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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minotauro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buckethead - jump man. Offembach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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273 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Minotauro connects with a jab.
Minotauro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Offembach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minotauro sizes up Offembach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Minotauro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ze Minotauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minotauro thumps Offembach with a low kick.
Minotauro throws a series of strikes that have Offembach backpedaling.
Minotauro jabs Offembach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro jabs at Offembach's body.
Offembach takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minotauro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Offembach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minotauro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offembach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Minotauro lands.
Offembach walks into a straight right hand from Minotauro.
Offembach is rocked!
Minotauro throws a monster overhand right that drops Offembach! Minotauro follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ze Minotauro!
During a confident post fight interview, Ze Minotauro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig comes to the cage accompanied by the Smiths - Meat Is Murder. Bobby Blimm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mac Danzig's chin.
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blimm!
It looks like Mac Danzig has been cut.
Danzig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danzig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig wants to clinch
and Blimm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Danzig's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blimm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blimm advances to half guard.
Blimm wants to pass the guard but Danzig is defending well.
Blimm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danzig is trying to stand back up but Blimm is controlling him
Blimm is looking to take a break and control but Danzig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danzig taking some punishment here, with Blimm in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm is trying to work for a kimura but Danzig is defending well.
Blimm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Danzig!
Blimm prevents Danzig from getting the reversal.
You get the feeling that Danzig really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Blimm tries to control but Danzig wriggling away.
Danzig is trying to escape the mount but Blimm keeps good control and instead manages to take Danzig's back.
Blimm seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Danzig's chin but Danzig turns very nicely into Blimm's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Danzig.
Danzig trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blimm's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm trying to keep a closed guard but Danzig is proving a slippery customer.
Blimm seems keen to control Danzig's posture.
Danzig wants to get up but he can't break Blimm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danzig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danzig won't allow Blimm to sweep him here.
Bobby Blimm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blimm throws a front kick that sends Danzig stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Danzig tries to clinch up but Blimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Blimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danzig tries to clinch but Blimm moves away
and Blimm counters with a takedown into side control.
Blimm tries for a kimura but Danzig is defending well.
Danzig prevents Blimm from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig wants to get back to his feet.
Blimm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blimm prevents Danzig from escaping the position.
Blimm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Danzig is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Danzig takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Blimm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blimm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Danzig, who protects the arm well.
Danzig tries to escape but Blimm is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blimm is working to tighten is grip on Danzig's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Danzig has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Blimm is really squeezing tight and eventually Danzig passes out! Blimm breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobby Blimm!
A very excited looking Bobby Blimm 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez comes to the cage accompanied by the most annoying Mexican polka music you have heard in your life. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josie Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Hentschel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez misses the shot to the body.
Hentschel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marquez with a jab.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hentschel's head.
Marquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hentschel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hentschel.
Hentschel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hentschel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hentschel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hentschel's back!
Marquez working for the choke.
Marquez tightening his grip on Hentschel, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel tries to roll but Marquez sticks to his back.
Marquez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hentschel trying to control the hands but Marquez breaks the grip.
Marquez has the hooks in. Hentschel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is persistently looking for the submission but Hentschel is defending it well.
Marquez misses with punches from the back.
Marquez is controlling the position but Hentschel somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Hentschel trying to control here.
Marquez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hentschel's head.
Marquez looks to land a strike but Hentschel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Hentschel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Hentschel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marquez trying to control but Hentschel is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josie Marquez just wasn't active enough.
A slow jab from Marquez misses its intended target.
Hentschel misses with a takedown attempt - Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Marquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marquez connects with a single shot there.
A leg kick checked by Marquez.
Marquez throws an off balance right hand
and Hentschel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marquez wants to improve his position but Hentschel is controlling well.
Marquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hentschel is working away from the top position though.
Marquez wants to improve his position but Hentschel is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hentschel lands with a punch from half guard.
Marquez is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hentschel drops an elbow to the side of Marquez's head.
Marquez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel is looking to work some ground and pound but Marquez has wrist control.
Hentschel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marquez struggling a bit here.
Marquez has one of Hentschel's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hentschel scoring with punches and elbows.
Marquez tries to improve position but can't.
Hentschel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hentschel misses with the ground and pound.
Hentschel working the head and body with strikes.
Marquez regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez taking some punishment here, with Hentschel in his half guard.
Marquez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hentschel.
Hentschel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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!
Marquez trying to hold on to Hentschel's head to control him but Hentschel postures up.
Hentschel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hentschel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hentschel preventing the sweep.
Hentschel throwing strikes but missing.
Hentschel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
Hentschel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hentschel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marquez trying to control the position.
Hentschel cracks Marquez with a solid left hand.
Hentschel won't allow Marquez to sweep him here.
Hentschel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marquez wants to sweep here but Hentschel controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hentschel working some strikes from top position.
Marquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hentschel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hentschel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marquez controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hentschel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marquez is trying to keep Hentschel in close.
