and Bika counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donnie Mizrahi.
I think Bika 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Elvis Bika!
Elvis Bika spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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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 Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Lowrider . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
10 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Santos has closed the distance and engaged Lackenmeier in a clinch.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackenmeier throws an elbow but misses.
Manuel Santos stalling.
Lackenmeier scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Simon Manuel Santos has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manuel Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier lands a good knee to the midsection. Manuel Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Santos blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manuel Santos's efforts to push away.
Manuel Santos tries to stall but Lackenmeier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manuel Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Manuel Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it misses.
Lackenmeier blocks a body shot from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manuel Santos wants to break free but Lackenmeier has control.
Lackenmeier blocks a body shot from Manuel Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuel Santos is trying to push Lackenmeier away but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manuel Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lackenmeier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Manuel Santos.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel Santos avoids it.
Manuel Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lackenmeier or not.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Santos blocks with his arms.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Santos is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Manuel Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Manuel Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lackenmeier up against the cage.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Still in the clinch, Manuel Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier being controlled against the cage.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Manuel Santos leaning against his opponent.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage.
Manuel Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuel Santos tries to circle away but Lackenmeier has him pinned against the cage.
Manuel Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Lackenmeier controls the action.
Manuel Santos is trying to stall.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackenmeier throws an elbow but misses.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Lackenmeier prevents Manuel Santos from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjarno Lackenmeier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Manuel Santos's cut.
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.
Manuel Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lackenmeier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Manuel Santos circles away.
Manuel Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lackenmeier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manuel Santos throws a hook to the side of Lackenmeier's head but Lackenmeier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manuel Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lackenmeier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch.
Manuel Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Lackenmeier counters with an inside leg kick.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manuel Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Manuel Santos circles away.
Manuel Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel Santos misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Santos throws a low kick but Lackenmeier avoids it.
Manuel Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Lackenmeier's shoulder, as Lackenmeier tries to avoid the shot.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manuel Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simon Manuel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel Santos throws a nice looking combination but Lackenmeier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manuel Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manuel Santos misses with an uppercut. Lackenmeier saw that one coming.
Manuel Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Lackenmeier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
Manuel Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Lackenmeier is blocking nicely.
Manuel Santos misses with a knee strike.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lackenmeier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manuel Santos's defenses.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Manuel Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Santos's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lackenmeier lands a nice knee to the body.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manuel Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lackenmeier 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.
Lackenmeier has managed to clinch.
Lackenmeier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
Lackenmeier rushes Manuel Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Santos's face.
Manuel Santos wants to stall.
Manuel Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lackenmeier has Manuel Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Manuel Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Santos is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Manuel Santos.
Lackenmeier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manuel Santos tries to stall but Lackenmeier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manuel Santos tries a knee to the head but Lackenmeier blocks it.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Santos's face.
Simon Manuel Santos's cut is getting worse.
Lackenmeier lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos avoids the elbow strike from Lackenmeier, against the cage.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel Santos avoids it.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lackenmeier with a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Santos's face.
Manuel Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Manuel Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Manuel Santos moves out of range.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manuel Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Santos manages to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch but Manuel Santos is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch successfully.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Santos digs a right hand into Lackenmeier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lackenmeier's gas tank.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the head.
Manuel Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel Santos avoids it.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Santos trying to control the position but instead, Lackenmeier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manuel Santos into the cage.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lackenmeier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Manuel Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Simon Manuel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Manuel Santos circles away.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lackenmeier drives through and clinches with Manuel Santos against the cage.
Manuel Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Santos is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manuel Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel Santos wants to stall.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel Santos avoids it.
Manuel Santos slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Santos.
Manuel Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Santos tries to break free but Lackenmeier pushes him back against the cage.
Manuel Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuel Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Santos is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling him.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuel Santos tries to circle away but Lackenmeier has him pinned against the cage.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Santos is defending well for now.
Manuel Santos taking a breather.
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel Santos avoids it.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch.
Manuel Santos misses the jab.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lackenmeier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simon Manuel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel Santos avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuel Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but Manuel Santos blocks it.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Bjarno Lackenmeier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manuel Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Lackenmeier controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lackenmeier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
An out of breath Bjarno Lackenmeier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boubeez's choice of entrance music: 99 Words for boobs. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iliek Boubeez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov tries to clinch up but Boubeez circles away and keeps his distance.
Boubeez throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Kharitonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boubeez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boubeez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boubeez showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boubeez is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iliek Boubeez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boubeez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Kharitonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kharitonov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boubeez counter with a right hand.
Kharitonov closes the distance and clinches.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Boubeez as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Boubeez blocking some punches.
Boubeez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Boubeez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boubeez throws an off balance right hand
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boubeez jabs at Kharitonov's body.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Boubeez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boubeez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boubeez. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez misses with a wild combination.
Boubeez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kharitonov sprawling to the canvas. Boubeez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kharitonov hang on?