Hentschel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Hentschel 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!
Hentschel ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
Marquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marquez dips to his left and cracks Hentschel with an uppercut!
Hentschel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marquez throws the left hand but Hentschel avoids the punch easily.
Marquez looks to throw the jab but Hentschel is out of range.
Marquez connects with the punch.
Marquez looks to land a combination but Hentschel avoids it well.
Hentschel throws a lazy right hand but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marquez misses with a double jab.
Hentschel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hentschel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Marquez as he connects with a hook.
Hentschel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marquez misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a straight left.
Marquez lands with a shot to the body.
Marquez throws a hook to the side of Hentschel's head but Hentschel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hentschel misses the jab.
Josie Marquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Marquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hentschel at a distance.
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hentschel moves out of range of the leg kick from Marquez.
Josie Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hentschel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hentschel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hentschel.
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hentschel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hentschel motions for Marquez to come forward. Hentschel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marquez throws a jab when Hentschel was well out of range.
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hentschel.
Hentschel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marquez avoids a kick to the body.
Hentschel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marquez lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez thuds his right hand into Hentschel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marquez looks to land a combination but Hentschel avoids it well.
Hentschel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hentschel throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquez slips under a jab from Hentschel.
Marquez misses with a double jab
and Hentschel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Marquez does no damage.
Hentschel misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel lands a jab to Marquez's midsection.
Marquez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hentschel.
Marquez looks to land a combination but Hentschel avoids it well.
Marquez blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Marquez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hentschel.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hentschel works Marquez's body with a nice hook.
Hentschel lands with a hook. Marquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hentschel misses the shot to the body.
Marquez blocks a leg kick.
Hentschel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marquez walks into a straight right hand from Hentschel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hentschel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marquez misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Marquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hentschel cracks a nice hook into Marquez's ribs.
Hentschel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hentschel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marquez.
A telegraphed right hand from Hentschel misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hentschel shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Marquez slips a jab from Hentschel.
Marquez misses with a two punch combination.
Hentschel lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josie Marquez.
I think Marquez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josie Marquez!
Josie Marquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Bourque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bourque's guard now.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourque's head.
Oliveira postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
Bourque wants to stand and escape but instead Oliveira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira controlling from the top position.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bourque holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bourque is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira looking to control but Bourque passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Bourque maintains control.
Bourque wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
Bourque is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oliveira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Bourque has a good base and remains in mount.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque controlling from mount.
Oliveira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira is concentrating on defense, preventing Bourque from advancing position.
Bourque tries to pass to full mount but Oliveira defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bourque counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque works the jab nicely.
Bourque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Timothy Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
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!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Bourque.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bourque lands a front kick.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bourque sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourque defending well though.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Bourque is working away.
Oliveira throwing shots but Bourque is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bourque haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bourque looks for the body kick but Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Bourque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bourque on his heels. He'll look to pass Bourque's guard now, I'm sure.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a couple of short punches.
Bourque is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bourque tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Bourque looking to pass the guard.
Bourque is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bourque postures up.
Bourque stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bourque gets to his feet - Oliveira follows without any prompting.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque scores with a head kick.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Timothy Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourque but Bourque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque connects with a right hand. Oliveira shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timothy Bourque.
I think Bourque 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Bourque!
Our winner, Timothy Bourque, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Darude. Dog has chosen For U Phoenix Marrizle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Dog is avoiding it.
Aoki throws a leg kick which misses Dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Dog tries to avoid it.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dog.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a right hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Aoki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog dips to his left and cracks Aoki with an uppercut!
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Dog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dog is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aoki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aoki!
Aoki is not content to let Dog control the position.
Aoki gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aoki is looking to get to half guard.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dog with shots to the head and body - Aoki looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dog locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Aoki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Crazy Dog!
A victorious Crazy Dog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Pinksy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
Kongo throws a shot to the body.
Kongo misses with a body kick.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Pinksy moves out of range easily.
Kongo moves out of range as Pinksy strikes.
Kongo walks into a left hand.
Kongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinksy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kongo.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy blocks a leg kick.
Kongo drives through and clinches with Pinksy against the cage.
Kongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinksy backwards.
Pinksy is trying to force a seperation but Kongo has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinksy's defenses.
Pinksy is trying to break free.
Kongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Pinksy's head.
Pinksy stalling in the clinch but Kongo improves position.
Pinksy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kongo stalling the fight.
A short left from Kongo.
Pinksy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Kongo is working Pinksy over against the cage.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Pinksy 's eye.
Kongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pinksy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kongo has Pinksy pressed against the cage, preventing Pinksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinksy's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinksy working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinksy.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
Pinksy is breathing heavily.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Pinksy 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Kongo.
Kongo scores with a knee to the head.
Pinksy is rocked!
Drew Pinksy's cut is getting worse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kongo.
Oh Pinksy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Kongo lands a big elbow that drops Pinksy! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Pinksy is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingo Kongo!