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boubeez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boubeez wants to control but Kharitonov is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Iliek Boubeez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Boubeez is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Boubeez! Kharitonov is out on his feet! Boubeez rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kharitonov is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kharitonov is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iliek Boubeez!
After the fight, Iliek Boubeez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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289 lbs
41 - 21 - 0 |
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salcedo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Salcedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bean is able to avoid easily.
Bean jabs Salcedo right on the nose. Salcedo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salcedo somewhat.
Bean checks a leg kick.
Salcedo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo scores with a jab. Bean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salcedo lands with an overhand left.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a kick to the body.
Salcedo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo misses the jab.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo throws a combination that misses
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salcedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo tries to work over Bean's front leg with a kick but Bean checks it.
Salcedo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bean is out of range and Salcedo settles back down.
A big right from Salcedo misses.
Bean cracks Salcedo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Bean works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean throws a jab when Salcedo was well out of range.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
A shot to the body from Salcedo misses
and Bean counters with a crisp right hand that drops Salcedo! Bean lets Salcedo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Salcedo is rocked!
Salcedo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salcedo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
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.
Salcedo throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Salcedo bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Bean comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Salcedo falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Salcedo was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Bean!
After winning the bout, Butter Bean 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 Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Lee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghotha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Ghotha trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Ghotha lands strikes from half guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Ghotha thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghotha wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ghotha manages to mount him!
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghotha looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ghotha raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ghotha unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lee wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ghotha celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!
A very excited looking Ghoul Ghotha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Heggs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dragic.
Dragic throws a jab when Heggs was well out of range.
Dragic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dragic misses with an uppercut. Heggs saw that one coming.
Dragic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragic throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Dragic digs a good hook to Heggs's body.
Heggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Dragic keeps it at a distance.
Heggs walks into a jab.
Heggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dragic dodges the punch combination from Heggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic throws the left hand but Heggs avoids the punch easily.
Dragic lands with a right hand.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Dragic connects with a solid leg kick.
Heggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragic, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs tries to circle away but Dragic has him pinned against the cage.
Dragic wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Heggs wants to stay close but Dragic steps back to make room for something. Heggs seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Dragic and Heggs drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dragan Dragic!
Dragan Dragic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ave Maria. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
160 lbs
27 - 8 - 1 |
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30
165 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
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, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le looks for the body kick but Vegata saw that one coming.
Vegata moves out of range of the strikes.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegata.
Vegata looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le slips a straight right by Vegata.
Vegata shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vegata shoots and misses
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Vegata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Le cracks Vegata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vegata fails with a takedown attempt.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Vegata.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vegata shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Le misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Le manages to get to full guard.
Le working a defensive guard here.
Le keeping moving, preventing Vegata from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le looking for a sweep. Not yet Le, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Vegata.
Le misses with a body kick.
Vegata thows a body shot but no joy.
Vegata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Vegata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le connects with a looping right hand.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegata throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Le tried to score with a low kick but Vegata checks it.
Le lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegata somewhat.
Vegata lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.
Vegata missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vegata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A clash of legs there as Vegata blocks the low kick.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vegata walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Le takes a swing at Vegata's ribcage but misses.
Le misses with a low kick.
Vegata lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegata scores with a shot to the body.
Le with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Vegata misses.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vegata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegata just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegata will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vegata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Le!
Vegata is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le is trying to get back to half guard.
Vegata misses with the ground and pound.
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 Victor Le will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le lands a jab to Vegata's midsection.
Le misses with a low kick as Vegata jumps back.
Vegata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le momentarily.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le gets caught flat footed, as Vegata shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le wants to hit a switch here but Vegata passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Le there!
Vegata unloading with bombs!
Vegata trying to control but Le is having none of it.
Vegata unloads with some shots from mount but Le bucks and avoids them well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to reverse the position but Vegata maintains control.
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
Vegata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Le hang on?
Le sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vegata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vegata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Le is trying to get back to full guard.
Vegata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to get to full guard but Vegata has control of the leg.
Vegata wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Le is pressing down on Vegata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Le trying to control the position.
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!
Le wants to sweep here but Vegata controlling him for the moment.
Vegata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vegata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vegata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vegata advances position into side control!
Vegata is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vegata in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vegata misses with the ground and pound.
Vegata with the ground and pound but Le regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vegata throwing shots but Le is blocking nicely.
Vegata trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegata seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Vegata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegata shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vegata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vegata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vegata works the jab nicely.
Vegata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vegata looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Vegata throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Vegata throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Vegata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Les jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegata. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vegata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vegata passes into half guard.
Vegata thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.
Vegata seems to be working for a kimura but Le defends the submission attempt.
Vegata is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antonio Vegata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegata not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata winds up and cracks Le with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le is trying to control but Vegata passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Vegata are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vegata wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Vegata working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegata looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Le is avoiding damage well.
Vegata passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Le!
Vegata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vegata throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Le tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
Vegata raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vegata is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le is rocked!
Vegata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Le is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegata is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Le can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vegata looking to control but Le is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le tries to reverse the position but Vegata maintains control.
Vegata landing punches.
Vegata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
Vegata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
Vegata working the ground and pound effectively.
Vegata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
Vegata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Le is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegata fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Le takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vegata's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Vegata!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonio Vegata waved his t-shirt featuring Real Fighters Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes into the arena with Back in black blaring out of the sound system. Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trik Turner - Friends and Family. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Freddy Alves was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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34
163 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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29
170 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jorge.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves takes a swing at Jorge's ribcage but misses.
Jorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorge throws out a powerful jab.
Alves walks into a jab.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorge.
It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alves controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge controls the position for a moment.
Jorge tries to improve position but can't.
Jorge can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorge tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is staying tight to Jorge's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Jorge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jorge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alves is trying to defend but Jorge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jorge works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge breaks from Alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jorge landing strikes from the mount and Alves is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Jorge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alves wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jorge.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jorge avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jorge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorge is really struggling to control Alves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jorge lands a couple of good shots and Alves has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jorge missing with strikes from the back.
Jorge throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Alves preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jorge.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy Alves right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jorge trying to control.
Jorge not allowing Alves to control his hands.
Alves is in bad spot here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge lands strikes to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jorge's arms.
Alves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorge throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorge misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a left and a right that hurts Jorge! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Alves jumps into full mount!
Jorge 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!
Jorge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Jorge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jorge manages to get himself to full guard.
Jorge seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Jorge looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is adopting a defensive guard.
Jorge 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.
Jorge is pulling down on Alves's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.
Jorge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We're going to have a standup here because James Jorge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alves lands with a hook. Jorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Jorge there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Jorge shoots in and gets a takedown into Alves's guard.
Alves controls Jorge momentarily but Jorge frees himself.
Alves has momentary wrist control but Jorge slips an elbow through the middle.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge chips away with some ground and pound.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge pushes down on Alves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Jorge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jorge controlling the pace.
Jorge seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alves for as long as he can get away with.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
James Jorge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jorge.
Alves needs to keep his hands up - Jorge had a free shot at his head there.
Jorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Jorge misses.
Jorge stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorge slips under a jab from Alves.
Jorge tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jorge misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddy Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jorge fails to land the takedown.
Jorge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Jorge persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jorge to counter with a crisp jab.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorge misses with a wild combination.
Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jorge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jorge is trying to keep Alves in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Jorge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Jorge.
Jorge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorge fails to land with a series of punches.
Jorge swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Freddy Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorge closes the distance and clinches.
Alves gets underhooks to prevent Jorge's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jorge goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Alves.
Jorge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorge lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Jorge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Jorge. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Alves winds up and cracks Jorge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorge trying to control here.
Jorge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves is taking a breather. Jorge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jorge is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorge is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James Jorge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is keen to just control but Jorge is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Alves.
I think Alves 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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34
155 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Jr blocks a jab.
Jr shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Edmundo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Jr fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jr.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jr. Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Jr on that attempt.
Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
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.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jr takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jr takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is pressing down on Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jr's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Jr wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jr is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Jr won't let him.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jr is keeping the position for now.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jr swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jr sprawls well. Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jr won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Jr preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Edmundo Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Jr has control of the leg.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jr.
Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working for a triangle but Jr defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Jr tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jr stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Jr stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie controls Jr momentarily but Jr frees himself.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr stops Gracie from standing up.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jr wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Jr postures up.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
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 is trying to control the position but Jr postures up.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jr is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jr is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control Jr's posture but Jr avoids it.
Jr scores with punches from side control.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jr is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jr wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Jr from improving his position.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jr is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Jr manages to avoid easily.
Jr can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie punching from mount but Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jr turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jr 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Jr!
A very excited looking Edmundo Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay has chosen ISIS - THE TOWER as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ahiga Otaktay enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otaktay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and David has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otaktay misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a series of punches but Otaktay moves out of range.
Otaktay slaps away a takedown attempt from David, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from David misses.
Otaktay throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Otaktay.
David closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - David lands in his opponent's guard.
Otaktay wants to sweep here but David controlling him for the moment.
Otaktay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Otaktay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
David takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
David is looking to improve his position but Otaktay isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otaktay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Otaktay.
Otaktay landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is in all sorts of trouble here.
Otaktay postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. David looks a forlorn figure.
David 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!
Otaktay drops a big elbow. That's hurt David! More shots from Otaktay and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahiga Otaktay!
A relieved looking Ahiga Otaktay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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