A very excited looking Kingo Kongo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's entrance music is Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. A fine choice. Ash Campbell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Campbell throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
That kick from Phillips tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Campbell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Campbell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Campbell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Phillips dodges the ground and pound from Campbell.
Campbell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Campbell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Phillips slips a nice elbow through Campbell's hands, connecting with Campbell's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips controlling the action here.
Phillips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Campbell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phillips thows a huge punch but Campbell dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips passes to side control.
Campbell struggling a bit here.
Campbell regains half guard there - taking advantage of Phillips's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Campbell is looking to control Phillips's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted?
Phillips controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Phillips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phillips is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is not content to let Phillips control the position.
Campbell gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips controlling Campbell's posture.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell is working Phillips over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.
Phillips has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Phillips is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Phillips is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Phillips had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campbell defends it easily.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Phillips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phillips's head.
Campbell postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Ash Campbell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Phillips, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Phillips against the cage but Phillips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips advances to half guard.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Campbell's head.
Phillips content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Phillips stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Campbell is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ian Phillips hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phillips checks it well.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Phillips shoots in.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Phillips sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phillips.
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Ash Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips pulls Campbell in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ian Phillips wasn't active enough on the ground.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell scores with a sloppy right hand. Phillips should have avoided that one.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Campbell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Campbell's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense.
Campbell misses with the body kick
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Ian Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campbell off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phillips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Phillips which made him look bad.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Phillips tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Phillips closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Campbell's guard.
Phillips working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phillips seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phillips is stalling in the full guard.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Phillips controlling him for the moment.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ian Phillips was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Phillips feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phillips scores with a hook.
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Campbell shoots in but Phillips avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
Phillips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phillips throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Campbell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
Phillips lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ash Campbell has been cut.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Phillips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips is staying tight to Campbell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Campbell tries to buck Phillips off but Phillips is having none of it.
Campbell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Phillips connects with a decent elbow.
Campbell manages to get back to half guard.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Campbell is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Phillips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campbell has hold of Phillips's hands but Phillips slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Phillips!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ian Phillips thanked STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Passos misses with a lunging right hand
and Equinox counters with a one-two to the body.
dos Passos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
dos Passos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of dos Passos backwards.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by dos Passos.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as dos Passos controls the action.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Passos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Equinox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
dos Passos stalling in the clinch but Equinox improves position.
A body shot lands from Equinox.
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!
Equinox misses with some punches.
dos Passos wants to get back to striking at distance but Equinox won't allow it.
dos Passos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox controlling the action here for a moment.
dos Passos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Passos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Equinox smiles and moves away.
dos Passos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Equinox defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio dos Passos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Passos missing with a left hand there. Equinox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dos Passos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Equinox throws a looping overhand right but dos Passos ducks down to avoid it.
dos Passos throws a poor cross that misses
and Equinox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
dos Passos misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos has picked Equinox up - he's going for a ride! dos Passos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
dos Passos is trying to work for a kimura but Equinox is defending well.
dos Passos seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Passos tries to pass to full mount but Equinox defends it.
dos Passos seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Passos is looking for a kimura here.
dos Passos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Equinox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time dos Passos.
dos Passos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
dos Passos wants to free his trapped foot but Equinox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
dos Passos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
dos Passos is working for a kimura here but Equinox manages to reverse the position and he's now in dos Passos's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dos Passos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Equinox throws a big right hand that misses.
Equinox trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Passos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Equinox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos Passos misses with a hook
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Passos jabs at Equinox's body.
Equinox tries to clinch up but dos Passos circles away and keeps his distance.
dos Passos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dos Passos tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of dos Passos backwards.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Equinox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
dos Passos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helio dos Passos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Passos throws a lazy uppercut
and Equinox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
dos Passos lands a nice shot to the body.
dos Passos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from dos Passos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Equinox cracks dos Passos with an open hand slap.
dos Passos is rocked!
Equinox thuds a left hand into dos Passos's body.
Oh dos Passos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut
and Equinox counters with a crisp right that sends dos Passos to the canvas! Equinox follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
John Equinox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Leonardo finds it's target.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Leonardo throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is putting a hurting on Leonardo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Leonardo regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Leonardo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Leonardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Leonardo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Leonardo!
Leonardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leonardo controls the pace.
Leonardo stands up from Silva's guard - Leonardo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rai Leonardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonardo.
Leonardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Leonardo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Rai Leonardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Leonardo finish him?!
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Leonardo manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonardo 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.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Leonardo is keeping the position.
Leonardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva stands up over Leonardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leonardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leonardo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonardo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Leonardo wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
Leonardo wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leonardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Rai Leonardo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leonardo, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leonardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonardo.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Leonardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Leonardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonardo.
Leonardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leonardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Rai Leonardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonardo stuffs the takedown.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo scores with a leg kick.
Leonardo cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Leonardo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Robson Silva has been cut.
Leonardo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Silva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rai Leonardo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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